JOMO KENYATTA Mzee Jomo Kenyatta‚ as founding president of the Republic of Kenya is arguably one of Kenya’s greatest and most beloved leaders. Even though his physical presence is long gone‚ his vision for a unified and free Kenya lives on‚ and remains a major source of inspiration not only to Kenyans‚ but for all people of African descent. The name Kenyatta stems from the Swahili phrase taa ya Kenya‚ which stands for the “light of Kenya”‚ truly befitting of his stature. Just as light
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Carnegie’s Contribution to Industrial Business It seems that‚ rapidly‚ business changed in the Nineteenth Century. Business transformed from a small-scale setting to a larger‚ more efficient standard. Workers went from being masters at their profession to unskilled workers making more products with the help of machinery. Not only had the physical aspect of business changed‚ but the organizational skills of being a manager were modified as well. There are many examples of businessmen that contributed
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The late 19th century to early 20th century buzzed with new ideologies and ambitions. Followed by the gilded age in the 1980s‚ a period where powerful monopolies dominated the economy‚ the progressive era ushered in a period of reforms. Fueled by the flaws run by the laissez-faire economy‚ people start advocating for changes in society. Muckrakers such as Upton Sinclair‚ the writer of The Jungle; Jacob Riis‚ the writer How the Other Half Lives; and Ida Tarbell‚ who wrote about the oil industry all
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Three men in a boat by Jerome k. Jerome It is the novel about three friends Jeorge ‚ Harry‚ Jerome and the dog Montmorency. They decides to have a vacation to an island as they are exhausted due to overworkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk. Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)‚[Note 1] published in 1889‚ is a humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. The book was initially intended to be a serious travel guide
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The Contribution of Patanjali’s Yoga Suta When we speak of Yoga the first thing in mind is the posture‚ the breaths‚ the exercise. Yoga is commonly associated with flexibility and its complex postures. It is also associated with breathing excercises and meditation. But this is not always the case. There is more to Yoga than just the exercise. For those who studied Indian Philosophy‚ Hinduism or Indian culture and history‚ Yoga is not just all those things; it is something more. So what is Yoga
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analyze an extract from a novel “Three men in a boat” by Jerome Klapka Jerome‚ a famous English writer and humorist. Jerome K. Jerome was born on 2 May 1859 in Walsall‚ Staffordshire‚ England. "Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)" is the most famous literary work which was published in 1889. The plot is centered around three friends who are always getting into funny situations. The story opens with three friends roaming about Sweet Sonning. One of three friends‚ George by name‚ suggests
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Women have had to fight for their rights for centuries due to discrimination and double standards. These rights have not come easily and many of the people behind this ongoing fight have not been recognized as fully as they should be for their contributions. One woman at the forefront of the fight‚ Susan B. Anthony‚ founded many organizations and travelled around the country giving speeches to support the women’s suffrage movement in the 19th century. Her diligence and dedication led to the passing
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While the particular description of Fates differs in certain eras or cultures‚ the three Fates embodied the inevitable fate for every human being because Atropos cut the thread of someone’s life‚ ending it‚ Lachesis measured the thread of someone’s life‚ and Clotho spun life’s thread. Atropos in Greek mythology was one of the three Fates‚ goddesses of fate and destiny. The Roman equivalent to Atropos was Morta. It was the job of Atropos to decide death and end the life of mortals by cutting their
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from. They conclude they are all suffering from ’overwork’ and need a holiday. A stay in the country and a sea trip are both considered‚ then rejected after J. describes the bad experiences had by his brother-in-law and a friend on sea trips. The three decide on a boating holiday up the River Thames‚ from Kingston upon Thames to Oxford‚ during which they will camp‚ notwithstanding Jerome’s anecdotes about previous experiences with tents and camping stoves. They set off the following Saturday. George
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History The cold war USA’s / USSR’s contribution. The beginning of the cold war is often seen as from 1947 when there was a sustained political and military tension between the western world (the US) and the eastern world (the Soviet Union). One of the main goals for the USA was the containment of communism. One of the ways that was tried was called the Truman Doctrine. This that the USA would give money and military aid to any countries wishing to defend themselves from communism. In 1955 the
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