James Monroe’s term and the election of 1824 there were 4 major candidates: General Andrew Jackson‚ John Quincy Adams‚ Speaker of the House Henry clay and William Crawford. After the votes were counted Andrew Jackson held 99 electoral college votes‚ while John Quincy Adams held 84 with Crawford and Clay each holding 12 respectively. Since no one candidate held the major vote it went to congress where Adams won and choose Clay as his secretary of state. This led to the election of 1824 being called the
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WHY DOCUMENTARIES ARE SO IMPORTANT Documentaries are important in many ways. One of the main reasons is that they educate you A week ago‚ I watched the documentary "Super Size Me" and I thought that it showed very well how dangerous it is to eat fast-food on regular basis. It affects your body and I don’t think many people know that. How could they know it if they aren’t going to read studies on how dangerous it is. Not many people have the time‚ or want to make time‚ to read a study. It is
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during the trial he was disastrously cross-examined by Dewey ("Charles “Lucky” Luciano"‚ 2009). Dewey questioned Luciano for four hours‚ and one of the questions asked was how Luciano lived so well on a reported income of $22‚500. Luciano’s actual take was about $10 million. At the end of the trial Luciano was convicted and sentenced to thirty to fifty years in state prison‚ the longest sentence ever meted out for compulsory prostitution (Gosch‚ 1975). On June 18‚ 1936‚ he was sent to the Clinton
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everywhere you go.Most watersheds include streams‚ rivers‚ land areas‚ and any other type of land you go to. We also live in a watershed‚ and our backyard is one too. Watersheds are very important in our daily lives. ‘What is a watershed?’ You may ask well‚ think of a watershed as a funnel that drains the water into the nearest body of water. Most of the water comes from rain and runoff from storms. Why are watersheds so important? They’re important because most of the water in a watershed drains into a
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Constitution is a very important part of our country. It is the main outline for passing laws that will protect us and keep us in order. Without it‚ there wouldn’t be as much order in our nation as there is. The judicial branch determines if laws should be passed depending on how constitutional they are. Law making and freedoms are usually what my mind focuses on when I hear mention of the constitution. Many of our laws are based around it. Almost any of our current policies trace back to the Constitution
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Why are Veteran’s important? I could create a lengthy list of reasons‚ but instead let me tell the tale of America’s history; the literal roots of this nation. Long ago‚ in the year 1776‚ a man by the name of John Hancock‚ planted a seed. The seed‚ a perennial‚ was to last for countless years to come. At first he was unsure‚ will this seedling survive? Will it be able to grow and prosper‚ receive enough care and appreciation? To this day‚ the same tree stands‚ watered by tears and bloodshed‚ preserved
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Why? How? What? This are commonly asked questions made by children. They are sponges that gather knowledge and absorb everything they get. Most people might consider it an annoying quality‚ but questioning everything is the sole thing that helps them grow. By making all those questions‚ they learn and appease their need for information. Based on this quality‚ we can as-sume that children are by design skeptics‚ and in my opinion‚ we must all strive to become more like them. Even though society views
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invented they would put the massive jars in the coldest area they could find. It was not hard for greece to have fresh food go bad because they would eat it. As I said greece had a very healthy diet. Armys Greece is the most successful civilization because of their outstanding battle groups who one many wars. For example Alexander the Great who had a very successful father and mother‚ was very successful himself. Alexander the Great decided he was good at killing people and decided to pursue that and
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Why Breakfast is the most important Meal of the day A very good morning to all on the floor today My heartful well wishes to the Headmistress Ms.Abhinaya‚fellow teachers present here‚the parents of all this proud students here and my dear students. Firstly I would like to thank the organizing committee of the school Entrepreneurship Day for giving me the oppurtunity to talk on this fine stage where once I came up to receive achievement badges‚certificates and trophies during my primary school days
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Yes‚ what you are reading is correct. A necklace. You would think a celebrity with more money than the ninety-nine percent of the population of America would be able to afford an eye-catching necklace. The jewelry store reported the necklace. Lohan was eventually caught after being photographed by the paparazzi wearing the necklace and video surveillance confirmed her taking it from the store. Sometimes‚ celebrities do and say the stupidest of things. News of all sorts travel fast these days. Once
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