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    A revolution is the bringing of a new start. Like many other revolutions throughout the years‚ the American Revolution is the perfect example of the bringing of new changes. Effects a revolution can have not only on the people‚ but society as well‚ can be detrimental. The British government went into debt after helping the US fight for land. In order to pay for its significant expenditures during the Revolution‚ The Continental Congress had no choose but to accept loans from France. Other effects

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    one of the most influential events that ignited the civil rights movement in U.S. history. Many people know the story of how Mrs. Rosa Parks an African American woman refused to give up her seat to a Caucasian man on a segregated bus; but who exactly was Rosa Parks and why was her refusal to give up a seat on a bus so important and what impact does it have in today’s society. Rosa Parks was born on February 4‚ 1913 in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. Throughout her early life she encountered segregation on a

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    How the 19th Amendment Affects Womankind Imagine it’s voting day‚ every poll is filled to the brim with citizens. You are running errands with your family‚ but out of the corner of your eye you catch a woman trying to be involved in the election by voting. As you pass by more and more polls‚ you notice more and more women. Next thing you know‚ there are screams of terror as those women are being dragged out of the polls‚ being treated like wild animals. You and your family are sprinting to be separated

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    contributions importantly impacted the Middle Ages of England‚ as being king it introduced him to the reformed governance through the Domesday Book‚ feudal system‚ and laid the foundation for a solid royalism‚ greatly having an effect on English cultural development. After William the Conqueror’s victory at the battle of Hastings‚ William reallocated land to his Norman servants‚ beginning a structure where the king granted territory to his most loyal nobles in return for military service and owned all the land

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    lifetime‚ Benjamin Franklin accomplished several things‚ he was a postmaster‚ politician‚ firefighter‚ musician‚ an expert swimmer‚ and above all an extraordinary inventor and innovator. His inventions were fascinating‚ and have helped create the society we live in today. Because of him‚ we now enjoy simple things like fireplaces‚ electricity‚ and bifocals. Franklin’s first invention was invented in 1742 and was known as the Franklin Stove‚ much similar to what we call a fireplace today. The fireplace

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    flow‚ Michael decided to take a step back and really look at what the world around him was at the time. He came to the conclusion that there needed to be change‚ and he would help invoke that change. Michael Moore would change the structure of his society by doing it through one of his many talents: comedy. Michael first began his criticism by writing in his own weekly newspaper‚ the Flint Voice. He would later be hired to write for the magazine‚ Mother Jones. Things‚ unfortunately‚ didn’t work out

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    Frederick Douglass’ impact of slavery and racism Even though Frederick Douglass wasn’t behind the end of slavery‚ he impacted the world by his never ending enthusiasm to be a free man. Despite the fact that he was a slave‚ he never stopped until he knew how to read and write‚ even though that is illegal. Douglass abolished slavery and promoted freedom. He went through many things to get where he was‚ and now his books have impacted many Americans and beyond. Frederick Douglass impacted the citizens

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    known recognized for a model but it did not bother her because that is what she needed in life. She was a strong companion women growing up from lack of a farther figure she did not struggle to succeed in life and turn into a beautiful woman she became known for which is not only a sex symbol to people but also a famous singer‚ actor and model and every man’s dream wife. During the times

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    Stephen King was and still is one of the greatest Horror writers in America. Stephen King was born to Donald Edwin King and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King on September 21‚ 1947 in Portland‚ Maine (“Biography” 2017). Although King did not have the best childhood or adult life that never stopped him from writing some of the most amazing Horror novels in America. He had many influences and still continues to write astonishing novels and influence some of America’s greatest most iconic motion pictures.

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    Father Henry Garnet‚ he was a priest in the jesuit order. This religion played a major role in modernizing the church. But before it was accepted as a religion many people hated them. They would gather and practice their religion. Once authorities found out that there was a group of people practicing a different religion then the Church of England‚ they banned them from practicing and often executed members. He was the person that spoiled the assassinations attempt. Father Oswald Tesimond‚ approached

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