Janine Marie Riddick HIS 141 Mr. Van Gilder Project 1 02/15/14 Discovering Columbus County Columbus County has become my home for the past three years. During my exploration of Columbus County I chose to ask Michael Brown‚ Mark Howard‚ Christina Perdue; MD‚ Dr. Kevin Bratton; Ph.D.‚ and Addie Mae Haley. I thought it would be interesting to get the opinions of five people with different occupations‚ and experiences in life. Michael Brown is a Southeastern Community College student‚ his major
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the Americas. This admiral of the sea’s name was Christopher Columbus ‚but in Italian his name was Cristoforo Colombo. Columbus open the way to exploration and colonization of the Americas in his four transatlantic voyages. Since his major find on the other side of the world‚ he has earned the name of discoverer of the New World. However‚ we now know that Vikings had visited North America five centuries earlier. Very little is known of Columbus’ childhood and early life ‚but many scholars believe
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15‚ 2012 Was Christopher Columbus a Hero or a Villain to America? Yes‚ Columbus discovered America‚ but do you know how many deaths and how much destruction it cost? Columbus went to explore the ocean and he found a new continent‚ North America. He was actually looking for India and its gold but found a different place. Exploration of North America brought so many bad things to people. All of those things happened because of Columbus. It makes one want to say that Columbus is a villain. First
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De-icing Background Research De-icing is defined as the removal of existing‚ snow‚ ice‚ frost‚ etc.‚ from a surface. De-icing is very important in winter in places in the north and sometimes in really cold places in the autumn. De-icing was first used to de-ice snow and ice on roads to so that all forms of transportation can continue in extreme cold weather and also has an important impact for making the roads safer for traffic
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The Knights of Columbus was founded by an Irish-American Catholic priest‚ The Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney in New Haven‚ Connecticut. He gathered a group of men from St. Mary’s parish for an organizational meeting on October 2‚ 1881 and the Order was incorporated under the laws of the U.S. state of Connecticut on March 29‚ 1882. Though the first councils were all in that state‚ the Order spread throughout New England and the United States in subsequent years. The primary motivation for the
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The article “America Before Columbus” written by Lewis Lord and Sarah Burke intrigues readers interest and curiosity with an interesting topic of Native Americans and America before Columbus arrived. I will be discussing some ideas I summarized from this article. First of all‚ I have never heard of the name Cahokia before prior to reading the article. I was surprised at the fact that it was once a city in Illinois. In fact‚ the article described Cahokia as an Illinois Babylon. In addition‚ a misconception
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Dutch for "The Style"‚ also known as neoplasticism‚ was a Dutch artistic movement founded in 1917. In a narrower sense‚ the term De Stijl is used to refer to a body of work from 1917 to 1931 founded in the Netherlands. De Stijl is also the name of a journal that was published by the Dutch painter‚ designer‚ writer‚ and critic Theo van Doesburg (1883–1931)‚ propagating the group’s theories. Next to van Doesburg‚ the group’s principal members were the painters Piet Mondrian (1872–1944)‚ Vilmos Huszár
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Dear Mr. Mayor‚ The statue of Christopher Columbus that resides in the city hall should be removed and relocated to a different location‚ such as the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society. If it were to be moved‚ I would strongly recommend attaching a plaque‚ which can provide a synopsis of facts‚ regarding his treatment towards indigenous tribes. This statue has caused a stir of mixed emotions for many individuals. However‚ it is important to acknowledge the wrongdoings he imposed in order
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Christopher Nolan is a 46 year old Film Director who was born on July 30‚ 1970 in London‚ England. Christopher Nolan was raised by his American mother and British father and ended up living in Chicago and London. In his childhood he attended a boarding school in London called Haileybury. Christopher Nolan begin filming as just a young boy of the age of seven‚ he used his father’s super 8 camera to make short little films starring his toy action figures. But‚ he decided he wanted to become a filmmaker
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