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The Evolution Of The World
Number of Words: 513 / Number of Pages: 2
... of the sky. As one can clearly see,
many maps, had different centers. Each map had a different center, each
based on a different religion.
Many years before the birth of Jesus Christ, the Greeks theorized
that the earth was a globe. But after that, there was a period in history
called "The Great Interruption." This period was categorized by a complete
silence where people in general, forgot about the issue of whether the
earth was flat or whether it was a globe. Another reason that brought the
theories of a globular world to rest was because the priests told the
general public that the earth was ...
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The Contenders
Number of Words: 1604 / Number of Pages: 6
... a situation
originating with Martin van Buren.
Buchanan's two major rivals for the nomination, Franklin Pierce and
Stephen Douglas, were both politically tainted by the bloodshed in Kansas.
Buchanan was untainted, since he had been abroad during most of the
controversy. Even so, he did not secure the nomination until the seventeenth
ballot.
Fremont was best known as an explorer and a war hero. He surveyed the
land between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, explored the Oregon Trail
territories and crossed the Sierra Madres into the Sacramento Valley. As a
captain in the Army, he returned ...
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The Holocaust
Number of Words: 666 / Number of Pages: 3
... would run and try to hide in the
woods, but the prisoners would run after them and jump them. In the Bible
it says we need to forgive and forget just as God has forgiven us. In this
situation I think it would be hard for me to forgive the Germans, but it
would be harder to forget all the pain and suffering they went through.
Many soldiers would write home and tell their parents or family
about all that is happening. They would tell them to never throw this away
so that they will never forget this terrible event. Captain Timothy Brennan
wrote "I want you to never forget or let our disbeliev ...
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Native Americans
Number of Words: 1726 / Number of Pages: 7
... 80 million deaths during the early colonial period alone. Although The Indians numbers were never accurately recorded (estimates have ranged from in the low millions to as much as around a hundred million) it is certain that they are far from a complete recovery. For nearly 300 years the population of had been declining, since shortly after Columbus arrived in the Western Hemisphere to a while after the civil war. But starting in the beginning of the 20th century the United States census bureau has reported an almost continuous increases in native populations (with some exceptions, notably an influenz ...
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Claude Monet
Number of Words: 1614 / Number of Pages: 6
... part of his life travelling throughout Europe, he returned frequently to visit his old friend. The interest that had been made some years earlier was refined and shaped.
"My eyes were finally opened and I understood nature; I learned at the same time to love it." Boudin may have opened Monet's eyes, he may have even convinced the young painter to break with tradition and finish his paintings outdoors, but the young protégéé had yet to truly experience the country's capital. Before long, the lectures of Le Havre on a the young artist came to a end and, in 1859, Monet left for Paris. However, brin ...
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Immigration To Canada
Number of Words: 607 / Number of Pages: 3
... nationals of Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Russia constituting more than half of the total. Until World War I, immigration had generally increased in volume annually. From 1905 to 1914 an average of more than a million aliens entered Canada every year. With the outbreak of war, the volume declined sharply, and the annual average from 1915 to 1918 was little more than 250,000. In 1921 the number again rose; 800,000 immigrants were admitted. Thereafter the number fell in response to new conditions in Europe and to the limitations established by U.S. law. (which were to some extent unreasonab ...
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Luther And The Reformation
Number of Words: 564 / Number of Pages: 3
... Two years later, he was ordained as a priest. In 1508 Luther was appointed Professor of Philosophy at Wittenberg University, and he also studied there subsequently to receive the Doctor of Theology degree in 1512. In 1515 Luther was appointed Augustinian Vicar for Meissen and Thuringia. During the period of his appointment as Vicar, Luther underwent a
modification in his views and beliefs.
It is with music as well as theology that Luther brought about sweeping reforms in the German Church. During Luther's time, congregational chorales were performed in the service without accompaniment. They were ...
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Defense Of Slavery
Number of Words: 1109 / Number of Pages: 5
... When defending slavery the first aspect that one must look at is that slavery was the basis of the southern economy. To put an end to slavery without reimbursement for southern losses would have been crippling to their whole economic structure.1 Reimbursement was also practically impossible since slaves, being human, were able to reproduce like the rest of their white counterparts. Though slaves needed not to be paid for their work on plantations, money was needed to provide for their care. That means that the south did not have a leg up on the north who had to pay the sometimes almost
non-exis ...
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Richard Nixon
Number of Words: 1569 / Number of Pages: 6
... Act. In 1948, writer and editor Whittaker Chambers accused Alger Hiss, a high State Department official, of being a Communist. Nixon, a member of the Un-American Activities Committee, personally pressed the investigation. Hiss denied further charges that he had turned classified documents over to Chambers to be sent to the USSR. Alger Hiss was later convicted and indicted for perjury after sufficient evidence was discovered. Nixon was reelected to Congress after winning both the Republican and Democratic nominations as a result of gaining a national reputation as a dedicated enemy of Communism. ...
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Britain And Europe In The Seve
Number of Words: 1580 / Number of Pages: 6
... after 1688. This involves intellectual and political matters. European intellectual developments during the first part of the century did not significantly affect the main part of English life, and English influences on Europe were negligible. The only groups interested in developments in Europe were minorities who were dissatisfied with the established order in Britain. For most of these “Puritans” the Calvinist churches of Europe provided the model which they hoped to establish in England. During James I’s reign they were inspired by Dutch divines and encouraged in their op ...
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