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Life In The 1900's
Number of words: 1449 - Number of pages: 6.... role in the everyday life. A horse drawn carriage would bring a docter to the house of where a baby would be born. A hearse was pulled by horses to the cemetery when somebody died. Farmers used them to pull their ploughs while town dwellers kept them for transportation around town. Horses puled delivery wagons for businesses such as bakery, dairy, and coal company. Horses pulled fire engines through the streets in a fire emergency. The bicycle was widely accepted by canadians because of its easy maintence compared to a horse. The bike allowed an option of transportation. The bicycle al .....
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The Battle Of Antietam
Number of words: 1336 - Number of pages: 5.... new battlelines west and east of Antietam Creek, near the
town Sharpsburg. When Jackson’s troops reached Sharpsburg on the 16th,
Harpers Ferry having surrendered the day before, Lee consolidated his
position along the low ridge that runs north and south of the town. The
battle opened at dawn on the 17th when Union General Joseph Hooker’s
artillery began a murderous fire on Jackson’s men in the Miller cornfield
north of the town. Hooker’s troops advanced, driving the Confederates
before them, and Jackson reported that his men were “exposed for nearly an
hour to a terrific stor .....
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Sigmund Freud
Number of words: 809 - Number of pages: 3.... influenced the shape of modern day society by altering mans view of himself. This modern day Jason who found the thread and began to slay the beast of mystery goes by the name of .
was born on May 6, 1856 in Freiberg, Moravia (now Pribor, Czech Republic)and was the oldest of his father's second wife. Freuds father, Jakob, encouraged his intellectually gifted son and passed on to him a tradition of skeptical and independent thinking. Freud shared his mother's attention with seven younger brothers and sisters, but nevertheless he always remained close to his mother. At the young age of 8 he .....
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Cuba And Its History
Number of words: 434 - Number of pages: 2.... of Guerrilla warfare.
This military operation, conducted on its home terrain, consisted of
inhabitants fed up with oppressive rule. The men involved operated from
bases located deep in the jungle, dense forests, and high rocky elevations.
Guerrillas depended on natives for food, shelter, and useful information.
While striking swiftly was a must, the bands of men were specialized in the
undetected raiding of enemy camps. They could ambush a patrol, kill the
soldiers, and supply their entire company in a matter of hours. Cutting
communication between enemy lines became a prime target, once s .....
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American Prohibition
Number of words: 1441 - Number of pages: 6.... of alcohol, and thereby reduce crime, poverty, death rates, and improve the economy and general quality of life. This, however, was undoubtedly to no avail.
After the Volstead Act was put into place to determine precise laws and methods of enforcement, the Federal Prohibition Bureau was developed in order to see that the Volstead Act was enforced. Nevertheless, these laws were frequently violated by bootleggers and commoners alike. Bootleggers smuggled liquor from overseas and Canada, stole it from government warehouses, and produced their own. Many people hid their liquor in hip f .....
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Capitalism: The Cause Of Slave
Number of words: 876 - Number of pages: 4.... of slave labor became the answer for capitalism,
and from the use of black slave labor, tension began to rise between the slaves
brought from Africa, and the land holders of the South.
Tension between
Slaves and land owners have been strong in the South for many years, and one
might say that the cause of it is the ways of which the Black slaves of plantations
and farms were treated. The founders of the Carolina colonies were not only
interested in the use of slaves in the solution of their labor problems of
too much work not enough workers, but they had a very big material interest.
The .....
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Marine Corps
Number of words: 1539 - Number of pages: 6.... a war they have put effort in. Is this exceptional record due to their extensive training? Is it because of their aggressive nature and mindset? What is to follow may shed some light on these questions and perhaps give some type of insight on how the was so prevailing and what conflicts had they had conquered. 1775, November 10th. This date is memorized and celebrated by every United States Marine as something of excellence, a date of honor. This date is non other than the "birthdate" of the . It was on this date that the Continental Congress passed a resolution to create two operational b .....
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Prelude To Revolution
Number of words: 351 - Number of pages: 2.... the Stamp
Act is often considered one of the chief immediate causes of the American
Revolution.
The Boston Tea Party was a famous event that took place on December
16, 1773. The Boston Tea Party was when a group of Bostonians led by Samuel
Adams, dressed up as Native Americans boarded the vessel carrying 342
chests of tea and them all overboard. The Boston Tea Party had many
consequences. It led the way to more acts of violence by colonists, who
continued to harass tea agents and to destroy cargoes and ships.
The first Skirmishes at Lexington and Concord occurred April 19,
1775, the yea .....
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History Of Jazz And Classical Music
Number of words: 1741 - Number of pages: 7.... period of
music actually spans a time from of 1750 to 1800; thus, the term
Classical is a misnomer and could more correctly be changed to Western
Art Music or European Art Music. European because most of the major
composers up till the 20th century were European. Vivaldi was Italian,
Bach was German, Mozart and Beethoven were Austrian; they are some of
the more prominent composers. Not until the twentieth century with
Gershwin and a few others do we find American composers writing this
kind of art music. For the sake of convention, we can refer to Western
Art M .....
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Letter From A Birmingham Jail
Number of words: 723 - Number of pages: 3.... it is the place of the church clergy to support a body fighting for basic human rights. The criticism, as I considered the source, pissed me off. Second, In Kings letter he states: Every day I meet young people whose disappointment with the church has turned to outright disgust.
I feel that King, in a way, saw the future. The church has not played the role that it should play in the lives of American citizens. Not then. Not now. While the world changes the leaders of all Christian religions must, without question, adapt to this change in order to bring in and retain youth in the church envi .....
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