For example, the US has long known for this, but it definitely wasn't the first, right?

So I have this paper on colonialism in the 19th century, and I'm having trouble gathering sources on the German side. Can you guys help on this? Thanks a bunch.

For example, when state laws supporting segregation and anti-gay marriage become unconstitutional, is it the interpretation of the US Constitution that has changed or is it socio-cultural changes within a society that allows judges to rule in line with Constitution?

They couldn't be bothered to hardly feed them, much less treat them as humans. They didn't themselves surrender almost at all (in the beginning of the war, anyway), so why even bother taking prisoners just to spend money, food, troops and risk war crimes starving/working them to death?

Were they close trading partners? Enemies? Also, what were the demographics of the Syria Palaestina province of the Roman Empire?

In Western countries trade unions are traditionally associated with the political left, so how was Solidarność different?

Did they leverage this to their advantage, i.e. forcing the Finns to attack/fight where otherwise they may not have. Are thee examples of Sweden and Switzerland being effected forcing them to consent to certain policies or exchanges or where they immune?

I understand that Arthur as a figure originates from Welsh folklore, but later on you see it taken up by the English. Why did they incorporate a Welsh figure yet pay less attention to early Germanic leaders? Also what do the various stages of the mythos tell us about the people and times which contributed to this?

EDIT: Thanks to everyone who shared and responded! I am really humbled and honored. I hope this will help to guide other folks like me in the future, who may stumble upon it.

Hello all,

Have been debating where I should post this question, but I have settled for here, for now. If it is not the right place, I will remove it/post it elsewhere.

I was hoping I could garner some advice from more experienced persons in the field of history. I am a 25 year old (old fart) looking to go back to school (Extra points for anyone who recognizes my username choice) for some form of graduate study or continuing education.

A quick background: I graduated from my state university (+ after 2 years at community college) with a BA in history cum laude, nothing special. I worked part time (dishwasher, officer clerk, etc.) so I could pay my tuition, never really had time for extra-curriculars or history related clubs/volunteer work. So, on the plus side, I graduated with almost no debt having juggled full time school with work. The obvious downside, I probably didn't get much out of it (connections wise).

Make no mistake however, I eat, sleep, and dream history. It is my passion. Even as a little kid, my bedroom walls were decorated with magazine cut outs of historical figures and shelves loaded with books. My favorite classes were always history. My high school teachers seemed to light up after reading my essays, crummy handwriting notwithstanding. In college, it was the same.

One class in particular, or rather a series of classes, with one particular awesome history prof I was always captivated. I never wrote a single note down. Not because I was bored of course. God no…I was mesmerized. If anything, I felt bad for all the people scribbling away, I felt like they were missing the power of the lecture.

I was never good with direction, however. Never had time for advisors. Always too busy working before or after school. After graduation, I guess I just accepted I was nothing special, just ended up in a new, dead end job where all intellectual curiosity was stifled. After a couple years of this, the stress and unhappiness really got to me. I got sick and developed a sort of autoimmune issue that really made me question my direction in life (to be brutally honest, it also took me to some dark places). After a year or so of that, I pulled out with the help of traditional therapy as well as alternative treatments.

In my darkest days, though, I made a promise to myself that, if I ever got better, I would try and do something with my life, try and get back to school, try and get back on a history track.

Honestly, I am just looking for some advice. I have no illusions of grandeur or an inflated ego. I am very modest, maybe too so, but still. I don't have an interest in getting a PHD. Frankly, I believe there are much more qualified, determined people for that. I think about that professor I had. He was a Harvard post grad, spoke fluent Japanese, wrote a dozen books, and was head of the dept. I could look at him and say, Wow, that's a damn smart fellow. I will never be in his same class…and ya know what, I am fine with that. Some people have told me that I don't aspire enough, but I don't see anything wrong with my reasoning.

As for me though, I would consider going gung-ho for a Master's in history or some specialized feeling. I would even settle for some kind of post graduate certificate. Perhaps, even more selfishly, I would like a second chance at academia to try and make those "connections" I never was able to the first time around. I honestly figure, that's the real way you move into the history field.

I have humble prospects. If it wasn't always temporary or so underpaid, my dream job would be an NPS guide, with a campaign hat on my hat, taking tourists through a historical site. Or, a guide in a private museum. Or, working in some form of archive work (govt/non-profit/private you name it). My teaching prospects would probably never get more adventurous than a part time adjunct history lecturer for night classes at a community college heh.

Ultimately, I do not even know where to begin. I'm so far away from college in years, I don't know who to turn to for advice. I have a full time job now, though not in anything remotely history or stimulating. Additionally, no chance for upward movement. I keep getting in trouble for using too verbose words. I do a lot of digging and deep investigating in my job (for poor pay). The customers I deal with actually like my eloquent and formal approach, but my co-workers and superiors can't stand it, tell me to dumb it down.

My roommate, and also my dear good friend, who is also a very well paid software engineer, thinks I am being silly and should be realistic. My response to him is that he basically eats, drinks, and sleeps computers. He went to an Ivy league institution for his studies and had opportunities I never could dream of. That usually humbles him. I don't know, maybe I am being silly.

If anyone, professional or layman, has any advice they would like to share, please feel free to do so. It is very much appreciated.

Project in which we are to "sell" our method of transportation. There isn't much online, except irrigation canals and root canals; any help will be greatly appreciated

Was the effect of 'yellow journalism' such that it truly convinced a nation -- that valued freedom above all else -- that they were justified in taking freedom away from others?

I'm sure literature and movies have helped its cause, but even before then, what made Titanic so special?