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    Romantic Periods

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    “Romantic Period” Fired by the turn of the century‚ the ideas‚ personal‚ and political liberty broke in a bond of the 18th century convention. The work of William Godwin and Jean Rousseau influenced the Romantic period; But the French Revolution influenced the period mostly. During this time in England the support for the Revolution was purely idealist and the French didn’t live to its high expectations. The intellectuals of English denounced the French Revolution. In the 1770’s romanticism

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    why was africa colonised

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    on January the 5th 1933. The bridge was soon opened for vehicular traffic on May the 28th 1937. The Bridge was built by 10 different prime contractors and their subcontractors. The golden gate is the entrance to San Francisco from the Pacific Ocean. The golden gate bridge is one of the most beautiful bridges‚ in the world because of its spectacular location and graceful lines. 2 conception: The idea of a bridge spanning the Golden gate was not new it was made in 1916. Local authorities agreed

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    wounded and ill soldiers suffered during World War II. This proved that penicillin had a vital importance to save lives. Penicillin prevented thousands of wartime deaths. After the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan on December 7‚ 1941‚ it became clear that a mass amount of penicillin needed to be produced in order to win the war. The U.S. was able to produce 2.3 million portions of penicillin in order to prepare for the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Penicillin soon was known as the “miracle drug” of the

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    Why Was Ww2 Important

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    the first atomic bombs were used during this war. Devastating damage was caused by such explosives. Secondly‚ Adolf Hitler committed suicide. People may wonder‚ well there were so many casualties‚ so why is this one person’s death important to history. Read on and the truth of Adolf Hitler will be revealed. Lastly‚ Germany’s surrender to the Soviets had a big impact on Germany’s future. Greater conflict occurred making the end of World War II incomplete.     During this brutal World War‚ the United

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    other." The Civil War was inevitable. The issue of slavery was so controversial back in the mid-18th century that neither sides‚ pro-slavery or anti-slavery‚ would have stepped down from their opinions. The only way for the issue to be resolved was war‚ where only one side could win. Although the Civil War had thousands and thousands of casualties‚ it brought on a new era of equality

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    Why Was John Brown Outlaw

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    around him. Raiding peaceful town‚ murdering innocent families and Such He was no freedom fighter‚ more an outlaw. October 16‚ 1859‚ Brown revealed his plan to raid Harper’s Ferry‚ Virginia‚ a relatively peaceful area. First to move into Harper’s Ferry‚ capture the town and its federal arsenal‚ as they gathered weapons slaves would join the fight‚ when the militia arrived they would escape to nearby hills and fight until slavery was abolished. The plan had completely backfired‚

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    Ah‚ America. One of the most stubborn nations in the whole world. Sadly‚ America was always like this and‚ even back to when it was first starting out‚ the people were like mules. The colonists that slaughtered hundreds and thousands of Native Americans (oops!) were complaining about their ex girlfriend Britain all the time. They thought they were the victim in every scenario‚ when in reality‚ they were just being ignorant and only cared about themselves! Now‚ there has been a debate (not really)

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    Revolutionary Times

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    Revolutionary Times Test “That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends‚ it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it‚ and to institute new Government‚ laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form‚ as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” This excerpt comes from the Declaration Independence‚ written down because of the abuse and tyranny from the British that the colonists would take no longer

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    Literary Period

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    Literary Period American Period 1898 - 1945   Philippine literature during the American rule was influenced by two factors‚ first of which is‚ education. With the Americans providing free education‚ many were given the chance to study and English was used as the language of instruction. Unlike the Spanish‚ the foreigners were willing to teach their language to the Filipinos. Free education served as the stepping stone for others to improve their social status. Early literary works in English

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    Why may protectionist policies increase rather than decrease during a period of increasing globalisation? Some countries may decide to protect their domestic market during a period of increasing globalisation‚ especially if economy is in a fragile state at that moment. One way they could protect themselves from cheaper imported goods and services import restrictions. These can be tariffs‚ for example a tax‚ or quotas‚ which limit the goods and services produces abroad and sold domestically.

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