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Alexander Hamilton Continental Congress
1,496 wordsAlexander Hamilton was born as a British subject on the island of Nevis in the West Indies on the 11 th of January 1755. His father was James Hamilton, a Scottish merchant of St. Christopher. His grandfather was Alexander Hamilton, of Grange, Lanarkshire. One of his great grandfathers was Sir R. Pollock, the Laird of Cambuskeith. Hamilton's mother was Rachael Fawcett e Levine, of French Huguenot descent. When she was very young, she married a Danish proprietor of St. Croix named John Michael Lev...
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Golden Gate Twenty Nine
1,516 wordsAlthough Alcatraz sits in the middle of San Francisco Bay, only a little over a mile from the city, the island seemed as distant as if it were a thousand miles out to sea. The island seems uninviting and because of its un appeal, it played an important role in the history of California. The island had a number of uses. Alcatraz was the site of a powerful fortress, a military prison and a federal prison. The island is surrounded by treacherous cross currents and five-knot tides with a deadly unde...
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John Quincy Adams House Of Representatives
1,381 wordsThe author believes that John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States of America, is not only a major political figure in the forming of the United States as we now know it, but also a just and moral Christian man. John Quincy Adams was born on July 11, 1767, in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts. He was the second of four children -- a girl and three boys. From infancy John saw history being made. Often he was taken to Boston Common to see the hated British soldiers parade. He...
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Bill Gates Dining Hall
1,341 words[The time is the late 1990 s and the setting is an unidentified city in the northwest United States, in Washington. Three employees of Microsoft, the narrator, Encolpius, and his co-workers Giton and Ascyltus, have been invited to the illustrious mansion of billionaire Bill Gates, for a banquet. ] It was slightly drizzling as we approached the house. We were simply amazed at it s size, it was a good quarter mile in length and equally long in width. As we approached the enormous wooden door, ligh...
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Federal Communications Commission Television And Radio
1,544 words(US) FCC: Broadcast Regulation and Licences The main purpose for the existence of the Federal Communications Commission s licensing system is to protect the public interest. The licensing of television and radio stations ensures that the electromagnetic broadcast spectrum, which is a scarce resource, is properly distributed to those that can best operate the facilities while providing programming that is of interest to all. The application of a broadcast license involves many steps and it varies...
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Hors D Oeuvres Memories Of My Grandparents 50 Smell
796 wordsI have a lot of good memories of my grandparents 50 th anniversary. The Hiltons California ballroom, the dancing, and socializing with relatives were some of the memories. But most of all, the food was the best memory of all. The food served at my grandparents 50 th anniversary was colorful and delicious. One could not help but to see, smell, and eventually consume the food. The meal consisted of hors d oeuvres, the main course, beverages, and dessert. All of these delicacies combined made the a...
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Fudge Brownies Hors Doeurves Smell
772 wordsI have a lot of good memories of my senior prom. The Hilton s California ballroom, the dancing, and socializing with friends were some of the memories. But most of all, the food was the best memory of all. The food served at Castlemont High s senior prom was colorful and delicious. One could not help but to see, smell, and eventually consume the food. The meal consisted of hors d oeuvres, the main course, beverages, and dessert. All of these delicacies combined made the prom a satisfying experie...
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Star Spangled Banner Francis Scott Key
636 wordsFort Fort Mchenry Fort McHenry Fort McHenry was an American military installation built on a peninsula in Baltimore harbor in 1799. During the War of 1812 it was attack, September 13 - 14, 1814 by a British fleet, an attack that inspired Francis Scott Key, a prisoner aboard a British ship, to write the Star- Spangled Banner. Later, Fort McHenry was used as a storage depot and military prison, Fort McHenry was established as a national park in 1925. It was re-designated a national monument and hi...
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Homosexual Acts Armed Forces
2,140 wordsHomosexuals in the Military Homosexuals have been excluded from our society since our countrys beginning, giving them no equal protection underneath the large branch of the law. The Emancipation Proclamation gave freedom to blacks from slavery in the 1800 s and women were given the freedoms reserved for males in the early 1900 s with the womens suffrage movement. But everyone still knows the underlying feeling of nation in dealing with minorities and women, one of contempt and utter disgust. Hat...
