Biography of John Quincy Adams (6th President of United States) Full name: John Quincy Adams Date of birth: July 11, 1767 Place of birth: Braintree, Massachusetts Bay, British America (now Quincy) Date of death: February…
Biography of John Graves Simcoe (British Statesman) Full name: John Graves Simcoe Date of birth: 25 February 1752 Place of birth: Cotterstock, Oundle, England Date of death: 26 October 1806 (aged 54)…
Biography of Muhammad Ali (Pasha) of Egypt Full name: Muhammad Ali Pasha al-Mas’ud ibn Agha Date of birth: 4th March 1769 Place of birth: Kavala, Sanjak of Kavala, Rumelia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire…
Biography of Meriwether Lewis Full name: Meriwether Lewis Date of birth: August 18, 1774 Place of birth: Locust Hill Plantation, Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia (now Ivy, Virginia) Date…
Biography of Thaddeus Stevens Full name: Thaddeus Stevens Date of birth: April 4, 1792 Place of birth: Danville, Vermont, U.S. Date of death: August 11, 1868 (aged 76) Place…
Anthropology of Religion (Definition, History) People in the West have a clear idea of what religion should be like. It takes place in a special building (a church, synagogue, mosque,…
Postmodernism and Modern Philosophy The term “postmodernism,” also spelled “post-modernism,” was coined in architecture to describe a reactionary movement against the Modernist movement’s perceived blandness and hostility, as well…
Post-Structuralism (History, Criticism) The conceptual innovations in continental philosophy and critical theory that were results of twentieth-century French philosophy are referred to as post-structuralism. It’s a phrase used…
Stateless Society – a Society that is not Governed by State A stateless society is one that does not have a state to control it. There is little concentration of authority in stateless societies; the majority…
Complex Society – a Stage of Social Formation A complex society is a term used by a variety of disciplines to characterize a stage of social creation, including anthropology, archaeology, history, and sociology.…
A Study Finds that Concussions are a Risk for Young Athletes in All Sports, not Just Football According to a recent study from the Henry Ford Sports Medicine Research team, high school athletes competing in a variety of sports, including football, soccer,…
Decades after Retiring from Football, Former NFL Players have Heart Abnormalities While exceptional athletes are frequently in peak physical form, they are not immune to and may even be at a higher risk of developing potentially…