On May 17‚ 1954‚ the United States Supreme Court declared that the state laws‚ which established separate public schools for African-Americans‚ denied them equal educational opportunities. With this unanimous vote‚ de jure or state sanctioned racial segregation was ruled a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. This ruling paved the way for the Civil Rights Movement. The catalyst for this change was a third grade‚ Topeka‚ Kansas student named Linda Brown‚ whose desire was to attend a school
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ORIGINS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION The causes of the French Revolution of 1787-1789 (Solé 3) is a subject worthy of investigation because the revolt is an event of crucial importance in Western History. It marked the end of feudalism and the beginning of democracy in France‚ and can be seen as a turning point for liberty in Europe. To quote the German author Goethe‚ ‘From this place‚ and from this day‚ commences a new era in the world’s history’ (Wright 2). In 1774 when Louis XVI ascended
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African Union The African Union is a conglomerate of 53 African countries. The Libyan leader‚ Muammar Gaddafi in order to replace the old Organization of African Unity‚ which was no longer effective‚ conceived it in 2002. The union is based on the European Union and its goal is to create political and social development between the member nations. It also hopes to create better economic ties between each of the member nations. One of its goals is to have a single currency‚ much like the Euro
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Ch 10 Agriculture Origins of Agriculture The last thirty years have seen a revolution in our understanding of the origins of agriculture. What was once seen as a pattern of unilateral human exploitation of domesticated crops and animals has now been described as a pattern of coevolution and mutual domestication between human beings and their various domesticates. A new concept is now commonly viewed as the adoption of techniques and ultimately an economy long known to foragers in which invention
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The Origins Of Classic Rock The Classic Rock format features music ranging from the late 1960s to the late 1980s with a primary focus on Hard Rock‚ Blues Rock‚ and Folk Rock popularized in the 1970s. The classic rock format evolved from AOR radio stations that played popular rock albums from the 60’s and 70’s to present date. One of the Original AOR stations which spawned Classic Rock as we know it today was “Cleveland’s Classic Rock”. This Famous radio station mixed oldies and AOR station
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The Origins of the Estonian Language The Origins of the Estonian Language I just celebrated my fifth year in Estonia and my fifth fruitless year trying to figure out how to correctly speak Estonian. I mean really‚ it wouldn’t be so bad if Estonians weren’t so smug about it. Oh‚ they will congratulate you on your good Estonian even if you can only speak a few words‚ but deep inside they really don’t want you to learn it! They are so happy with their secret code and you can see it every time someone
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countries the index finger is preferred to the middle‚ but the meaning remains crystal clear. There are tons of different stories for the origin of the finger; going back as far as 2‚500 years. Some make mention to Greek tragedies‚ phallic representation‚ perverse Roman emperors‚ English long bowmen‚ and annoyed deaf people but‚ we just don’t know the actual origin. Nonetheless‚ the middle finger is probably the most universally-understood hand gesture in the world.
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“Who was more to blame for the origins and development of the Cold War in Europe: Stalin or Truman?” The cold war was a period of intense antagonism between the two superpowers- the United States and the Soviet Union‚ lasting from 1945-1991. Both leaders‚ Stalin and Truman‚ had a huge role to play in the cold war‚ but ultimately‚ it was Stalin who was more to blame for the origins and development of the cold war in Europe. Stalin’s foreign policy tended to be expansionist‚ as can be seen
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The origin of the gothic people What is a goth? In the late 20th century a goth was a member of a subculture favouring black clothing‚ white and black make up and punk rock music with mystical lyrics. In the 18th century the term ‘Gothic’ was used to describe a genre of literature that had elements of horror. In the middle ages it was used to describe a style of architecture characterized by pointed arches‚ rib vaults‚ flying buttresses‚ with large windows and elaborate tracery (in short the Gothic
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BUDDHISM AND THE ORIGIN OF LIFE Buddhism is a religious and social philosophy which was founded by Siddhartha Gautama in the 5th century bc.He was the son of a noble from the northern part of India who became obsessed with finding the answer to the question of human suffering. He left his family‚ wife‚ son and a life of privileged comforts to go live in the forest in an effort to find the answer to the question that so tormented him. He lived in the forest for six years practicing extreme asceticism
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