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    there have been many wars in history‚ the Civil War has been the most important one to the United States. The Civil War happened because of many reasons like when Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860 and became president‚ North and South’s cultural and economic differences and slavery became a moral issue in the North. The South was not happy about that‚ so they fired on Fort Sumter and won the Battle of Fort Sumter which was the first conflict of the Civil War. The Civil War occurred from April

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    Samurai‚ warriors that fought to show respect and honor to their ancestors and community. Samurai was placed in the middle of the social pyramid this means that the samurais did not have too little or too much power. Samurai are very important in history because‚ they would take on Seppuku which is a ritual suicide and these warriors swords had a special significance. To begin with‚ the ritual suicide that the Samurai would perform is significant because‚ assuming that the Samurai were to lose in

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    Gandhi / Martin Luther King Essay Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. both had very similar beliefs. They both believed in Civil Disobedience and the power of love. Civil Disobedience says that if a law is evil or unjust‚ it is ok not to obey it. They both believed that it is ones duty to stand up against unjust laws using Ahimsa (the belief of non-violence toward all living things) and Satyagraha (passive resistance‚ soul force). Gandhi also strongly opposed the treatment of the untouchables

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    and other movements. During the Civil Rights Movement‚ Martin Luther King chose to take that role to solve the unjust oppression that was occurring. King possessed the characteristics of a great leader; believing in equality‚ non-violent civil disobedience and a strong call to action. Through these‚ King was able to be a successful leader to the oppressed and had a strong influence across the world. The drive of the Civil Rights Movement was the segregation and prejudice that minorities faced. King

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    Martin Luther was the first person translate and publish the Bible in the common language of the German people and promoted the development of Christianity in Germany. He is one of the greatest psalmody written by the greatest man of the greatest period of German history His famous song "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" expressed to the people that the theological doctrine faithfulness and God’s faithfulness. In his observation shows that it is easy to use the God’s words‚ but more difficult to grasp

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    At 6:01 p.m. on April 4‚ 1968‚ civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was hit by a sniper’s bullet. King had been standing on the balcony in front of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis‚ Tennessee‚ when‚ without warning‚ he was shot. The .30-caliber rifle bullet entered King’s right cheek‚ traveled through his neck‚ and finally stopped at his shoulder blade. King was immediately taken to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. Violence and controversy followed. In

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    Rights Movement is very important. It was very important because after the Civil War Jim Crow laws were put in place. Dr. Martin Luther King contributed to the movement and Rosa Parks was arrested for sitting down on a bus. The Civil Rights Movement was very important. The Civil Rights movement was very important‚ because after the Civil War Jim Crow laws were put in place. Jim Crow laws were based on race‚ and they were not official laws. An example of a Jim Crow law was one in Florida‚ where the

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    Why is God so important to Descartes’ philosophical project in the Meditations? Answer with reference to Descartes’ attempts to prove the existence of God in Meditation 3. The existence of God has an extreme influence on the majority of philosophical debate and questioning and no more so than with Descartes and his meditations. His meditations and his method of approaching philosophical questioning all derive from a rationalist ideology. Therefore he argues that all humans are thinking beings

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    America in the 1950s was very different to how it is today. It was legal to have separate laws for white and black Americans‚ a policy known as ‘segregation’. White Americans had more privileges‚ their schools were better equipped‚ they were paid more money for doing the same job‚ and they were treated more favourably by law courts. In contrast‚ black Americans lived in poorer areas‚ had less money‚ and fewer job opportunities. In addition‚ they would often be victims of racist abuse from members

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    Calvin followed many beliefs of former philosophers before his time. He believed similarly to Martin Luther‚ in which is the principle of freedom of marital contract. I think this is one of the best changes from the Cannon laws because I think marriages where you decide who you want to marry are way healthier than ones that are arranged. I believe this because you are marrying the person you love versus the person who your parents see fit or offered the best dowry. Calvin still heavily believed in

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