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Sir Sandford Fleming
Number of Words: 383 / Number of Pages: 2
... the route were not followed, his extens ive survey work of
various routes, including the Kicking Horse Pass t hrough which the
Canadian Pacific main line was built , greatly facilita ted Canadian
railway construction. In the early years of the 20th ce ntury the Canadian
Northern railway work. He was a strong advocate of a telecommunication
cable from Canada to Australia, which he believ e would become a vital
communications link of the British Empire. The Pa cific Cable was
successfully laid in 1902. He was also interested in th e development of a
satisfactory world system of keeping tim ...
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Peter The Great
Number of Words: 846 / Number of Pages: 4
... to bring back to Russia. His voyage ended in the rich and luxurious city of Amsterdam. Peter began to study Holland’s ships and navy, and hired ship builders to go home with him, and help him prepare a sea power. Peter, wanting to really learn how to build a ship, signed on as a carpenter to hide his true identity, because he wanted to work without that being a distraction. After 4 months, Peter had built a ship of his own, called the “Peter and Mary.” Soon enough, he sailed out to distant countries to borrow plans for astronomical tools, mints, cannons, and weapons. During his voyage, Peter’s palace ...
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Davy Crockett
Number of Words: 328 / Number of Pages: 2
... 2 terms.
Davy wanted to go fight with the Creeks. But his wife, Finley begged him
not to go. The Creeks fought only for there homes. Davy could under stand that.
He fought in Alabama and Georgia. Davy and other men went into Florida to fight
the Creeks.
Davy Crockett took his rifle "Old Betsy" and fought for Texas against
Mexico at the Alamo.He fought with James Bowie and William Travis in San Antonio
at a mission. The Mexicans attacked the mission and Davy Crockett was killed.
Davy Crockett was a famous American. He could hunt fish and telling stories.
He was good with people and ...
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Story Of J Robert Oppenhiemer
Number of Words: 710 / Number of Pages: 3
... in his memories. It started like the soft but noticeable sound of white noise on the radio, but soon grew into voices. He began constantly hearing the dreadful and horrible screams as if he was there, seeing the great white light. He pictured himself as a god, a horrible Osiris that sat on top of Mount Fuji, claiming the lives of thousands and thousands, trying to drag them with him to Hades. What had he done on his path to greatness? How could something he felt so right about in the beginning feel so wrong now? His mind had traveled what seemed like thousands of miles, until he found hims ...
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A Dictionary Of Modern Revolut
Number of Words: 334 / Number of Pages: 2
... and sat along side with Fidel who became his closet advisor and friend.
Che was dropped from the Communist establishment in 1965 by Castro but nor officially. Che's whereabouts were not known for many months. In truth Che had been planning what would be his last revolutionary strike. This strike to be held in Bolivia to stop the suffering and dictatorship. Che was not used to having inferior army tactics that the Bolivian rebels used. This led to his unit being caught and imprisoned. Che was shot the next day after his capture.
Che is still widely known for his wild and dashing style and especial ...
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Muhammad Allah
Number of Words: 771 / Number of Pages: 3
... Talib, who succeeded as head of the Hashim clan. At the age of twenty five he went to work for a rich and beautiful widow named Khadijah, who owned a wealthy commercial enterprise. After a brief time the to were married and tried to start a family. They had two sons, both of whom died, but then four daughters were born. At about 610 A.D. while in a cave on mount Hira, Muhammad had a message entrusted in him by God to preach of his messages. Intermediately he received more messages throughout his life. Some of these revelations constitute the texts of the Koran. First privately and then publicly Muhamma ...
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Gangs
Number of Words: 1248 / Number of Pages: 5
... and juveniles joining organized . These juveniles are not only joining at a younger age but are committing more violent crimes then there antecedent. What makes these young men and women decide to participate in the violent and often deadly crimes of ? Why would a youngster be so eager to submit himself or herself to the torture of initiation or risk there life by having sex with a known person that’s HIV positive?
Although varies regions of the country may have different meanings or definition for the term "gang member" a good description for a gang can be found in the November 1991 ...
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Rosa Parks
Number of Words: 399 / Number of Pages: 2
... to give up her seat on the bus, Mr. Nixon decided that she wouldn't be the last. He called a meeting of black leaders to see what action they should take.
By the end of the meeting, the leaders agreed to call a one-day boycott of all the city buses for Monday Dec.5. On Monday, the buses began their run through the black neighborhood and came back empty. The boycott was a sucess. They set up the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) and named Martin Luther King Jr., it's leader. Rosa Parks went to court and was charged with violating a 1947 segregation law. She was found guilty and fined $10 ...
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Alexander The Great, King Of Macedonia
Number of Words: 709 / Number of Pages: 3
... day Turkey). He then occupied Syria and after a long siege of Tyre, then Phoenicia and then he marched into Egypt,were he was accepted as pharaoh. From there he visited the famous Libyan oracle or amon. The oracle certainly haled him as amon's son and probably promised him that he would become a god.
He then organized Egypt and founded the city of Alexandria, next he crossed the Easter Desert and the Tigris an Euphrates Rivers. Then, in the autumn of 331 B.C. he defeated Darius' grand army at Guagamela(near modern day Iraq). Darius then fled to the mountain residence of Ecbatana,while Alexander oc ...
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Assassination Of Gaius Julius Caesar
Number of Words: 352 / Number of Pages: 2
... and Marcus Junius Brutus to plot an assassination to
preserve the Roman Republic. On March 15, 44 B.C. Julius Caesar was killed in
the Senate house.
The reason behind the assassination of Gauis Julius Caesar was very
clear. He just had too much power. Cassius and Brutus knew that if Caesar
became the dictator he would destroy the Roman republic. Caesar knew that by
becoming the dictator he would have those who did not like him, so he inacted
the Sanctity of the Tribunes, which enabled him to be unharmed without dire
consequences. When Caesar was killed, Rome became divided on who should hav ...
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