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Booker T Washington Rest Of His Life
1,271 wordsBooker T. Washington: Fighter for the Black Man Booker T. Washington was a man beyond words. His perseverance and will to work were well known throughout the United States. He rose from slavery, delivering speech after speech expressing his views on how to uplift America's view of the Negro. He felt that knowledge was power, not just knowledge of "books", but knowledge of agricultural and industrial trades. He felt that the Negro would rise to be an equal in American society through hard work. W...
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Checked His Watch Walls Of The Elevator Mcneill
1,313 wordsThe Consequences of a Lead Migraine He looked as his watch, a drop of sweat dripping from his forehead, his heart beating 20 to the dozen. McNeill was scared as hell. It wasnt his first mission for the LAPD SWAT team, but it was possibly one of the most scary. Set in a cramped house, with nothing but darkness all around (The LAPD dont negotiate with terrorists, they said) he crawled past another darkened room, his MP 5 constantly raised in preparation for a gunfight. The fact that he felt ill di...
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Standard Of Living Part Of The World
1,229 wordsGlobalization refers to the emergence in the twentieth century, of a global community, whereby cultural, economic, environment and political events occurring in communities in one part of the world has quickly come to be significant to people in other societies. The way in which technology has evolved has resulted in an advance in communication, transportation, scientific discoveries, and information technology. These advances, which are the basis of globalization, have infiltrated and affected ...
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Point Of View Left Hand
1,237 words... he wanted to do in childhood and the suppressive attitude of his parents that also took pronounced notice in his trials, Aleister Crowley suddenly opened up a door, which has been ajar for centuries, in a manner that the Transcendentalists did towards God; the door was leading to a world of hedonism: a world full of pleasure with no strings of guilt attached; and nearly no rules. There, behind the door stands Aleister's self. In Transcendentalism, the only thing attained to the self is to tr...
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Women And Children Florence Nightingale
836 wordsOn January 23, 1849, a young woman walked across the stage of the Presbyterian Church in Geneva, NY. She was given a degree of Doctor of Medicine from the Geneva Medical College. And she happened to be the very first woman to earn the degree. Her name was Elizabeth Blackwell. Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England on February 3, 1821. She received her childhood education by private tutor. In 1832, her father, Samuel Blackwell, moved her family to the United States. They lived first in New York ...
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The Opium War In China
665 wordsIn 1842, the Opium War ended with the foreigners defeating the Chinese. Up until then, China had always been closed to all forms of trade. The British and the French forced China to become open to their trade. The loss of the Opium War led to China becoming open to all trade and a decline in Chinese economy (Peffer, 60). The Chinese lost the Opium War and were forced to sign the Treaty of Nanking on April 29, 1842, and the Treaty of the Bogue on October 1, 1843. These treaties demanded that Chin...
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Rock Climbing In America National Parks
1,263 wordsBefore me spreads an ocean of grey. The granite wall looms above me and calls in its silent voice for me to go on, higher. Focus. My hand reaches out, seeking the depths of the crack before me. I make a fist and weight my body on this new hold, first testing it, then trusting it. I reach out with my other arm and clip my safety line to the bolted belay station. A wave of tension flows from my arms and brain as I breath deeply, and I relax for the first time since my feet left the ground. Finally...
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Back To The Hotel Small Boat
945 wordsIt all started when two people, Alex and Marie Davenport where on vacation celebrating their anniversary in Paris, Nice. They were in a small boat that Alex was rowing, they stopped in the middle of the lake and Alex decided to jump out and go for a swim. He was splashing Marie and telling her to come in, but she refused to and told him to come back into the boat. Then without knowing a man on a ski-do with his young son came by, not seeing Alex in the water hit him without knowing and crashed i...
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Unjust Laws Police Brutality
752 wordsThe events in Birmingham, Alabama is evidence that the unfair treatment of African Americans led the call of direct-action. Suffering humiliating court rulings, police brutality, unsolved bombings, and broken promises by city officials are the reasons for the actions taken by the black community. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a non-violent movement that opened the eyes of millions of Americans witnessing the protest on the streets of Birmingham. Dr. Kings actions of bringing justice for his peo...
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The Story Of Bob Marley And Wailers
1,241 wordsBob Marley is the greatest musician that a third world country has ever produced. His songs touched the lives of millions and his constant message of peace helped to shape Jamaica's future. His breakthroughs in Reggae also helped in the formation of Rap and Rhythm and Blues. In the year 1944, Captain Normal Marley married young Jamaican girl named Cedella Booker. On February 6, 1945 at two thirty in the morning their son, Robert Nesta Marley, otherwise known as Bob Marley was born in his grandfa...
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Million Dollars Garden City
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Typical Epic Hero Odysseus Displays Characteristics Men
647 wordsThe Odyssey is an epic poem. Odysseus, the main character in the epic seems more powerful, brave, and smarter than most men and women. A famous blind man named Homer writes The Odyssey. Homer wrote The Odyssey in about 5 th century B. C. Odysseus displays characteristics of the typical epic hero through his strength, bravery and unit. Odysseus is stronger than other characters, and sometimes his strength is superhuman. One example of this is when Odysseus men opened the sack filled with air. The...
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Watching Violent Aggressive Behavior
996 wordsIn recent years, the news has seemed to mimic violence that appears in television and in movies. Several incidents support the majority of people's assumption that TV violence effects a child's behavior in many ways. A child's judgment is hurt badly by viewing TV violence, which can have some serious long-term effects. First of all, when children see characters on TV or in movies triumph by using physical force, they begin to see violence as an acceptable way of resolving conflicts. As a result,...
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Sit Quietly Practice Medicine
1,023 words... l way by using her connections and informing the times that wrote articles on the condition of the war. To this response she was allowed to organize the barracks after the battle of inkerman. In 1865 Florence returned a hero and ended up having talks with Queen Victoria and resulted in the formation of the Royal Army Medical College. Even though Elizabeth was inspired by her womanliness and tact, she was upset because Florence did not fully support the cause for women doctors, she fought it ...
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Baroque Period King George
1,385 wordsGeorge Frideric Handel was born on Febuary 23, 1865 in Halle, Germany. Halle is a city in upper Saxon, on the Sale rive about 150 kilometers southwest of Berlin. He was very interested in music at an early age. Although his father discouraged his interest in music, his mother provided alot of support for him, and he led a life of music. At the age of twelve George was the assistant organist at the cathedral of Halle. Although Handel was able to show that he could master multiple instruments, his...
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Prince Of Wales Atmospheric Perspective
914 wordsArt Analysis Paper The first painting analyzed was North Country Idyll by Arthur Bowen Davis. The focal point was the white naked woman. The white was used to bring her out and focus on the four actual colored males surrounding her. The woman appears to be blowing a kiss. There is use of sfumato along with atmospheric perspective. There is excellent use of color for the setting. It is almost a life like painting. This painting has smooth brush strokes. The sailing ship is the focal point because...
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West Germans Opened Fire
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Drop The Bomb Mother Nature
1,279 wordsCreative Story: Everything Ends Jennifer stopped running through the forest after doing so for what seemed like eternity. She had no idea where she was, why she was here, or who was chasing her. All she knew was that running for so long of a time made her very hungry. Desperately, she looked around for something to eat, and her eyes settled on a tall apple tree. Jennifer picked a couple and ate them as she leaned against a maple tree while watching mother nature take its course. She could see th...
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Evil Eye Creative Writing
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Tinkerbell Perfume Mothers Lap Father
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