the most influential people of the Scientific Revolution. His ideas are framework for modern physics and forever changed what science is and how it’s conducted. Newton believed that all natural philosophy and phenomena could be explained by science and he set out to do just that throughout his life. He did research in optics‚ created the theory of universal gravity‚ wrote the three laws of motion‚ invented calculus and he was even able to calculate the shape of the earth. Newton tried to prove his ideas
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As a teenager‚ Maya Angelou was driven to succeed in all aspects of her life which began with her move to San Francisco after winning a scholarship at San Francisco’s Labor School in 1942 (Wagner-Martin‚ 12). Later in her life at the age of 16‚ Angelou decided that she wanted to become a streetcar conductor. Determined to get the job Angelou visited Muni’s personnel department with the intention of placing an application--but was denied even receiving one. When asked by her mother why she did not
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Gabriel Orengo 10/04/12 Sociology 101 Ms. Willis Significant Other Introduction: A significant other is a person who is important to one’s well-being. All my life I have been learning from experiences‚ skills‚ tasks‚ and teachings. I have learned the most from a significant other in my life. The significant other is my uncle‚ Jason Samsudeen Raffudeen. Thesis: Jason’s determination‚ ambition‚ and family skills have tremendously influenced
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Thus empires cannot be considered uniform‚ but rather flexible‚ despite their influence from past practices. The Mongols embraced the differences of their people as a means to establish a militarily-focused‚ mobile and self-sufficient empire‚ establishing their positioning as the largest land empire. Thus‚ whilst the Mongols bore
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The life of Albert Speer was undoubtedly shaped by his personal background and historical context. These include his membership into the Nazi Party‚ his appointment as First Architect of the Reich‚ and eventually‚ as the Minister for Armaments and Munitions. These events gave Speer the opportunity to expand his architectural endeavours and exhibit his undeniable technical and administrative skills. Speer’s membership into the Nazi Party on 1 March 1931 as member #474‚481 was the indisputable
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The official name of Guatemala is República de Guatemala. "The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony‚ Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century‚ it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996‚ the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the conflict‚ which had led to the death of
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also known as Maya Angelou was born on April 4‚ 1928‚ in St. Louis Missouri. At a time when being black in America was not such a good thing. Her parents named her Marguerite Johnson‚ but she got the name “Maya” from her older brother Bailey Johnson‚ it was just a nickname from him. She adopted the “ Angelou ” from her former husband. Maya has lived more than abnormal life. Angelou has explored the arts of dance‚ singing‚ theater‚ and movie and television acting. But most importantly‚ Maya Angelou is
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Maya Angelou creates excellent word choice throughout her book. She knows how to show instead of tell‚ and when to provide detail‚ so that the reader gets a sense of what is happening‚ without being disinterested by unnecessary detail. One small detail that stood out to me in these first chapters was the use of the words momma and mother. When she is talking about her grandmother she uses the word momma‚ which seems more endearing and fond. Whereas the usage of mother‚ when talking about her mother
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Hamilton by Lin Manuel Miranda is a musical album about the life of our American founding father Alexander Hamilton and it also mentions how Americans fought for their freedom. This musical album gives us a lot of great information about American history and what was happening during that time. It showed how people struggled through their life during that time period and what their leader Alexander Hamilton did for them. This album also highlights the American way of life during the war time. Many
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What is the preamble?The introduction to the Constitution. How many articles are in the Constitution?Seven How many branches are in the government?Three How many times has the Constitution been amended?Twenty-seven What are the three branches of the government?Legislative‚ Executive‚ Judicial What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?The Bill of Rights What is the main job of the Legislature?to make the laws What are the two houses of the Legislature
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