Puritans and the Salem Witch Trials During the time period of 1691 to 1692 the town of Salem‚ a small thriving community within the Puritan Massachusetts Bay colony‚ was struck by widespread hysteria in the form of witch trials. The way these trials and accusations played out are historically unlike any other witch trials found in European and American history. Historians have pointed to a number of economic‚ political‚ and social changes of the then existing institutions throughout the Massachusetts
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Tiara Williams Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was an American clergyman‚ activist‚ and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. Dr. King has become a national icon. Dr. King was a Baptist minister. Dr. King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957‚ serving as its first president
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Jesus and the Gospels (Relb 160) 9/11/12 Reading the Gospels in Context * The World of the Gospels * Political * Judea a Colony of Rome- An occupied land * Comprises of the two southern tribes * Ruled in the first century by a representative of Rome * Herod Antipas-North * Pontius Pilate-South * Local Government-Sanhedrin * Religious * Social * The Literary Backgrounds of the Gospels * Genre
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US History study guide Earl Warren - He is known both for his efforts on behalf of Japanese internment during World War II as well as the decisions of the Warren Court‚ which ended school segregation and transformed many areas of American law‚ especially regarding the rights of the accused‚ ending public-school-sponsored prayer‚ and requiring "one-man-one vote" rules of apportionment. Watergate Scandal - The Watergate scandal was a political scandal that occurred in the United States
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Quebec Separatist Movement The Canadian confederation brought promise and opportunity to a newly independent nation‚ this nation consisted of Ontario‚ New Brunswick‚ Nova Scotia‚ and Quebec. As the only province in Canada with a French speaking minority Quebec faced discrimination and anguish. Its individuals often felt forced to assimilate to English culture causing conflict between the English and French communities. Throughout Canadian history it has been difficult for Quebec to attain
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“Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you’re a man‚ you take it.” was said by Malcolm Little‚ known as Malcolm X when he was introducing Fannie Lou Hamer. Malcolm Little was born on May‚19‚1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. He helped expand the Nation of Islam by being a strong orator during the civil rights movement. He used his fiery words and actions to help African Americans become free from the discrimination from whites. He was a strong civil-rights activist
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The Russian Mafia Protectionism in the New Capitalist Russia The Russian Mafia has always exercised an important role in the Russian economy. The contemporary Mafiosi are descendents of the seventeenth Century highwaymen and Cossack robbers. These men occasionally murdered families prior to raids preventing them from being captured. The Russia Mafiosi made a point to remain aloof from the state. Mob men were actually spurned when returning home from fighting in the Great Patriotic War. The gangs
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Malcolm’s life is a Horatio Alger story with a twist. His is not a "rags to riches" tale‚ but a powerful narrative of self-transformation from petty hustler to internationally known political leader. Born in Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ the son of Louise and Earl Little‚ who was a Baptist preacher active in Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association‚ Malcolm‚ along with his siblings‚ experienced dramatic confrontations with racism from childhood. Hooded Klansmen burned their home in
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Mauritius is truly a blend of diverse religions and Cultures‚ These different cultures and religions have come from there immigrant population who brought with them their ancestral background. Mauritius culture also tries to encourage ‘Harmonious Separatism’ which means communal relations within Mauritius. Religion Currently in Mauritius most of the country is of a Hindu faith. The facts and Figure of the countries religions is Hindu 48%‚ Roman Catholic 23.6%‚ other Christian 8.6%‚ Muslim 16.6%‚
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FEATURE: GLOBALIZATION OUR GLOBAL VILL AGE: Prospects for Globalization and National Borders Q I N G G U O J I A ‚ ASSOCIATE DEAN & PROFESSOR OF THE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES‚ PEKING UNIVERSIT Y A S T H E W O R L D B E G I N S A N E W C E N T U R Y‚ some aspects of international politics are experiencing rapid changes amidst other more rigid aspects which refuse change. Two concepts may best capture the nature and scope of this simultaneous static yet fluid state: namely‚ globalization and
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