Eminent domain is the power of a state or the federal government to take private property for public use while requiring “just” compensation to be given to the original owner. This power is justified by believing the benefit of many over weights the benefit of an individual. One example of  eminent domain is in 2005, the state of Georgia, on…[Read more]

I believe that religious beliefs and practices are in a decline. Younger generations tend to have a more loose religious beliefs, most following the social aspect of religion instead of the theological aspect. During times of strive however I believe that religious beliefs and practices do tend to rise. Due to this it will continue to persist…[Read more]

The industrial revolution started in roughly 1970. The first commodities to be industrially produced were textile and iron.

Environmental Determinism is how the environment shapes the path of human development. For example, land near rivers had fertile soil helping in agriculture and useful for trade as well as having a lot of fish. This is why the first civilizations stated near rivers.

Humans began undertaking agriculture because it created a much easier way of life the having to go out and hunt for food as well as following the food source around. Agriculture created more food for the population. The domestication of plants of animals occurred when the first humans were in the process of transitioning out of being nomadic.…[Read more]