and celebration. The other ancient symbolic representation of NOROOZ is based around the idea of the triumph of good over evil. According to the Shah-nameh (The Book of Kings)‚ the national Iranian epic by Ferdowsi‚ NOROOZ came into being during the reign of the mythical King Jamshid; when he defeated the evil demons (divs) seizing their treasures‚ becoming master of everything but the heavens and bringing prosperity to his people. To reach the heavens‚ Jamshid ordered a throne to be built
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Deborah Samson Gannett‚ from Plymouth‚ Massachusetts‚ was one of the first American woman soldiers. In 1782‚ she enlisted under the name of her deceased brother‚ Robert Shurtleff Samson. For 17 months‚ Samson served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. When she was wounded she had to cut a musket ball out of her own thigh so a doctor wouldn’t find out she was a woman. Years later‚ in 1804‚ Samson was awarded a pension for her service. This is one of the bad things that women went through
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There are many Greek influences that still affect us today such as Democracy. The Greeks created the world’s first democracy. Athens started out as a monarchy and then advanced to and oligarchy until it finally reached a democracy. The government consisted of over 6‚000 assembly members all of whom were adult male citizens. The assembly voted on issues throughout Athens‚ and passed laws. The required number of votes to pass a law was simply the majority but in order to banish or exile someone 6‚000
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is the concept of a ‘people’s war’ for explaining the Labour Party’s election victory? The Labour Party’s election victory in 1945 is often regarded as a watershed moment in terms of British political history. The establishment of a welfare state‚ as a result of socialist reforms that were introduced by the newly elected Labour government‚ saw‚ what can arguably be described as a radical overhaul of British politics and society. Labour’s unprecedented landslide victory is commonly attributed to a
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The Cold War was a political‚ social‚ and economical battle‚ yet it was non-confrontational. The Cold War lasted about 45 years‚ it received its name as a “cold” war because both parties did not fight directly‚ they used indirect means instead (Hunt 33). The Cold War was a long lasting conflict between the U.S and its allies‚ against the Soviet Union and its allies; but it wasn’t always like this‚ both parties were originally involved together in World War II against the Nazis in Germany (Hunt 34)
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proposition of the founding fathers and the men who served in the Civil War. In the beginning of his speech Lincoln reminds us of the proposition in which the founding fathers created this nation on. “and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” It doesn’t matter what color‚ race‚ or ethnicity you are because everyone was created by one creator and no one men is greater than another. If the men who served in the Civil War didn’t believe it themselves‚ they wouldn’t put their lives
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The study of secondary sources challenges a person’s understanding of history because the primary source can have a whole different point of view on things than the secondary or they can contradict each other in many different ways. During the civil war it used up lot of the government’s resources and because of it the Native Americans weren’t paid how the treaty said they were going to because of this there were a lot of Native Americans to fight with the south. The government did not have the resources
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The Cold War was a conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted from the late 1940s to early 90s. It was primarily a result of the ongoing dispute between Democracy and Communism. Its name stemmed from the lack of direct‚ large-scale fighting between the two main powers. Although these two countries were the primary offenders‚ many other regions all over the world were affected by the political and militaristic tension. During the Cold War‚ the ongoing battle between Democracy
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The American Civil War provided many chances for improvements in technology‚ but some of the new technology that was developed was in military technology. Many of the new developments involved taking previous technology and developing it for the military. An example would be lights used in lighthouses. The lights were originally used to warn ships of the land and with technology developments they were used to spot soldiers from the fortresses. Although‚ the Union and Confederate Armies took previous
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they still needed to be biologically determined in order to properly educate their offspring. During this time‚ women had a way of living society. For example‚ women took part in many activities such as raising money by going door-to-door selling things that she may have made. With that money‚ they would send it to war efforts to protect the men in their families. During the time of the Revolutionary War‚ there were a group of women called camp followers‚ who provide service for their family members
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