Napoleon Bonaparte was a French General and statesman who was active during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He is widely considered one of the greatest leaders and military geniuses of all time. He rose through the ranks of the French military quickly, becoming a general at 24, commander of the whole French army... Continue Reading →
The article is about the deal that French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte made with the United States to sell the French Louisiana territory. Nearly 30 years after France had lost the French and Indian War and its vast territories in North America, the nation changed radically. In the 1790s, the country went through the French Revolution,... Continue Reading →
This document is about Napoleon summing up the general situation in France to the Legislative Assembly on December 31, 1804. There were no threats to the public calmness, no sign of the offenses that had created the Revolution. Everywhere in France, useful enterprises and companies were propping up, and the public and private improvements in... Continue Reading →
"El espiritu de un pueblo transciende cualquier conquista" (The spirit of a people transcends any conquest) Introduction The Aztecs were a Native American people who inhabited and dominated Central Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest. In the beginning, they were a poor, barbaric and nomadic people absorbing the culture of nearby states, especially... Continue Reading →
Genealogical Relations of Manx Manx is a Celtic Language, a member of the Goidelic branch of the Insular group of the Celtic language family, which in turn is a member of the wider Indo-European language family. Languages related to it include Irish from Ulster and Scottish Gaelic of Galloway, however it has different spelling protocols.... Continue Reading →
The Crusades in the Middle East are very well known in our culture, as they have been featured in video games such as Assassin's Creed and movies such as the Kingdom of Heaven. However, the Reconquista in Spain is less known, although it took place for far longer, exactly 781 years from 711 to 1492... Continue Reading →
This is a poem about a young prehistoric hunter. Inside the towering forest of redwood, the young fur-clad hunter keenly scours the trees and grass like a fox, cradling his wooden spear with one hand, his long dark hair flowing down his shoulders and chest. A swish turns his attention towards some bushes. Camouflaged behind... Continue Reading →
This is a scene, written in play form, of the part when Theodogan meets Fadan on his way out of his city-state of Nelandros. It involves an extended conversation between the two characters not present in the Short Story due to word constraints. The young farmboy Theodogan hurries down the road, panting and carrying a... Continue Reading →
Eighteen-year-old Theodogan watched the one hundred Morgalian soldiers marching towards his city-state of Nelandros from the door of his farmhouse. He sweated in his sleeveless white chiton from the afternoon heat. Curious, he left his house and walked through the open green fields to follow the small army. From a distance he could see the... Continue Reading →
The ancient flood myth is common in many cultures due to the memorability of floods. When floods occur, the destruction and loss suggest a cosmic conspiracy of some sort and the hope for a new beginning. The flood destroys the old and gives birth to new life. Thus, the flood myth takes on the archetype... Continue Reading →
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