Essays on Revolution

Nationalism, according to Merriam-Webster, is defined as “loyalty and devotion to a nation.” In the year leading up to the Revolutionary War, nationalism became very common in the colonies. However, it affected different sides of the revolution, leading to a sense of unity among some and conflict between others. During the revolutionary war, a pervasive…

The causes and factors that led to the American Revolution. How we believe that events such as the French and Indian wars and the Boston massacres led to this. Closing with which event was most significant in creating this feud. Decades of violence and fighting for power is what drove the French, the British, and…

Although women are not the faces we picture when we think of the people who pioneered America’s Independence, they no doubt guided and provided a backbone for the men who get most of the credit. Behind almost every great man was a woman who was supportive and in charge of all homely duties, including raising…

After reading about how the British Empire had better disciplined soldiers, better equipment and a cabinet full of four-star generals, I found it strange that they were defeated by what started out to be backwoods yokels. I understand that there was more to the British defeat such as guerrilla warfare, harsh weather conditions and brooding…

The most evident people that contributed to the start of the Revolution would be the Adam Dynamo. Abigail and John Adams were very opinionated people, who were not afraid to stand up for what they believed in and worked until they saw results. Shifts in the American world were recorded through multiple letters that Abigail…

The printing industry has been around for hundreds of years. It originated in the city of Mainz in Germany in the 1390’s. Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg, who started the printing revolution, was the owner of a few print shops. He travelled to Strasburg, where he set up another print shop in 1428 and…

The global perception of scientific progress as a linear accumulation of knowledge and a gradual advancement towards a complete “truth” (Kuhn,1962) is a fundamental idea that has been handed down many human generations of philosophers, historians, scientists as well as laymen. Up until the publication of Thomas S. Kuhn’s book: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions…

The development of the human race is often marked by periods of intense change in which profound new ideas or practices emerge, that not only define that era but also the eras to come. There is perhaps no other period more integral to the shaping of civilization into what it is now than the age…

The scientific revolution, a period in history ranging as early as 1500 and lasting until around 1700, brought about dramatic change to the world which had not been experienced before. This period was known to have seen a transformation of thinking intellectually, spiritually, and philosophically. Much unlike the renaissance period, where science was viewed more…

The Industrial Revolution began in England from the early 1800’s to the mid 1900’s taking place in Europe. During this period people experienced many changes that had an impact on their lives. Some of the changes benefited some countries and caused harm within the other countries and their society. Before the revolution, society revolved around…