Aerielle Atkinson Professor History 1301 23 February 2017 The Louisiana Purchase In 1803‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ was able to effectively double the United States Territory with a single purchase from France. These approximately 827‚000 square miles of land‚ which would later go on to become different parts of 15 states‚ have come to be known as one of the greatest achievements of Thomas Jefferson’s presidency: The Louisiana Purchase. After explorations lasting from the beginning of the 17th century to
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Q: Was there a Trojan War? Compare the literary with the archaeological evidence. "...in that matter of Wilusa over which we were at enmity." Despite the continuing debate‚ the literary and archaeological evidence indicates that there was a Trojan War. The reality of this war however‚ was not the epic conflict as narrated by Homer‚ but more likely part of an ongoing enmity between the Mycenaean ’s and the Hittites. Troy was a wealthy city‚ well placed at the mouth of the Hellespont in the
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the West Was Won Over the years some 25 million people have come to America. Some came for economic reasons‚ others to freely practice their religion without persecution‚ others to escape war‚ political unrest‚ and overpopulation. Whatever the reason‚ they all came to enjoy America’s promise of freedom and prosperity. There have been several major waves of immigration throughout the history of the United States. The first dated from 1783 to the early 1800s. Between 1820 and 1870‚ there was a rapid
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King Ay was the Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt‚ who reigned from 1325 BC to 1321 BC He was the successor of Tutankhamun who ruled from 1334 BC to 1325 BC. Ay was succeeded by Horemheb (1321 – 1292 BC). Ay was also given a royal name‚ i.e. Kheperkheperure which meant "Everlasting is the Manifestations of Re" (tripod.com). When Akhenaten was ruling‚ Ay came to be known as ‘Master of Horses’. Later‚ he used to serve as the Grand Vizier when Tutankhamun was in power. He had much influence
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------------------------------------------------- Was the Cold War Inevitable? ------------------------------------------------- ARTS1271 ESSAY ------------------------------------------------- 16th September‚ 2011 ------------------------------------------------- The orthodox view of the Cold War elucidates its inevitability due to the great ideological differences that existed between the Soviet Union and United States. On the other hand‚ the revisionists argued that it happened due to
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1. Was it ethical to do the prison study in the way that Zimbardo conducted it? Why or why not? Explain your position substantively. I don’t believe that Zimbardo prison experiment was unethical. I do believe that it was morally wrong what he put the volunteers through and the extent he took his study. He himself admitted that he too got wrapped up in his role. Though as it was made clear in class there is a difference between moral and ethical. As defined by Webster’s dictionary ethical is conforming
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years to come. The war on terror is used to describe this international military campaign that started as a reaction the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. The term “war on terror” was initially used to describe the post 9/11 war in Afghanistan against Al Qaeda and the Taliban but was however expanded in 2003 to include the Iraq war. But this inclusion of the war in Iraq which had no links to the Taliban or Al Qaeda makes the term much more stretched and contentious. The war in Iraq
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referred as “Lucifer” in the Bible. He was originally created as a perfect being and described as being wise and completely righteous. However‚ pride caused Satan to fall. However‚ Satan desired to be a God instead of a servant of God‚ and became the leader of the fallen angels‚ wicked or rebellious angels that have been cast out of heaven. He managed to convince one third of God’s angels‚ who are now considered as demons‚ to join his rebellion and go against
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Hewlett-Packard Company and Microsoft Corporation Financial Analysis According to company financials for the 2012 fiscal year‚ HP current ratio is at 1.09 while Microsoft Corp. ratio is at 2.6 which make HP a lesser candidate to obtain a short-term credit. They would not have enough to pay its current liabilities. Also HP recorded inventories of $6.32B compared to Microsoft $1.14B. If sales for PC’s‚ tablets‚ phones and other products dropped‚ HP would have a difficult time selling its inventory
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From the period of 1875-1900 organized labor enhanced the position of workers to a certain extent. Organized labor is defined as bunch of workers united as a single who would then bargain with employers to improve economic status and working conditions and through the use of organized labor political standings of workers. Organized labor had a good affect on workers since the hours at work was gradually decreasing due to labor unions while the wages were increasing. Labor groups such as the Knights
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