the most beautiful and impacting music the world has ever seen. Beethoven started working on his ninth (and final) symphony in 1818‚ after the work was commissioned by the Philharmonic Society of London‚ and completed the work early in 1824. What is both ironic and shocking is that though this symphony is one of the most beautiful and complex ever to be written‚ Beethoven was nearly (if not) completely deaf at the time he wrote it. The title of Friedrich Schiller’s poem “An
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Waitangi) The Treaty of Waitangi (Māori: Te Tiriti o Waitangi) was a treaty signed by representatives of the British Crown and various Māori chiefs of the North Island of New Zealand. Te Tiriti O Waitangi was first signed on the 6th of February 1840. The treaty’s regulations had • Inaugurated a British Governor of New Zealand (the throne’s representative in a commonwealth country) • Let other people live in New Zealand (such as Dutch‚ Europeans‚ Asians etc.) • Let the British make the rules
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F. Cole‚ and Michael D. Reisig‚ the juvenile justice system is characterized by five time periods. The first time period is referred to as the Puritan Period. Between 1646 and 1824‚ misbehaved children who didn’t obey their parents would be considered evil and have to deal with the law. During the Refuge Period between 1824 and 1899‚ institutes were created to provide good work‚ study habits‚ and discipline to children. These
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Chapter 6: THE INTIMATELY OPPRESSED It is possible‚ reading standard histories‚ to forget half the population of the country. The explorers were men‚ the landholders and merchants men‚ the political leaders men‚ the military figures men. The very invisibility of women‚ the overlooking of women‚ is a sign of their submerged status. In this invisibility they were something like black slaves (and thus slave women faced a double oppression). The biological uniqueness of women‚ like skin color
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large amount of people employed 15 How did technology and industrial ingenuity prepare the way for the expansion of industry and the growth of the American economy? Developed industries relatively immature‚ fine items came from England. But by 1840s rapid machine technology advances‚ sophisticated textile industry. Technology and demand led to factories- began in New England textile industry‚ large water-driven machines increased production 16 Who were the "merchant capitalists" and what
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there are many critical reasons for which he should be removed from the $20 bill‚ for many reasons including the Elections of 1824 and 1828‚ his creation of the spoils system‚ his opposition towards the National Bank‚ and the Indian Removal Act. He used his executive powers in prodigious amount and soon people started calling him as their “King”. During the Election of 1824 Andrew Jackson was competing with Henry Clay‚ John Quincy Adams‚ and William Crawford. Andrew Jackson won the most popular votes
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the Alamo fought‚ one must first examine the reasons for the Texas Revolution’s occurrence. Texas’ declaration of independence was caused by several things. First‚ in 1824‚ Mexico redefined their territories‚ with Texas being bound to Coahuila and the capital going from San Antonio to Saltillo. Secondly‚ the liberal constitution of 1824‚ which guaranteed equal rights to everybody on Mexican soil‚ was opposed by Santa Anna‚ who advocated the removal of all foreigners after he seized control of Mexico
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Clay because of his great teamwork skills and that was showed in the Missouri Compromise in 1820; he ran for president many times‚ lost and kept coming back because of he was driven‚ but he slipped when he changed the minds of the representatives in 1824. These men showed great traits that people need to be successful‚ but one can also learn from their mistakes. Being ethical‚ able to work in a team‚ creative‚ and having resilience are some of the main keys to being
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public. After the war of 1812 came to an end the public began to discuss the topic of voting heavily. The most significant changes in participation in both political campaigns and elections in the United States took place within the years of 1815 to 1840; and this was because of a dramatic change in activism‚ as well as a dramatic increase in the level of campaigning. Within the years of 1815 and 140‚ political activism grew immensely within the United States. Although compared to present day‚
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John C. Calhoun: The Starter of the Civil War If one person could be called the instigator of the Civil War‚ it was John C. Calhoun -- Unknown. The fact that he never wanted the South to break away from the United States as it would a decade after his death‚ his words and life ’s work made him the father of secession. In a very real way‚ he started the American Civil War. Slavery was the foundation of the antebellum South. More than any other characteristic‚ it defined Southern social‚ political
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