.... was, we must keep in mind that on occasion it was an alternative to the massacre of enemy populations in wartime and the starvation of the poor during famine. It was to the people of this harsh age that the Bible was first written. In New Testament times, slave labor was foundational to the economy of the Roman empire. About a third of the population were slaves. If the writers of the New Testament had attacked the institution of slavery directly, the gospel would have been identified with a radical political cause at a time when the abolition of slavery was unthinkable. To directly appeal for the freeing of slaves would have been inflammatory and .....

.... tool of modern Western thought. The vividness and detail of Thucydides’ description of the effects of the plague is striking. A doctor today would be very impressed by the accuracy and detailed description of the plague: “Externally the body was not very hot to the touch, nor was there any pallor: the skin was rather reddish and livid, breaking out into small pustules and ulcers.” This precise description of the plague would be comparable to any description written today. The scientific objectivity demonstrated by the ancient Greeks had a direct influence on our medical, and non-medical, description today. Many ancient Greeks such as Socrates used logic, an .....

.... their own currency, and therefore created inflation and made “Continentals” in circulation worthless. Compounded with restrictions on trade to Great Britain and down the Mississippi River, the states became mired in a heavy depression. John Fiske, of the conservative view, realized the precarious situation when he stated “the Nation was under the verge of collapse and near-anarchy and that the five year period after 1783 was the most critical time in American History.” Robert Morris, secretary of finance, resorted to desperate measures with the Newburgh conspiracy in an attempt to raise funds for a depleted military; but it took a .....

.... followed a sort of decadence, which was succeeded by a new revival under the Sung Dynasty (960-1280). During this period there was a turning back to ancient ideals and masters, just as the 15th-century masters of Europe turned back to classical masters. This period can be distinguished by fine landscales and light and graceful statues. Marco Polo tells of the wonders of China under the first emperors of the Mongol or Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368). The next dynasty, Ming, turned its eyes to the past but failed to achieve and real greatness. Since the comming of the Manchu Dynasty (1644-1911) the art of China has not been outstanding. In architecture China .....

.... on both sides. In the end all of these disagreements on both sides led to the , in which the North won. There were a few reasons other then the slavery issue, that the South disagreed on and that persuaded them to succeed from the Union. Basically the North favored a loose interpretation of the United States Constitution. They wanted to grant the federal government increased powers. The South wanted to reserve all undefined powers to the individual states. The North also wanted internal improvements sponsored by the federal government. This was more roads, railroads, and canals. The South, on the other hand, did not want these projects to be done at all .....

.... important contributions that formed the basic element of science. From this basic element came the luxuries we enjoy today. Pythagoras, a mathematician, proved "the relationship between the legs and the hypotenuse of a right triangle."1 From this, he derived the Pythagorean Theorem. This contribution mainly influenced architecture and geometry today. Equally, Eratosthenes also influenced architecture and geometry. He developed a method of determining the circumference of the Earth by using geometry. Developed by Archimedes, the Archimedes Principle contributes greatly to the field of science. The principle states that "a body immersed in a fluid is buoyed up .....

.... poverty, and the abuses of industrialism. Ms. Addams coming from a comfortable, middle class background did not have to work to survive or earn a living. Also she had a college education, which gave her more insight on the many social problems at that time. During her travels to Europe, it was there where she first encountered the idea of a settlement house. Addams invented the Hull House as a center for a higher civic and social life that would improve the many social problems. She and many others with the same interests as her, worked among the poor, established art classes, discussion groups, a kindergarten, a coffee house, a library, and a gymnasium. S .....

.... Lewis. Over the period of the film, Mickey and Mallory get married and go on a killing spree, starting with Mallory's parents (played by Rodney Dangerfield and Edie McClurg). The film revolves around these two "mass murderers" as they go through many changes and many killings. We don't see them all, but we get the idea that they have killed many people. However, the second part of the movie collides with the first segment as soon as the media shows up. The media is represented in one main figure, and some other smaller parts. The main representation is Wayne Gale (Robert Downey Jr.), a talk show host who is obsessed with serial killers, especially Micke .....