Gagge Alleshouse Mr.Schilling Thursday 9‚ 2 ELA 9 This is a quote from the famed poet maya angelou “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said‚ people will forget what you did‚ but people will never forget how you made them feel. Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles‚ leaps fences‚ penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. If you don’t like something‚ change it. If you can’t change it‚ change your attitude.” Maya angelou. Born: April 4‚ 1928 St. Louis‚ MO ‚ Died:
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contributed to the money earned by the region. This was done through the export of some products such as cotton‚ cocoa‚ sugar‚ rum‚ coffee‚ arrowroot‚ lime juice‚ coconut. For example in Jamaica the value of trade in ground provision increased to £577 in 1874 to £16‚000‚000 in 1887. 3. Peasantry helped Caribbean citizens to reduce their dependency on imported food as they grew food for local markets as well as their families. 4. Many peasant farmers used the cash earned from peasantry to improve their social
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Harriet Tubman was Born from enslaved parents in Dorchester County‚ Maryland. Harriet was Originally named Arminta Harriet Ross. Harriet Lived a tough life‚ even Physical violence was a part of Harriet and her family’s daily life. Harriet suffered very badly in her young years from physical violence‚ Which caused permanent physical injuries. As Harriet grew older she didn’t run into many physical encounters much‚ But harriet later encountered a particular day when she was lashed five times before
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Although the French officially began colonizing Vietnam in 1874‚ it was the early 20th century when the native population began to feel a nationalist attitude (Vietnam history‚ n.d.). The nationalist feeling began in 1907 and by 1908 the French had put a stop to it. It would continue on through the 20th century
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what women should wear. (“women’s Emancipation‚” Harper’s New Monthly Magazine 3‚ no. 15 [Aug. 1851]: 424.) Then‚ women changed their clothes again to adjust the demand of society. That is the appearance of hidden bloomers. According to the book‚ “By 1874 dress reform had more
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By the turn of the century and for the next few decades‚ artists of all nationalities were searching for exciting and different modes of expression. Composers such as Arnold Schoenberg explored unusual and unorthodox harmonies and tonal schemes. French composer Claude Debussy was fascinated by Eastern music and the whole-tone scale‚ and created a style of music named after the movement in French painting called Impressionism. Hungarian composer Béla Bartók continued in the traditions
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In the mid to late 1800’s‚ opium was a fairly popular drug on the market. It was the drug of trade and it was even more popular than alcohol. Opium dens sprung up all over and it became a serious problem. The addictive effects became unbearable. By 1874 to a new wonder drug called Heroin was invented to ease those who became addicted to morphine which is a derivative of opium. Heroin was believed to be a safe and non-addictive substitute for morphine. They were wrong and the heroin addict was born
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My role model‚ the famous Archaeologist Howard Carter. Howard Carter was born in London‚ England‚ on May 9‚ 1874‚ to a lower middle class family. As a small boy‚ he fell ill frequently and was partially tutored at home. His father taught him how to draw. Because of his potential‚ the head of the Egyptian Antiquities service‚ appointed Carter to the newly established position of Inspector-General of Monuments of Upper Egypt. Carter then took interest in his work and discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen
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be able to pay back the loans. By the end of the decade the stock market had become a major influence on the economy. Investors were being richly rewarded as stock prices increased‚ which caused some observers‚ including President Herbert Hoover (1874-1964)‚ to worry about "speculation"—when overly optimistic investors buy stocks rashly‚ driving their prices higher than their actual value. One reason for the concern was the common practice‚ by both individuals and companies‚ of buying stocks with
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In a time when women were ignored and downtrodden by the male-dominant society‚ the Women’s Christian Temperance Union arose in 1874 to fight against the culture of alcohol that threatened the lives and livelihoods of women and families. Among these was a woman named Carry Nation‚ a radical fighter in the temperance movement who caused the destruction of bars in protest of the state of Kansas’ failure to enforce a ban on the production of alcohol. Carry Nation‚ along with nearly all women in the
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