Secretary of the Treasury‚ but he is much more. As the first Secretary of the Treasury‚ Alexander Hamilton showed America through relentless fighting‚ sleepless nights‚ and determination‚ that immigrants and orphans could make a change. He left his legacy as a general‚ writer‚ Secretary of the Treasury‚ and adulterer. The early life of Alexander Hamilton was rough. He experienced the life as an orphan and a slave on the island of Nevis in the Bahamas. When he was about 8‚ his parents filed a divorce
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Then at Jackson’s memorial service on July 7‚ 2009‚ The founder of Motown Records Berry Gordy stated Jackson as "the greatest entertainer that ever lived". Another account speaking of Jackson’s legacy was on December 19‚ 2014‚ when the British Council of Cultural Relations named Jackson’s life span as one of the 80 most important cultural moments/people of the 20th
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to establish a successful fur trade in colonial Arkansas did not go as planned. It wasn’t until the end of the 18th century when trade became an important part of the Arkansas Post. The most important trade items in early colonial Arkansas were bear oil‚ buffalo meat‚ and buffalo fat. Later‚ French trappers‚ traders‚ and hunters loaded canoes and flat boats with beads‚ guns‚ iron hatches‚ pots‚ knives‚ blankets and cloth to exchange for Indian furs. Unfortunately‚ the fur trade in colonial Arkansas
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The Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas K. Gandhi‚ born in 1869 to wealthy parents‚ became a well known Hindu intellectual who led the Indian people in a boycott against British rule and a movement for independence. The harsh oppression of the British Colonial rulers in India and the strained relationship between Hindus and Moslems would have led to uprisings‚ riots‚ and even wars if not for the philosophy and guidance of Gandhi (Bulliet‚ 680). Known as “Mahatma‚” or “great soul‚” to his followers
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can be inferred that he used the strategic methods learned‚ among other things‚ to assist him during his expansion. It was short lived‚ however‚ when he died of an unknown cause at an early age of thirty-three. Even though his empire crumbled‚ his legacy lived on. Multiple cities‚ strongly influenced by Alexander‚ erected‚
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The Legacy of Roman Art From the beginnings of human existence art has been used to depict‚ glorify‚ and eternize the cultures of a society. Though the ages of time none have become more world renown than the workings of the Roman civilization; an art form which incorporated the customs of the Etruscans and Greeks to create an individualistic style that appealed to the cultural aesthetics of the time period. Of the various forms of art used by the Romans‚ the one which most clearly illustrates
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Animals Are People in Fur Coats The Story of My Search You are trapped in a cage with many strangers pressing against you‚ pleading and crying. Suddenly‚ you see a man come to the cage and open it‚ dragging a girl out. She tries to fight and you hear a sickening thump as the man slams his foot into her face. The girl‚ whose face is now a bloody and deformed mess‚ is then skinned alive by the man‚ her shrill screams filling the room. This is what it feels like to be an animal in a fur farm‚ one of the
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awarded and recognized for her efforts‚ and still is today. One long-lastingly effective creation of Teresa’s is one of her biggest foundations and ways to give. The Missionaries of Charity is still currently a foundation today‚ thanks to Teresa. "Her legacy is strong; at the time of her death‚ there were more than 4‚000 sisters in the Missionaries of Charity‚ along with 400 brothers and thousands of others who have volunteered as Co-Workers‚ Lay Missionaries of Charity‚ and Missionaries of Charity Fathers
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The Legacy of John Adams In the early history of the United States‚ many founding fathers and people before them helped shape the underpinning for our nation’s liberty. Of the founding fathers and persons who were essential in the naissance of the great nation known today as the United States of America‚ John Adams is undoubtedly one of the most vital of them all. John Adams by David McCullough did not only do Adams’ life story justice‚ it also painted the man and his works so vividly in every
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The Legacy of Lynyrd Skynyrd It was in 1965 when three main band members meet. They had great hits great fans‚ but the times of glory were over they were traveling to a concert‚ but something went terribly wrong. After a while‚ new members of country bands were starting to join when Gary Rossington wanted to bring the band back together. Lynyrd Skynyrd has been on and off‚ they have been great in the beginning. But the fame came to an end and the band was off for a while until one of the founding
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