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  • The American Civil War

    The American Civil War

    On July 4, 1776, U.S. won it's independence from Britain and Democracy was born. The road to the government the U.S. has today was a long road with many obstacles and battles. The American Civil War is one of the most significant and controversial periods in American history. The Civil War was caused by mounting conflicting ideologies, principles, and prejudices, fueled by differences and pride, and set into motion by unlikely set of political events.

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    Submitted: March 4, 2011
  • History Of Sign Language

    History Of Sign Language

    American sign language has been a very important part of my life. When started high school I was so excited there was so many things that I wanted to try. When it came time to pick a language to take I pick sign language, everyone said that was stupid because no one uses that, but I thought its something different and I wanted to learn more. The first week of sign language I don't even

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  • The Transdence Of Women In American Culture

    The Transdence Of Women In American Culture

    The role of women in society has always been an issue throughout the ages and throughout Western Europe, and more or less all over the world. Before the age of the Enlightenment, or the Dark Ages, women were always seen as secondary to men in all aspects. Most reasons were religious while others were just the way life was then. Many changes occurred during the Enlightenment period of the late eighteenth century. For instance,

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  • History Of Medicine

    History Of Medicine

    The practice of medicine has been shaped through the years by advances in the area of diagnostic procedures. Many of these advances were made possible by scientific breakthroughs made before the 20th century. Modern medicine arguably emerged. Both normal and abnormal functions (physiology and pathology) were increasingly understood within smaller units, first the tissues and then the cells. Microscopy also played a key role in the development of bacteriology. Physicians started to use stethoscope as

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  • Native American's In The Agricultural Core

    Native American's In The Agricultural Core

    Introduction The Native Americans living in the North American Agricultural Core within the boundaries of the state of Michigan have helped to define much of the human geography we observe daily. These natives have influenced everything from state and animal names to jewelry and clothes. However, the original people of this state have changed greatly in a short time span due to contact with European settlers. These new people not only changed the way the

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  • Most Progressive American Artists

    Most Progressive American Artists

    TOP TEN MOST PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN ARTISTS The artists are not ranked according to influence or fame, they are simply listed chronologically, which I feel is the best way to exhibit the trends that they created. At first, I had intended to explain how each artist influenced the American culture, but upon beginning my research I found that sometimes it is the artist who influences the country, and sometimes it is the country that influences the

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  • History

    History

    A Christmas Carol This story is about a mean old man named Ebenezer Scrooge. Mr. Scrooge does not care about anyone but himself, he has a clerk named Bob Cratchit and he runs all over him. Mr. Cratchit is always cold because Mr. Scrooge will not spend any money on coal to heat the place up. So Mr. Crathit is extremely cold each and every day. This does not faze Mr. Scrooge at all. Why?

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  • Conscription History

    Conscription History

    Our Constitution adopted in 1789 gave Congress the "power to raise and support armies", but did not mention or prohibit conscription. This paper reflects my exploration of the history of the draft, complete with court opinions and personal opinions. During the American Revolution the new state governments assumed the colonies' authority to draft for their short term militias but denied General George Washington's request to provide the central government the power to conscript. As the

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  • American Anexation Of The Philipinnes

    American Anexation Of The Philipinnes

    William Jennings Bryan William Jennings Bryan believed that the US should not annex the Spanish colonies and become an imperial power; his belief for the annexation of the Spanish colonies was against the beliefs of William McKinley and for good reason. In the case of the Philippines, as Jennings Bryan says "...the Philippines are too far away and their people too different from our..." If annexed, the Philippines would not benefit the interests of the

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  • American Gospel

    American Gospel

    American Gospel: Authored by Jon Meacham The American Gospel At this time in our nation's history, two-hundred thirty years and counting, there is a great debate raging on. In many peoples' eyes our country has made a turn for the worse. We have thrown our Forefather's to the wayside, and there belief in strong Christian influence along with it. To them all could be solved if we merely "re-instituted" the Christian morals and teachings

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  • Us History

    Us History

    Vigilantism in World War I America was a perversion of the law that in the eyes of the perpetrator was a just action no matter how gruesome or violent. The obligation of vigilance during the war time was seen as patriotic duty but somewhere along the way the thought of it became distorted. Christopher Capozzola writes in his article The Only Badge Needed is Your Patriotic Fervor: Vigilance, Coercion and the Law in World War

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  • Americans With Disabilities Act

    Americans With Disabilities Act

    The Americans with Disabilities Act it prohibits discrimination in recruitment, hiring, promotions, training, pay, social activities, and other privileges of employment. The employer is also required to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities, unless it results in undue hardship. Ms. Smith's hearing -impaired disability was known to Shop Here when she was hired. Both Ms. Smith and Shop Here also understood that there would be

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  • The Transcontinental Railroad: Blood, Sweat, Tears And An American Dream

    The Transcontinental Railroad: Blood, Sweat, Tears And An American Dream

    The late 19th Century was a revolutionizing period in American History evident by the Industrial Revolution and the Civil War. However, it was the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad which profoundly changed the United States. The discovery of gold, the acquisition of Mexican territories and the continued settlement of the West increased the need for a primary railway system connecting the East and the West Coasts. The Transcontinental Continental Railroad aided the settling of

