Andrea Zuvich 11-24-03 You know him, that devastatingly handsome knight-in-shining-armour. The way the golden rays of the summer sun caress each lock of his hair, the way his eyes cut into your very soul the way his glinting sword can cut through flesh, and the majesty he exudes upon his fantastically decorated noble steed. Ah, yes, the golden… Read on
Andrea Zuvich February 7, 2006 Georg G. Iggers’ book, Historiography in the Twentieth Century,” Peter Amann’s, “Prelude to Insurrection: The Banquet of the People;” David Herlihy’s, “Three Patterns of Social Mobility in Medieval History;” and last but not least, John Zimmerman’s, “Charles Thomson: The Sam Adams of Philadelphia,” are all greatly influenced by the different philosophical schools of… Read on
Andrea Zuvich 29th October 2006 In Francis Power Cobbe’s, “Criminals, Idiots, Women and Minors,” the author adamantly argues that changes must be made in respect to the Common Law of England, which states that a married women forfeits any right to her own economic (and sometimes personal) well-being. Written in 1869, Cobbe’s work illustrates how feminists viewed this… Read on
[Note as of October 2012: I have recently been told that several college/university students have been using my work below. Heads up, my paper was uploaded into turnitin.com, so if you are trying to plagiarise, you will be found out, so please don’t even think about it. If you want to use this as a source, ok, but… Read on
Andrea Zuvich 10 February 2008 The Gemini Project’s Manned Missions The Gemini Project was a major step in the advancement of the space industry in the United States. The then-Soviet Union was leading the way in terms of scientific achievement in the “Space Race,” and the United States would not accept defeat at their hands. So, what was… Read on
Andrea Zuvich 14th October, 2004 1) Cicero: Against Verres: In this document, Cicero attempts to (and pulls off) a great prosecution against Verres, the former Governor of Sicilia. Although this historical document is a primary source, I am not sure what kind of primary source it is. Throughout the entire First Oration Against Verres, Cicero repeatedly uses such… Read on
In Sheila Fitzpatrick’s Everyday Stalinism: Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times: Soviet Russia in the 1930s, we are given a world of knowledge surrounding how Post-Revolutionary Russia was an ever-changing situation. After all, “This was an age of utopianism[1].” Many Russians felt that Communism could be the answer to their prayers. Unfortunately for many, life under Stalin was one… Read on
“A Book to read, again; A Terrifying prophecy; A Reason to Act Now[1].” So reads the back cover of Nevil Shute’s masterpiece, On the Beach. The book takes us to what remains of the world following a nuclear holocaust. The people of the Southern hemisphere, particularly those in Australia, have become the sole survivors- temporarily- of the nuclear… Read on