heritage and federal legislation on human rights. He had created himself a legacy which lived on throughout the late years of his life and‚ although he passed away October 2014‚ his contributions will be imprinted
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Chinese Contributions Ancient China was vastly innovated and superior with its innovations and contributions that are still being used throughout the world today. Ancient Chinese inventions such as silk‚ paper‚ gun powder‚ printing‚ tea‚ wheel barrow‚ porcelain‚ toilet paper and the compass have been vital to not only the Chinese culture‚ but also to world civilization. Without a doubt‚ I believe paper‚ printing‚ gun powder and the compass are the most useful inventions/contributions from the
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Kevin Silva 12/8/11 History Accelerated Mr. Binger Contributions To American Democracy Have you ever wondered where we got our governmental ideas from? It turns out that there are three men that influenced our decisions for a democracy by providing the guidelines or basics for the right governmental system. Those men’s names and John Locke‚ Baron De Montesquieu‚ and Francois Marie Arouet or better known by his pen name Voltaire. They all made great advances that later in time helped us to give
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SOWC 6000 Week 2 Assignment: Ida Cannon Corina Hopkins Introduction The following paper reflects on the life of Ida Cannon and the contributions that she made to the field of medical social work. Cannon helped develop medical social work as we now know it. She was also an active member of her community‚ as well as her state (Social Welfare History Project‚ 2012). Background Ida M. Cannon was born July 27th‚ 1877 in Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin. She was the third of four children to parents Colbert and Wilma
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from looking at an American history textbook is that there is very little mention about Chinese immigrants and their contributions in the United States. Almost all of the focus has been placed on white people of European background and their role in the development of this country. Without Chinese people’s contributions‚ America might not have become what it is today‚ one of the richest‚ smartest and strongest countries in the world. Chinese immigrant’s contributions included building railroads‚
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The ancient Greeks were pivotal to western intellectual history. The western philosophical tradition started in ancient Greeks and would paint the pathway to future discoveries and knowledge. As the Greeks would improve the idea of the alphabet when the Phoenicians passed it onto them and would begin recording their ideas. These recorded ideas would finally be documented and help spread the ideas of philosophy. In addition‚ the ancient Greeks would set up the basic categories of philosophy to give
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Ancient Greek Contributions Ancient Greece forged many of the contributions seen in western civilizations. One of the most influential contributions is literature. Those contributions where very important then and still are today. The importance of Greek literature is found when looking at the texts of western civilization. Greek writers created the form and foundation for later writings. By opening Greece to the idea of writing‚ literature introduced new forms of entertainment‚ record keeping
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so little is known biographically about one of the most important figures in Christian history‚ but this only serves to add to the mystery and grandeur surrounding the Apostle Paul of Tarsus. Much‚ however‚ is known of the time after his conversion to Christ and what he did to contribute to Christianity in this period‚ and it is this that leaves a greater legacy than the simple facts of his life. The contributions that he made towards the cause of Christ and the spreading and formation of Christianity
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NATHANIEL JOSEPH D. GOBRES GRADE 4 – St. Catherine FOREIGN SCIENTISTS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS Aristotle Student of Plato and a tutor to Alexander the Great‚ Aristotle was a genius Greek philosopher and scientist of the ancient age. Born on 384 BC‚ Aristotle was a biologist‚ a zoologist‚ ethicist‚ a political scientist and the master of rhetoric and logic. He also gave theories in physics and meta physics. Aristotle gained knowledge in different fields with his expansive mind and prodigious writings
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Emmeline Pankhurst contributed significantly to the national history of the United Kingdom as she led the movement to win the right for women to vote in the United Kingdom. Although her contribution and fight for equal voting rights in the UK‚ also had an influence on other countries as they inspired by Pankhurst’s actions strived to achieve the same outcome. While Pankhurst accomplished something great for women in her time‚ her actions also positively impacted the women after her death‚ and the
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