March of Dimes Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ who was an unfortunate victim to polio‚ created the March of dimes in 1921. Polio started in 1916 and mostly infected children‚ killing thousands and paralyzing many. Though we have beat polio‚ March of Dimes still continues to help research to make babies healthier across America. The story behind the name “March of Dimes” is that had the idea that we should try to cover the White House lawn with dimes for polio research. Many people came from far and wide
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Happy women’s day! International Women’s Day (8 March) is an occasion marked by women’s groups around the world. This date is also commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday. This day women on all continents‚ often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic‚ linguistic‚ cultural‚ economic and political differences‚ come together to celebrate their Day. 8th March is celebrated as International Women’s Day‚ worldwide. The day is observed to bring
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March to Versailles On October 5th 1789‚ a violent dispute broke out in Paris at the Hotel de Ville regarding the lack of bread throughout the country. On this rainy autumn Monday an armed group of approximately six thousand angry French women wanted food and money and were willing push extreme limits in order to fulfill that demand. Conclusively‚ it can be inferred that this event was influenced by the lack of bread and money in the country. Marie Antoinette was the King’s wife‚ and she was
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The March on Washington was a very significant event that captured the attention of the United States and the world. More than 250‚000 people came to Washington to demand equality for blacks and to urge Congress to pass civil rights legislation. The March is best remembered for Martin Luther King’s "I Have a Dream Speech." It was believed that the rally would build support for President Kennedy’s civil rights bill and everyone agreed that it should embrace both blacks and whites. The significance
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The Long March After having been attacked by the Guomindang army several times‚ Otto Braun‚ a Russian agent‚ thought it was time for a change in tactics. He managed to gain control of the Red Army‚ and planned a retreat; they would try and break through the blockhouse lines and head for the Communist base on the Hunan-Hubei border. So on the 16th of October 1934‚ the 87’000 soldiers of the Red Army set out on the retreat‚ taking with them all their equipment of the Jiangxi Soviet that would be
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The poem Despot by Edith Nesbitt is about how the gardener is like a ruler. A ruler decides what is fair and unfair. A ruler also decides the fate of others. "since he had not set them there‚ He hated them for being fair." The speaker of the poem is the poet explaining how the gardener favors the flowers over the weeds. "he coldly loved the flowers that lived as he approved." The weeds and the flowers are symbols for two different kinds of people. How there are two different types of people one that
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newest technology or the best brand of electronics rather than helping out a person by just giving them a simple smile. Money is spent on things that are not worth spending that may be useful for another occasion. In the text‚ “The Singer Solution to World Poverty‚” Peter Singer persuades the readers on how many will have the opportunity to help out a charity and donate money‚ but people will not take the chance or time to do it. In the other text “On Dumpster Diving” Lars Eighner informs the readers when
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I was born March 18‚ 1989 which is the third month of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. According to the early Roman calendar‚ March was the first month of the year and formerly called Martius. March’s name honors the Roman God of war named Mars. March has always had 31 days and brings in spring while ending winter so it can be both spring like and wintry. Although March has no national holidays‚ several state and religious holidays are celebrated. For example‚ the Irish celebrate
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Edith Wharton Biography 1862 Born New York City‚ third child of George C. Jones and Lucretia Rhinelander Jones. 1866-72 Fall in family income‚ owing to economic depression‚ prompts move to Europe. The Jonses spend most of 1867 in Rome‚ travel in Spain and settle in Paris in 1868‚ move to Germany in 1870 and to Florence at the end of 1870. 1872 Family returns to the United States‚ living in New York City and spending summers in Newport‚ Rhode Island. 1876-81 Juvenile writings: a manuscript
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people present during this march because its intention was achieved. The current youth assume that because they do not experience similar practices used before the March‚ for example segregated restrooms or segregated schools‚ segregation does not occur. Truthfully‚ the March achieved tremendous accomplishments yet many of the issues fought for during the March on Washington still remain unsettled. It was recorded that approximately 200‚000-300‚000 people attended the March on Washington that summer
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