Pacific in 1768-71‚ 1772-75 and 1776-80. Due to his efforts by the 1800‚ the myth of a vast and southern continent had been dispelled. The question does not specify that we should make this comparison with other portraits of figures like Omai – who represent the exploration of the Pacific. 1. Omai by Sir Joshua Reynolds c.1775 (from the Castle Howard Collection) 2. Omai‚ Banks and Solander by William Parry‚ C1776 (from the Collection at Parham Park) c.1776 3. Omai‚ engraving by J
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After America gained their independence in 1776‚ starting a ruling government was a priority. America thought that the foundation of their new government should relate to important fundamental questions. Although America thought they were completing their mission‚ their governing system had nothing related to their fundamental questions. As a matter of fact‚ the Northern victory in the Civil War‚ helped resolve the fundamental questions. One of the most important fundamental question was whether
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when the Founding Fathers drafted this final version of the Declaration of Independence‚ they did not consider all men apart of the "all men" that had unalienable Rights. This view is evident in the document because it excludes certain peoples in both 1776 and society today that were treated unequally. Women and slaves were not considered apart of the men mentioned in the "all men are created equal" statement‚ making it invalid. In Document A‚ Jefferson condemns the King for taking away the liberty
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This lead to the Olive Branch Petition attempted by the Second Continental Congress‚ which did not work. After the failure of the Olive Branch Petition‚ the Continental Army pushed out the remainder of the British troops in early 1776‚ opening the way for July 4th‚ 1776 our Independence Day. In what arguably Washington’s most important portion of the war‚ was the training and strategic control over the army. A group of thirteen individual colonies coming together to form one massive army was a tall
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noble family in Como‚ Italy on February 18‚ 1785. When Volta was twenty-nine years old he became a physics professor at the ‘Royal School’ in Como‚ Italy. He studied chemistry gases in the years of 1776 through 1778. By 1778‚ Volta managed to make an electrical spark using methane‚ which he discovered in 1776 by collecting the gas from marshes... Volta was the first person to discover and isolate the compound methane. The first battery that Alessandro Volta made was called the ‘Voltaic Pile’. The
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“Gettysburg Address” Text Dependent Questions 1) “Four score and seven years ago” refers to 87 years ago‚ so he refers to the year 1776. This establishes the tone to be poetic and earnest. 2) The term “proposition” means changing statement or proposal. 3) To “die in vain” is to die for no reason‚ and it refers to the soldiers. 4) The phrase “the last full measure of devotion” refers to the highest level for the love of their[soldiers’] nation. This shapes the tone by adding love and passion
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Common Sense was a pamphlet published in 1776 by a political philosopher and writer named Thomas Paine who was born on February 9‚ 1773 in Thetford‚ England. He voluntarily attended Thetford Grammar School from 1744 to 1779. When he reached the age of 13 he entered into an apprenticeship with his father where they made thick rope stays also called stay ropes which are used on sailing ships. Due to he’s close ties with shipping and the seas Thomas Paine decided to enlist as a privateer‚ before returning
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The viola is not the best known instrument in the violin family. In fact‚ ask anyone you know that is not involved with orchestra what it is and they would blink dumbly at you. In reality‚ even though the violin is better known in today’s society‚ it is possible that violas appeared before violins because the Italian word for violin‚ violino‚ is derived from the word viola‚ although no one knows who invented it or when it was invented. To answer anyone’s question on what exactly a viola is‚ a viola
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late 1700s to mid-1800s‚ the United States seems to grow increasingly divided. The contrast in strong opinions and the desire to shape America’s social-economic and political climate between the northern and southern regions of the United States from 1776 to 1850‚ ultimately lead to communal unrest‚ eventually resulting in the Civil war in 1861. Even though sharing the same flag‚ same President‚ and speaking the same language were commonalities‚ the dissimilarities between the north and the south were
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History of Iron and Steel I have researched the origin of hot metal cars for many years. In the very early years of iron production and later steel production historical is sketchy at best. Almost in plant equipment was built on sight and sometimes no drawings were used. The ability of American fabricators in the late 1700 and the 1800 amazes me. A case in point is Otto Mears a German immigrant that built most of the three foot gauge railroads in the Colorado Rockies. He had a third grade education
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