James P. Collins What Was at Stake? Analyzing the Significance of the Scopes Monkey Trial for American Education Analytical Introduction This article was written to remind students and teachers of the past historical events which served to shape current American education trends‚ standards‚ policies‚ and norms. In writing this piece‚ I hope to highlight a pivotal point in American education history when the right to think and question and status quo was threatened. I carefully contemplated
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Sylvia Plath; What Was Behind the Mirror Perhaps the first thought to mind when the name Sylvia Plath is mentioned is pure ironic tragedy. What a destructive death for a woman with a seemingly jubilant life. It is know to most that she was a poet and author beyond her time‚ beaming with creativity and writing poetry in her early teen years. However‚ with longing for fame struck the bittersweet reality of holding the title for the most unfortunate life. How can it be‚ that a woman struck by dire
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it is therefore correct to say he was a catalyst for change‚ since he had tremendous effect on history in his decision making. Till this day after 125 years that he is no longer in this world‚ people are still inspired by him and his leadership skills. Abraham Lincoln can be defined as a catalyst for change due to his concerns‚results-orientation‚courage‚commitment and honesty. Lincoln was successful in becoming the President of United States in 1860. He was considered a leader in the 1800’s because
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I have often been a fraidy cat about the simplest things. I remember back when I was a child and being frightened of leaving home to go to school — it was as if I feared that my family would not be there when I got back from school or that I wouldn’t know what to do in school. All my life I’ve had similar fears about many things — being able to do a good job and succeed at my work‚ worrying whether I’d grow up to become an independent individual who could stand on his own two feet. And‚ each time
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Jose Arras 07/30/2013 Mrs. Cedillos English 1301 “When I was a Child” When I was in high school I had the opportunity to travel across the country and to meet people from all over the world. During this time I saw people being rejected services‚ assistance‚ and being disrespected because of the color of their skin. I was traveling to Ohio to shoot in a national competition but before getting there we had a three hour delay in Chicago. People from all over the country were walking to
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Short Answer Response #1 The Great Depression was the most horrific economic depression ever in US history and lasted from 1929-1939. Many leading factors led to the Great Depression. The primary cause was when the stock market crashed in 1929. Known as “Black Tuesday‚” the market lost 12% of its value and over $14 billion of investments. Two months later‚ things became drastically worse‚ with stockholders losing more than $40 billion. The stock market crash led to almost 700 bank failures in
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One of the causes of the French Revolution was enormous public debt. MIRABEAU presented a now famous oration in defense of Jacques Necker’s patriotic tax. MIRABEAU: Two centuries of depredations and brigandage have made the chasm in which the kingdom is ready to engulf itself. We must close this fearful abyss. Well‚ here is a list of French proprietors! Choose among the richest‚ thus sacrificing the least number of citizens! But choose! For must not a small number perish to save the mass
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The Civil war was inevitable if the conflict between the south and the north‚ slavery and politics were resolved. After independence‚ the differences and complexity of America sharpened increasing slavery. The complexities in terms of the migration of the whites and black slaves and shift from small scale farming to large scale farming made civil war inevitable. There were many differences between the north and south. The north preferred city life while the south was keen to plantation life. The
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Michelangelo’s Early Life What was Michelangelo’s artwork like in the Renaissance? Michelangelo’s artwork made a big influence on the Renaissance movement. This is largely because Michelangelo’s artwork never lacked details. For example: The Sistine Chapel contains multiple colors and when the observer looks at the painting they cannot take their eyes off of it. This is significant because during the Renaissance there were no machines to aid in the process of finishing a project which made it harder
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What was wrong with the ancient Athenian democracy? One of the most remarkable elements of the modern world of politics is the surprising popularity of democracy. The word and the concept of democracy‚ which nowadays is mostly seen as a necessary form of government for the 21st century‚ 26/01/2011-08:35:02 emerged for the first time in Antiquity‚ in the city-state of Athens in the 5th century BC. After so many years‚ the word‚ demokratia‚ still has the same meaning‚ the rule of the people
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