The company can trace its history to the Minneapolis Milling Company‚ an organization founded in 1856 by Illinois Congressman Robert Smith which leased power rights to mills operating along Saint Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River. Cadwallader C. Washburn acquired the company shortly after its founding and hired his brother‚ William D. Washburn to assist in the company’s development. In 1866‚ the Washburns got into the business themselves‚ building the Washburn "B" Mill at the falls. At the time
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In the History Court’s trial of John Brown‚ the jury found him to be guilty. John Brown was deemed guilty of being morally unjustified for an insurrection. This insurrection was the killing of several slave owners and their families‚ and the starting of a slave uprising. The Prosecution made several key points. Their first witness‚ William Wilberforce‚ was able to nonviolently stop the slave trade in Britain. Through his use of nonviolence‚ many people followed him. William stated that it was worth
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Angel Pate World History Lesson 25 Assignment August 27‚ 2011 Calvin and Loyola John Calvin‚ born in 1509‚ was aiming towards being a lawyer just like his father had always wanted him to do. However‚ his religious curiosity struck him‚ and he ended up forming what is now called Calvinism. Calvin’s beliefs on salvation can be summed up in one acrostic: TULIP. The “T” stands for “total depravity‚” meaning that we are no better than anyone else‚ and we are all sinners. The “U” stands for “unconditional
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On April 16‚ 2007 a student‚ Seung Hui Cho‚ at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg‚ went on a shooting rampage and opened fire on his fellow students and Virginia Tech community members. The shooting took place in the early hours of the morning when many students were preparing for classes. The first two shootings occurred at 7:15 am at West Ambler Johnston Hall. 21/2 hours later after Cho had changed his blood stained clothes‚ deleted his e-mails‚ removed
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Origins / Personal background of General Patton George Smith Patton Junior was born on the 11th of November 1885 in San Marino‚ California. Patton’s family were wealthy and lived on a 2000 acre property. His family background was of Scottish-Irish and English descent‚ and nearly all of his late ancestors had served in the military from the American Revolution to the American Civil War. During his early childhood‚ Patton struggled to read and write‚ however after some time‚ he was able to overcome
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The Virginia Tech massacre ‘’You caused me to do it …’’ – Seung-Hui Cho About the Virginia Tech massacre The Virginia Tech massacre was a school shooting that took place on April 16‚ 2007 on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and state University in Blacksburg.
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’’It is not what an author says‚ but what he or she whispers that is important’’‚ this is a quote written by Logan Pearsall Smith. The meaning of this quote is that what matters is what the author implies not the literal meaning. My opinion is to agree with Logan Pearsall Smith’s quote. In the next two paragraphs I will discuss how the quotation pertains to the examples I have chosen in "The Devil and Tom Walker" by Washington Irving‚ and "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allen Poe. In
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The Go-Between This short story is about a 33-years-old African man craving to cross the strait between Africa and Europe in order to enter Spain. He’s a refugee from Cameroun living now in a Spanish city in Morocco where he helps people like him to get over the border. He used to be microbiologist in a university‚ he has some knowledge in medicine and is able to speak several languages. He can so help the French doctors and act as a mediator between them and the refugees. He tried himself to
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Context Response “Storytelling” Prompt: Words have great power but they can be manipulated. “Words have enormous power. They can make us erupt into laughter or bring tears to our eyes. They can influence‚ inspire‚ manipulate and shock. They can build and destroy.” A quote from Bruna Martinuzzi (an author and educator). When we are able to fully understand and interpret the meaning of our words it can make our country stronger‚ by producing educated powerful leaders. The power of words can unite
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Connell’s short story‚ The Most Dangerous Game‚ the protagonist‚ Sanger Rainsford was successful in General Zaroff’s manhunt by surviving 3 days without being found and his former knowledge of hunting. He used many different strategies. Three of the strategies he used were‚ a series of loops and random trails‚ he climbed up a tree to avoid being spotted‚ and he also made a Burmese tiger pit to trick General Zaroff. Here are three quotes from the book to support the first strategy. “‘I’ll give him a trail
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