In the scene where Dr. Sweeney visited Derek in prison to update him of Danny’s regression in school, it signified that despite their contradicting racial roots both still agreed to forward a common cause which is to secure a better future for Danny. Meanwhile, in the opening scene of the movie, Danny and Dr. Sweeney where having a confrontation about Danny’s racist paper. This particular […]

The emergence of the United States as an independent nation, towards the end of the 18th century, was an epochal happening in contemporary history. It led to the creation of the world’s wealthiest and mightiest power, and the subsequent development of a rich and vibrant society that influenced humankind in numerous ways. The future of the United States was, however the furthest thing on the […]

In A People’s History of the United States, Howard Zinn has contentions with nationalism as an ideology. This will not be the first time he raises such a sentiment. More than a quarter century after the publication of A People’s History, Zinn ‘celebrates’ Independence Day with an essay called Put Away The Flags, in which he urges that Americans renounce nationalism. For Zinn (2006), nationalism […]

Protestant reformation was a reform movement that was staged in Europe at around 1517, though critics argue that it may have began earlier than that. In the US it was Martin Luther who began the movement that was to end in 1648 with the Peace of Westphalia. The reason behind the movement was the Catholic Church malpractices within the church that prompted a change of […]

Wars often have a significant impact upon the domestic development of a nation. Every nation at one point or the other has experienced a war of some sort and this has gone a long way in shaping economic, political and social lives of citizens. United States in particular had a fair share of wars especially looking back at the last two or so decades. The […]

Land Ordinance of 1785 I) The Land Ordinance A. Adoption 1. The United States Congress adopted the Land Ordinance of 1785 in May 1785. 2. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Ordinance of 1784, which called for the land west of the Appalachian Mountains, north of the Ohio River, and east of the Mississippi River to be divided. a. This ordinance did not exactly describe how the […]

The American Revolution takes a major place in the history of modern world. After all, it is the first major rebellion against a European mother country (Jordan and Litwack 109). It paved the way for more colonial revolutions such as the French Revolution and the upheavals that happened India, the Middle East, and the Philippines, among others (109). Furthermore, the American Revolution is deemed as […]