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    1. Describe with clear and specific details from the texts the role the state of Florida played in the outcome of the Election of 1876. What other states played a similar role? In the election of 1876‚ Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden fought a very closely contested campaign. The results of the election were disputed in a number of states. Florida was one of these states South Carolina‚ Louisiana‚ Oregon. In these states‚ the Republicans said the Democrats were refusing to count black

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    this social upheaval was down to various ideas and philosophies that were germinating throughout France and across Europe. The uniqueness of the French revolution can be deduced from one plain change that was the eradication of the monarchy of France to its full extent. France was the first country in modern Europe to do so.

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    first known formal theater was built in Athens between 550 and 534 B.C.‚ although the oldest theater in the world is in the palace at Knossos in the northern Crete. The Ancient Greek’s way of theater and its many accomplishments greatly influenced the modern day theater and entertainment. Staring with the evolution of theater and how it evolved from religious groups in ancient Greece. There were also many great playwrights‚ such as Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ and Euripides‚ who opened the doors to a world of

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    The journey to enlightenment - A rhetorical analysis of The Allegory of The Cave It is a Journey undertaken by the soul of humanity -- to ascent from unenlightened to the enlightened‚ where Plato believes the Theory of Forms is located. As we see here “Anyone who has common sense will remember that the bewilderment of the eyes are of two kinds‚ and arise from two causes‚ either from coming out of light or from going into light…” (Plato 1122). Through the voice of Socrates‚ Plato effectively

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    the crops. The slave population of the United States grew significantly once the cotton gin was invented. Slaves who were healthy and young in their late teens and twenties where consider a good investment. As the growth in the cotton increased‚ so did the need for more and more slaves. Slaves and the slave labor became a great reliance and this went on for years. Also

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    Japan’s goal of achieving fukoku kyohei‚ “rich country; strong military”‚ fuelled major political‚ economic and social changes during the Meiji Restoration. By the 20th century‚ Japan had a modern constitution and national parliament‚ though it was not truly democratic. The modernization of the nation also made Japan richer and more economically stable‚ with a structured education system. Japan‚ an impotent‚ closed feudal state‚ was transformed into a formidable nation focused on nationalism.

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    Essay 2: Who is The Most Important Greek Philosopher? Ancient Greek Philosophy is credited to be one of the most influential periods of philosophy in the history of the world. Ideas and theories created during this era have great significance and importance even to today’s society. Many would consider the philosophers who were part of this era to be the greatest of all time. The likes of Plato‚ Aristotle‚ Pythagoras‚ and many more helped develop hundreds of theories and ideas that changed the

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    “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley is one of the most well-known books in history‚ however what many people do not know about this book is that Mary Shelley wrote it to satire The Enlightenment (Sylvia 23). A brief summary of “Frankenstein”‚ is that one day a man named Robert Walton‚ meets up with Victor Frankenstein‚ who then tells Walton about his life. Frankenstein’s life started in Geneva where he grew up a happy child. After childhood Victor attends university where he studies natural philosophy

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    Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ and Eric Greitens’ A Warrior’s Heart‚ I was trying to solve a problem not only for my sake but for the sake of others also. Multiple crimes were committed‚ and Dracula was guilty of them all. Because he was such an aberration‚ he did much more to his victims than just kill them‚ but he also used them as bait to attract others. Jonathan‚ Van Helsing‚ and Dr. Seward were all the victims of Dracula’s plans‚ but also they were attempting to stop Dracula once and for all. Who was ahead

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    What is Hip-Hop‚ and how has it become the biggest development in popular music ever in such a short period of time? Since its infancy‚ Hip-Hop has had a pervasive influence on every culture its touched‚ including fashion‚ dance‚ and especially social media‚ where music videos regularly receive hundreds of millions of views. But the unprecedented speed of Hip-Hop’s spread has left many scratching their heads on what all the fuss is about. In this paper‚ I will give a complete overview of Hip-Hop

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