Thomas Jefferson was an American founding father who was born in April 13‚ 1743 and died in July 4‚ 1826. With his good 83 years of life Thomas became a third President of the United States‚ his father died when Thomas was 14‚ his mother decided to move to Tuckahoe Plantation. Thomas inherited 5‚000 acers of land by the age of 21. Jefferson got educated at a collage called Wren Building‚ by age nine Jefferson new how to speak Latin‚ Greek‚ and French. By age 25 Jefferson had married his third-cousin
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“In 1888 Du Bois enrolled at Harvard as a junior. He received a B.A. cum laude‚ in 1890‚ an M.A. in 1891‚ and a Ph.D.” ( Holt‚ Thomas C) In 1896 he was invited by the University of Pennsylvania to conduct a study of the seventh ward in Philadelphia. Thereafter an estimated 835 hours of door-to-door interviews in 2‚500 households‚ Du Bois completed the monumental study‚ The Philadelphia Negro (1899). The Philadelphia study was both highly empirical and hortatory‚ a combination that prefigured much
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JJ waas a great man Jesse Woodson James (September 5‚ 1847 – April 3‚ 1882) was an American outlaw‚ gang leader‚ bank robber‚ train robber‚ and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. Already a celebrity when he was alive‚ he became a legendary figure of the Wild West after his death. Some recent scholars place him in the context of regional insurgencies of ex-Confederates following the American Civil War rather than a manifestation of frontier lawlessness
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From the Stone Age to Civilization The Paleolithic era or the “Old Stone Age” was defined by early humans that used stone tools in their everyday lives. This age was followed by the Neolithic age‚ which was marked by technological advancements. Following this period‚ humans began to form the first early civilizations. There are similarities between the Paleolithic Era and the era of “civilization.” Tools‚ for example‚ played a significant role in everyday life for people of both eras‚ providing
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Legacy is one of the most important aspects when looking back at the greatest players in professional sports history. All fans have these everlasting images in their heads about the all-time great players‚ that can be positive--Michael Jordan hitting the winning shot over Bryon Russell‚ John Elway winning back-to-back Super Bowls to finish his career-or negative--whatever has happened to Tiger Woods‚ Brett Favre’s last season in Minnesota. These images drastically affect how we remember legends of
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probably the most important of them all. Excellence isn’t an act it’s just a habit something you just do without thinking about the thing you’re excellent at. In the Leaving a Legacy unit‚ many social and historical movements‚ as well as people and legacies‚ have been explored. Some of these people are still going on or have left a legacy worth learning about‚ one of which is Aristotle. Aristotle is a Greek philosopher who is the icon of western philosophy who started out as a student of Plato to one of
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thesis is “I think legacies do deserve extra attention from the admissions office”. 2. Is it significant? Yes‚ this issue affects all current and future students and applicants to Cromwell‚ and could influence the entire scholarly community. 3. a. List the claims being made (you need to find 6 + claims) 1] Legacy applicants are more likely to do well when they get to Cromwell because they understand what college is all about. 2] Legacies know the old traditions
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The Legacy Problem Are legacy admissions a real problem for students competing for admission to the same college or is this “problem” just a distortion of the facts? There are those people who feel that students should be admitted to the college of their choice based solely on merit and having a family member as an alumnus of that particular college should have no bearing on the decision to allow the student to be admitted to that college. On the other hand‚ there are those who feel that
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HELLENIC AGE PHILOSOPHY • Greeks used observation and reason to find causes for what happened • Ethics and morality • In Athens‚ Sophism- success is more important than moral truth o Rhetoric- art of skillful speaking o Socrates- Sophist‚ Athenian philosopher ▪ Socratic Method- pose series of questions to students and challenge them to examine the implications of their answers o Plato- student of Socrates ▪ Emphasized the
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wonders what legacy he will leave behind. Personally‚ he believes a legacy is what memories a person will leave behind. Additionally‚ a legacy is what people will think of a person once he or she has “passed on”. Will I be known as a friendly boss or employee? A well-behaved student? An exceptional friend? Near the end of my life‚ I wish to be a successful man. In addition‚ I would love to obtain an even more honorable legacy. To start off‚ if I were to leave an extraordinary legacy‚ I would have
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