Theophilus. He was born into a big family that lived in a small town. In 1714‚ Oglethorpe attended Oxford University. Soon after‚ Oglethorpe dropped out of school to enroll into a military academy. He never graduated‚ but he did get a special M.A. in 1731 from the college. Oglethorpe soon ran for Parliament and was successful. He occupied a seat in the House of Commons just like his brothers and father. Oglethorpe had a successful childhood‚ much better than others. In 1729‚ Oglethorpe’s good friend
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Benjamin Franklin played many roles rather than just being the president. He was well known in the eighteenth century‚ especially in the western world of the eighteenth century. At the time Benjamin Franklin was the center for everyone and there is no doubt he was a piviotal part of many people’s lives. Benjamin Franklin lived in heart’s of many for many reasons in particularly for his hard work in gaining independence for the United States. Franklin also had a hand in establishing the U.S. as a
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The Natchez War The Natchez are Native American people who originally lived in the Natchez Bluffs area near the present-day city of Natchez‚ Mississippi. Archaeological evidence states that the Natchez people lived in the Natchez Bluffs region since as long ago as 700 A.D. The Natchez Indians were among the last American Indian groups to inhabit the area now known as southwestern Mississippi. Only after several disputes with the French were the Natchez dispersed. The French began exploring
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Martha Washington Martha was born on June 2‚ 1731 on a plantation in New Kent County‚ Virginia‚ near Williamsburg. She was the oldest child of Frances and John Dandridge‚ wealthy landowners. She was a kind and curious person. Her father made sure she received an education. Her mother made sure she had the skills to run a household. She grew up knowing the ways of high society in eighteenth century Virginia. All of these skills helped her when she became the nation’s first
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What are the Different Communication Styles? Ashley Rando Bryant & Stratton College SOSC 102 Dr. Navarro July 31‚ 2013 What are the Different Communication Styles? Introduction on Communication Great communication styles have a very high level on self-awareness. Understanding communication styles will help you have good impressions on others. What I would like to talk about are the different types of communication and how they apply to my life‚ career‚ and education. Everyone may
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ancestry that came from a businessman named Domingo Lam-Co‚ the ancestor of Rizal’s father. He was a Chinese immigrant from Fukien‚ who arrived in Manila in about 1690. He married a Chinese Christian Girl of Manila named Ines de la Rosa‚ and assumed in 1731 the surname Mercado (“market” in English)‚ which was appropriate for him because he was a merchant. The couple had a son‚ Francisco Mercado‚ who resided in Biñan. He married a Chinese-Filipino mestiza‚ Cirila Bernacha. One of their sons‚ Juan Mercado
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Benjamin Banneker was born on November ninth in 1731. He was born in Ellicott’s Mill‚ Maryland to former slave Robert and the daughter of a former English indentured servant Mary Banneky. Because both of his parents were free‚ he was not subject to slavery. He gained an education when he was younger from his grandmother on his mother’s side. Afterwards‚ he attended a Quaker school for a while. Even though Banneker was‚ for the most part‚ a self-educated student‚ he was still able to succeed academically
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LETTTER OF RETRACTION I declare myself a catholic and in this Religion in which I was born and educated I wish to live and die. I retract with all my heart whatever in my words‚ writings‚ publications and conduct has been contrary to my character as son of the Catholic Church. I believe and I confess whatever she teaches and I submit to whatever she demands. I abominate Masonry‚ as the enemy which is of the Church‚ and as a Society prohibited by the Church. The Diocesan Prelate may‚ as
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adventures of a great Scandinavian warrior of the sixth century. It known as the oldest surviving epic in literature and is commonly cited as the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature. Beowulf exists in only one manuscript that survived a fire in 1731‚ which belonged to Sir Robert Cotton‚ the owner who signed his name on the first page. This manuscript later became known as Vitellius A.XV after Cottons death in 1631. Today‚ it is located in the British Library with edges scorched
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also known as “The Beowulf Manuscript” is about 150 years older and dated between A.D 980 and 1020. The manuscripts were combined in the 17th century. Like much of the other works housed at the Cotton Library this manuscript was damaged in the fire of 1731. It is believed to be based on the Book of Judith‚ found in the Roman Catholic Bible. The poem is incomplete‚ it begins in midthought and it has been a source of debate among scholars who debate the length of the original poem and the relation of
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