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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Conflict was common among hunter-gatherers‚ but larger and more compact agricultural communities placed increased strains on inter-community relations. Allowing for a greater investment of personal wealth‚ community growth lead to an outburst of conflict and raids to obtain valuables kept in houses. This encouraged both organized violence and defense. Some smaller villages eventually coalesced into states in order to fend off military threats from neighbors. Besides becoming states
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fundamental teachings was sola scriputura and sola fide‚ which went against Roman Catholicism. He believed the clergy was not as important in translating the word of God and that the laity could interpret it for themselves. Luther said that faith and faith alone was the only reason for God to give grace or salvation. Luther discredited Catholic dogma only believing in those that were supported by scripture. Luther taught the doctrine sola scriptura which means “by scripture alone.” He believed any rule
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During 18th century population in England increased twice. Cotton industry was well-developed and was important in rising England but it was not enough of those power. The process of cleaning and spinning of the cotton was in one household and then in another house cloth were made. Such process works well‚ but because of growing population and their demand for cloth such type of producing cloth takes too much time. With increased demand for yarn‚ industry starts to search the ways how to improve
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During the 19th century 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
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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‚ the one who foretells his fate‚ he angers the gods. In this situation‚ by refusing
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Shakespeare’s Macbeth. He had very few lines‚ and appeared on only a few occasions. Despite this‚ I was able to gather a fair idea of Duncan’s character‚ through the interpretation of messages hidden within the text.<br><br>Duncan was a kind and good man. There are several segments of the play that show this; as I have demonstrated below.<br><br>Duncan is an extremely trustworthy King of his fellow men. He trusts his men with his life‚ his children‚ his throne‚ and most highly‚ his kingdom. He has no other
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Processing What was life really like in the colonies? Everyone either had a farm or in a city‚ no one lived in the suburbs. Many people made money on their farms or plantations where many slaves worked for the landowner. Also‚ many children didn’t receive education unless you were quite wealthy. So‚ let’s see what was life really like in the colonies. Let’s start off where people live‚ many people were farmers and that’s how they made a living. They grew their own food and even made things out
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The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution is known as one of Reconstruction Amendments‚ along with the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. The purpose of these amendments was to provide equal protection to former slaves. Previous to this amendment‚ the state governments didn’t have to respect the Bill of Rights and give all citizens the rights stated in it. Consequently‚ the newly freed slaves were not given the privileges and immunities of citizenship. Therefore‚ one of the most important parts
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Reagan was ideological. He liked to delegate via his cabinet. He was a staunch anti-communist and wanted to place the pro-American spirit back into the people. He told his cabinet what he wanted done‚ and they did it their own way to get there. He not only increased the defense budget‚ he doubled it. Reagan was a realist. He supported rebels fighting communists known in the Reagan Doctrine. He was also around during the red scare‚ influencing his beliefs as well. He believed in returning to containment
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