historical document which declared the colonies of America to be free and independent states from Britain. It was a revolutionary and significant document in 1776 and the statement‚ “All men are created equal‚” remains significant today. On April 6‚ 1776‚ the Second Continental Congress
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Shell destroyed whole communities’ abilities to adequate standards of living for himself and his family. They did not have access to proper food or housing‚ nor continuous improvement of living conditions. There were no methods taken to ensure improved methods of production‚ conservation and distribution of food‚ which was destroyed by Shell oil spills. There was no distribution of knowledge regarding the health and safety measure; in fact the health problems caused by the Shell
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What assignment was the most meaningful to me this semester? This semester I did multiple tasks. They all taught me something new. After doing all those assignments‚ only one assignment was the most meaningful. That assignment was the autobiography. The autobiography assignment was meaningful to me for many reasons. One reason is that the autobiography was significant to me is because it was an important time for me. It was the time I learned a valuable lesson.The autobiography assignment gave me
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as the Yihequan‚ formed. Originally‚ they were against the Qing leaders‚ but later focused their outrage on foreign influences which they believed were inferior due to Shang teachings. The Qing Dynasty was weak which angered the Chinese working class. Their rage stoked the fire of change. As it was obvious that their government would not change‚ they took matters into their own hands. This caused the Yihequan to form. This group initially formed with the intent of change in leadership. They‚ soon
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Did you know that world leaders do not exactly agree on what a democracy means. A democracy’s most salient and universally agreed upon component is a voting system. Athens was not truly democratic because they had slaves‚ no woman rights‚ and no equal rights. The first reason Athens wasn’t truly democratic is that they had slaves. Slaves were viewed as insignificant‚ vapid people‚ for this reason they did not get to vote. Since they were classified as slaves‚ they didn’t have the privilege
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democracy‚ or communism‚ would reign supreme. Both countries fought to be the dominant power‚ creating a cold war‚ or a war where neither side is directly fighting the other in combat. While there was some aggravation between the two superpowers over things such as the Berlin Airlift and the Korean War‚ during the early 1960s tensions between the two rose even higher. President Kennedy put in a policy of being more flexible when it came to discussions with the Soviets‚ allowing him to resolve the crises
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mind. A discontented scientist who discerns the weaknesses of the current model can spark a revolution by discovering a new credible way of looking at the universe. One of the most prominent and revolutionary discoveries in the history of physics was Albert Einstein’s resolution of the inconsistencies in the current model of mechanics and electromagnetism with special relativity. Rather than attempting to remold Maxwell’s equations‚ Einstein‚ in 1905‚ rejected prevailing assumptions about the nature
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to France to invade Spain and reestablish monarchy. Spanish colonies‚ which flanked the United States‚ have already gained independence or were in the process of doing so. The US was concerned that a monarchial Spain overrun by France may
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The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution is known as one of Reconstruction Amendments‚ along with the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. The purpose of these amendments was to provide equal protection to former slaves. Previous to this amendment‚ the state governments didn’t have to respect the Bill of Rights and give all citizens the rights stated in it. Consequently‚ the newly freed slaves were not given the privileges and immunities of citizenship. Therefore‚ one of the most important parts
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admire you if you are a good person‚ and you should feel good about yourself for it. We may fall short every once in a while‚ but our parents taught us right from wrong‚ and it’s going to take a lot to make those people lose sight of that. What causes someone to become a good or bad person? I like to determine whether a person is good or bad based on their actions and how they treat people around them. Not only family/friends but strangers as well. I like to think that good people
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