Primary Source: Opium Substitute
In my research this week I came across a newspaper article from December 1950. The article New Painkiller Praised by Army which was published in the New York Times talked about the new synthetic painkiller the army was using. The…
Secondary Source & Research Post: The History of Utilitarianism
As I stated previously, I will be studying the history of intellectuals and ideas in the time of modern Western Civilization. Narrowing my scope, I have decided to look into the concept of “ethics” and its history throughout this time…
Choosing a Topic
Picking a specific topic to study is something very difficult for me. I have always had such wide interests in history that I didn’t even know how to begin narrowing down a specific topic to study. I knew that whatever…
Modern Western Civilization: Writing Assignment I
The 18th century saw one of the most important revolutions in modern Western Civilization, largely in part due to the published works of economists and philosophers. Thomas Mun’s England’s Treasure by Foreign Trade(https://www.saylor.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/HIST321-6.1.2-Englands-Treasure-By-Forraign-Trade.pdf (Links to an external site.)) was published in 1664, only several years…
Why I Study History
Growing up my friends hated studying history. They thought it was boring and dull, nothing more than memorizing dates and people. They didn’t see the value or purpose in learning about the past. I was the opposite I loved studying…
Choosing A Topic
Like many students I’ve always struggled at narrowing my area of interest down. I find it extremely difficult to sit down and ask myself questions about an area or subject that interests me, especially how I can work that interest into…
Writing Assignment 1
During the 17th and 18th centuries a better understanding of human anatomy and physiology led to improvements in medical treatment. In 1628 William Harvey published De Motu Cordis (William Harvey, De Motu Cordis, 1628, http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/H/Harvey_William.html). The book contained a detailed…
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