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    The art of disbelief started with Francis Bacon‚ who is known as the father of modern science. Bacon believed that people should run their own experiments and follow those results rather than blindly listening to the results of others. He spoke about how people should go out and prove–or disprove–old assumptions‚ and that believing old theories because that was the status-quo was naive. He contributed to the creation of the Scientific Method because of his beliefs. Bacon had a lot of similarities with

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    moral codes people did not value their lives‚ the economy and the amount of people not having work. All of these things had a huge impact on the fall of Rome‚ it also caused the empire to divide which made the fall come even quicker. People not having work had great impact on the fall of Rome. When people didn’t have work it caused the wealthy Romans and the Romans that are in poverty to grow apart from each other. The price of all their goods had to go up because they did not have work and the

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    paddle that increased his swimming speed. At the age of 12 Benjamin was apprenticed to his brother james‚ a printer. He mastered printing in his early times. He achieved this between 1718 and 1723 which also the same time that he learned how to effectively write and he read tirelessly. Benjamin Franklin first had his attention in poetry but when he tried it he got discouraged because of his own writing.In 1722 benjamin wrote a series of 14 essays

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    Virginia had already gotten out of their debt and therefore did not want to pay a subsidy to those who had paid their share of taxes. This dispute was difficult because the Constitution said that the Federal Government was responsible for ending national debt—just like Hamilton planned‚ but then the Articles of Confederation said that Congress was not allowed to tax the people in a direct form. After disputing with James Madison (the man who did not support central government) about what could and could

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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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    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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    Andrew Jackson’s presidency had a massive impact on the development of democracy and he did advance democracy. Democracy is a government system in which the people of the state run. Democracy has been alive for a little over the beginning of time. It has had its ups and downs‚ but when it went down‚ Jackson made it better because of his actions. He was elected in 1829 and was very known for being the hero of the war of 1812. He was president from 1829-1837 and held advanced democracy.Democracy was

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    VIII of England also found interest in making a Protestant Church‚ likely inspired by the Protestant Reformation‚ led by Luther. Henry VIII’s wife did not have any sons‚ so Henry VIII would have no male heir to the throne. He asked the Pope if he could allow them to divorce‚ but since Henry’s wife was related to Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain‚ the Pope did not allow him to get a divorce. Henry decided he wanted to divorce his wife‚ either

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    Mussolini’s Fascist Italy The rise of a new ideology often means a destruction of the old or previous one. After World War I‚ many countries such as Italy faced social discontent due to a staggering number of deaths that occurred and had left the economy weak. The working class believed in opposition of the liberal government‚ which led to other political ideologies taking the stage. Italy’s move toward fascism was due to the people’s fear of a socialist revolution. Fascism is a political ideology

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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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