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Inside And Outside The Purple: How Armenians Made Byzantium, Michael Goodyear Nov 2016

Inside And Outside The Purple: How Armenians Made Byzantium, Michael Goodyear

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author

Michael Goodyear recently graduated with honors from the University of Chicago with a B.A. in History and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, as well as a minor in Latin American Studies. The focus of his research was on Byzantine history.


Manon Balletti: A Teenage Dream Of Love In Eighteenth-Century Europe, Megan Richardson Nov 2016

Manon Balletti: A Teenage Dream Of Love In Eighteenth-Century Europe, Megan Richardson

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author

Megan Richardson is recent graduate of Saint Martin's University in Lacey, Washington with a BA (Hons) in Interdisciplinary Studies with concentrations in English and History. Her scholarly interests include social and cultural European history, women's history, and childbirth.


Women And The Domestic Slave Trade In The Antebellum South, Allie Cobb Nov 2016

Women And The Domestic Slave Trade In The Antebellum South, Allie Cobb

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author

Hailing from Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina, Allie is currently a senior English and history major at Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina. She hopes to pursue a Master’s degree in American history.


Consequence, Compromise, And Combination: The American Decision To Blockade Cuba During The Cuban Missile Crisis Of 1962, Wilson Alexander Nov 2016

Consequence, Compromise, And Combination: The American Decision To Blockade Cuba During The Cuban Missile Crisis Of 1962, Wilson Alexander

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author

Wilson Alexander is an undergraduate student at Taylor University, where, in addition to school, he is a member of the football team and actively involved in the community. Two of his main academic interests are history and International Relations, and he hopes to do research and write for a think tank or a university after graduation.


Mitsui’S Story Or Mafia’S Story: A Different Reading Of The Autobiography Of A Tokugawa Samurai, Fred Smithberg Nov 2016

Mitsui’S Story Or Mafia’S Story: A Different Reading Of The Autobiography Of A Tokugawa Samurai, Fred Smithberg

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author

Fred Smithberg is a retired airline pilot and U.S. Marine Corps officer. He is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and of the U.S. Naval War College. Now he lives in Savannah and takes history courses he loves at Armstrong State University


War And Politics In The Thought Of Machiavelli, Alexander Amoroso Nov 2016

War And Politics In The Thought Of Machiavelli, Alexander Amoroso

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author

Alexander Amoroso has been writing since he was 12 years old. At 18 he wrote his first essay called “High School: Why Does It Suck?” The essay he wrote at age 20, “The Death of the American Teenager,” was his first publication with Thought Notebook. Currently as a history major at San Jose State University as a history major, he continues to actively contribute to Thought Notebook, with titles such as “From Fate to Destiny,” “Excellence: The Non-Negotiable Quality of All Humankind,” “A Struggle with Patience” and many more. With a love and passion for the planet …


Review Of The Most Controversial Decision: Truman, The Atomic Bombs, And The Defeat Of Japan And Hiroshima: Why America Dropped The Atomic Bomb, Alicia Espinosa Nov 2016

Review Of The Most Controversial Decision: Truman, The Atomic Bombs, And The Defeat Of Japan And Hiroshima: Why America Dropped The Atomic Bomb, Alicia Espinosa

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author

Alicia Espinosa is a junior at Boston University. She will be graduating in May 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in History and minors in Anthropology and Public Health.


Gis As A New Powerful Tool: An Interview With Dr. Meimei Lin, Tarl Lancaster Nov 2016

Gis As A New Powerful Tool: An Interview With Dr. Meimei Lin, Tarl Lancaster

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author

Tarl Lancaster is a senior at Armstrong working toward his History major. His research interests are Colonial and Revolutionary America and Medieval Commerce. Mr. Lancaster will pursue a master degree in Education following the completion of his B.A. degree in December 2017.


The Daily Life Of Peasants In A Turbulent Time: 17th-Century China In The Death Of Woman Wang, Ethan Marshall Apr 2016

The Daily Life Of Peasants In A Turbulent Time: 17th-Century China In The Death Of Woman Wang, Ethan Marshall

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author:

Ethan Marshall is a history major in his junior year at Armstrong. After graduating he hopes to achieve a Masters degree in either History or Foreign Affairs. Ethan is primarily interested in the study of medieval Europe, but also enjoys studying East Asian history and 19th Century Imperialism.


Adam Smith And Religious Plurality In America, Drew Liquerman Apr 2016

Adam Smith And Religious Plurality In America, Drew Liquerman

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author:

Drew Liquerman is an undergraduate student pursuing a degree (Bachelor of Arts/International Honors) in International Relations in the College of William and Mary/University of St. Andrews Joint Degree Programme. At William and Mary, he is a member of the Political Psychology and International Relations research lab, and he is currently researching and writing papers on internet diplomacy and Former Soviet Central Asian States.


How Much For Das Bier? The Role Of Beer In The Low Countries During The Eighty Years’ War (1568–1648), Benjamin M. Graefser Apr 2016

How Much For Das Bier? The Role Of Beer In The Low Countries During The Eighty Years’ War (1568–1648), Benjamin M. Graefser

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author:

Benjamin Graefser is senior history major at Lindenwood University in Saint Charles, Missouri. He likes to read history books, watch sports, and am currently a member of the Society for American Baseball Research.


“But Of Their Own Free-Will And Consent”: Anne Bonny, Mary Read, And The Women Pirates In The Early Modern Times, Ryann Schulte Apr 2016

“But Of Their Own Free-Will And Consent”: Anne Bonny, Mary Read, And The Women Pirates In The Early Modern Times, Ryann Schulte

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author:

Ryann Schulte is a senior at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. She will be graduating in May of 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in History, and minors in Social Studies and Secondary Education.


The Intelligence Failure Of The Yom Kippur War Of 1973, Stephen Spinder Apr 2016

The Intelligence Failure Of The Yom Kippur War Of 1973, Stephen Spinder

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author:

Stephen Spinder is a senior at Shippensburg University completing his B.A. in International Studies with a Middle East concentration. He has studied abroad for one year in Israel and has pursued his future career through the Army ROTC program at Shippensburg, whereupon graduation, he will commission as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army.


The Role Of Chernobyl In The Breakdown Of The Ussr, Bodhana Kurylo Apr 2016

The Role Of Chernobyl In The Breakdown Of The Ussr, Bodhana Kurylo

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author:

Bohdana Kurylo will be graduating from the University of London in June 2016 with a BA (Hons) in History and Politics degree. Her scholarly interests include philosophy, political theory and history of philosophy.


The Gossamer Years: Gender, Religion And Aesthetics In Heian Japan, Caitlyn Floyd Geiger, Rodellen Mae Largo, John Hendrix, Fred Smithberg Apr 2016

The Gossamer Years: Gender, Religion And Aesthetics In Heian Japan, Caitlyn Floyd Geiger, Rodellen Mae Largo, John Hendrix, Fred Smithberg

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the authors :

Caitlyn is a senior History major at Armstrong State University and will graduate with her B.A. in December of 2016. Her main interests in the field are military history and archaeological studies. Upon completion of her degree, Caitlyn hopes to use the knowledge and skills she has gained to further her career as a fiction writer. Rodellen, a Philippine native, is a senior majoring in Cell/Molecular Biology. She plans on going to a medical school to pursue a career in Cardiology. John is junior and he hopes to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies. …