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…From prehistoric shamans to modern consumerism birth stones have been a part of human life. Beginning as magical talismans, they have been used for thousands of years to cure the sick, strengthen the weak, and decorate the rich. Birth stones…

…of the United States’ history is a subject that should not be lightly embraced but fully caged and juxtaposed, to provide better insight to the trail America has travel upon. Yet, in the informational, slim book, The Birth of the Republic by Edmund S. Morgan…

…The Birth of a Nation: Does the Portrayal of the Ku Klux Klan In this controversial 1915 film compare to documented history of the organization? D.W. Griffith was raised in South Carolina by his father who was an ex-confederate soldier. Griffith…

…, South Carolina, 1870 are shown in "an historical facsimile." The Negro party is in control of the Congressional session: there are 101 blacks against 23 whites in the session of 1871. In a lap-dissolve shot, the legislators and gallery-visitors…

…Does birth order really affect who we are? Sigmund Freud was the first psychotherapist to say, " a child's position in the sequence of brother and sisters is of very great significance for one course of his later life." The type of person that we…

…"Birth of a Nation" by D. W. Griffith was a great masterpiece. It was one of the most technologically advanced films ever made for it's time period. The film paved the way for the great film industry: showing its audiences the longest film they had ever…

…Film Review of A Birth of a Nation Birth of a Nation is the single most important and key film of all time - it contains many new cinematic innovations and refinements, technical effects and artistic advancements, including a color sequence at the end…

…The correlation between birth order and personality have intrigued many. Are first-borns selfish overachievers? Are all middle children destined to be like Jan Brady? Do last-borns really turn out to be "the favorites" of the parents? These and many…

…The correlation between birth order and personality have intrigued many. Are first-borns selfish overachievers? Are all middle children destined to be like Jan Brady? Do last-borns really turn out to be “the favorites” of the parents? These and many…

…How the South was portrayed and why the Civil War was a tragedy There are two sides told in every story. In D.L. Griffin’s “Birth of a Nation” the story is told through the eyes of two families, the Camerons who are from the south and the Stoneman’s…