In 1492 Christopher Columbus made a discovery that would change the world as they knew it; however‚ he did now know it at the time. What he discovered was the Western hemisphere. Columbus was a man from Genoa who wished to discover a direct sailing route from Europe to Asia‚ as everyone else who tried before only got as far as South Africa. He first asked Portugal to fund his voyage but they declined because they did not think he would make it all the way to Asia with the resources that he had without
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have freedom in America. On the other hand‚ however‚ others argue that Southerners didn’t agree with giving African Americans their freedom. Reconstruction changed america because the KKK‚ expansion of railroad‚ and the thirteenth Amendment ended slavery. The KKK is well known for the amount of hate that they had for African Americans during the time of reconstruction. They were a destructive group of people that would burn down African American churches and schools. The KKK did not like African
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“How Disco Changed the World” Disco got its start when Djs at gay Manhattan dance clubs started spinning black music in the early 70s. With such obvious homosexual and black roots‚ it is no wonder that‚ considering the time of its emergence in the mid 1970s‚ less than a decade removed from the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and only a few years after the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968 and the Stonewall riots in 1969‚ faced a hearty opposition from some Americans. On the warm summer night
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Influence on America America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was officially established through the National Security Act of 1947‚ but the concept of intelligence gathering had existed since the days of the Revolutionary War. The CIA is the successor to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS)‚ which was created in 1942 to help organize espionage activities during World War II. The mission of the CIA is to collect bits of strategic information in order to protect the United States of America from foreign
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always be in people’s hearts because he gave people the opportunity and the voice to say what they want and how they feel‚” stated Kendrick Lamar. Eazy-E grew up in Compton‚ California with a pretty rough life. As a highschool dropout‚ he founded Ruthless Records with Jerry Heller. Eazy and Heller would go on to form the N.W.A.‚ and through the N.W.A. Eazy made an enormous influence on America. He died on March 26‚ 1995 from complications of AIDS. Although he isn’t alive anymore‚ he is still one
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The Influence of Women on the Founding of America and Through 1877 Kelley Swatsenbarg Wayland Baptist University – San Antonio Center Mr. Thomas Gaj May 4‚ 2010 The Influence of Women on the Founding of America and Through 1877 Throughout the many years of history‚ women have always had some kind of influence over man. Whether it be coercing him‚ tricking him‚ or demanding of him‚ they changed the actions of men. Sometimes it has been completely unintentional; sometimes intentional
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The Influence of Asia in America The lines between the East and the West are a lot less distinct and the East and West are merging. Asian companies are becoming household names‚ such as Toyota‚ Mitsubishi‚ Samsung‚ Nestle‚ and Nikon. Asia has influenced America through their involvement in America’s development and defense‚ and also through their beliefs and practices they have carried with them across the Pacific. To see when Asia first began influencing America‚ we need to start with Marco Polo
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mass immigration began‚ there were no Italians in America. In point of fact‚ Italians were coming to these shores hundreds of years before the immigration depot at Ellis Island was built. The very name America is attributed to Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci‚ whose voyages to Brazil and the West Indies established the existence of a second super continent‚ the New World. As early as 1507‚ European mapmakers were beginning to call the continent America‚ the feminine derivation of Americus‚ Latin for
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Pacific. The primary event which historians attribute to this end are the use of atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Although the bombing of these cities did force the Japanese to surrender‚ many people today ask "Was the use of the atomic bomb necessary to end the war?" and more importantly "Why was the decision to use the bomb made?" Ronald Takaki examines these questions in his book Hiroshima. The official reason given for dropping the bomb was to bring a quick end to tht
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Hurting America? Deregulation is the act or process of removing restrictions and regulations. This is exactly what Republican presidents have been doing to businesses in the United States of America. Today in 1928‚ the economy is at its absolute highest in history‚ with people being able to afford almost anything. Deregulation under the Republicans was good for America because it pushed the economy forward‚ and raised the wealth of americans‚ but not with some drawbacks. But how exactly did deregulation
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