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Do it on the murder of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbot on 8th December 2004.
Or about Varg Vikernes and his church-burning, friend-murdering antics.
Or about Varg Vikernes and his church-burning, friend-murdering antics.
You said it has to be from at least twenty years ago? If you're interested in something with long-term effects on a nation, try looking into some [a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landmark_decisions_in_the_United_States"]landmark US Supreme Court cases[/a], such as Brown v. Board of Education or O'Connor v. Donaldson. They're easy to write a lot about, and they've had far-reaching effects on US policy.
Incidents of civil unrest, important legal issues, or natural disasters can all be narrowed down to examine a particular issue or aspect; for instance, if you wanted to write about the effects of Hurricane Katrina, you could limit your paper to talking about the United States government's response to the disaster, or about the effects the hurricane had on the New Orleans economy, or about the various civilian relief efforts that mobilized to deal with the problem.
Or, I suppose, you could write about something like the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, which was a small event, but had a lot of press and which people still study and compare to other events today.
Whatever you choose, good luck!
Incidents of civil unrest, important legal issues, or natural disasters can all be narrowed down to examine a particular issue or aspect; for instance, if you wanted to write about the effects of Hurricane Katrina, you could limit your paper to talking about the United States government's response to the disaster, or about the effects the hurricane had on the New Orleans economy, or about the various civilian relief efforts that mobilized to deal with the problem.
Or, I suppose, you could write about something like the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, which was a small event, but had a lot of press and which people still study and compare to other events today.
Whatever you choose, good luck!
If I were you I would do one of these.
1. Peloponnesian War, as was mentioned by someone else. Tons of resources on this, and it was a pretty monumental war. Basically it determined that Rome would be the major European power for the next few hundred years instead of Athens.
2. (both of the) sackings and destruction of Jerusalem by Rome
3. Battle of Hastings
4. Agincourt
5. Spanish Armada's failed assualt on England
6. Evolution during Victorian era
7. implementation of Monroe Doctrine
8. rape of Nanking
9. Reagan's SDI... it could be interesting and lol worthy at the same time.
with regards to the battles, maybe you can research mercenary forces. That's always been a subject of interest, I've found: seeing which side used/uses hired guns in a conflict to gain the advantage. It's been going on for centuries and happens in almost every war.
1. Peloponnesian War, as was mentioned by someone else. Tons of resources on this, and it was a pretty monumental war. Basically it determined that Rome would be the major European power for the next few hundred years instead of Athens.
2. (both of the) sackings and destruction of Jerusalem by Rome
3. Battle of Hastings
4. Agincourt
5. Spanish Armada's failed assualt on England
6. Evolution during Victorian era
7. implementation of Monroe Doctrine
8. rape of Nanking
9. Reagan's SDI... it could be interesting and lol worthy at the same time.
with regards to the battles, maybe you can research mercenary forces. That's always been a subject of interest, I've found: seeing which side used/uses hired guns in a conflict to gain the advantage. It's been going on for centuries and happens in almost every war.
On the other hand, if you're writing about the national ideology of a particular Cold War power, that's not a problem. It all depends how you want to spin your topic--of course, if the assignment is a straight factual narrative, that doesn't help, but for university classes (which are my major source of experience) you usually get a bit more freedom to focus on a particular idea or aspect of a topic.LunaticFringe said:
Japanese narcotic policy in colonial Taiwan 1895-1945.
oh wait thats my essay lol.
you could do a paper on the tiananmen square and its subsequent suppression, that was just over 20 years ago now.
but as someone else said, if you were interested in history you would probably already have something in mind....
1500 words is hardly anything, i wouldn't waste too much time on it
oh wait thats my essay lol.
you could do a paper on the tiananmen square and its subsequent suppression, that was just over 20 years ago now.
but as someone else said, if you were interested in history you would probably already have something in mind....
