History of the American Flag According to popular legend‚ the first American flag was made by Betsy Ross‚ a Philadelphia seamstress who was acquainted with George Washington‚ leader of the Continental Army‚ and other influential Philadelphians. In May 1776‚ so the story goes‚ General Washington and two representatives from the Continental Congress visited Ross at her upholstery shop and showed her a rough design of the flag. Although Washington initially favored using a star with six points‚ Ross
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MODERN HISTORY CHANGES THE FAMILY In the last ten years of American history‚ there have been many milestones‚ events‚ and trends that have shaped American history. Not only did it shape history‚ but it changed how the American family lived. Examples such as the 9/11 attacks and new technological advancements have prompted serious and emotional conversations among family members and is considered important to cultural historians on how to understand the current mythologies of family. Aside
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hangs heavily over our heads today. From one theory to another‚ there is simply no telling what the real honest motive in killing the enigmatic President truly was. Among some of the various and fantastic theories‚ are those involving: the Chicago mafia‚ Lee Harvey Oswald attempting the murder by himself‚ and best of all both sides of our own the U.S. government. Alas‚ after numerous investigations‚ there is no hard tangible proof‚ for any one of these theories to put the mystery to rest. On November
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This paper is dedicated to the history of American Revolution and the War for Independence. The primary purpose of the survey given here is to carry out an analysis of the events of the late 18th century in the British colonies in North America on the basis of vast historical material published in the United States. The process that took place before and during the 1776-1783 period when 13 British colonies’ aspiration for independence broke out into the so-called War for Independence is very remarkable
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African American History: 1865- Present Aneshia Y. Glover HIS204: American History Since 1865 Instructor Mohamed Khan April 29‚ 2013 African American History: 1865-Present African Americans had a very rough time in the early years. Not only were they looked down upon‚ but they were tortured‚ criticized‚ and belittled by those from other ethnic groups. Forced to work as slaves and having to endure hours and days of painful work and cruelty without ever having the opportunity to say a thing
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This essay will be about the conflicts that happen in the book American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang. There will be one man vs man conflict‚ and a man vs self in this essay. Have you ever thought of a man vs man conflict in the book American Born Chinese? Well‚ I think that the main conflict that happens with the main character‚ Jin Wang is man vs man and man vs self. The first conflict that happens to Jin Wang in the book American Born Chinese is on page 188 when Jin and Suzy were sitting
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It is my theory that the disappearance of the giants (Nephilim)‚ in the Americas was brought about by God via supernatural events‚ divinely influenced natural disasters‚ and granting to the Native Americans‚ the ability to destroy the giants. The Comanche Chief Rolling Thunder commented: “this race (the giants) forgot justice and mercy and became too proud‚ the Great Spirit wiped it out and all that was left of their society were the mounds still visible on the tablelands.” The Navajo legend tells
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The history of American Literature starts well before this land was even called America. It has been a great evolution to come from tribal symbols and drawings to today’s Stephen King and Danielle Steele. Literature has gone through many phases and was impacted by great events and ideas in American history. The earliest form of literature in what would one day be known as America were far from what modern day people would consider "Literature". The Natives who inhabited this land first had unwritten
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standard for the possibilities social history offers to understand the events and people of early America. Through a painstaking and creative look at local records such as legal records‚ the Salem Village record book‚ the minister’s book‚ and tax records Boyer and Nissenbaum discovered a long-standing pattern of contentious behavior of which the witchcraft accusations in 1692 was just one episode. Their analysis provides an invaluable insight into the social history of New England generally‚ and the
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I.THEORIES ON THE ORIGIN OF THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO 1.1 Pacific Theory * By Beily Willis (geologist) * Occurs 200 million years ago in Pacific Ocean ( Eastern Region of Asia) * When volcanoes erupted continuously . (volcanism) * Japan‚Taiwan‚Indonesia‚ Solomon islands and new Zealand (pacific ring of fire) * 250 volcanoes in said countries and 22 active volcanoes in Phil. 1.2 Asiatic Theory * By Dr. Leopoldo Faustino * Diastrophism (deformation of Major feature
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