The Scribe: Volume 2
The Scribe of the Ages: Ruminations on History
An Undergraduate Journal produced by The Alpha Xi Psi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society
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Volume 2
May 2016
Editor-in-Chief
Katie Willis
Editorial Board
Jessica McClellan
Laura Mele
Matthew Ruffino
Morgan West
Faculty Advisor
Dr. David Nelson
Table of Contents
Biographies
Contributing Authors ....................................................................................................
1
North America
The Evolution of College Charters in British North America
Laura Mele ....................................................................................................................
3
Economic Life of the Female Community
Darby Schuett ..........................................................................................................
15
Fifty Years: A Critique of the Warren Report
Erin Sommers ..........................................................................................................
24
The Soviet-Afghan War: A CIA Perspective
Matthew Ruffino .....................................................................................................
34
Europe
The Negative Image of Marie Antoinette: Nationality, Largesse, and Dehumanization
of Her Body
Katie Willis .................................................................................................................
46
Asia
Jewish Trade and Exchange of Knowledge and Goods: 10th – 15th Centuries
Eric Kamm ..................................................................................................................
58
Asoka and Akbar: the Syncretic Rulers
Daniel Hazeski ........................................................................................................
76
Smith Family Writing History Award 2015
Ja, vi elsker dette landet: Kongeriket Norge: Yes, We Love This Land, Kingdom of Norway!
Trevor Hougen .......................................................................................................
88
History Department Awards and Scholarships
O. Fritiof Ander Award &
Smith Family History Writing Award ...........................................................
110
Acknowledgements of Faculty and Special Thanks
Special Thanks from The Editorial Board ................................................
111