century‚ it was a man’s world. The career field was dominated by powerful and famous men‚ until one woman stepped into the scene. Amelia Mary Earhart was a female aviator that forever changed the world’s view on women in the working world. Born on July 24‚ 1897 in Atcheson‚ Kansas‚ Amelia grew up with a supportive family and a lifelong desire of adventure. Her family moved to Chicago‚ and she graduated from Hyde Park High School in 1915. And from then on‚ began her road to fame. Earhart was one of the
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historical document which declared the colonies of America to be free and independent states from Britain. It was a revolutionary and significant document in 1776 and the statement‚ “All men are created equal‚” remains significant today. On April 6‚ 1776‚ the Second Continental Congress
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Question 3 Justice… Justice is to do the right thing‚ or when wronged‚ to get more-or-less even with that person. That is normally what is meant by “bring to justice.” However‚ just is a rather complex word‚ a word that you can look at from different angles and get a different answer every time. In the story of Oedipus‚ however‚ the definition of justice has a more cruel undertone. In the literary work of Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus is a prideful man who refuses to accept fate. By refusing to listen Tiresias
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Woodrow Wilson’s failures of commission probably had the most dire consequences of any U.S. president. His great flaw was his sanctimonious nature‚ more stark and distilled than that of any other president‚ even John Quincy Adams (who was no piker in the sanctimony department). He thought he always knew best‚ because he thought he knew more than anybody else. Combine that with a powerful humanitarian sensibility‚ and you get a president who wants to change the world for the betterment of mankind
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released in the late 1960’s. UNIX was the first operating system that would run on different models of computers‚ and used a common communications protocol called TCP/IP to talk between the different machines. TCP/IP stands for "Transmission Control Protocol / Internetworking Protocol" and the word "Internet" came from that. What was the first name of Internet before it was called Internet? The name of the web platform that was first developed as a research network was called: ARPANET (Advanced Research
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Is a science fiction film made in 1998‚ directed by Peter Weir and interpreted by Jim Carrey as Truman Burbanks‚ Truman was adopted and raised by a corporation inside a simulated television show that recorded all of Truman’s life‚ but one day he discoverers it and decides to leave the show (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Truman_Show). In the movie‚ Truman show was directed by Christof . He watched every movement‚ every effect he wanted every single detail about the show to be perfect for the
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this day it is unknown who threw the bomb and why they did it but this event was one that defined a period of rapid industrialization and great corruption in the United States. The conditions that defined this era in the history of still young country‚ where the graves still lay fresh from civil war and with the seams that were broken barley mended back together‚ would become the clamor of the nineteenth century. This riot was not just a random outbreak during a labor demonstration but rather a boiling
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Assess the Legacy of Caesar Caesar was one of the most ambitious and determined men to ever rule the Roman Empire. He became a legend in his own right by defeating his highest political threat at his time‚ Pompey. Taking Rome by storm‚ Caesar marched his way to power supported by his loyal army and followers claiming his Dictatorship for life. Changes that he made during his time still remain strong in our time such as the Calendar. Gaius Julius Caesar was a man of high prestige‚ charm and talent
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For centuries‚ Russia was cut off from most of Western civilization. This is due in part to Russia’s geography. Russia has‚ what is called a natural barrier. Russia’s natural barrier is simply its huge expanse. It is hundreds of miles from Moscow or St. Petersburg to any Western city. This isolation was a hindrance‚ and an advantage throughout history‚ politically‚ socially‚ and economically. Russia’s language is an example of this. It is extremely clear that it resembles no Western European
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European countries and America learnt how unadvanced and weak China’s military really was compared to them. They used this knowledge to gradually impose their ways and beliefs on China. Many of the Chinese commoners thought this to be intrusive and offensive to their cultural beliefs. As time went on other nations slowly gained more freedom in China as Westerners forced them into a series of unfair treaties. One example was the Conventions of Peking‚ which allowed European missionaries to move freely about
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