Danish-German Connections During the Schleswig Wars — In the 21st Century, a Denmark under German rule seems inconceivable. The Danish identity is distinct from the culture of its colossal neighbor to the south and has sought to retain this distinctiveness at least since the establishment of a German-Danish defensive border with the building of the Danevirke in…

My partner, Izzy Fernando, and I left the northeastern United States to make our way to Kitchener, Ontario. After driving for a number of hours, we realized just how hungry we were. We were less than an hour from our final destination but we haven't eaten all day and it…

John Stuart Mill believes that we do not have to define morality through abstract and obscure philosophies but that, for the most part, when we talk about morality, we should talk about what is the most practical. …

Although Hume is an empiricist, he sees how our empirical understanding of the world is full of misrepresentations of reality. To use Kant’s terms, Hume, in An Enquiry of Human Understanding (1748), often attempts to show the discrepancies between phenomena and noumena. In sections IV and VII, Hume establishes how…

One of the most interesting points of culture in Francophone North Africa is how modern North Africans identify themselves in accordance with the area’s history of conquest and colonialism. This region has seen cultural influence from a plethora of countries and peoples which once had a claim on the area…

When many choose to pursue the acquisition of a new language, there is often a concern of utility. Many English speakers assume that Spanish, Mandarin, or even Arabic is the most practical language to learn. …

Placing the Book of Daniel in the Hellenistic Age — The Book of David has a famous analogy which is usually interpreted to be the prediction of the rise, fall, and outcome of Alexander the Great and his brief but expansive empire. Other analogies predict the rule of other vast empires throughout antiquity. …

The Native American Continuity of Liminality in the Realm of Paternalistic Dualism — Two dominant philosophies of Native American affairs prevailed during the late 19th century and early 20th century: one of assimilation and modernization and one of differentiation and segregation. The former dominated the last half of the 19th century while the latter dominated the early 20th century. There is a significant…

A Short History of Ancient Byzantium — Ancient Byzantium has largely been ignored by contemporary historians, partially due to the lack of classical sources on the polis. On the other hand, though, there is still a number of references from major classical writers (such as Herodotus and Thucydides) which have not been studied to their furthest extent. …