parties. First of all‚ this was an election between the Federalists and Democrat-Repubilcans. John Adams was the Federalist President and his competitor was Thomas Jefferson‚ a Republican. The period leading up to the election has been recorded to be one of the ugliest‚ with each side demonizing the other in any way they could; Adams had been known to be a vain‚ envious‚ and crazed Northerner‚ and
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his uprising was delayed and Gabriel was caught‚ then hanged A Nom-de-guerre is a name given to someone in battle The Civil War gave some people nom-de-guerres that are very well-known After refusing to retreat‚ Thomas Jackson was given the name‚ "Stonewall Jackson‚" for staying put like a stone wall. The USS Monitor was one of the first ironclads during the Civil War An ironclad is a warship protected with iron or armor; these were often used in the war The Monitor sank while creating a blockade
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the doorway onto the roof had been jammed with small wood splints and the hinges pasted with glue. I had now begun to ponder the equivocal nature of both the staff and of Cousin Henry’s death. How could Henry have had stiffened the doorway when it was so obviously sealed from inside? With the base of the candelabra‚ I smashed against the hinges until eventually they broke away from the frame. The door crashed to the gravel and stone rooftop and I promptly stepped outside. Immediately‚ I saw in the
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The Creation of Adam is a fresco painting created by Michelangelo‚ which is often associated with Italian Renaissance art. This artwork was created in 1508 and completed in 1512‚ it was made on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel where years later it remains. The Creation of Adam is one of the most famous and iconic frescos in the Sistine Chapel. It all began when Michelangelo was invited back to Rome and commissioned by Pope Julius II to create several frescos on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
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George Washington and John Adams On April 30‚ 1789 George Washington became the president of the United States‚ two terms later in 1797‚ John Adams was the next president of the nation. Both presidents helped to establish the stable government that is known today. Washington was able established many precedents‚ since he was the first president to implement the new Constitution. It was quite hard for John Adams to follow in such great footsteps. Although John Adams was very active in the drafting
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Not everyone that was killed was Jewish. It also included other people that will be talked about in the essay. Such as there was homosexuals who were affected just as much as the Jewish community. Then there was also Roma’s and if you are not to sure who they are‚ excuse me but they were called gypsies. Next there was a bit of a more depressing one who were the elderly and disabled. Finally there were also a story of twins and that were tested and worked on. One of the main reasons why the nazis
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President | Time in Office | Party | VP | What happened during his term/ accomplishments | George Washington | 1789-1797 | Independent | John Adams | * Whiskey Rebellion * Pinckney Treaty * Jay’s Treaty | John Adams | 1797-1801 | Federalist | Thomas Jefferson | * XYZ Affair | Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | Democratic-Republican | Aaron Burr then George Clinton | * Marbury vs Madison * Louisiana Purchase * Embargo of 1807? * Chesapeake Affair | James Madison | 1809-1817
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1) In 1918‚ the year of the revolution‚ when her family was killed‚ Anastasia was 17. In the movie she was about 10. 2) Not all of her family was killed that day. In fact only Anastasia‚ her parents Emperor Nicholas Romanov‚ Empresses Alexandra‚ Agnostic’s sisters Olga‚ Tatiana and Maria‚ and her younger brother Alexei were killed on that day. Later in that month‚ Anastasia’s uncle Mikhail was murdered in Perm‚ her aunt Grand Duchess Elizabeth‚ her uncle Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich‚ along with
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Quincy Delight Jones Jr. Name at birth: Quincy Delight Jones‚ Jr. Quincy Jones started as a trumpet player‚ touring with Lionel Hampton in the early 1950s. He soon gained a reputation as an arranger and composer‚ and was leading his own bands by the end of the decade. Since then he has worked as an arranger‚ composer and producer for some of the greatest performers of swing‚ jazz‚ blues and hip-hop‚ from Miles Davis and Frank Sinatra to Little Richard and Michael Jackson. Nicknamed
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at my chest. The sky was dark and it was clear that it would rain soon. Broken boards and scattered crates littered the shore. Clearly I was on some kind of ship‚ but where I was or where I came from was lost to me. Hell I didn’t even remember my name. Inside one of those battered crates was an indistinguishable mass of feathers‚ though the subtle rising and falling of it’s side said that was more than feathers. Up ahead‚ on top of a small hill‚ was a small
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