History Essay Examples

Wladyslaw Szpilman’s survival in the Warsaw ghetto is nothing short of a miracle. His book, The Pianist, tells the accounts that put his survival into place. It is seen through his experiences that survival in Nazi-Occupied Warsaw comes from his own hands and fate. This duality is shown through how much control Szpilman had over…

Elie’s experience going through concentration camps during the Holocaust at only fifteen years old gives him a unique perspective on human rights. Elie Wiesel, the author of the memoir Night, became a Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1986 for his advocacy of human rights 41 years after the Holocaust. He was without basic human rights…

“The truth will set you free.” Few words with much meaning, this popular saying is first seen in the New Testament, John 8:32. Directly from the context of the Bible, these words are used to refer to Jesus’s true disciples. Jesus says that the truth will open your eyes, and that the truth will also…

When Frederick Douglass wrote this story in 1845, he wrote it is as an autobiography, beginning at the time he was borm into slavery towards his escape into the north to find freedom. Throughout the 1840s and the 1850s countless ex-slaves wrote narratives regarding their lives and journeys to freedom. Fredrick Douglass’s Narrative stands apart…

It’s easy to see that the cruel institution of slavery is very corrupt indeed. This is shown especially through the life of Frederick Douglass, who recounts in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass the many different masters he had to deal with. Although at first glance, some of them seem to be more sympathetic…

When Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book Uncle Tom’s Cabin debuted in 1853, slavery remained a heated political concem and a day-to-day reality for millions. The novel all but promises an honest and unflinching look at slavery. It doubles as an abolitionist piece, aiming to expose the injustice of said institution. That same intent lay behind many…

Written by Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun, portrays an African-American family struggling to make their dreams a reality despite the financial struggles and racial oppression they have to battle against. The main characters are Lena (Mama), the matriarch of the family, Walter and Beneatha are Mama’s children, and Ruth, Walter’s wife. The play…

The current essay is centralizing the matter of human greatness exemplification as the crucial point in the solution of the complicated situation. The representative of the specified dilemma is John Kennedy as the personification of benevolence and mighty spirit. In addition, the Cuban Missile Crisis is an instance of his impressive decision and humane behavior….

Athens and Sparta, both Greek city-states were not always in a state of peace as one might believe, they were in a constant state of combat, however one event will forever turn this around. Many early nations are broken up into independent states, who see themselves as separate from each other even though they may…

The black community has been oppressed for centuries, and recent events like the shooting of Mike Brown and the death of Kevin Gardner show that oppression is still very present today There is still a voice in the darkness of society that screams “racism is dead”; “there is no such thing as white privilege”; or…