over 300 slaves to freedom. And‚ as she once proudly pointed out to Frederick Douglass‚ in all of her journeys she "never lost a single passenger." Tubman was born a slave in Maryland’s Dorchester County around 1820. At age five or six‚ she began to work as a house servant. Seven years later she was sent to work in the fields. While she was still in her early teens‚ she suffered an injury that would follow her for the rest of her life. Always ready to stand up for someone else‚ Tubman blocked a
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h * "The Owl Who Was God" * Once upon a starless midnight there was an owl who sat on the branch of an oak tree. Two ground moles tried to slip quietly by‚ unnoticed. "You!" said the owl. "Who?" they quavered‚ in fear and astonishment‚ for they could not believe it was possible for anyone to see them in that thick darkness. "You two!" said the owl. The moles hurried away and told the other creatures of the field and forest that the owl was the greatest and wisest of all animals because
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Without any doubt Napoleon was a hero because of improving the education system‚ growth of economy and approving laws to protect people in France and make people in the country equal to each other. France had a very hard time recovering from somewhat successful revolution which made a huge impact on the country. Napoleon - a man of his age‚ the mystery of his age: he shook the imagination of generations. To him‚ his fame and fate‚ to his rise and fall a lot of eyes are riveted. France after the
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An Interpretation: Who was Anne Bradstreet? While reading the poetry of Anne Bradstreet‚ the straightforward Puritanical figure emerges‚ as well as the loving‚ caring person she was. She was truly a faithful puritan‚ but she was also a daughter‚ wife‚ mother‚ scholar and critic. In her poetry she balances both sides. In the poem "Upon the Burning of Our House" she is definite in her belief in God‚ and shows her spiritual growth as she learns amazing‚ heartfelt lessons. This poem could
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transcendentalist‚ Emerson‚ in Self-Reliance. Going by the nickname “Mahatma” which truly means “great soul”‚ Ghandi was one of the most misunderstood people in history. Ghandi is characterized as a scrawny simplistic dressed man born in 1869 in India‚ however he is one of the most complex and contradictory characters in all of history (McGeary). Ghandi was raised under two religious parents who practiced Hinduism‚ and pushed for him to become a government minister‚ taking after his father (Adams). Being
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Who was Alexander the Great! What does it mean to be GREAT? The Webster’s dictionary defines the word great as notably large in size‚ predominant‚ or remarkable. The Oxford’s dictionary defines the word great as‚ of ability‚ quality‚ or eminence‚ considerably above average. Alexander the 3rd’s greatness has been questioned in the past and even scholars have long debated the question was Alexander the Great really Great? But one must ask how his legend has survived for thousands of years and
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King Ay was the Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt‚ who reigned from 1325 BC to 1321 BC He was the successor of Tutankhamun who ruled from 1334 BC to 1325 BC. Ay was succeeded by Horemheb (1321 – 1292 BC). Ay was also given a royal name‚ i.e. Kheperkheperure which meant "Everlasting is the Manifestations of Re" (tripod.com). When Akhenaten was ruling‚ Ay came to be known as ‘Master of Horses’. Later‚ he used to serve as the Grand Vizier when Tutankhamun was in power. He had much influence
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Sweet Dreams The Man Who Was Thursday was written by G.K. Chesterton and published in 1907. We enter the story in the suburb of Saffron Park in London during the Edwardian era. When the sun is setting Mr. Lucian Gregory‚ the anarchic poet‚ is brought into the novel‚ along with Gabriel Syme‚ an undercover policeman. Further in the novel we meet Sunday‚ the head of the anarchist council‚ and his fellow members. Syme later finds out that all the members of the council are cops just like him. Syme
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from the maroons‚ who wanted the English gone as well‚ but their efforts were futile and soon enough the English had taken full control of the island and had successfully driven out all the Spaniards from the island and to Cuba. The maroons act of defiance against the British enslavement system were what
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Question Number Three: Who was Alexander the Great and why was he “Great”? Macedonia was a barbaric nation that thrived under King Philip’s reign. Located to the North of Greece‚ Macedonia was at a prime location for mass domination over Europe‚ but the prowess of the nation needed to be erected by a great and powerful ruler. This ruler would be Alexander‚ the son of King Philip‚ born in 356 BC. King Philip believed that Alexander was the son of a God‚ and that his presence was both human and divine
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