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Armed Forces Vietnam War
1,776 wordsHomosexuals In Military Homosexuals have been excluded from our society since our countrys beginning, giving them no equal protection underneath the large branch of the law. The Emancipation Proclamation gave freedom to blacks from slavery in the 1800 s and women were given the freedoms reserved for males in the early 1900 s with the womens suffrage movement. But everyone still knows the underlying feeling of nation in dealing with minorities and women, one of contempt and disgust. Hate crimes a...
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George W Bush Republican Candidate
3,032 wordsFirst Son: George W. Bush and the Bush Family Dynasty by Bill Minutaglio, details the history and upbringing of this years Republican candidate and gives insight as to the impact his family heritage has had on him as a person, and who and what has influenced him as a politician. The biography is mostly nonjudgmental towards George W. Bush, but does paint an image of him and his family that is exactly what he has been trying to deny throughout his whole political life: he was born with a silver s...
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Women Rights Food And Shelter
1,427 wordsHarriet Tubman was one of the greatest American women of the nineteenth century. Though she was a descendant of African origin a group highly discriminated against in that time period she achieved many accomplishments. Some of these accomplishments included aiding the women? s rights movement, raising money for public education, opening a nursing home for aged blacks, and even having a high school named in her honor. She even worked as a spy and a nurse for the Union army in the Civil War. Yet, ...
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World War Ii Men And Women
3,416 wordsWomen in the United States have long fought for the right to be included in many facets of society such as the right to vote to breaking into professions like the medical field and getting females elected to major government offices. But one of the most intriguing questions of integration has yet to be fully answered. Apart from all others is the battle to allow women the right, the honor, and the privilege of serving and defending their country as part of the United States Armed Forces. Being i...
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Washington D C Vietnam Veterans
1,789 wordsTo many, the Vietnam War symbolizes controversy, myth and question in America. There are many events that made Americans wonder what reasons we had for putting our troops and families in Vietnam. Up till that point, many other Americans had never questioned the acts of the American government and armed forces. Issues dealt with in the Vietnam War showed great impact on the American people, particularly the students. American involvement started off very low key. Two marine battalions landed in D...
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United States Senate House Of Representatives
1,692 wordsThe Ohio Senate Race The state of Ohio has a population of about 11 million people. It is also considered to be one of the major states that are going to factor in the presidential race. This year happened to be the year when Ohio senator Mike De Wines term ends. This of course meaning that there would have to be an election. This election for the one of the positions Ohio has in the United States senate. It would also mean that two men, one democrat and one republican, could be that senator. Th...
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Seventh Century Second Century
1,515 wordsUntil the Roman invasion of London in AD 43, there were no significant permanent settlements on the site. Once the Romans came and built a bridge over the Thames River, the city began to prosper and grow. After the Romans, the Saxons inhabited London and from then on, for the most part, the city continuously flourished. However, many things happened in between to help get London off the ground. The Romans troops, led by August Plautius, were pushing their way through Britain, but were forced to ...
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Hebrew Bible Social Science
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Franklin D Roosevelt United States Of America
1,110 wordsAlthough the debate over term limits dates back to the birth of our nation, the problems still exist. Term limitation is not strictly a modern topic. The presidential term limit also aroused debates amongst the founding fathers of the United States (Milkis 36). The president of the United States is elected by the entire nation, therefore government is kept near to the people. The people have the right to choose and judge who they will and will not elect into office. The presidential term limit s...
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Structuralism Functionalism Behaviorism Gestalt Functionalism Behaviorism Gestalt Psychology
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15 Th Century France And Spain
1,251 wordsThe Reasons Underlying European Expansion and Exploration It remains unclear why humanity chose a relatively spontaneous moment to matriculate from the sheltered semicircle of Mediterranean lands, to expand to the farthest reaches of the earth, with an inchoate disregard for personal welfare. However, pretentious man feels the need to speculate and impart drivels reason, vain though it be: What were the causes of European expansion? An anonymous author proffers this model conjecture, Western Eur...
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