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  • History

    History

    P.645 2-8 (Chapter 22 Section 4) Using Your Notes Two: Problem Solution 1. Weak national 1. The delegates created government new system of government 2. Delegates distrusted 2. They established a powerful central three separate branches government 3. Anti-federalists feared 3. Congress formally added that the constitution gave the Bill of Rights to the the central government Constitution I think that the Bill of Rights represented a compromise because it protected the rights of individual

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  • History On Paul Euler

    History On Paul Euler

    On April 15, 1707, in Basel, Switzerland, Paul Euler and Margaret Brucker gave birth to a son and named him Leonhard. When Leonhard was one year old he and his family moved to Riehen. It was in Riehen where Leonhard was brought up. Leonhard's father had some mathematical training from the University of Basel where he had studied theology. Paul was able to teach Leonhard elementary math and other subjects. Leonhard was later sent to

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  • Tom Sawyer And American Progressivism

    Tom Sawyer And American Progressivism

    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is a novel that expresses many important themes regarding American progressivism. It is a novel based on actual events that tells a story about a young boy named Tom Sawyer living on the Mississippi river dealing with adventures revolving around his society and the people within it. The story has insights as to what life was like on the bridge of the progressive era through indications about

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  • Joan Makes History

    Joan Makes History

    In Kate Grenville's Joan Makes History, the traditional centres and oppositions are displaced to allow space not only for the experience of women but also a marked sense of regional, ethnic and class based differences. Discuss In the novel Joan Makes History, through the fictional exploration of the personal life of Joan and the lives of the alternative historical Joans, Kate Grenville is able to some degree shift emphasis from the common Eurocentric view of

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  • American Celebrities

    American Celebrities

    American Celebrities; Of course they are real, but are they real? Paris Hilton. Is that skin even flesh or is it plastic? Pamela Anderson. Definitely silicone under that baywatch red bikini. Jessica Simpson. Where were those breasts two years ago? Nicole Ricci. Losing weight doesn't happen overnight. Lindsey Lohen. Where did her curves go? She is a stick now. American Celebrities; bodies built on computer. These hollywood hotties see a body they want, and get

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  • American Imperialism

    American Imperialism

    American Imperialism American Imperialism has been a part of United States history ever since the American Revolution. Imperialism is practice by which powerful nations or people seek to expand and maintain control or influence over weaker nations or peoples. Throughout the years there has been many instances where the Americans have taken over other people countries, almost every time we go into we have taken over a new piece of land. The Americas first taste

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  • Comparing And Contrasting American Vs. French Revolution

    Comparing And Contrasting American Vs. French Revolution

    Comparing and contrasting the American and French Revolution The French revolution and the American Revolution both have some similar qualities about them. Part of the reason is that they were both planned by Marquis de Lafayette. But they are also really different in other ways, because they are two different countries with different cultures and stuff. The American Revolution had a lot of help from the country France. They helped us economically and help with

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  • History Paper

    History Paper

    In Fences, written by August Wilson, Troy, one of the main characters, had three children and with each he had very different relationships with. I think Cory's rebelliousness, Lyons insensible attitude and Raynell being unwanted all were caused by there fathers uncaring and hatful attitude towards them. That is what this essay is about, having three children from three different mothers and the relationship between the children and there father. Thirty-four years old and

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  • Wing Pattern Evolution And The Origins Of Mimicry Of North American Admirals

    Wing Pattern Evolution And The Origins Of Mimicry Of North American Admirals

    Admiral butterflies (genus Limenitis) are a particularly appealing system to address questions regarding wing pattern evolution and speciation. This genus is unusual among other butterflies in that mimicry has evolved multiple times and hybridization is frequent between wing pattern forms. An interesting fact of wing pattern evolution within this genus is the apparent differences between the largely stereotypic Paleartic fauna and the highly variable Nearctic forms of butterflies. Palearctic and Nearctic forms regard to different

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  • Hawaiian History Timeline

    Hawaiian History Timeline

    These lovely islands were discovered by the Polynesians, who gave them the name Hawaii. When Captain Cook discovered Hawaii, he renamed them The Sandwich Islands. This information was culled from From Mauka to Makai. I have also added some dates of my own. 300 - 0 A.D. Polynesians arrive by outrigger canoe from Tahiti 1778 British explorer Captain James Cook discovers the Hawaiian Islands and names them Sandwich Islands after Britian's Earl of Sandwich. 1779

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  • Why Im Prooud To Be An American

    Why Im Prooud To Be An American

    Why I'm Proud To Be An American I'm proud to be an American for more reason that I can possibly think of. America is one of the olnly countries where we enjoy all of the freedoms other countries can only dream of such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and the right to a fair and speedy trial. I'm proud to live in a country where I can practice my

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  • American Revolution

    American Revolution

    Overview Before and during the French and Indian War, from about 1650 to 1763, Britain essentially left its American colonies to run themselves in an age of salutary neglect. Given relative freedom to do as they pleased, the North American settlers turned to unique forms of government to match their developing new identity as Americans. They established representative legislatures and democratic town meetings. They also enjoyed such rights as local judiciaries and trials by jury

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    Submitted: March 6, 2011

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