Responsibilities in War What is the responsibility of a citizen in times of war? This was the question on many people's minds after the September 11th attack on the twin towers. When President Bush declared war, was it because they attacked us, or because of their religion, maybe even oil, or...

As technology advances, so do the implications of what we do with it and how we use it. The initial motive of aerial warfare was tactical bombing; however, through advancement, it has transitioned into incorporating innocent civilians as targets as well. Scientists went from breeding animals and pla...

The role of women in learning and education underwent a gradual change in the Afro-Eurasian world and the Americas between the 11th and 15th centuries. As societies in Africa, Middle East, India, China, Europe, and America grew more complex they created new rights and new restrictions for women. I...

Hoffer and the "True Believer" When president Dwight D. Eisenhower referred to Eric Hoffer's The True Believer in a nationally televised address in the 1950s, the public must have thought that mentioning the works of the "longshoreman philosopher" in a formal address t...

What is behind the glorious appearance of the history of the United States? Howard Zinn provided the readers an answer to that question in his book, A People¡s History of the United States. Different from the textbooks that were always praising how great a country America is. A People¡s history of...

Merrill College Core "Politics of Forgetting" Some nations have made immense political mistakes in the past that they feel would be best kept hidden from the rest of the world. Unfortunately, time and time again political systems have succeeded in hiding flagrant misd...