Over 700 years ago the world was introduced to firearms which changed the world. Although the change was slow‚ there was a change. Today‚ over three-quarters of americans have had or have used a firearm in their life. That means that over 240 million people have used a weapon‚ but people see the weapon‚ but not how far they have come. It took 700 years to make one of the deadliest weapons in the world. Over 800 years ago the world was intrigued by the discovery of gunpowder. The mixture of saltpeter
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from Sparta‚ their greatest rival‚ and the Persian Empire. But since democracy had already taken route‚ it was soon to prove that in the long run‚ it could defeat the strongest forces. While watching this story‚ I was fascinated how a single man managed to completely change government.
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study mathematics‚ astronomy‚ cartography and navigation. Columbus presented an unheard of plan to sail through the Atlantic Ocean to reach Asia more quickly. England and Portugal denied his plans without giving it a seconds thought. History would change
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Ivory Spratley Ms. Lawton English III April 5‚ 2015 Poets and their literature play a major role in today’s society‚ including the poets and authors coming from places all over the world. America is filled with great poets and authors‚ from inspiring speeches to collections of novels. Authors from later years were very more clear and distinct with their literary works. As the famous poet and author Claude McKay says “If a man is not faithful to his own individuality‚ he cannot be loyal to anything
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The Incas were a truly interesting race of people with a unique culture and religion. Though they lived long ago‚ we can still uncover information about their lives through the artifacts they left behind. These relics enable us to better understand their cultural development‚ and allow us to take a glimpse into their lives all those years ago. Many of the artifacts were directly traced to their cultural roots. One fascinating treasure was called the quena‚ a musical instrument invented by the Incas
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In the book of Romeo and Juliet‚ Juliet has been changing as a character when she talks to her mom about getting together with Paris and Juliet obeys her mother In Act 1 Scene 3. In Act 3 Scene 5 Juliet is talking to her father because Juliet is supposed to marry Paris but she does not want to since she is already married to Romeo so she disobeys her father. Juliet changed from Act 1 Scene 3 to Act 3 Scene 5 because first she is obedient to Lady Capulet and in Act 3 Scene 5 she is disobedient to
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Leonardo da vinci was one of the greatest artists of the renaissance and of the modern age. Leonardo started painting as an apprentice at the age of fourteen to Verrocchio who influenced a great deal of his art. At the age of 20‚ he qualified as a master in the Guild of St Luke. Later on in life he worked for the Chapel of St Bernard‚ and Monks of San Donato as far as religious pieces go. He also worked for kings such as Francis I‚ King of France. His life was elusive and there is not much know about
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The Harlem Renaissance and personal experiences‚ being main inspirations‚ motivated Hughes to take new and creative approaches such as folk and jazz poetry. Langston Hughes was a voice that got across the unfair treatment and limited opportunities that many African Americans experienced throughout their lifetime. The Harlem Renaissance was a period in which African Americans prospered with great achievements. The process of these achievements involved variety and the will to be experimental. Langston
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Thomas Edison’s invention of the lightbulb was so significant that it is still effecting society to today. Thomas Edison’s lightbulb had to consist of three things‚ the first being a durable incandescent material‚ the second thing the lightbulb needed was to eliminate the oxygenation from the bulb‚ and the last thing the lightbulb needed was a filament material of high resistance. The first lightbulb was going to be made out of platinum‚ however‚ platinum was very expensive to distribute to homes
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Aurelius Constantinus Augustus. He used to be an emperor of Roma from 306 to 337 AD. He was born in 272 in Nishtar. His father was an officer of the Roman army. Constantine had made lots of changes during his office about social‚ military and financial. He changed the structure of the government and military. These changes became the basis of the development in the future. He leaded his army to attack the Eastern Roman Empire. After the war‚ he became the only emperor from 324 to 337 AD. After Constantine’s
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