talking about today isn’t as well known as the ones I just mentioned‚ but she is still a very important influence to today’s society as well as many African Americans. The person that I’m going to be talking about today is Patricia Bath the first African American female to finish her study in ophthalmology and was the first African American female doctor to receive a medical patient. Patricia was born in Harlem‚ New York on November 4th in 1942 to her mother Gladys Bath and father Rupert Bath. Both
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The Gettysburg Address: Why‚ how and what happened? On November 19 of 1863‚ during the Civil War of the United States‚ a speech was held in Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania that would later go down as one of the greatest in American history. The speech was held during the dedication of the Gettysburg Cemetery‚ a cemetery founded to honour the deceased soldiers of the battle of Gettysburg. The 272 word long address that the then current president Lincoln held at this event have been remembered ever since
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Civil War played a large role in changing American society. It finally brought America closer to its true goals of freedom and equality for all. The end results of the Union’s victory in the war socially and constitutionally changed the status of African Americans. Blacks‚ who were once former slaves‚ finally had a voice in society. The constitution had been redrafted for all men to be treated as equals via the 13th‚ 14th‚ and 15th amendments. Yet‚ despite said above blacks were free on paper but weren’t
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Christianity was drastically transformed during the five centuries after the death of the religion’s founder‚ Jesus. Jesus was a Jewish carpenter and he lived in a province of Judaea in the Roman Empire. Over the span of three years‚ Jesus taught and performed “miracles”. His teachings had a sharp political and social edge which landed him in hot water. Jesus’ career was cut short after he was executed for being a political rebel. He was barely mentioned in the historical records of that time period
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the plot of society is used in a great way. But In American Literature‚ Society has always judged the characters based on their actions‚ physical appearances‚their beliefs and their social status. In the Scarlet Letter‚ Hester Prynne are led out from the town prison with her daughter Pearl‚ in her arms and the letter “A” upon her breast. Hester was once married before she had pearl. So in having pearl‚ she was an adulteress and she had to be punished for it. So the letter “A” was casted onto
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November 20. The Collapse of the Roman Empire The Roman Empire was once the center for culture‚ politics‚ and power in the world. Its expanding borders reached the British Isles in the north‚ much of coastal Mediterranean Africa in the south‚ and across Mesopotamia as far as Algeria. Moreover‚ a range of cultures‚ from Christian Ethiopia and Egypt through to Pagan Germania‚ existed under Roman administration. Yet it is a reminder of the disintegration of what was once this great empire‚ which might
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the radio in 1939 when she was seventeen years old. Betty White then started acting on television shows and movies. Since then‚ she has won several awards and continues to act. Betty White’s autobiography‚ If You Ask Me: (And of Course You Won’t)‚ reveals an actress’s life from her perspective. Betty White’s long life and lengthy career have made it possible to provide inspiration to everyone in the acting world and in the real world. Betty White’s most influential role‚ apart from acting‚
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the attack of U.S. naval vessel Cole in 2000. Terrorist occurrences were rare prior to the September 11th attacks. Radicals west of America performed numerous performances of terror in the 1960s and early 1970s. In February 1993‚ a bomb blew up in the parking lot of the World Trade Center in New York‚ killing six people and seriously damaging the assembly of the towers. Several men associated with aggressive Islamic organizations were found guilty of the crime. In April 1995‚ a van encompassing explosives
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that gives much importance to material possessions rather than to spiritual or intellectual things. A term that has often been linked with the American way of life‚ and the American dream in general. However‚ what are the possible effects of materialism on Americans and American society‚ and how can the development be countered? According to Tim Kasser‚ Americans are bombarded with commercials that make them want to buy goods‚ every single day: “Every day‚ Americans are bombarded with hundreds of messages
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Compare the rise of towns in Medieval Europe with towns in America Depending on the time period‚ the criteria for building and growth of the city could be religious‚ defensive‚ or for trade. The fall of the Roman empire‚ which had unified Europe‚ led to the Middle Ages. At it’s fall‚ trades were put to an end because of the change of money‚ and goods were too easily stolen during travel. This was a period of transition. The different states started or attempted to start a structure to
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