Indians in East Africa: Identities in Four Stages

Indians, as a result of their past status of British subjects, had been a peculiar part of world imperialism. They had served in its army, labored on its plantations, and settled in its other colonies around the globe. Today we trace their footprints to East Africa, where there is a substantial Indian population till this …

Frederick Douglass Narrative and Analysis

Racial inequalities always exist, and slavery in 19th-century United States was among the most horrible expressions of this stereotypic assumption, which many advocates worked hard to eliminate and abolish. Frederick Douglass, born around 1818, was a slave for life in Maryland before his successful escape to New York in 1838. His famous slave narrative not …

Anarchism, The Underlying Force of Human Society

Anarchism — The Underlying Force of Human Society Emergence, Evolution and Impact on Modern Society, a Geographic Approach Sheng Zhengmao     Anarchism, defined by Webster dictionary as “a political theory holding all forms of governmental authority to be unnecessary and undesirable and advocating a society based on voluntary cooperation and free association of individuals and …

The Border Conflicts Between China And USSR In 1969

The historical reasons of the tension could be traced back for more than six decades. During Tsarist Russia and Qing Dynasty, there were disputes over lands that were traditional Chinese settlements, and the Russians performed massacres in several frontier villages, which led to historical disbelief and resentment to the Russians. It was during the Boxer …

Settlement Planning and Morphology in Wyoming

The observation of the towns’ layouts, or “morphology” in the state of Wyoming, U.S., shows many differences among various settlements, as well as many similarities. This essay will focus on the explanation, instead of mere description, of these layouts. It will answer the following questions: Why are those settlements located at where they are? How …

A Statement Regarding The Website

Long time no see my friends! Due to a previous hacker attack on this website for no reason, all stored information was lost. Fortunately, most of the pre-attack articles and writings have their copies away from harm. In the future I will gradually restore them, accompanied by some new info posted. Thanks to all Viewers …