Racial Discrimination Hits Pennsylvania During the summer of June of 2009‚ 73 African –Americans children of Creative Steps in Northeast Philadelphia paid the Valley swim club in Huntington Valley for pool access for summer campers. After the first day of swimming‚ the campers were told not to return. Several campers claimed they heard pool members making racial comments while they were at the club. At the time valley swim club officials said race had nothing to do with it and that there were
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The main reasons England won this struggle was because of the sudden downfall of the Spanish Empire‚ and England’s successful establishment of its colonies. Throughout the 16th‚ 17th‚ and 18th centuries‚ Spain maintained an impressive hold on American territory. As The American Pageant describes‚ they had attained a “sprawling empire from California to Florida to Tierra del Fuego”. Perhaps contributing to their success‚ the Spanish blended their culture with the Native Americans through marriage
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New England Puritanism was a religious movement in Seventeenth century which was mainly based upon building a purer Church but it also had political‚ economic and cultural implications. In early sixteenth century‚ King Henry VIII decided to move away from Roman Catholic church and created the Church of England. He declared himself the supreme head of the church. The Puritans were Englishmen and women who overtime became dissatisfied with the direction taken by the Church of England. They perceived
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Absolutism and Democracy During 17th and 18th centuries‚ there has been two types of government; absolutism‚ which gave unlimited power to the monarchs‚ and democracy‚ which gave power to the people. However‚ in my opinion‚ absolutism was still the most effective form of government during this period. There were numerous absolute monarchs such as King James I‚ Machiavelli and King Louis XIV renowned for their cruel use of power as a monarch. People in this time were not as educated as people in
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Fashion in the early 17th century followed up on the trends from previous centuries. However‚ later on styles began to change fairly and the overall trend through the midcentury targeted softness and comfort to allow for easier movement. People still valued rich materials‚ but they set aside the rigid formality of earlier years. These changes in fashion reflected the rising influence of France‚ with its free sense of style. French King Louis XIV helped make France the leading fashion influence
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Early Years The history of journalism in the Philippines goes back to the 16th century‚ the same period when England and Europe were starting on the proliferation of community newspapers. It was in the year 1637 when the "Father of Filipino Printing"‚ Tomas Pinpin‚ launched the first Philippine newsletter called "Successos Felices" (Fortunate Events). The publication was written in Spanish and contained a 14-page report on current events. In 1799‚ following Pinpin’s debut in printing‚ he again
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Since the 19th century the process in which a society or country transforms itself from an agricultural way of life to one based around the manufacturing of goods and services otherwise known as industrialization has had positive as well as negative effects on the lives of the workers living in a specific nation. Many countries in the world especially England have undergone an industrial revolution in the 19th century. Though these periods of industrialization have improved life in that nation and
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and its Portrayal of 17th Century Colonial Puritanism The Scarlet Letter‚ written by Nathanial Hawthorne‚ is a novel which epitomizes 17th century Puritanism as well as its social and political implications on the people of Massachusetts Bay. The story exemplifies the contemporary social hypocrisy of the time which was characteristic of New England’s insecurity as a fairly new colony. The Puritans pushed to distance themselves from the corruptions of the Church of England they had left behind
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various points in history. Hundred years war‚ 1337-1453 Edward III of England asserts the French throne including English victories at Poitier and Crecy - continue for the next 40 years‚ but it is not until Henry V’s victory at Agincourt in 1415 that an English monarch is answered affirmatively as the king of France’s heir. Henry dies in 1422 - as does Charles VI of France - and his baby son is head ornamented King of England and France. Supporters of Charles VI’s son continue following
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elder son‚ was the first in a family of Flemish painters. He spelled his name Brueghel until 1559‚ and his sons retained the "h" in the spelling of their names. Pieter Bruegel the Elder‚ generally considered the greatest Flemish painter of the 16th century‚ is by far the most important member of the family. He was probably born in Breda in the Duchy of Brabant‚ now in The Netherlands. Accepted as a master in the Antwerp painters’ guild in 1551‚ he was apprenticed to Coecke van Aelst‚ a leading Antwerp
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