the movement resulted in a number of violent clashes between the local police and protesters in which three were killed by police firing. At this stage‚ Mahatma Gandhi began to feel that the movement was veering off course and was disappointed at how the movement lost its non- violence. A couple of years later‚ Gandhi devised a civil disobedience campaign between 1919-1922 and as a result was jailed for conspiracy in 1922. However‚ in 1930‚ Gandhi led the landmark Salt march in which many Indians
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Harriet Tubman lived her life helping others achieve freedom. She was a conductor on the underground railroad and a leading abolitionist. She was viewed as a hero of the African-American community and more. Imagine being twelve and separated from your family. As a young child‚ Harriet was sold at least five times. Each time she was beat up giving her scars for the rest of her life. Even though she was a child she was doing jobs of an adult. For example‚ at the age of five Harriet was given the
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Virtue and the Laws: The Parent Analogy in Plato’s Crito. Sandrine Berges Instructor in Philosophy Department of International Relations Bilkent University Bilkent 06533 Ankara Turkey Berges@bilkent.edu.tr Virtue and the Laws: The Parent Analogy in Plato’s Crito. 1. Introduction. One noticeable omission in the otherwise ever flourishing literature on Plato’s Crito (and one might say on the early Platonic dialogues in general) is the recognition that Plato
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began to work at the University of Berlin like his father. Dietrich was an active member of the resistance against the Nazi reign. When Adolf Hitler became the leader of Germany in 1933‚ though his church welcomed the new Chancellor‚ Bonhoeffer himself did not. Throughout his life‚ the young pastor continually fought against the Nazi’s political injustice‚ always
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The new proposition of government and society based upon the Enlightenment ideals of democracy‚ citizenship‚ and human rights set ahead by the philosophers such as John Locke‚ Montesquieu‚ Rousseau‚ and Voltaire spread throughout France. It changed how people viewed the government and its policies. As a result the French Revolution came to play from 1789-1799. It started when the working classes known as
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Abraham Lincoln is one of the most well-known Presidents because of the things he did. Lincoln helped the United States get through the Civil War‚ which had the highest casualty rate of Americans than any other war. South Carolina threatened to secede if Lincoln won the election‚ so the state seceded on December 20‚ 1860. (South Carolina‚ 1862) After Lincoln was elected he had to travel to Washington‚ D.C. from Illinois. On the trip‚ Lincoln was supposed to go through Baltimore‚ Maryland. General
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Its 1927‚ the great flood of Mississippi has been the worst natural disaster. More than 23‚000 square miles of land has been destroyed‚ thousands of people have had nowhere to live‚ and around 250 people have died. While going through this great depression‚ we had near no food‚ plantations flooded‚ farms ruined‚ we couldn’t eat a lot‚ nor even live. More than 200‚000 African Americans have been displaced from their homes along the Lower Mississippi River‚ and have had to live in camps. The flood
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Edison did not invent the lightbulb‚ his 1878 patent was based off an earlier bulb patent‚ but he did create the most efficient and highest quality bulb for his time. The Edison light bulb was created to help with Edison’s push towards electricity. Edison believed that electricity was safer than gas. Gas
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The Scientific Revolution was caused by a number of preceding events‚ such as the Renaissance. The Renaissance occurred from 1300 to 1600‚ and was a rebirth of learning after Europe emerged from the Dark Ages. The Renaissance inspired a spirit of curiosity and change from learning that aided the Scientific Revolution by developing a higher education that enabled them to make opinions for themselves. Furthermore‚ the Renaissance allowed people to question both the Church and the olden ways‚ which
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convention. He did not compromise when it comes to his political views. He truly wished a strong centralized government by the replacement of the Articles of Confederation. Alexander did not participate in the debates concerning this matter though. However‚ on June 18‚ 1787‚ when he was given the chance to deliver his speech‚ he presented ideas of an ideal national government. According to him‚ the national government should have unlimited power over the states. Unfortunately‚ Alexander’s ideas did not move
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