Harriet Tubman‚ a key figure in the abolition movement during her time‚ made many contributions to this movement that have led us to where we are today. She solidified herself in history‚ nowadays even the average person recognizes her name and her brave journeys back and forth along the underground railroad. Despite this being the most known fact of her life‚ there are many other things she’s done that have gone unnoticed by the average person who likely hasn’t truly researched what her life was
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There have been many influential woman that have changed and shaped the roles of women in society in the past and in the future. They opened up the doors of opportunity for future women and made many contributions to our society‚ but there’s one woman in particular that stands out‚ Elizabeth Blackwell. She has contributed greatly to American society by expanding women’s rights through her passion‚ perseverance and competence to become the first woman doctor in America. In the mid and late 1800s
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Rubens‚a Baroque painter‚ has contributed so much to art more than any other artist‚ because of his unique expression of form‚ composition‚ and color. He created about 3‚000 works of art throughout his life‚ all of which are now scattered in museums across the world. He is well known for his allegorical references‚ pyramidal composition‚ landscapes‚ and depiction of the human form through his depiction of corpulent women. He influenced many painters as well as avante-garde movements such as the Impressionist
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saw her as a sex symbol but I see her as a beautiful young lady that was very talented. Marilyn could dance‚ sing‚ act and model. People thought she was just a dumb blonde because of her movie ¨Gentlemen Prefer Blondes¨ but she really wasn´t. Marilyn came up with the most beautiful quotes ever. We’ll get into that later though. Marilyn created lots of big movies such as‚ ¨The Asphalt Jungle¨(1950) ¨Prince and the Showgirl¨ (1957) ¨Gentleman Prefer Blondes¨ (1953) ¨How to Marry a Millionaire¨ (1953)
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riots‚ and strikes. It was then that Mussolini joined the fascist party‚ later becoming its leader. Gradually he transformed the Italian government into a dictatorship‚ which ultimately led to his downfall. Benito Mussolini’s future was crafted by how he was raised. The power
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Before my visit to Alabama State University‚ I really did not want to attend. It’s too close to home and when I graduate I wanted to go somewhere hours away. Many of my family members attended ASU and always came to me with good reviews. I just never pictured myself as ASU Hornet. I just felt like it wasn’t the college for me and I really didn’t know anything about it. Taking this trip today made me have a change of mind when i’ve learned many things that I didn’t know. Today i’ve learned that
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Did you know that the same man who invented the hand grenade also invented and manufactured the aluminum golf club? Sir William Mills was that person. He also invented other things that helped the British during World War I. Sir Williams Mills is an important person in history who had an interesting life‚ accomplished great things‚ and contributed important inventions to the world. William Mills was born on April 24th‚ 1856‚ in Wear Street‚ Southick‚ Sunderland. He was the son of David Mills‚ who
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of Venus and the fact that Jupiter boasted moons that didn’t orbit Earth‚ supported the Copernican system‚ which (correctly) stated that the Earth and other planets circle the sun. Some of hs quotes were; "And yet it moves." "I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn’t learn something from
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prophecies being told‚ this idea is mainly thought to be supernatural. Finally we have the floating dagger that Macbeth sees right before he goes to kill the King. Originally‚ shakespeare wrote Macbeth as a tribute to the king after Queen Elizabeth I. This king had tried to convince people that witches were a serious problem and that people needed to be on the lookout for witches and witchcraft. Not only was the play meant to pay tribute to the new king‚ but it was also to continue what Queen Elizabeth
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Henry VIII is often remembered as the English monarch who broke away from the Roman Catholic Church. However‚ Henry was only attracted to Protestantism in a restricted way. Henry VIII loitered with Protestant ideas‚ but ultimately he proved to be conservative on matters of many religious beliefs altogether (Hobbs). This being said many people were often confused with certain newly found doctrines from different religions now being used in one church. Henry VIII came to the English throne in 1509
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