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I am a 20+ year veteran of the teaching profession. I have a B.S. in History and a M.Ed. in Education with a concentration in Social Studies. I have never been published before, but I've written a bit, always threatening to send it to a publisher. Having

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Politics, News & Issues > US Economy When the state of the economy hits home: 6 of 106
I am a teacher, and I have not only done my required amount of time as a teacher, but have also reached the age that many of my colleagues have retired. As a matter of fact, I am one of the oldest faculty members at the high school in which I teach. This being the case, and growing weary of the students constantly kidding me... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Pets: 16 of 137
In order to tell the entire ugly story, I have to give you a little background information. My wife and I have several pets, all named after something to do with music. The oldest is a tomcat named Jimi Thing, after a Dave Matthews song. He was adopted by my son at Pet Smart through the Humane Society. He is one of the uglie... More..
Arts & Humanities > Middle Ages The Bubonic Plague: Origins and impacts: 3 of 20
The Bubonic Plague originated in the 7th century A.D. in Asia, but possibly the most devastating outbreak of the disease was in the form of the Black Death, which hit Europe starting in Italy in 1347, and spreading each year through 1353. There were many more outbreaks of the plague in Europe in the years to come, but none w... More..
Arts & Humanities > European History Napoleon Bonaparte: French revolutionary or military dictator?: 2 of 11
It would be impossible to separate the revolutionary from the military dictator in the case of Napoleon Bonaparte. He dominated French and European history from 1799 to 1815. He actually brought the French Revolution to an end, but he was a man whose power was born of the Revolution, and made it possible for his rise to supr... More..
Arts & Humanities > Asian History Chinese history: The Opium Wars: 2 of 11
There were two Opium Wars, fought between China and Great Britain, between 1839- 1842 and 1856-1860. These wars were the greatest defeats for Imperial China and great victories for Great Britain, but mark the darkest period of history for Great Britain. The British during this time and for 30 years after became the world's l... More..
Arts & Humanities > Ancient History The Punic Wars: 2 of 6
On the way to becoming a major power in the ancient world, Rome found itself in a struggle for superiority with Carthage, a city located in what is present day Tunisia in the northern part of Africa. Carthage was a former colony of Phoenecia, founded around 800 B.C., and it and Rome were destined to fight three wars of survi... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: My father: 64 of 143
Father- At Last I Understand I'm now 61 years old, and my father's been gone for the last 36 years of my life. He died a relatively young man of 51. I remember good times with him, but more deeply I remember the absolutely horrible times- you see, Daddy was an alcoholic. Daddy was an alcoholic, and to be more specific, he of... More..
Arts & Humanities > European History Hitler's rise to power: 5 of 11
Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889. He was a failure in secondary school, and eventually travelled to Vienna to become an artist, but was rejected by the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. It was here that he developed his basic ideas, which he held for the rest of his life. At the center of his ideas was racism, most especia... More..
Arts & Humanities > African History African history: The origins of the Barbary Wars: 1 of 1
The Barbary Wars were two wars fought between the United States and a group of North African states that practiced piracy, which was supported by those states' governments. The Barbary States included Morocco, Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli. The wars were fought between 1801- 1805, and 1815-1816. The practice of piracy by these ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Asian History Chinese history: The Yellow Turban Rebellion: 1 of 1
The Yellow Turban Rebellion, also known as the Yellow Scarves Rebellion, was a peasant revolt against the Chinese Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty in A.D. 184. The rebellion centered around agrarian issues in a time of famine. Leaders of the revolt were Taoists, and this revolt marked an important point in Taoism's history. L... More..