The life, presidency, and death of the 16th U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln.

The character of Benedict Arnold is a dichotomy: He betrayed the American Colonies in its battle for independence, yet many believe he contributed greatly to the Colonies winning the Revolutionary War.

Provides a brief history of Ellis Sylvester Chesbrough, a 19th century Chicago engineer. Chesbrough designed and oversaw construction of the nation's first comprehensive sewer system in Chicago, allowing the city to continue to grow.

A review of the history of Fidel Castro up until the Bay of Pigs.

A biography of Filipina activist Velma Veloria. She is an immigrant from the Philippines who became a political activist and a U.S. Representative.

A brief life history of the famous Confederate Civil War general, Robert E. Lee.

A biography of Robert E. Lee, one of the Civil War's most distinguished leaders. He was an admired soldier, even by his enemies, and considered a military strategy genious.

A biography of John Adams, who was the second president of the United States. Facts about his childhood, political career, and family life are included.

A biography of civl rights leader Malcolm X from his childhood to his work with the Nation of Islam to his assassination.

Discusses Martin Luther King's life of fighting for civil rights. Compares King to Atticus Finch in Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird". Keywords: civil rights leaders, segregation, racism, discrimination, non-violent protest, Civil Rights Act

Provides an in depth personalized essay on nationally known labor organizer Mother Jones. Describes her early life in Ireland and discusses her emigration to America. Explores her attempts to organize the miners of West Virginia and Colorado.

The life, presidency, and death of the 40th U.S. president, Ronald Reagan.

Discusses the life of Thomas Moore, author and former Lord Chancellor of England. Analyzes his role in the Renaissance period and his best known accomplishments, including the novel Utopia.

This is a Biography of Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur, a great 16th century leader of the Mughal Empire, which is in modern-day India.

A brief history of the Christian crusades against the Muslims in the 11th and 12th centuries, especially the wars in Turkey. Much of the motivation for the crusades was personal rather than religious, and the legacy of the period is lasting damage between Christian and Muslim religions.

Alcatraz, also known as "The Rock," is a well-known yet mysterious island near San Francisco that served as a notorious U.S. prison.

The geography, history and modern-day life in Great Britian.

A review of the development of Islam as a major world religion.

A history on slavery in America and the poor treatment of African slaves by their white owners. Plus, the history of Harriet Wilson, the first African-American to publish a novel in the United States.

Provides insight into the amazing life and history of the Native American Mojave Indians. Discusses their lifestyle and customs.

The Corvette represents a true symbol of American life in the 1950s, when automobiles became an important part of people's lives. Since 1953, the year production of the Corvette began, it has served as a successful American entry in the sports car market.

As American life and culture evolved during the twentieth century, the makers of American movies and television shows changed their subjects and how they are portrayed. By examining the portrayal of women's roles, fashion and clothing, and the home in the films "Way Down East," "The Grapes of Wrath," and "The Salt of the Earth," as well as the television show "Leave it to Beaver," one can see deeper, symbolic, and more purposeful meanings behind everyday images.

A comparison of the three major groups of colonies: New England, Middle, and South (Plantation). This essay focuses on economic, political, social, and religious aspects in those groups of colonies.

Compares the Space Race of 1960s America to George W. Bush's plan to colonize mars. Examines the amount of public support for each plan. Question Bush's motives in promoting his plan.

Count Camillo di Cavour and Guiseppe Garibaldi are the two men around whom the unification of Italy occurred in the nineteenth century. Their contrasting aims and achievements contributed most greatly contributed to unification, as Cavour's diplomatic touch and Garibaldi's military perspective were both required in order to create a unified Italian state.

Analyzes similarities between revolutions of the 20th century. Discusses Iran, Russia and Mexico. Reviews similarities between the revolutionaries.

Compares the leaders Alexander the Great and Asoka to other leaders of ancient times. Considers Alexander the Great and Asoka as ideal examples of emperors, both created strong governments, militaries and economies which led to successful empires. Also considers the reigns of Darius, Cyrus, and Qin Shi Huang-Di.

