In the midst of World War II, on a seemingly ordinary morning in April 1943, a Spanish fisherman named José Antonio Rey María made a discovery that would alter the course of the war. Floating off the coast of Huelva, Spain, was the body of a British Royal Marine officer,Continue Reading
The article below is an essay that was submitted in November of 2019. While this was provided for a program I am technically still enrolled in, it isn’t in the cards for me to finish that program right now, and since it’s been over five years, I figured it wasContinue Reading
The article below is a research paper that was submitted in May 2016. Because it was submitted as a research paper for an academic institution in undergraduate studies, you can expect some imperfections. The project required the use of a single text as a source, which you can see inContinue Reading
Over the last couple of years, artificial intelligence (AI) has seen an uptick in coverage in the media. Ranging from helpful things like extrapolating information from expansive articles and providing valuable step-off points for writing prompts, to more malicious uses such as art theft and deep fakes, AI is sadlyContinue Reading
We have all heard the saying before: “No plan ever survives the first contact.” Sometimes that plan goes so awry that it no longer maintains its operational integrity. Unfortunately—or fortunately—for the German forces invading France in 1914, their operational plans worked only in theory. Much like the American Rainbow PlansContinue Reading
The article below was a term research paper composed during my Sophomore Year. I’ve left it largely as it was at the time with a few minor changes for grammar and flow. The reflection focuses on Robbert Oppenheimer and his change in posture from the forefront of atomic weapons researchContinue Reading
Few things on this site have been blog posts outside of news posts and updates. But I feel so inspired on this rare occasion of taking leave from work. In my previous Unplugged post, I talked about the dangers of alternative history in media outside of the exposure component. Here,Continue Reading
After receiving an extremely positive review and amount of feedback from readers, I decided to do a bit of a follow up on this article that was posted earlier this year. As I had mentioned in the article many of the items covered in this discussion are not exclusive toContinue Reading
So, you majored in history, huh? GREAT! I am sure you are intimately familiar with many things pertaining to your craft already. But I am also sure you are familiar with the weird stigmas that go along with a degree that is dubbed a “Liberal Arts” degree. I get it. Continue Reading
The Cold War is often highlighted by the presence of proxy wars, conflict that breaks out in a smaller nation that is fueled by the world superpowers, and a race of arms. When thinking of these conflicts one quickly jumps to the Korean or Vietnam Wars. However, there are manyContinue Reading
