Reflecting on the items utilized daily, I instantly became intrigued by the history of the eyeliner, a cosmetic commonly used by man and women to enhance their physical appearance. ... The production of eyeliner has evolved throughout history changing its primary functions, its original ingredients, negatively affecting the environment, altering social and political interactions. ... Eyeliner was utilized for the purpose of protecting the eyes from sun rays, germs, insects and dirt. ... However, after the fall of Egypt eyeliner fell out of fashion having little or moderate use during the reig...

• Word Count: 1353
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

All history is a current event." [John Henrik Clarke] History is a fundamental part of everyone's life. The knowing of history is the knowing of ones self, ones identity and ones future. History came into being at the dawn of our existence. ... The Egyptians were the first to observe the course of the planets, and their observations led them to regulate the year from the course of the sun. ...

• Word Count: 1546
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The same German aesthetic tradition can also be found in J.J Winckelmann's writings, such as "History of the Art of Antiquity", "Thoughts on the Imitation of the Painting and Sculpture of the Greeks", and G.E Lessing's "Laocöon". ... The development of art from one form to the other is what Hegel defines as the history of art. ... The Zoroastrians believed then that all things with the presence of light, such as the stars, the moon, the sun, and the fire, are actually Ormudz, himself. ...

• Word Count: 2232
• Approx Pages: 9

Race can be related to history. In history, there are multiple perspectives on every issue. ... Gilderhus, author of History and Historians and expert on the subject, states in his book "History as a field of knowledge is broad given that there are virtually infinite possibilities to history inquiry...you can fill in the blanks that's what makes history come alive is that you may seek to research your interests. " Professor John Ulloa, instructor of history and anthropology, states "History is like a multifaceted diamond. ... As the famous quote goes, "History is written by the winners." ...

• Word Count: 2288
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

That even though we (humans) realized that the earth revolves around the sun, we still believe that we are at the center of life. ... Eiseley points out at the end of the essay that "The true secret of Piltdown ... lies in the fact that it has forced science to reexamine carefully the history of the most remarkable creation in the world--the human brain." ...

• Word Count: 1634
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

"Did he live his life again in every detail of desire, temptation, and surrender during that supreme moment of complete knowledge? He cried in a whisper at some image, at some vision-he cried out twice, a cry that was no more than a breath: The horror! The horror!- What horror is Kurtz recounting...

• Word Count: 2199
• Approx Pages: 9