celebrate the amazing accomplishments of African-American men and women. Dr. James E. West was one inventor who I chose to write about‚ in honor of Black History Month. West is known for inventing the Electret Microphone‚ one that is now an industry standard - used for everything from cameras to hearing aids. Dr. James E. West truly was a very accomplished man. Born on February 10th‚ 1931‚ in Prince Edward County‚ Virginia‚ James always had an interest in electronics. As a child‚ West enjoyed taking apart
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Like his close friend Thomas Jefferson‚ James Madison came from a prosperous family of Virginia planters‚ received an excellent education‚ and studied law though only informally and quickly found himself drawn into the debates over independence. In 1776‚ he became a delegate to the revolutionary Virginia Convention‚ where he worked closely with Thomas Jefferson to push through religious freedom statutes‚ among other liberal measures. The youngest member of the Continental Congress‚ Madison was
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story on how James Cook was the first to discover the Hawaiian Islands‚ his decision to befriend the natives and the decision to stay at the islands when it seemed he should go to save his own life. Did he deserve to die for attempting to make a wrong a right? Did the Hawaiians make a terrible mistake in taking the life of Cook? Some would say he made the wrong decision and that is the reason he lost his life‚ I say he made the right decision because up until he died he did not give up like most people
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story called Araby by James Joyce is mostly about childhood and first crush. In the short story‚ the reader is given that the young boy barely spoken to Mangan’s sister as it shown that he likes her on page 30. The young boy barely spoke to Mangan’s sister as he is nervous to speak to her. He could only look at her from afar as he followed her behind to see her brown figure in his eye and walked passed her. The young boy could not go up to Mangan’s sister to tell her that he likes her as he often walked
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James Madison Jr from Virginia born in 1751 had several accomplishments before he died in June 28‚ 1836. He was the 4th President who served from 1809 to 1817 but before that he had co-created the Democratic- Republican party with Thomas Jefferson the 3rd President who he was secretary of state for‚ he also managed the Louisiana Purchase which added an additional 800‚000 square miles of land‚ and he had written the Constitution which was a reason why they called him the “Father of Constitution”
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bold both in action and in speech. At the turn of the twentieth century and the beginning of the modern literature movement the words of James Joyce became embodied the bold architecture of creating change through writing. James Joyce was born James Augustus Alyosius Joyce on February 2‚ 1882 in the small Rathgar borough of Dublin‚ Ireland (Dettmar). James Joyce ’s family was of meager means as his father was in a constant state of financial and social decline which caused the family to move
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TEST # 1-Review Sheet Unit 1-Chapter 1-Three Social Sciences Three Social Sciences-know the definitions and the types of questions asked Social Science Inquiry Model –know all the steps and how to apply it Research Methods Analyzing Data Drawing Conclusions Subjective conclusions: Type of conclusions shaped by a person’s cultural and personal perspective‚ feelings ‚ and briefs. Objective conclusions: Type of conclusions based on facts and data and uninfluenced by personal perspectives
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and hear‚ Harlem‚ I hear you: hear you‚ hear me—we two—you‚ me‚ talk on this page. (I hear New York‚ too.) Me—who? Well‚ I like to eat‚ sleep‚ drink‚ and be in love. I like to work‚ read‚ learn‚ and understand life. I like a pipe for a Christmas present‚ or records—Bessie‚ bop‚ or Bach. I guess being colored doesn’t make me not like the same things other folks like who are other races. So will my page be colored that I write? Being me‚ it will not be white. But it will be a part of
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Brothers I 1903‚ it lasted only 12 seconds and covered 120 feet (37 meters) but it proven that a man could build and fly a heavier-than-air machine. In 1909‚ the first military aircraft in history was delivered to the Signal Corpse. This aircraft‚ like the original Wright Brothers’ flying machine‚ was a pusher-type design (its engine was behind the pilot and in front of the propellers) with a 30 horsepower engine‚ skids for landing‚ and room enough for a two man crew. By the end of the 1914‚ pusher-type
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That’s why I’m sharing it with you. My parents have been blessed by good luck and hard work. Today statistics show that only 2% of people find their soul mate early in life and live happily ever after. And when I say happy forever‚ I mean really happy. Like the story “The Legacy” by Virginia Woolf the author explains how a women named Angela lives in an unhappy marriage‚ the ironic part of the story is that her husband Mr. Clanton does not have idea that his wife is feeling this way until he finds out
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