.... records, right down to the local level, make Tokugawa perfect for studying (Lehmann 124). Not only is it of interest for its own sake, it is also important to study the period for better insight into the countries modernization. Before the country modernized, the system ruling over the civilization was one very similar to those which once ruled over European societies. The periods preceding the Tokugawa Japan were known specifically by their feudal nature. Much like the medieval years of Britain and of Europe, the Japanese feudal system was based on survival of the .....

.... one hand you have the constitution fragmenting the government. On the other hand you have the constitution separating people from the government. The goal of the authors of the constitution was to create a system of government that existed in complete political deadlock because it never allowed any part of the system to be unified. Geological characteristics also help to fragment the nation. The U.S. is one of the largest nations in the world. As the country was being formed, the availability of land made it possible for almost anyone who was not comfortable where they we .....

.... the celebration of the Harvest Moon. Even native New Yorkers commemorate the harvest long before arrives. Pumpkins, apples and corn are abundant in the open-air markets of the city beginning in late September. The autumn of 1621 yielded a plentiful harvest and the Pilgrims, gathered together with the Massasoit Indians to reap the awards of hard work. Celebrating is like celebrating an even that includes the dead of over 11,000 Wampanoag Indians died due to illnesses that they contracted from white settlers. The truth of the matter is, when the Pilgrims arrived, they found an .....

.... hub, New York City. He found a job at the Kiernan News Agency, a service that distributed handwritten business news to banks and brokers, where he met two fellow financial reporters, Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser. In 1882, the three jumped ship to form a publishing venture of their own. Poor Bergstresser. Not only did he bankroll Dow Jones & Company with the savings he'd acquired by working his way through college, but he also gave the company's publication, a daily two-page financial news bulletin called the Customer's Afternoon Letter, a more lasting appellation: The .....

.... enslaved in America, and those who had lived their whole lives in slavery had little knowledge of the outside world. This lack of knowledge would not be helpful in trying to find work once they were released. Plantation owners with a lack of workforce were eager to offer extremely low pay to their former slaves. In addition, the work force of the plantation would often live in the same quarters they did while enslaved. These living conditions showed little change from the living conditions African-Americans had faced while enslaved. While the former slaves lived on the ideal .....

.... under a man stronger and wealthier than themselves (Rowling 31). The knights lived in castles built upon hilltops or in the bend of rivers. There they received vessels, held meeting: and upon occasion, defended themselves from rivals. There are many different general styles of castles in Britain. One of the styles is a motte and bailey, which was one of the first types of castles built. The castle was made of a motte, which was a large man-made mound of earth. The top of the mound was surrounded by wooden palisades, which were like logs. Within those logs was a wooden .....

.... courageous solider, but was never promoted beyond private first class because his superiors him lacking leadership qualities. After Germanys defeat in 1918 he returned to Munich remaining in the army till 1920. His commander made him the education director, with the mandate to immunize his charges against pacifist and democratic ideas. In September 1919 he joined the national German worker's party, and in April 1920 he went to work full time for the party, now renamed the national Socialistic German workers (Nazi) party. In 1921 he was elected party chairman with d .....

.... in the crusades. Small groups started to form and each group would be self- directing. All the groups planned their own ways to the Constantinople, where they would meet and regroup. They would attack the Turkish forces in Constantinople and hope to regain control of the city. The large Christian armies talked to Alexius I Comnenus, the Byzantium emperor, and agreed to return any of his old land that was recaptured. The armies were skeptical of this demand but agreed anyway. The first attack by the crusaders was on Anatolian, the Turkish capital. Meanwhile the Byzantians were .....