The History of Love

Civil War: Why Did Texas Fight? What do you know about the civil war? The Civil War is very significant in Texan history. Between the years of 1861 and 1865, the citizens of The United States turn against each other. The Civil War was fought between the Union states (northern states) and the Confederacy states (southern states).Texas fought in the Civil War to protect state rights, love of texas, and they fought to keep slavery. One of the many reasons Texas fought in the Civil War was because of

Canadian History Looking back on Canadian history we have a lot to be proud of, we should be proud of certain things we accomplished, and things we have done in the past have made an impact that will forever change Canada. However bad things we have done as Canadians have affected the society even more. I feel that Canada should be ashamed of their history, and in the future I hope that we will accomplish more to right our many wrongs. Things Canada should be ashamed are residential schools, LGBTQ

written by a well-known author of biographies, tells the story of Cleopatra, the most powerful woman in history, who ruled Egypt in 70 BC. She is also the beauty, with whom Caesar and Mark Anthony fell hopelessly in love. Written in a unique way, trying to abolish stereotypes about Cleopatra, it is a fascinating novel, about power and love. It shows how these two mix and matched, while creating history. Stacy Schiff was born in 1961. She finished the Philips Andover Academy and went on to earn a BA at

“Born on the Fourth of July” This book was incredible! In all truth this was the first book I have ever read cover to cover. The book, by Ron Kovic, as compared to the film, by Oliver Stone, had some impressive similarities. Both the book and the film did a great job of portraying Ron’s childhood in Massapequa, Long Island. From the little league games to playing war in the woods, leading charges and setting ambushes. This was especially well done in the movie, and exactly as I pictured them while

is a mother and writes of her love for her children. She never says anything hateful and just comes across as sweet and genuine. Gender criticism gives her work that much more meaning knowing what she had to defy to do it. The history surrounding Anne’s poetry is of a time where Puritans ruled. When looking at her works with historicism, one can understand how she influenced history majorly. Anne’s writings did not reflect many Puritan ideals of that time in history. One of Anne’s famous poems

oldest source on love available in Kevin Reilly’s “Worlds of History: To 1500”; it paints a picture of different interpretations of love in ancient Greece and hints at how women were treated in this society. This story has been dated to 385 B.C.E. In it, Plato recounted an exchange between his teacher, Socrates, and several other men, who each shared their own interpretation of love. Pausanias, the second to speak, differentiated between Common Love and Heavenly Love. Common love, he said, was between

Female art historian turned novelist, the late Anita Brookner wrote about the dark side of romance and life-changing effects that come with it. With her gloomy themes about depression and romance, she was ahead of her times where the perfect romance was ideal. Because of this, Brookner continues to be an influential writer of the 21st century. Anita Brookner was born on July 28, 1928 in Herne Hill, England to Polish immigrants. As an only child, Brookner attended James Allen’s Girls’ School, a private

not be bestowed on any human. Through the course of history many countries have fought for that democracy and all the equality that it implies. While some believe they have reached that goal, others continue to fight for the most basic human rights, even in this time of enlightenment. The journey each country takes on its road to that place may vary by origination, length, severity and outcome, but the goal seems to be the

rich backgrounds in our history. Eros being the Greek God of love, focused on pleasure and desire. Gives us a basis to examine how indulging in pleasure is a form of self-gratification, allowing the lover to experience love in its most shallow form. Eros lacks morality because its selfish, exclusive, and requires little to no self love. Eros is particular on which person receives this love, it denies the beloved any true form of compassion, and there is little to no self-love involved because it is

(260 pts.) (100 pts. = 4 Outlines @ 25 pts. each. Final submission = 160 pts. Total = 260 pts.) Introduction: On the last day of this course (day 35), you will submit the “summative” research paper in which you will argue which love (motivation) has shaped history and still shapes our world today. This is a very challenging paper, and it counts for 26% of your grade in this course. Because it is such a significant intellectual effort, you will be asked to turn in four outlines of the “sub-parts”