One feature of the Mongols that definitively separates them from other empires of the time is their uncanny resolve for conquest that transcended stereotypically unpredictable generational barriers. It is rare that we see heirs to the throne bringing to fruition the conquistadorial initiatives of their forefathers. Beginning with the capture of Samarkand in 1220 C.E., […]
The Atlantic, what had beforehand been a predominately dormant ocean, erupted with a flurry of exercise throughout the latter portion of the 15th century C.E. with the first voyages of Christopher Columbus. With these got here an onslaught of intercontinental commerce, starting, clearly, with the Columbian change in the early 1500’s C.E. The expanse of […]
As a baby rising up in a predominantly black and Hispanic neighborhood, I wasn’t thought of actually Asian, definitely not as I’d later uncover it to imply. I by no means seen that I used to be completely different. I believed I used to be identical to my greatest good friend Charlotte, who simply occurred […]
Ninth grade was by far essentially the most rigorous yr of highschool for me due to the lessons I used to be taking.I had at all times breezed via my lessons in center college with straight A’s and no issues.I often didn’t even have to review for my assessments or quizzes as a result of […]
The sounds of bats cracking and overbearing dad and mom screaming surrounded me on my stroll to the quads. A cumbersome pink bag weighing me down due to my fragile measurement was the first indication that I used to be new to this sport. It solely acquired worse as I entered the dugout and unzipped […]
At six years old, I thought I was the next Dr. Seuss, so I stapled some computer paper together and wrote a story with less than subpar illustrations—I’m pretty sure the main characters were pigs, but they probably looked a lot more like blobs with curly tails. With bubbling excitement, I gathered my mother and […]
All the signs point to the conclusion that I live in the past. Peace signs and Grateful Dead stickers decorate my car’s bumper, the smell of incense permeates everything I own, and Bob Dylan’s protest songs fill my iPod. My friends are always calling me a “hippie” and telling me I was born in the […]
The moment I stepped off the plane I knew I wasn’t in “Kansas” anymore. I wasn’t even in North America. I was stepping out of my well known world onto foreign soil, actually an airport tarmac. I was eleven at the time, naive and green, white and horribly American. I was now to live in […]
There are many aspects of my life that have led me to my decision of majoring in Business and Communications. Some of these aspects are derived from childhood experiences and my extracurricular activities (Future Business Leaders of America). When I was younger, I had an obsession with money. Around the age of 10, I had […]
In my life, I’ve taken many journeys with out which I might not have skilled essential truths. My father began us off early, taking us on many journeys to Help us perceive that true information comes solely from expertise. We took journeys each winter break to Belize, Turks and Caicos, Costa Rica, and to Italy […]
