… became the site of the first major Confederate defeat in the Civil War. Victory at Donelson started Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant on his road to Appomattox and the White House. His cool judgment under pressure saved the day after the Confederates…

… did it come to being overthrown The Third republic was destined to difficulties from it's very conception, any new system of government born out of the collapse of another; especially coupled with France's extra problems at this time meant the…

… of art, culture, and an important historical background. It is in the heart of Europe and is sometimes called "The Hexagon", Because of it’s shape. It is the largest country in Western Europe and covers about 211,200 square miles. Four different water…

… people have the right “to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures,” but the issue at hand here is whether this also applies to the searches of open fields and of objects in plain view and…

… is advanced, the birth and death rates are low, and there aren’t many problems with the political system. The location is in Western Europe. To the north is the North Sea and to the south is the Mediterranean Sea. Germany, Switzerland, and Italy…

… of Texas, if not smaller. It has a lot of different land types. From the mountains all the way to the forest. It holds Europe's largest mountain, Mt. Blanc. With the varied land types it also has varied climates. Climates range from warm and moist…

… Early Modern Europe, countries were discovering and changing the ways in which they operated. While some, for a period of time stuck to their old traditional ways, others were embarking on a journey that would change the course of their country.…

… Both documents list rights of the individual. The United States Constitution Bill of Rights, the French Rights of Man, and the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights all share one set purpose. They all were created in the best interest of…

… I chose Francis Ford Coppola. Although he has directed more films than I have had the opportunity to experience, I have viewed enough to understand his progression and style of his work. Over almost forty years of work, Coppola has directed about…

… year 1746, in Fuendetodos, a small village in northern Spain. At the age of fourteen he became an apprentice for a local artist, Jose Luzan. Later he traveled to Madrid where he took interest in the last of the great Venetian painters. After attempting…