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Ralph Waldo Emerson Public School System
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From about 1825 until the outbreak of the civil
war in 1861, the atmosphere in the nation was one
of reform (Boardman, 122). There were five major
reform movements present in 19 th century America.
There was the Utopianism/Communitarian Movement,
which established an ideal society away from
present politics. Educational reforms were
important in the fact of creating taxes to support
the public school system, higher education for
adults, and mandatory education and attendance.
The Temperance Move...
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Boy Scouts William D
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Boy Scouting has effected the lives of many young
men between the age of twelve and eight-teen. Over
one million boys have been effected in America
alone since 1910 when Boy Scouting was
incorporated. But the story of Boy Scouting
started before 1910. The Story begins in 1844,
when the YMCA was founded in London. The YMCA laid
the foundation for the largest organization for
boys. Within the next fifteen years three of the
most important figures in boy scouting were born.
They are Daniel Carter B...
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Palo Alto Packet Switching
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Konrad Duke, a German engineer, completes the
first general purpose programmable calculator in
1941. He pioneers the use of binary math and
boolean logic in electronic Colossus, a British
computer used for code-breaking, is operational by
December of 1943. ENIAC, or Electronic Numerical
Integrator Analyzer and Computer, is developed by
the Ballistics Research Laboratory in Maryland to
assist in the preparation of firing tables for
artillery. It is built at the University of
Pennsylvania's Moore ...
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A History Of Marine Science
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The early history of marine science started about
11, 000 years ago. Nomads began voyaging into east
and central Europe, and across the plains of
central Asia. They journeyed to the shores of
northeastern Asia and crossed the Bering Sea into
North America and South America. Most traveled on
foot except for those who were talented in raft
building or navigation. Any coastal culture with
these talents had big economical advantages and
greater access to food or supplies. But when
European explorers...
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Freedom Of Speech Benjamin Franklin
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History of Journalism When you wake up in a
bustling city like Toronto or a small rural town
like Sarnia, what do you do? You probably pick up
the latest copy of the Toronto Star, Globe 038;
Mail or Toronto Sun from your doorsteps or closest
newsstand. What do you listen to on the radio on
the way to work? You listen to the news. What do
you watch at 11: 00 oclock at night? You watch the
news. News is everywhere. Some people even call it
JOURNALISM! From the days of EXTRA! EXTRA! READ
ALL ABO...
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Arthurian Legends Middle Ages
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King Arthur The legends of King Arthur of Britain
and his Knights of the Round Table, among the most
popular and beloved of all time, originated in the
Middle Ages. As they do today, medieval people
listened to the accounts of Arthur with
fascination and awe. It is certain that popular
folktales were told about a hero named Arthur
throughout the Celtic parts of the British Isles
and France, especially in Wales, Cornwall, and
Brittany (Lunt 76). Other stories of chivalry that
did not include Arth...
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Louis Xiv Jean Baptiste
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I INTRODUCTION Louis XIV (1638 - 1715), king of
France (1643 - 1715), known as the Sun King, who
imposed absolute rule on France and fought a
series of wars trying to dominate Europe. His
reign, the longest in European history, was marked
by a great flowering of French culture. Louis was
born on September 5, 1638, at Saint
Germain-en-Like. His parents, King Louis XIII and
Anne of Austria, grateful for an heir after 20
barren years of marriage, christened him Louis
Dieudonn (literally, the gift o...
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Salt Lake City Book Of Mormon
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No religion in existence today or in the days past
has come into existence at the blink of an eye.
All religions have had creators, portrayer's, and
distributors that have started the certain
religious movement, lived by that movement, and
spread that movement across the land. Three
spectacular examples of makers and shapers of
religion are the Buddha, Joseph Smith, and
Confucius. While Buddha began and spread Buddhism,
and Joseph Smith created Mormonism and spreads it
arms, Confucius spread and...
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England Colonies Religious Freedom
285 words
The New England Colonies The New England Colonies
were made up of Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, and New Hampshire. Massachusetts
founders were John Carver, William Bradford, and
John Winthrop and they founded it in 1620. One of
the reasons Carver, Bradford, and Winthrop founded
Massachusetts was for religious freedom.
Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason founded New
Hampshire, and they discovered it in 1622. The
reason that Gorged and Mason Founded New Hampshire
was for profit from trade...
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Type Of Government Puritan Beliefs
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Comparison of Colonies Essay submitted by Maley
Thompson There were various reasons why the
American Colonies were established. The three most
important themes of English colonization of
America were religion, economics, and government.
The most important reasons for colonization were
to seek refuge, religious freedom, and economic
opportunity. To a lesser degree, the colonists
sought to establish a stable and progressive
government. Many colonies were founded for
religious purposes. While relig...
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First Phrenological Society 1830 And 1840 Phrenology
535 words
Before phrenology all Phrenology Phrenology Before
phrenology all we knew about the brain was, how to
slice it Richard Chenevix, 1828 (Victorian Web).
Phrenology was a popular pseudoscience that was
founded by Franz Gall. He believed that by
examining the bumps on a persons skull, you could
determine ones personality characteristics, moral
characteristics, and intelligence. Notions such
as, are people with large foreheads smarter than
people with small foreheads, were at the core of
phrenology. ...
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