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Alexander The Great

This is my report about , one of the greatest military geniuses of all time. He was born in Pella, Macedonia and son of King Philip II and Olympias, a princess from Epirus. In his boyhood he tamed a horse named Bucephalus. In his youth, he was taught by Aristotle. He always was eager to learn. ...

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Movie Review: Gone With The Wind And Glory

The Civil War, a violent, bloody memory in the history of the United States, and in the minds of the countless number of people that it changed. Civil War, according to Webster’s Dictionary, is a time when a country, civilization or union-ship break apart due to political or other indifferences; ...

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Eli Whitney

By 1790 slavery was on the decline in America. Apart from tobacco, rice, and a special strain of cotton that could be grown only in very few places, the South really had no money crop to export. Tobacco was a land waster, depleting the soil within very few years. Land was so cheap that tobacco ...

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The Civil War

The election of 1860 had many effects such as the start of the Civil War and the secession of the southern states. The Civil War was between the states that took place after Lincoln became president. Eleven southern states left the Union, making the Confederate States of America. The Civil War ...

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Ameriica

The United States of America (also referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, ...

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Malcolm X

It is tempting to speculate how the radical politics of the 1960s might have played out had Malcolm X not been assassinated on February 21, 1965. The campaigns for civil rights, for the liberation of people of color domestically and internationally, against the war in Vietnam and other instances of ...

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Harriet Tubman

Her real name was Harriet Beecher Stowe. Born as a salve on June 14, 1820 on a plantation in Maryland. There were 8 children in her family and she was the sixth. When she was five, her Mother died. Her Father remarried one year later and in time had three more children. Her Father always ...

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The Influence Of Thoreau On Gandhi And Martin Luther King Jr.

I have heard it said that the pen is mightier than the sword, but can mere written words change the course of history? Henry David Thoreau did nothing to directly change the course of history, but his words did influence others who did change the course of history; two notable names that the ...

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Fair Labor Act Of 1938

Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938: Maximum Struggle for a Minimum Wage When he felt the time was ripe, Secretary of Labor Perkins, 'What happened to that nice unconstitutional bill you had tucked away?' On Saturday, June 25, 1938, to avoid pocket vetoes 9 days after Congress had adjourned, ...

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WHAT MADE THE AMERICANS EXPAND

After the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, a large amount of land west of the original 13 states and the Northwest Territory was acquired. The open land, additional benefits and other existing problems encouraged Americans to expand westward. The American people began to realize that the future ...

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The Civil War

The American Civil War was a grave turning point in the history of North America. It was a conflict that pitted the Northern states of the American union against the Southern states. The war raged for four years, from 1861 to 1865, and was marked by some of the fiercest military campaigns in ...

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The Color Purple

On December 1st, 1955, Rosa Parks was on her way home from work when she got on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. She politely sat down at the front of the bus. After a while, the bus filled up and she was asked to move so that a male passenger could have her seat. She refused, and shortly after that ...

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Reconstruction and the Western Frontier

1. Reconstruction was one of the most controversial and vitriolic events in American history. Discuss its evolution from the Ten Percent and Wade/Davis plans of 1864 through the end of Andrew Johnson's administration in 1869. How and why did the unfolding drama evolve into what became known as ...

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Bleeding Ireland And Black America

Fall Road is deserted. Only a few dirt-caked, barefoot, Irishmen can be seen shivering in the adjacent park. We walk past the Catholic neighborhoods knowing, at any moment, buildings might explode and automatic weapon fire could lacerate the air on every side of us. Belfast is charming, apart ...

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Ah, Woe Is Me

A) Summary of The Story: In the beginning of this short story we are introduced to Sarah, an aging black servant living in South Africa. She works hard for an upper-class white family and spends all of her money on education for her three children who are sent to a boarding school. They come home ...

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Jamaica

The island of is the third largest Caribbean island. It is in a group of islands called the greater antilles. It has an area of 10 991 km squared or 4 244 sq. miles. spans 230 km east to west and from 80-36 from north to south. It is third only to Cuba, which is the largest, and Hispaniola ...

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The Day Freedom Died

In Charles Lane’s book The Day Freedom Died the effects of the Reconstruction Act and its implications and interpretations in the state of Louisiana are examined. At stake are consequences that are far reaching and will affect the United States views on civil rights for the next century. The ...

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History of African-American Cemeteries

History of African-American Cemeteries It might seem that a good place to begin our exploration of African-American cemeteries is in Africa. Understanding how African groups buried their dead might help us better understand the early development of African-American cemeteries here in the ...

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The Color Purple

is a story about growth, endurance, loyalty, and joy, all nurtured by the strength of love. There are many themes; some concern the relationship between males and females, the relationship between Africans and black Americans, and personal independence. However, one thing that I felt strongly ...

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Joel Poinsett

In 1825 President John Quincy Adams appointed as the first U.S. minister to Mexico. His first assignment was to persuade the Mexican government to sell the U.S. the province of Texas, thus continuing the rapid expansion of the American democracy. The United States continued to pursue Texas with ...

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