brought overseas to work‚ due to that‚ slavery was the roots of the United States foundation. The next generations of Americans only knew life as it was‚ with slaves. They didn’t see that what they were doing was wrong. In their eyes they were justifying slavery from the Bible. There was a common misinterpretation of the “Curse of Ham.” Due to this they thought themselves to be superior‚ the higher race. They also realized the importance of slavery and how it was benefiting their economy‚ so most Americans
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Women Can Do’ by Indira Gandhi‚ published in the Selected Speeches and Writings of Indira Gandhi from September 1972 to March 1977 (WordPress.com 2011) stresses on the importance of women’s education and their neglect not only in India but around the whole world. In this speech‚ Gandhi provides many strong stances on women’s education. Gandhi discusses its culture and superstitions and how women in India have been oppressed of proper/formal education. She also highlights how educated women should carry
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The 95 Theses is what Martin Luther thought was wrong with the Catholic Church. Luther wrote the Theses and hammered it to the Wittenberg Castle Church on October 31‚ 1517. When Luther wrote the 95 Theses‚ he criticized the Pope’s power and the church’s extreme wealth. Luther also used the Printing Press to spread his 95 Theses quicker. Without the Printing Press‚ this phenomenon wouldn’t have happened. The document was written in Latin and posted on the door of a church‚ the 95 Theses became very
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Revolution in the 18th century was an immensely important time period in the world’s history. The revolution brought about changes throughout the whole world that transformed countries from premodern to modern. Typically‚ students in school are taught about modernization by examining The West: Britain‚ United States‚ Germany‚ and France. This is because The West had enormous success during the Industrial Revolution‚ which leads many people to believe that the Industrial Revolution was a great time for the
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GANDHI’S WAY Decentralization According to Gandhi‚ modern civilization was responsible for impoverishing the Indian villages‚ which occupied a pivotal position in the Indian situation. Gandhi has always been a critic of the centralization of economic and political power. Large scale production inevitably led to concentration of economic and political power. Labor and material‚ production and distribution became the monopoly of the few rich. Such a concentration of economic power resulted
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How important was Gandhi’s role in ending British rule in India? By Gabrielle lake India actually got independence in 1948 after the Second World War. Gandhi was a big leader in a group called the INC. they organized protests all over India to gain independence. There are many contributors to the fact that India got independence‚ such as Nehru who was the president of the INC‚ he took over from Gandhi. Gandhi organized many protests over India including the salt march‚ which is one of his most
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How important was Ci Xi to the fate of the Qing dynasty? Ci Xi‚ also known as the ‘Dragon Empress’ was one of the most daunting women in history and she was one of the three Empresses to rule China. She was well-known for her beauty‚ charm and confident personality. Ci Xi was described as either a ‘good friend’ to many or a enemy. She was eager for power‚ merciless and was very skilled in court politics. She rose from a middle class family to a dowager empress‚ changing and affecting Chinese life
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How important was economic conditions in the development of Chartism 1836-41 Chartism was a working class movement for political reform in Britain. There were many reasons as to why Chartism developed‚ one of which was the poor economic conditions in Britain and this was quite important however was not the sole reason as there were also other strong origins such as disappointment of the Great Reform Act. The economic boom of the early 1830s was short lived as by 1836 Britain’s economy was suffering
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Civil War: a war between citizens of the same country. This was the end result of the enlargement and expansion of slavery throughout the United States of America. Back in the mid-1800’s‚ the United States was expanding fast towards the west but there were large decisions to be made: What states should be slave states? How can we balance out everything? Should we expand slavery to the north? The controversy all was because of a difference of perspective. The southern farmer is bound to favor slavery
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A gurpurb in Sikh tradition is a celebration of an anniversary related to the lives of the Sikh gurus. Observance of these anniversaries is an important feature of the Sikh way of life. Gurpurab is celebrated over different dates across the year. ID-UL-FITER Id-ul-fiter ‚also called Feast of Breaking the Fast‚ theSugar Feast‚ the Sweet Festival[2] and the Lesser Eid‚ is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan‚ the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). The religious
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