Essays on Modern History

Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History

“We are what we eat; in the modern, western world, we are made more and, more into what we eat, whenever forces we have no control over persuade us that our consumption and our identity are linked ( Mintz, 1985, 211).” In his book, Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History, Sidney. W. Mintz takes a historical and anthropological approach to the production and consumption of sugar and in the process explains the place of sugar in the human food chain and how capitalism and market forces changed the status of sugar from a luxury item into ...

A Look at the History of CSI

Dynell Trudell Saint Leo University Abstract “Forensic science” is the applying of science to civil and criminal laws. “Forensic Scientists” assemble, conserve, as well as examine scientific proof throughout the way of an investigation. A few “Forensic Scientists” actually go out to the scene to gather the proof themselves; but rather engage a laboratory position, performing studies on subjects brought to their place by other people. Furthermore, “Forensic Scientists” give proof as unique observers in all cases and may work for either the resistance or the indictment. This paper will show the development of Crime Scene Investigation techniques and ...

“Ladies and gentlemen, the Modern World History, which is referred to as the modern era, involves approaches given by various countries all over the world towards the time after post-classical age. I agree with the main themes evident in the modern history, which are race, religious faith, and ideology. To begin with, after reviewing the history of race, I found that people lived in inhumane situations due to racism that prevailed throughout the world countries. People lost their traditions and others were evicted forcefully from their native homes. Most native Africans and Americans were forced to live in inhospitable ...

Western culture and Chinese cultures today have various similarities and differences. They developed almost independently of each other due to geographical circumstances and other geopolitical factors. The purpose of this paper is to analyze and review the similarities and differences between Western culture and Chinese culture.

Background of Comparisons

Western culture is fundamentally Eurocentric culture. It refers to the kind of culture that is prevalent in Europe, Latin America, North America and some Eurocentric societies around the world. However, up till about 500 years ago, European culture was developed and flourished in Western Europe. Chinese culture on the other hand seem to ...

Women and gender studies

Gender studies - the practice of interdisciplinary research using the cognitive capabilities of the social theory of sex (gender) for the analysis of social phenomena and its changes. The psychoanalyst Robert Stoller worked at the University of California he has introduced into science the term "gender" in 1958, which means social manifestations of belonging to a sex or a "social sex". In 1963, Robert Stoller spoke at a psychoanalytic congress in Stockholm. He presented a report on the gender self-awareness. His concept was based on the separation into biological and culture study of sex. The scientist believed that sex ...

1.The age of hope The keys to understanding of present and future, as a rule, inextricably linked with the understanding of human past. Imperialism has long been a dominant force in the history of human civilization. Imperialism is inseparable from the colonial policies, the seizure of new territories and the exploitation of indigenous peoples. Someone inclined to regard imperialism as a purely negative phenomenon, but it’s worth noting that it also had some positive effects. At the end of the XVII century Britain and France have entered the group of the most powerful nations. It was the beginning ...

There are many events in modern history that altered the course of humanity forever. From the Golden Age to Prohibition, America went through many major changes throughout its journey through time. One of the most important events that brought about significant change to the country was the advent and participation in World War II. This was brought many developments that would allow militaries and navies to completely change their fighting tactics. There were new ways to destroy the enemy and showcase power to the rest of the world. This brought about the introduction of total war, which refers to ...

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The Discovery of Shang Dynasty Bronze Vessels 3 The Shang Dynasty 4 The Bronze Age 6 Conclusion 7

Works Cited 9

The Beauty of Shang Bronze Vessels Introduction The Chinese culture has been identified as one of the oldest and most complex of its kind to have ever existed on planet Earth. The fact that the Chinese, despite intermingling with other cultures throughout history, have maintained a unique writing style provides an insight into this complexity. However, the Chinese are also famed for their culture, which is unique in many ways. One of the cultural practices that the Chinese have maintained over ...

Abstract

In the first half of the XX century many countries were led by the authoritarian leaders with the extreme ideologies. The ideologies such as Nazism, fascism and communism contributed to the creation of the very powerful states with strong economies, but no respect of the minorities, some classes of people or countries. As the result, all of the countries with the extreme ideologies participated in the World War II and only the USSR was able to become a victor. The main purpose of this paper is to show why extreme ideologies became popular in some countries. By means of ...