Compares Athens and Sparta, the two strongest city-states in ancient Greece. Compares and contrasts Athenian duties for the polis and the harsh treatment of Spartan children compared to that of Athenian children.

Throughout history, leaders have made a great impact on their countries and the world around them. Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, and Adolph Hitler were three important yet cruel leaders who came to power in their respective nations during a time of depression, destruction, and detestation. These three leaders all assumed power very similarly, all did work to improve their countries, and all had different political points of view. All three also destroyed many people's lives and the way in which some people live to this day.

Compares the similarity of the paths of Hitler and Stalin in their rise to gain power. Describes each dictator's early life, influences and rise to power.

Compares dictators Benito Mussolini of Italy and Joseph Stalin of the former Soviet Union. Examines their roles in World War II and the devastating effect each man had on his country and the world.

Compares how ancient Indian tribes thought the earth was created. Different Indian tribes even had their own ideas on creation. Contends that the Indian tribe stories show us how an unproven theory can evolve and stretch into many different ideas, and how these ideas can correlate and diverge.

Compares the warrior skills the of the Japanese samurai and Medieval knights. Describes how each represented the ideal man of each society, which was not always fulfilled. Explores how several similarities and differences can be made from core issues of both the knights and the samurai, including feudalism, being guided by a code of honor, education, religion, weapons, and armor.

Compares the Aztecs battles with today's (2003-2004) war in Iraq. Explores how Aztec solders differed from their modern counterparts.

The two cities, Tiryns and Mycenae, were both built in the Mycenaean Period, and became the two greatest cities of Mycenaean Greece. They became cultural epicentres for the Greeks because of the beautiful architecture and temples.

Essay discusses the overall state of America during World War II.

Describes the life of and rule of Russian ruler Catherine the Great. Explores her political maneuverings and rise to the title of empress. Discusses essays written about her reign and debates if she was the savior of Russia.

A Journal entry of living the horrors and surviving the devastation on the day of the Pearl Harbor attack.

Analyzes documents which detail the history of and reasons behind indentured servitude. Answers the most important questions about the practice. Discusses who benefited most from indentured labor laws.

The Treaty of Versailles dictated in effect that Germany was the sole nation responsible for World War I, the sole nation to pay for all the damages caused to the other nations from the war, and the most disregarded of the defeated nations. Was the treaty fair to Germany, or too harsh?

Examines the history of the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Discusses their social life, customs, culture and the volcano which destroyed both cities.

Events leading up to the Revolutionary War and the Declaration of Independence in 1776, including resentment of British rule, excessive taxes, no representation in British government, and a desire for greater liberty.

Describes the birth of the American Bill of Rights. Details how the Bill of Rights became a part of the Constitution of the United States. Explores the evolution of the document and the role of public interest groups in maintaining and expanding civil liberties.

The California "Gold Rush" of the 1840s was a mass migration to California after gold was discovered. Americans and people from around the world used the discovery of gold to begin new lives as many foreigners worked the mines.

"The Dakota Of The Canadian Northwest: Lessons for Survival" by Peter Douglas is an account of the history of the Dakota Indians and their aboriginal and diplomatic cliams to sovreignty in northwest Canada. Like many other American Indians, the Dakota lost their traditional ways of life when Europeans settled in the area.

The history of Canada's Dionne quintuplets, and how they were publicly and privately exploited by the Province of Ontario and their own father.

Examines the effects of the industrial revolution on the United States. Details the leading American industrialists of the day. Examines what effect immigrants had on the industrial revolution.

How the Korean War unfolded with an analysis of the causes and effects of the U.S. entrance into the war.

A history of the Ku Klux Klan in 1865 to its marginal status today.

Provides a brief history of the ancient Roman theatre tradition. Focuses on the Theatre in Pompeii and the events which took place there.