The Louisiana Purchase took place in 1803‚ by President Thomas Jefferson. It was a huge land deal between France and The United States. In this purchase‚ the United States of America paid fifteen million dollars to get all the land west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains. This historic event doubled the size of the U.S. by one simple signature. The Louisiana Purchase was the best purchase ever made by the United States. The purchase of this land increased the economic resources
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What was the impact of changes in weaponry/technology in the Franco-Prussian war on the outcome of the war? The Franco- Prussian war was fought between the Second French Empire and a number of German states. These included the North German Confederation (made up of Prussia and many other northern German states). Bavaria‚ Baden‚ Wurttemburg‚ Hesse-Darnstadt. The war began due to a number of reasons: ranging from the fact that France worried that Prussia would expand too far and simply because
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American Red Cross Volunteering is a great way to get involved in your community. I think volunteering is something everyone should do at least once in their life. Volunteering is a great way to give back to your community and the sense of pride you feel afterwards is like no other. There are numerous charity organization with which a person can volunteer. For example‚ The Salvation Army‚ The Red Cross‚ United Way‚ Meals on Wheels‚ etc. All charities help with different things. Some help feed
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Brian Horneck May 25th‚ 2014 World War I: A tragic and unnecessary conflict The first half of the twentieth century was deeply scarred by two world conflicts that changed the course of humanity forever. The First World War‚ also known as “The Great War” was an unnecessary conflict which created great suffering and destruction all throughout the world. The assassination of Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ wrongly claimed to be the main cause of the conflict‚ was just an excuse used by power craving
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ESSAY Many people believe that leadership is simply being the first‚ biggest or most powerful. In January 2007‚ J. Lee Whittington presented the lecture on “Leadership legacy”‚ at a video tutoring session at University of Dallas. Leadership is an intentional influence. A leader is interpreted as someone who sets direction in an effort and influences people to follow that direction. Leadership is the ability to successfully integrate and maximize available resources for achieving organizational
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Honors British Literature Byron’s Legacy Lord Byron was a moody‚ proud‚ cynical and fierce man who frowned upon society and constantly defied it. We see in much of his literature a reflection of himself. The characteristics of Byron are illustrated in works of writing other than his own. His fictitious embodiment appears in the book Frankenstein‚ the poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”‚ and the modern book The Hunger Games. The characters with Byron-like qualities are considered Byronic(or
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War. What is it good for? It is within human nature to fight in order to try and make a gain and become more influential. This is demonstrated by the thousands of years that humans have fought in wars. Surprisingly what humans fight for now remains much the same as what was the common motive in prehistoric times; self-defence‚ re-capturing lost possessions and punishing people for what they have done wrong. Most of the time war is tried to be justified yet on many occasions there are examples where
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lived them. Arguably the greatest genius of his time‚ Franklin was a hard worker‚ relentless learner‚ and passionate thinker. From a general perspective Franklin is a man who worked diligently in school‚ studied untiringly‚ and excelled in most everything he did. Although he was a dynamic learner‚ he never had a stable childhood‚ much less a formal education. Using his passion and thoughts of right and wrong‚ Franklin shaped himself the legacy he has today. A look into the life of Benjamin Franklin’s
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Vangetson 3 September 2010 What is the Purpose of War? War is used as a method for feuding countries as a way of solving conflict‚ when in reality‚ that is not the solution to a problem at all. War can be described as the waging of armed conflict against an enemy‚ an act to fight for what is right‚ or a harmful way of getting what one desires. We may not know what exactly war is but we do know its purpose. Every war is not the same‚ neither are its purposes. Wars have numerous purposes‚ from
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“War‚ what is it good for? Absolutely nothing. War‚ I despise because it means destruction of innocent lives. War means tears to thousands of mothers’ eyes; when their sons go to fight and lose their lives. War is an enemy to all mankind‚ the reasons of war blows my mind. War has caused unrest in my generation‚ who wants to die? War has shattered many young man’s dreams‚ made him disabled‚ bitter and mean. Life is much too precious to spend fighting wars these days. War can’t give life; it can
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