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Gandhi Y La Revolucion
Number of Words: 1450 / Number of Pages: 6
... conciencia nacionalista. Después del Acta, la gran disconformidad del pueblo hindú encontró su representante, ¨ El Mahatma ¨ Mohandas K. Gandhi, este increíble líder nacionalista estudio derecho en Londres, luego se fue para Sur Africa a trabajar como abogado y a ayudar a los Indios que vivían ahí. Muchos compatriotas suyos se habían establecido en estas tierras como obreros en plantaciones de caña de azúcar; pero poco a poco fueron surgiendo hasta construir una pequeña colonia. Estaban sometidos a todas clases de discriminaciones y abusos, ya que frente a la población negra y blanca, eran una ...
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Reform Judaism In The 19th Cen
Number of Words: 967 / Number of Pages: 4
... lived in. Ghettos were being abolished,
special badges were no longer required and Jews could dress the way
they wanted, settle were they pleased and work the occupations they
desired.
Many Jews settled outside of Jewish districts, and began to
live like their neighbors and speak the language of the land. They
went to public schools and began to neglect Jewish Studies and forget
about he Shulchan Aruch.
In 1815, after Napoleon's defeat, Jews lost the rights of
citizenship in many countries. Many Jews converted to Christianity in
order to retain those ri ...
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The Dropping Of The Atomic Bombs On Japan
Number of Words: 1050 / Number of Pages: 4
... of 1945 led to concrete planning for the use the new weapon, on the assumption that the bomb when completed would work. By the end of 1944 a list of possible targets in Japan had been selected, and a B-29 squadron was trained for the specific job of delivering the bomb. [3] It was also necessary to inform certain commanders in the Pacific about the project, and on December 30, 1944 Major General Leslie Groves, head of the Manhattan District, “recommended that this be done”. [4]
After President Roosevelt’s death, it fell to Stimon to brief the new President about the atomic weapon. At a White House me ...
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Adolf Hitler
Number of Words: 924 / Number of Pages: 4
... To his surprise he failed again. In fact the Dean of the
academy was not very impressed with his performance, and gave him a
really hard time and said to him "You will never be painter."1 The
rejection really crushed him as he now reached a dead end. He could
not apply to the school of architecture as he had no high-school
diploma. During the next 35 years of his live the young man never
forgot the rejection he received in the dean's office that day.
Many Historians like to speculate what would have happened
IF.... perhaps the small town boy would have had a b ...
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The Metis
Number of Words: 510 / Number of Pages: 2
... They had known for some time that Canada was busy constructing a colonists highway from Lake Superior to the Red River. The situation became tense surveyors were sent into the flow of settlers, and it was considered a wise move to have the surveying well under way before settlement began in earnest. It was decided to use a system or land survey similar to that used in the western part of the United States. Townships were to be divided into thirty-six sections, each containing one square mile or 640 acres. The sections were then to be divided into, the quarter-section was thought to be enough land ...
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Greeks
Number of Words: 928 / Number of Pages: 4
... stories that are passed down through Greek history. The ’ respect for their gods came partially out of fear. An example of superhuman qualities to be feared is stated in Theogony:
Then Zeus no longer held back his might; but straight his heart was filled with fury and he showed forth all his strength. From Heaven and from Olympus he came immediately, hurling his lightning: the bolts flew thick and fast from his strong hand together with thunder and lightning, whirling an awesome flame. The life-giving earth crashed around in burning, and the vast wood crackled loud with fire all about. All the lan ...
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Gold Strike, Relating To Cry,
Number of Words: 338 / Number of Pages: 2
... because mining supported Johannesburg, and references were made to the mining industry throughout the book. Many characters voiced their opinion that it was the black men that economically supported the white men in South Africa, and they were diseased and injured by it. That they worked for cheap, were exposed to dangers, and then when they needed medical attention the non-European hospitals were less than inadequate. John Kumalo gave speeches on strikes against the gold mines. Gold was found in a new area, Odenaalrust, and the white men wanted to change the name because it was too hard to ...
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Balkans, History On Geographic
Number of Words: 776 / Number of Pages: 3
... that have been beaten in battle usually would take refuge up at the top, or it would be a punishment.
The rivers in the Balkan Peninsula are basically short so there only use is from local inhabitants. If anything these rivers are a menace, because they cannot carry water traffic and they cut ravines which then in turn block travel along the coast. The one exception of this is the Danube river, which enters from the west, passes through the Hungarian plain, then flows to the south of the Slavic states, and finally exits out of Romania and into the Black sea on the east. Though this is a great help ...
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David And Solomon
Number of Words: 1067 / Number of Pages: 4
... house, but the invisible King of kings still dwelt in an aging temporary tent, the Tabernacle of Moses. At first the prophet Nathan gave David approval to construct a temple, but the following night God intervened. Speaking to Nathan in a dream God laid out for David an amazing covenant whose promises continue to this present day. God committed himself to establishing the house of David forever, to a specific land and people ,Israel, and to a temple.
David, a man of war, was not, however, to build the First Temple. That task was given to his son Solomon, although David drew up the plans. The fact ...
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Henrietta Edwards
Number of Words: 405 / Number of Pages: 2
... on the formation of a Provincial Laws Committee where Henrietta Muir
Edwards was elected to be the Chairman and Irene Parlby as Vice Chairman. With her new
responsibilities she began to change federal and provincial laws concerning women, marriage,
divorce, adoption, property and dower rights, child protection, minimum wage and widows
allowance.
In 1916 she published the first edition of "The Legal Status of Women in Alberta", which
was the same year women achieved the right to vote. In 1921 and 1924 she published to more
issues. Mrs. Edwards then prepared the "Legal Hand ...
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