of artwork I picked out from the Dixon here in Memphis. I have chosen this piece because it stood out to me more than any others that were on display. I thoroughly enjoyed going‚ even when I didn’t think I would. This piece was painted by Mr. Thomas Cole in 1842 and was a part of a series that represented the four stages of human life: childhood‚ youth‚ manhood‚ and old age. I particularly like this painting because it is a part of a series that tells a story. The painting I am talking about is the
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Parental negligence is the main cause of the social problem among youngster. Do you agree? Write your opinions In this modern era‚ it is really familiar to us to hear about the social problems that happen around us. For instance‚ the news about the baby dumping‚ pick-pocketing‚ burglars and so many others have been filled the front page of the newspaper and also become the main topics for the news-reader to talk about every day. The saddest thing is that these bad behaviors are mostly caused
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My person Spartacus was known for being a gladiator and for his slave revolt starting 73 BCE. My person‚ Spartacus obtained power by his slave revolt‚ within a short amount of time he increased his army to 70‚000 followers‚ from local shepherds slaves‚ etc... Three events in Spartacus life. First his slave revolt in 73 BCE which he seized a wagon with weapons and fled to Mt. Vesuvius‚ his army quickly reached 70‚000 over a little time. Second he defeated armies of two praetors and the governor
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1. American revolution caused by refusal to pay taxes impose by British. French revolution caused by food shortage and high taxation on the 3rd estate. Both revolutions‚ the revolutionaries wanted protection of private property and no taxes 2. New liberal movements emerged and nationalism was introduced during radical phase of french revolution. 3. Need for raw materials. Population explosion. Introduction of new technologies. 4. Caused peasant uprisings to decline. Women gained small rights
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On March 5‚ 1770‚ in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ a mob of our patriotic colonists gathered around a British officer to confront him. The awful lad responded with violence! This fatal incident was caused by an uproar between our patriots and these British officers. This lethal massacre concluded with seven colonists dead‚ killing three on the spot. British Captain Thomas Preston‚ the commanding officer at the Customs House‚ ordered his men to fix their bayonets and join the guard outside the building
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In 1909‚ workers at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory began to strike for better working conditions. The workers were harassed by hired toughs and prostitutes hired by the company. When photos got out in the newspaper of the strikers being attacked‚ the movement gained widespread support by many powerful people. This forced Triangle to end the strike and give in to demands for better working conditions‚ 52 hour work week‚ and a fixed wage scale. The bosses still distrusted the workers and often locked
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Indian Wars By Diana Chavez There were many Indiana wars in the 17th century‚ 18th century‚ but mainly in the 19th century. Etheir involving Indian slavery or mainly the English‚ colonists‚ Spanish‚ or the U.S army trying to take over their land. Wars in the 17th century were the Powhatan Confederacy‚ Pequot war‚ King Philip’s war‚ Pueblo revolt‚ and French and Indian war. The Powhatan Confederacy began 1622 and ended 1644 in Jamestown Virginia. The war was made because when the colonists
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This rise in population lead many governing officials to seek statehood for the territory. The population had passed the sixty thousand requirement and was estimated to be around eighty five thousand. Congress at the time was not willing to make Michigan a state and President Jackson wanted to keep his successors in power. Michigan would have brought three electoral votes into the electoral college. These electoral votes would have most likely gone against Jackson’s party. Another huge issue
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that was created to get the economy close to its old state. The final stage was the reform‚ or the attempt to reach equilibrium with the economy’s old self or even surpass what it had been before. There is one thing that seems to pull great nations out of economic slumps. That one thing is war! After a long ten years of what seemed to be hell for most Americans‚ World War II began to take place over in Europe‚ 1939. Many American men had been sent to the U.S army. More jobs had been created for
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DBQ 15: The Debate Over American Imperialism Catriona Whalley Imperialism was not a proper and legitimate policy for the United States to follow at the turn of the 19th century. Americans defended their country’s attentions with ethnocentric‚ hypocritical‚ and overall un-American rationalizations. They imperialized for their own profit and benefit‚ and had no true justification behind their reasoning. While Americans did not usually claim that they anted to maintain
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