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Beijing Bicycle: The Cruel Story Of Youth, City, And Modernization In Contemporary China, Patrick O'Conner, Victoria Do, Eric A. Curry

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the authors

Patrick is a Savannah native and a history major at Armstrong. He served for ten years in the US Army. He is married with four children and now resides in Metter, Georgia where he enjoys making muscadine wine and hopes to become a history teacher. Eric is from Fort Myers, Florida and currently a history major at Armstrong. He hopes to pursue a career in the Intelligence Community or Office of Foreign Service. After retiring from his government ambitions, he hopes to settle back down in Florida to teach history.

Valid Theories Or An Overactive Imagination? Assessing Erich Von Däniken’S Chariots Of The Gods, Katherine Soule

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author

Katherine graduated from Armstrong with a History B.A. in December 2012. She wants to be a professor emphasizing in world history, specifically Africa and Asia, and human rights and genocide. She like chocolate, turtles and long walks on the beach.

Review Of Killers Of The Dream, Eric A. Curry

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author

Eric is from Fort Myers, Florida and currently a history major at Armstrong. He hopes to pursue a career in the Intelligence Community or Office of Foreign Service. After retiring from his government ambitions, he hopes to settle back down in Florida to teach history.

To Die For A Cause: A Discussion On The Nature And Elements Of Sacrifice, Justin Berardi

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author

Justin Berardi is a senior in history. He plans on pursuing his master degree in history at Armstrong after graduating from college in summer 2014.

“Hey Skinny, Your Ribs Are Showing”: The Fitness Industry Of Charles Atlas And Masculinity In Early Twentieth-Century United States, Conor Heffernan

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author

Conor Heffernan is a senior of History and Political Science at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Conor has a keen interest in health and fitness and American culture in the 20th century. He hopes to further his studies into the history of physical culture in the future.

Fearless Radicalism: Alice Paul And Her Fight For Women’S Suffrage, Anna Reiter

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author

Anna Reiter is a senior majoring in history accompanied by a minor in political science. She is a member of Phi Alpha Theta and the Honors Program and will receive her BA in December, 2013.

A Critique Of Marx’S View Of The Taiping Rebellion And Its Origins, Janice Y. Leung

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author

Janice Leung is a senior majoring in Political Science, minoring in History and Labor Studies. Her main academic interests are modern Chinese history and politics.

Success And Failure Of Ebenezer: The Salzburgers’ Separatist Identity, Francis Tannie Arnsdorff

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

Salzburgers from 1731-1766

Joseph’S Town And Its Plantations In Colonial Georgia, Heath Barrow

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author

Heath Barrow is a married father of four and a recent graduate of Armstrong Atlantic State University. For the past five years he has worked as a security contractor in Iraq and Afghanistan, but eventually hopes to teach History at either the high school or college levels.

Suffering In Silence: Psychological Disorders And Soldiers In The American Civil War, Sarah A.M. Ford

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author

Sarah Ford is a senior at Kutztown University double majoring in history and psychology with a concentration in clinical counseling. Her focus includes psychiatric and medical history and she is also a member of Phi Alpha Theta and Delta Alpha Pi honor societies.

Historical Markers And African American Heritage In Savannah, Candace Mcneal

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

Essays about historical markers and African American Heritage in Savannah, Georgia.

• Editorial Introduction
• Old Negro Burial Grounds (Candace McNeal, Austin Rahn, Liam Murphy, and Kelsey Monagham)
• Prince Hall Masonic Lodge (Francis Tannie Arnsdorff, Sherrie Bell, Paul Chapman, Leslie Cobb, and Thomas Drane)
• The Melody Theatre: The largest and Finest Black Theatre (Katherine Soule, Anna Reiter and Molly Vega)

About the authors

All the authors are varying majors at Armstrong and students of Dr. Michael Benjamin’s Introduction to Public History class.

Review Of Josephine Butler By Jane Jordan, Katherine Soule

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author

Katherine graduated from Armstrong with a History B.A. in December 2012. She wants to be a professor emphasizing in world history, specifically Africa and Asia, and human rights and genocide. She likes chocolate, turtles and long walks on the beach.

Massacre And Memory, History And Humanity: A Discussion On Iris Chang’S The Rape Of Nanking, Michael Carr, Elyse Schreier, Matias Andres, N. Miller Wolz, Latoya Timmons, Ryan Payne, Shaofeng Yang, Timothy Brannen, William Worrell, Raven Giles, Tranh Tran, Leticia Nascimento

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

While World War II seemed inevitable in Europe, Japanese aggression was well underway in Asia. Japan assaulted the capital of China, Nanking, in December 1937 and perpetrated a six-week-long massacre, killing thousands of unarmed Chinese military troops and civilians, including women and children. Iris Chang's Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II exposes this horrific event that showcases humanity at its worst. After reading Chang’s book, it is clear why “rape” was deemed necessary for the title; her gripping account will make one’s stomach turn. War brings up questions of the human condition, responsibility, and justice. In …

The Karmic Retribution Of Pei Huaigu: The Reign Of China’S Only Female Emperor From The View Of An Unofficial History, Kelly Carlton

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

Kelly Carlton is a junior History major and Mandarin Chinese minor at the University of North Florida. Her study interest is medieval Chinese history, with a specific emphasis on the Tang dynasty (618–907).

Forgiveness As A Tool For Healing: A Comparative Reading Of Two Autobiographies, Francis T. Arnsdorff

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

Francis Tannie Arnsdorff, a senior history major, a member of Phi Alpha Theta and Undergraduate Research Assistant to Dr. Jason Tatlock in the history department.

Review Of Comrades At Odds: The United States And India, 1947–1964, Ron Leonhardt

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

Ron Leonhardt is double-majoring in History and International Relations with a minor in Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University. His academic interests are Marxism-Leninism in the Global South, Cold War diplomacy, Post-WWII genocide studies, and 20th-century conflict in Southeast Asia. He is planning to attend graduate school to pursue a PhD in History after graduation.

The Death Toll Of Justinian’S Plague And Its Effects On The Byzantine Empire, Joshua North

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

Joshua North is a senior at Armstrong Atlantic State University, pursuing a major in history and minors in both Philosophy and Psychology.

The Clapham Women: Feminine Support For Public Reformers In Early Nineteenth-Century Britain, Melissa Gibbs

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

Melissa Gibbs is a senior at Armstrong Atlantic State University. She will graduate with a History major and a French minor. After graduation Melissa will pursue a Masters in European History. She loves to travel and hopes to one day teach abroad.

1989 Tiananmen Incident And Us-China Relations, Brittany Partridge

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

Brittany Partridge is a junior at Georgia Southern University, studying History and Spanish. She is a member of The National Society of Leadership and Success and Phi Eta Sigma. She plans on perusing Master degree in Education after graduation.

Japanese Westernization And The American Civil War, Kyle Bridge

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

Kyle Bridge is a senior History major and Education minor at the University of North Florida, specializing in 20th-century American politics and culture.