The journals kept by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark during their expedition were an extremely important part of the United States of America’s history specifically in the scientific field. Lewis and Clark explored North America to discover many new things in nature‚ find new possible trade routes‚ see potential threats to westward expansion‚ look at the possibility to invent new natural resources‚ and the list goes on and on. They also worked together with people of vast races and/or backgrounds
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The coexistence of life and death in Baraka‚ by Ron Fricke Why do people crowd a city and create problems for themselves? In 1992‚ Ron Fricke released the film Baraka‚ a film with no dialogue‚ and an inspiring soundtrack played over provocative scenes‚ typically comparing natural humans in their habitat to human damage and crowding. In two scenes‚ a big‚ dirty apartment complex is shown in contrast to a large‚ unclean cemetery‚ creating juxtaposition between the two. In the first scene‚ there
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Assignment One - Alicia Clark Word Count: 1381 In 1995 there was a report released‚ which was performed by David Karpin‚ which looked into the various skills‚ or lack thereof‚ of managers in small businesses in Australia. The report depicted that‚ throughout Australia‚ there is a poor small business image. This refers to how small business and enterprise are viewed in the community and what is holding people back into entering into the small business world. Primary points as to why there was a poor
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The video‚ Lewis and Clark: Part 1 directed by Kevin Burns‚ tells the story of the first exploration into unknown territory. Thomas Jefferson‚ the President of the United States at the time‚ was always curious about the West. Jefferson’s books spoke of a northwest passage that linked the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It was believed that whoever could maintain that trade route would control the rest of the country and its future Jefferson expressed the desire to discover and understand the Missouri
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only inhabited the east coast. Naturally‚ wanting more land‚ they needed to explore the rest of the country. Two explorers named Lewis and Clark set out to do just that. However‚ what would Lewis have done without Clark‚ and how would Clark fair without Lewis? In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ characters provide each other the same purpose that Lewis and Clark did. In this way‚ the novel demonstrates that friendship gives life meaning. The friendless characters have been lonely for so long‚ their
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Ron Santa Teresa Con una población de más de 23 millones de habitantes‚ una extensión de casi un millón de kilómetros cuadrados y más de 2.800 kilómetros de playas tropicales‚ Venezuela‚ la puerta de entrada de América del Sur‚ tiene el triple privilegio de ser caribeña‚ andina y amazónica. Descubierta por Cristóbal Colón en su tercer viaje a América‚ cuando finalmente llegó a tierra firme en 1498‚ Venezuela -que hasta 1811 fuera colonia española- es hoy el quinto exportador de petróleo del mundo
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George Rogers Clark was born to John and Ann Rogers Clark on a virginia settlement.Clark was born and raised in virginia‚he is also kin to the famous Lewis Clark from the Meriwether and Clark expedition. George Clark is significant to hoosier history because he is known for reclaiming hoosier land from the british and indians in that area .He and other numerous amounts of soldiers braved through British-held Fort Sackville at Vincennes during February 1779 and helped claim Vincennes Indiana .Clark’s
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Lewis and Clark Many lives changed in the early 1800’s with the expansion of U.S. territory after the Louisiana Purchase. President Jefferson wanted this new area to be explored‚ so he asked Meriwether Lewis if he would be commanding officer and leader of the expedition. The Lewis and Clark Expedition meant great changes to American history by discovering new plants and animals‚ making friendships with the Natives‚ and exploring new areas. Meriwether Lewis‚ born in 1774 on August 18 near Ivy
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mistaking him for an elk. 2. Clark was not actually a captain. When Lewis asked Clark to join the expedition he said President Jefferson was willing to promote him to captain. Before the expedition began‚ the Secretary of War notified Lewis that Clark would receive a lieutenant’s title. Lewis was angered and wrote Clark that it was best that none of their party or any other persons would know anything about the grade which "By God‚ shall be equal to my own." 3. Clark would establish a reference
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Kenneth Bancroft Clark was born on July 24‚ 1914 in the Panama Canal Zone. He moved with his mother to Harlem‚ New York. Where he studied at various colleges like Howard and Columbia University where he earned his Ph.D. degree in psychology. He then became the first black president of the American psychological association. He also become the first African American to be a professor permanently at the City College of New York. Clark worked heavily with his wife‚ Mamie Phipps Clark. Together they founded
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