Part one of term paper
"There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed..." (Machiavelli) Indeed, this is true, as war has been a part of human culture since the beginning of time. Battles will be fought and wars will wage on; there is nothing that can be done. No matter how many pacts are signed, no matter how extraordinary the leader is, and no matter what ...

Part two of term paper
... men, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Descartes, and Bocaccio gave contributions to society that are still appreciated today. Even with all of these positive and exciting changes, man's fatal flaw reared its ugly head throughout this period. A plethora of wars and battles tarnished the Renaissance. The Thirty Years War, the Wars of Religion, St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, the English Civil War, and the Peasant's War were responsible for only a fraction of the lives that were ...