the African Congo was a land full of unsolved mysteries and intriguing economic prospects in the second half of the 19th century. It was the last region of Africa to be explored by Europeans; for over 400 years‚ Europeans had attempted time and time again to explore the region‚ and yet all had succumbed to unbearable hardships and impassible terrain. It is likely that this region would have remained unexplored until very recently if it were not for a man named Henry Morton Stanley. Stanley was the first
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Feb 28‚ 2012 Dr. W. Moody Henry Morton Stanley Born John Rowlands in Wales‚ or as those of his time knew him as Henry Morton Stanley; was the illegitimate son of John Rowlands and Elizabeth Parry. He grew up partly in the charge of reluctant relatives‚ partly in St. Asaph Workhouse. After his interlude of dependence on relatives‚ he sailed from Liverpool as a cabin boy‚ landing at New Orleans in 1859. There Rowlands was befriended by a merchant‚ Henry Hope Stanley‚ whose first and last names the
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someone that is seen as more accomplished. The ones that are overshadowed are sometimes forgotten about. However‚ this does not make them less important. Sir Henry Morton Stanley is one of these people who was overshadowed. Although he may be seen as inferior to other people‚ he did a lot in his lifetime. On January 28‚ 1841‚ Sir Henry Morton Stanley‚ original name John Rowlands‚ Congolese name is Bula Matari‚ “Breaker of Rocks”‚ was born in Denbigh‚ Wales. He was a British American explorer of central
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our success as Imperialists? History of the Americans Professor XXXXXXXXX June 2nd‚ 2013 1652 Words The topic that will be researched and analyzed in the following essay has to do with the Imperialist Era in the United States. The question is: “To what extend did the Panama Canal lead to our success as Imperialists?” The aspects I will be researching are the history of the Panama Canal‚ the problems related to it‚ and the consequences that lead to our success as Imperialists. In general
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Georgia Paul December 9‚ 2014 Marijuana’s Impact upon society The first recorded usage of marijuana was in 2727 B.C by Chinese Emperor Shen Nung who recognized the heeling properties of the plant. Marijuana was introduced to the Jamestown colony in North America in 1611. In 1854 the United States Pharmacopeia listed the medical properties of the use of marijuana including treatment options for gout‚ migraine headaches‚ rheumatism‚ hysteria‚ depression‚ loss of appetite‚ childbirth pains‚ and many
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fter the Spanish-American war‚ America was split between imperialists and anti-imperialists. Imperialists wanted America to extend its rule over foreign countries‚ and acquire and hold colonies and dependencies. On the other hand‚ anti-imperialists opposed these ideals. The imperialists could argue that they have already been very successful. For example‚ the US has expanded to take control of other territories such as the Philippines‚ Puerto Rico‚ Cuba‚ and Guam. Additionally‚ imperialism gave President
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Republic of Congo starts off with King Leopold II‚ the King of Belgium from 1865-1909. King Leopold II was extremely interested in making Belgium a world power‚ and did so by imperialism and colonization. In 1885‚ he made possible the formation of the Congo Free State (now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo) (Hochschild). This state was originally created as a way to open up the interior of Africa to European trade‚ specifically for ivory‚ which was extremely valuable at the time. Morton Stanley
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The Republic of the Congo began as a Belgian colony in the late 19th century. Belgium’s King Leopold II‚ after becoming increasingly frustrated by Belgium’s lack of international power‚ began to persuade his government to support colonial expansion. His attention was drawn to the area of the Congo River basin following during Sir Henry Morton Stanley’s exploration from 1874–77. King Leopold II organized a geographical conference in Brussels in 1876‚ during which he proposed “establishing an international
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A component in the development in Operation “Save the Congo” that we will focus lies in the Health infrastructure. The Democratic Republic of Congo was one of the first African countries to recognize HIV‚ registering cases as early as 1983. The most common method of transferring the virus occurs through homosexual activity; linking to over 87% cases in the Congo. Demographically‚ the ages groups most affected are women aged 20 to about 29 and men alike aged 30 to 39. Other method that contribute
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“Morton Salt“ “No one knows Salt like we do”. Morton Salt generates a never-ending supply of new products in covering all possibilities where salt can be used and is not focusing on only one type of salt e.g. Culinary Salt. During over 160 year’s history‚ Morton Salt never stopped developing new salt products and finding new niche markets. Salt is not seen as a mundane product that is only used to salt e.g. food but even more as science. Morton Salt is presenting on his website how various salt
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