Thomas Jefferson had a certain curiosity about the vast region west of the Mississippi. He wanted to know all about the geography and how well the prospects were for trade and agriculture. In 1803‚ Congress approved his proposal to finance for a mapping and scientific expedition to the far Northwest‚ beyond the Mississippi‚ which was foreign territory. In May‚ 1804‚ Jefferson assigned as commanders‚ Meriwether Lewis his personal secretary and William Clark‚ to set out on an amazing expedition across
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Mendel used to conduct his very famous hereditary experiments in his free time. He did something no one had ever done before and no one ever had analyzed statistically the experiments of breeding. It was Mendel’s knowledge of natural sciences and his studies that helped him carry out these experiments. He usually chose to work with pea plants and selected only those ones that were cultivated in controlled atmosphere and were a pure variety. He cross bred many seeds and then found out results of the
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William the Conqueror was a Norman duke who later became an English king. He had many great accomplishments. His most well-known accomplishments are the idea of feudalism and the Domesday Book. The Normans were a fierce group who were very militaristic. William the Conqueror was born around 1027 in Normandy. He was the illegitimate son of the former Duke of Normandy. Because his parents‚ Duke Robert I and Herleve‚ were not married‚ he was nicknamed William the Bastard. At the age of 8‚ he became
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DATED 09/01/2013 PRESS RELEASE CENTRAL DISTRICT GANG OF INTERSTATE CHEATS INVOLVED IN INTERNET BANKING FRAUD BUSTED : FOUR ARRESTED With the arrest of (1) Ajay Kumar Mishra‚ aged about 45 years s/o Parmeshwar Mishra r/o WZ-823‚ Palam‚ Village‚ Delhi‚ permanent address Add:- VPO& PS- Jainagar‚ Madhubani (Bihar)‚ (2) Binay Kumar‚ aged about 35 years s/o Harish Chand r/o A-166‚ Devali road‚ Khanpur‚ Delhi‚ permanent address
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Famous Sociologists 1. Emile Durkheim Emile Durkheim is knows as the "father of sociology" and is a founding figure in the field of sociology. He is credited with making sociology a science. One of his most famous pieces of work includes Suicide: A Study In Sociology. 2. Robert K. Merton Robert K. Merton is considered one of America’s most influential social scientists. He is famous for his theories of deviance as well as for developing the concepts of "self-fulfilling prophecy" and "role model
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Jimmy Carter was not the best president for a while he was known as one of the worst president but had later rehabilitated his reputation with humanitarian efforts. James Earl Carter Jr. was born on October 1‚ 1924‚ in Plains‚ Georgia. Grew up on a peanut farm that is father owned as well as a warehouse and store. James Carter became the first person from his father’s side of the family to graduate from high school. He then studied engineering at Georgia Southwestern Junior College before joining
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Sixty two years ago‚ my Grandfather found himself in a whole with his life. He was living in Genova‚ Italy with about one hundred dollars to his name. He had just gotten married to my Grandma‚ and was still living in his mother’s house at the time. He had no job‚ which means no money was coming in. Getting a job at this time was nearly impossible. Knowing that he had so much more potential‚ at such a young age‚ he decided to pack up and leave everything with his wife to start a new life in America
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MODALITY DIFFERENCES AND SHORT-TERM MEMORY The effects of modality differences on short-term memory capacity Yasemin Dilibal Feyza Öztürk Selin Kalabaş and Gözde Üstün Middle East Technical University – Northern Cyprus Campus Psychology Program May 2014 1 MODALITY DIFFERENCES AND SHORT-TERM MEMORY 2 Abstract The current study examined the notion that the effect that differences between serial recall of stimuli presented in different sensory modalities. Therefore‚ it was hypothesized that
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One of the main reasons for Hitler’s economic policies was preparing for the war. We can tell this because he didn’t want people out of jobs because that meant they weren’t working and manufacturing the materials he needed to go to war. This is why is set up the RAD‚ the National Labour Service because it meant that people were forced to go to work from 1935 onwards which sped up the manufacturing of materials like iron and steel. He also increased the amount of food being produced as well to avoid
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Michelangelo had several successes in his life of painting‚ architecture‚ and sculpting. He was a leading figure of baroque and renaissance art. His first large-scale sculpture was Bacchus. Around the same year of 1498‚ Michelangelo did the marble Pieta‚ which is the only work he ever signed. In 1536‚ Michelangelo started the Last Judgment for the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo was born on March 6‚ 1975 in Caprese Italy. Instead of going to school‚ Michelangelo would go and watch
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