1500 words is hardly anything, i wouldn't waste too much time on it
Other Ideas (if you're into military history)
- The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (it started WWI)
- The failed assassination of Hitler at Rastenburg in 1944
- US internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II (not enough people even KNOW about this)
- Kristallnacht (also WWII)
- Three Mile Island
- The murder of Grigori Rasputin
- The February Revolution
- The New York Draft Riots (which are briefly shown at the end of "Gangs of New York")
...Actually, maybe I'll write a paper on one of those...it's been awhile since I did any research just for fun.
- The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (it started WWI)
- The failed assassination of Hitler at Rastenburg in 1944
- US internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II (not enough people even KNOW about this)
- Kristallnacht (also WWII)
- Three Mile Island
- The murder of Grigori Rasputin
- The February Revolution
- The New York Draft Riots (which are briefly shown at the end of "Gangs of New York")
...Actually, maybe I'll write a paper on one of those...it's been awhile since I did any research just for fun.
Haha what are the chances.Chech said:That is a strangely familiar situation to the one I'm in; Not surprising seeming as I noticed you are also in Aber... Doing the same course... Mental.Wadders said:Heh. I have to do 3 essays, 2500 words each, in 4 weeks for my History course
Procrastination sucks.
But maybe try the Falklands War?
How about the Stalinisation of Czechoslovakia in the 50s. Actually, scrap that - NO ONE HAS WRITTEN ANY DAMN BOOKS ON IT! Sorry, that's what I was going to write my essay on until I went to the uni library and spent an hour looking at all the books they didn't have.
I would say do something like the Russian Civil War. It's brutal.
I've not started mine yet. I keep telling myself I'm going to do them over the Easter holiday. I've done some research, made notes etc, so all I've gotta do is write them up.
And yeah the Czechoslovakia module is a *****. If I fail any module this year, it's going to be that one.
And the seminars for it scare me too
Write about Woodstock. That thing will just write itself.
Concentrate on the supreme variation of meaning that the festival had. For a case in point, ask your parents what they thought about it. You'll probably get two different ideas.
Concentrate about 400 words on the facts: how it happened, who showed up, how long it lasted, and the aftermath.
The remains should be individual 'experiences' stories devoted to people who attended or bore witness and what it meant to them. Try and tie each story into the overall theme of the festival being something of an emotional and historical placebo; people tend to give it whatever meaning they want.
If you want, you can insert your own meaning at the end.
Concentrate on the supreme variation of meaning that the festival had. For a case in point, ask your parents what they thought about it. You'll probably get two different ideas.
Concentrate about 400 words on the facts: how it happened, who showed up, how long it lasted, and the aftermath.
The remains should be individual 'experiences' stories devoted to people who attended or bore witness and what it meant to them. Try and tie each story into the overall theme of the festival being something of an emotional and historical placebo; people tend to give it whatever meaning they want.
If you want, you can insert your own meaning at the end.
The American military Intervention in Panama, probably lots of info on it, and it happened JUST long enough ago to work.
Here are a few topics that quite interest me:
UN Involvement in the Somalian Conflict of 1993 (More specifically their massive failures)
Singapore's Involvement In World War 2 (I've lived in Singapore for 7 years so thats probably bias)
Vietnam's Actions In Cambodia During The "Third Indochina War"
The Difference Between Korea and Vietnam: Why Was One A Success and The Other A Failure?
The Japanese Invasion and Occupation of Singapore (fun fact: they invaded by bicycle)
I take history myself so I've got a couple more. If you like the way I think but want other examples then just ask since I could probably think up a few more interesting topics.
UN Involvement in the Somalian Conflict of 1993 (More specifically their massive failures)
Singapore's Involvement In World War 2 (I've lived in Singapore for 7 years so thats probably bias)
Vietnam's Actions In Cambodia During The "Third Indochina War"
The Difference Between Korea and Vietnam: Why Was One A Success and The Other A Failure?
The Japanese Invasion and Occupation of Singapore (fun fact: they invaded by bicycle)
I take history myself so I've got a couple more. If you like the way I think but want other examples then just ask since I could probably think up a few more interesting topics.
You want an easy post full of good stuff? Try revolutions. Pretty much every nation has had at least one, so it won't be hard at all.
