Historical events affect the way people live and interact with their surroundings. As a result, art and design are generally affected as the two are so closely linked with people's thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Art deco style became popular during the inter-war period of the 1920's and 30's,...

The forties are pretty well defined by World War II. US isolationism was shattered by the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. As President Franklin D. Roosevelt guided the country on the homefront, Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded the troops in Europe. Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Adm. Chester Nimitz led...

The forties are pretty well defined by World War II. US isolationism was shattered by the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. As President Franklin D. Roosevelt guided the country on the homefront, Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded the troops in Europe. Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Adm. Chester Nimitz led...

It has been said that one man cannot change history. Alexander the Great, Christopher Columbus, and Abraham Lincoln, all brought out the best and the worst in men. Throughout time, we have put immense power in the hands of few and now their names live on forever. How does the son of an Austrian fact...

Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) was the 33rd president of the United States. He was born in Lamar, Missouri on May 8, 1884. He was the oldest of three kids of John Anderson and Martha Ellen Young Truman. There is something interesting about the "S" in Truman's name. His family did not...

Norman Percevel Rockwell was born on Feb. 3, 1894 in New York, New York. As a boy he grew fond of the country, where he moved to a few years after he was born, and stayed away from the city as much as he could, which would later be shown in his works (Buechner, Retrospective, 24). When he was 14, he...

"The Crucible:" A Lesson Learned from Salem 1692 Does the Salem Witch Trial from 1692 offer any modern day lesson for America? Often authors and playwrights use their art to teach lessons to the people who read, view, and enjoy their works. Often artists will use a real life event...

"On the floor I am more at ease, I feel nearer, more a part of the painting, since this way I can walk around in it, work from the four sides and be literally 'in' the painting." These are the words of the great 1940s artist Jackson Pollack, a commanding figure in the Abstract Expressionist mov...

I would love to go back and live in 1950's. 1950's started the new era in American history. United States was expanding in every field you could think of. Fields like education, art, architecture, technology, fashion, film, books, literature, music and even sports were growing in day-to...

Italia. The land of fashion, food, fun, and beauty. When the Italian's call their land Belpaese, the beautiful country, they are not joking in the least. From the gorgeous Colosseum in Rome to vinyards in Sicily, there is never too much to see and take in in Italy. Italy became a nation state in ...

Is it a new trend? No. Alcohol has been a part of the lives of people for centuries. Its uses vary from "worship ceremonies," to "magic and medicine," to celebration of "births, marriages, and initiations." Like today, centuries ago people found drinking a delightful custom, however, intoxic...

The definition of war as stated by the Electric Law Library is a "contention by force; or the art of paralyzing the forces of an enemy." Inside of this definition there are all types of interpretations. There are private wars and public wars, local and national wars. National wars can b...

World War One Social Commentary War is both a time of triumph and devastation. It is a time that can bring either tears of joy or tears of sorrow to a mother's eyes. War separates the men from the boys and that is why so many teenagers sought to fight for their country. They all fought...

Television's role in the 1950s The 1950s were a period of American pride and honor. Times were great following World War II, the postwar economy was booming and never have so many people had so much time on their hands. People were in the spending mood and ...

Adolph Hitler The thing that startled me most about Hitler was that he participated in the church chorus and was one of the main singers This report will be about Hitler's life before the war his, his life during the war and his life after the war Adolph Hitler was born in the city of...

Adolph Hitler The thing that startled me most about Hitler was that he participated in the church chorus and was one of the main singers This report will be about Hitler's life before the war his, his life during the war and his life after the war Adolph Hitler was born in the city of...

The cold war was a time of political and economic insecurities. It was not a battle in the sense of bloodshed but a battle purely of political ideology. It was a battle of political ideas which involved blocs and mini wars fought by the Soviet Unions allies rather than themselves. The United States...

"Their [Russia's and America 's] starting-point is different, and their courses are not the same; yet each of them seems marked by the will of Heaven to sway the destinies of half the globe," Alexis de Torqueville, late 19th century. De Torqueville's prophecy came true by t...

"Their [Russia's and America 's] starting-point is different, and their courses are not the same; yet each of them seems marked by the will of Heaven to sway the destinies of half the globe," Alexis de Torqueville, late 19th century. De Torqueville's prophecy came true by t...

J. D. Salinger J. D. Salinger was a very controversial writer. He was controversial in his lifetime and even today some of his writings would be considered controversial. He wrote many things about the problems the soldiers of WWII encountered during the war and after it, such as losing their job...

Richard Wilbur, one of the great American poets of the twentieth century, sat in a leather armchair in Straus spewing out such phrases as "clots of consonants" while sharing his wisdom on poetry and writing. He visited Milton on Wednesday, November 29th, and read some of his many works of poetry in...

Introduction Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889. He was an important part of German history, but led one of the most well known massacres of the German country. In all, he killed about six million people of the Jewish community. He was insanely psychopathic, for he wanted a "perfect&q...

Now imagine yourself for a while being in one of the following Japanese cities, Hiroshima or Nagasaki. You are having a normal day like always when suddenly you look up at the sky and see an airplane drop millions of papers warning you to get out of your city. The paper fliers tell you to leave y...

The Age of Streamlining The Age of Streamlining is an interesting art movement, occurring after World War I and before the start of World War II, mainly during the 1930's. This was a time of economic prosperity and wealth, especially in such countries as the United States, where the stream...

Berlin is the capital and the biggest city in Germany. It has a population of about 3.5 million and extends over 889 kilometers. Berlin is located in central Europe, longitude 13:25 E, latitude 52:32 N, and is 34 m above sea level. Originally, Slavic tribes who were replaced by German settlers in th...