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    Thomas Jefferson once said‚ "I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing‚ and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical." He and the other founding fathers knew very well what that meant. They lived it during the Revolution‚ and they succeeded. Their rebellion against the British king was punishable by death. Had they done nothing‚ they might have even benefitted at the expense of the people‚ but they were willing to disobey the law and face the consequences

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    Compare and contrast the Hamilton and Jefferson debates. What was the conflict? Hamilton and Jefferson were both appointed to Washington’s cabinet. Hamilton was the secretary of the treasury and Jefferson became the secretary of state. Creating a cabinet was only one of several precedents set by Washington in areas where the Constituton was silent or unclear. Hamilton and Jefferson had very different opinions. This undoubtedly caused them to debate heavily during the times they served

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    Transatlantic Slave Trade and the effects on the american economy Transatlantic Slave Trade The Transatlantic slave trade is a “wrenching aspect of the history of Africa and America” (Colin Palmer). The transatlantic slave trade transported African people to the “New World”. It lasted from the 16th to the 19th century. Slavery has had a big impact on African culture. The Africans were forced to migrate away from everything they knew‚ culture‚ heritage and lifestyles (Captive Passage). Coupled

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    tense time. Not only did medicine save the lives of many‚ it made this nation more advanced and more innovative than it ever has before. Dorothea Dix‚ influential leader and nurse‚ said that she‚ “Came as the advocate of helpless‚ forgotten‚ insane men and women; of beings sunk to a condition from which the unconcerned world would start with real horror” (Dorothea Dix). Dorothea Dix is saying that without the practice of medicine or the act of healing oneself‚ the world would have turn into a place

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    Jefferson Memorial Thesis

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    The Jefferson Memorial honors Thomas Jefferson’s ideals of beauty‚ science‚ learning‚ culture‚ and liberty. Thomas Jefferson was America’s 3rd president and became one of the few to sign the Declaration of Independence. The memorial was built in dedication to him as a president‚ politician‚ drafter of the Declaration of Independence‚ architect‚ educator‚ and intellectual. The idea came from Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ who was upset that there was no monument to honor the great president‚ like there was

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    What impact did the Colosseum have on Roman social values? Its purpose was to be a gift to the Roman citizens‚ a massive breath-taking structure that conveyed the wealth‚ might and power of Rome‚ showing exotic‚ wild animals from all corners of the Roman Empire‚ showing off the extent of Rome’s conquests of different countries. It displayed the latest of Roman engineering and building techniques and showed re-enactments of famous Roman battles‚ including sea battles that required it to be flooded

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    Descartes’ reasons for believing in substance dualism relies on several arguments including his argument for certainty or knowledge. The argument relies on the idea that I can be certain of my mind but not my body or any other physical thing‚ so my mind is not a physical thing. In this paper‚ I will argue that Descartes’ assessment of the mind-body connection makes a jump in its logic by declaring that the mind cannot be physical‚ even though his certainty argument does not take into account that

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    Perception: Seeing is Believing - UFOs Since the times when the earth was believed to be a flat object‚ man has had a lust and curiosity about space and the bodies that exist in it. Early astronomers trying to grasp the incomprehensible mysteries of the universe would study the patterns of the stars and planets to try to put this massive puzzle together. In their studies history has recorded sightings of objects that didn’t hold to any pattern or set movement supposedly proved to be correct

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    Hamilton Vs. Jefferson

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    social‚ political‚ and economic philosophies of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. Speculate on how Jefferson and Hamilton might react to the current conditions in American domestic and foreign affairs. Chapter 6 Hamilton vs. Jefferson Economical Views Hamilton 1. Believed in a public debt 2. Wanted to create a national bank to provide loans for businessmen‚ and to provide a place to deposit federal funds. 3. Believed that America should have a strong commercial society with a large industrial

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    serve an important role in the American society; “integrating disparate elements into America’s mainstream culture. In the interwar years‚ baseball stars from white ethnic backgrounds played a key role in the acculturation of their group into Americans society”(Rubinstein‚ Step. 2003). Regional differences began to fade as a new national popular culture became part of daily life. Men of all ethnic backgrounds were welcomed into MLB with one exception‚ African Americans. By the end of World War 2 on

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