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    In 1492 Christopher Columbus made a discovery that would change the world as they knew it; however‚ he did now know it at the time. What he discovered was the Western hemisphere. Columbus was a man from Genoa who wished to discover a direct sailing route from Europe to Asia‚ as everyone else who tried before only got as far as South Africa. He first asked Portugal to fund his voyage but they declined because they did not think he would make it all the way to Asia with the resources that he had without

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    cell phones‚ computers and other technological innovations has generated economic growth while improving health care and agricultural production in developing nations. But these countries still have a long way to go to catch up to the rest of the world. Rwandan traditional healer‚ Musa Kayairanga Traditional healer Musa Kayairanga of Rwanda uses herbs and ointments to treat his patients‚ and over the years he has learned a lot about natural medicines. Now he is able to share this information

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    Women’s Rights Movement Women’s rights are basic human rights. They should not be controversial. They should not only be applied to men and women‚ but to every race and nationality. Back then‚ they didn’t think so. In the 1800s‚ white men were the only people with rights. Women were not allowed to vote‚ own land‚ have a job‚ or have an education. But they were allowed to be at home and take care of the kids‚ chores‚ cooking‚ cleaning‚ and all the responsibilities. They started working‚ meeting‚ and

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    However‚ out of the numerous people‚ only handfuls have undertaken procedures and innovations that draw universal acknowledgment and admiration. In such a way‚ through innovation and development of ideas‚ such characters have drastically changed the world. Born on July 10‚ 1856‚ Nikola Tesla forms part of such individuals who have influenced the globe in a particular way. Tesla was a brilliant Serbian inventor who made significant inventions in the fields of both mechanical and electrical engineering

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    cases‚ and an emotion that doesn’t frequent people to often‚ however‚ this is an emotion all plantation workers working on starting sugar plantations would’ve underwent‚ which subsequently was the result of a reason why life on the plantation in the 1800s was hard. The reasons were‚ harsh living conditions‚ laborious and unfair working conditions‚ and racial and gender differentiations‚ were strict and terrible for the men and women that were imported to work on the starting sugar plantations.. Out

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    “How Disco Changed the World” Disco got its start when Djs at gay Manhattan dance clubs started spinning black music in the early 70s. With such obvious homosexual and black roots‚ it is no wonder that‚ considering the time of its emergence in the mid 1970s‚ less than a decade removed from the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and only a few years after the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968 and the Stonewall riots in 1969‚ faced a hearty opposition from some Americans. On the warm summer night

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    Election Of 1800 Essay

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    country after becoming independent from the British Empire. One of these major events was the presidential election of 1800. This election was won by Thomas Jefferson who is one of the most iconic men in the history of the United States of America. The election and the process of him becoming president wasn’t smooth sailing though. The race for president was contested between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Adams was a federalist who was the sitting president at the time going against the democratic-republican

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    Society of the 1800's

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    Society of the 1800’s During the 1800’s there were three prominent cultures that could be found within Antebellum or Pre-Civil War America. These cultures include the North‚ South‚ and the Southern Black or Slave culture. These societies differed in many ways‚ some to an extreme degree. The Northern culture is the closest to the modern day America that we know as it was the most progressive culture. The Southern culture was extremely elitist and intolerant of social reform not benefiting the slave

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    Horses In The Late 1800s

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    horses of the mid- to late 1800s. Horses are prideful‚ strong‚ and majestic creatures that have very few predators lurking over them. Horses have worked hard at their jobs for a long time. They pull heavy carts‚ race for entertainment‚ and make long journeys with ease‚ all for the sake of three square meals a day and an early retirement. The end of the 19th century comes near and horses are starting to see changes happening all around them. Ignorant of the fact that these changes may one day affect their

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    Women In The 1800's

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    questioning of their equality helped spark the beginning of the Woman’s Right’s Movement. This paper will go over how women were paid significantly less than men during the 1800’s‚how most women in the 1800’s got married to men for financial stability‚ how women were more decorative and sentimental‚ women’s entrance to the world of politics‚ and some different viewpoints of women earning more rights in general. This movement had abundant influence on women’s rights then and today. During the nineteenth

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