Beginnings How The World Was Made Cheerokee‚ Retold by: James Mooney “The earth is a great island floating in a sea of water” Long time ago when everything was all water and suspended at the each of the four cardinal points by a cord hanging down holding the solid rock. When the earth grows old and dulls it’s strings will snap and the earth will sink down just to be water again. The Indians were afriad of that happening. There was all the animals above in the Gälûñ’lätï‚ the sky realm
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After Japan bombed Pearl Harbour‚ President Truman (U.S) requested that Japan surrender‚ but they didn’t. So President Truman responded by dropping 2 atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. So therefore‚ President Trumans’ decision to drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was completely justified and rational. It was also the best possible option at the time because first of all Japan started it‚ also‚ war is such a hassle to deal with and we wanted to avoid that‚ and we couldn’t just let Japan
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Until recently‚ Burundi had shown signs of much-needed stability after years of a devastating civil war. However‚ President Nkurunziza‚ in unconstitutionally controversial bid‚ against the call by some external actors including some members of the AU not to run for a third term‚ Nkurunziza sought and won a third term which had ignited widespread public discontent and violence in the state. Scholars of Democracy‚ Sovereignty‚ and State are divided over Nkurunziza’s decision. While some argue that
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Thomas Jefferson was elected president of the United States in 1801 representing the Democratic-Republican Party. During his inaugural address he declared "We are all Republicans; we are all Federalists." Follow Federalist president John Adams‚ Jefferson says this because he wanted a smooth transition of powers. With this quote he promised his people that he would compromise‚ if necessary‚ for the sake of unity and he backed up his words with his domestic and foreign policies. During his first years
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command of the defense forces of the Union is vested in the President but the exercise of the supreme command is to be regulated by law. The executive power of the Union is vested in the President. Yet he is intended to stand in relation to the Union administration substantially in the same position as does the king under the English Constitution. He is nominal or constitutional head of the Government. His position is not like that the President of the United States of America who is the real executive
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“How the Earth was Formed” video notes: Theory: -sun was surrounded by a cloud of dust and gas -as cloud cooled little grains of minerals started forming -grains of minerals started bumping into each other (Problem was nobody could explain how these microscopic minerals formed a planet) Then in 2003 astronaut Don Pettit performed an experiment onboard the international space station. He put some salt in a plastic bag and found that almost immediately the grains started gathering together into little
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Stephen Aron’s book How the West Was Lost gives a complex and yet insightful view of the transformation of the Western Frontier and the role Kentucky placated on Americas expansion. Aron agrees with in Frederick Jackson Turner’s view of Kentucky’s significance in the westward expansion of America. Aron starts off with “the world of Daniel Boone gave way to that of Henry Clay.”1; this sets the stage with Aron showing a link from one way of life to the transformation to the next stage of the transformation
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Both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were a vast influence to the founding of our stable government. They both strove through many challenges in the hope to create a better government. Both these men did a great deal to help the nation‚ and served our country well. Analyzing George Washington’s input‚ he was the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) and served as the first President of the United States of America (1789–1797). For his central role
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The Ideal President We as humans tend to look for a leader to guide us. This leader has been present since the beginnings of time in the form of a dominating male. Times change and we no longer look for a dominating male‚ but for someone that can help us meet our needs and necessities. We no longer look at physical strength or dexterity to choose our leader; we look at their values and mental capacity. We look for a leader that has integrity‚ intelligence‚ morality‚ courage‚ competence‚ conviction
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Chartism was a campaign in support of a people’s charter it came about in 1838. Its main demand was a vote for all men and was launched by a radical group known as London Working Men’s Association (LWMA) and some radical MPs. It was supported by working classes and some middle classes. The Chartism movement grew out of its own possible success because it tore itself apart and there were many reasons behind its failure. It never managed to obtain parliamentary support for the Charter. In July‚ 1839
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