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Early American Settlements
... day was considered easy even by modern day standards. Colonists were only required to work 6 hours a day, while the rest was reserved for personal leisure time. This from a colony that was practically starving to death. This is one of the few examples in which the laws in early colonial America were actually not harsh enough. But this was all about to change.
By 1611 things were not good in Jamestown. Many more people had died than had survived the harsh east coast winters. People were still frolicking in the streets instead of working hard to ensure their survival. Then Sir Thomas Dale arrives in May of 1611.
He was sent to bring discipline among the disorga ...
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National Constituent Assembly
... were unhappy with the Constituent Assembly. It was in these later groups that the brewing discontent lay, but none shared a common discontent, and few shared a common goal. It would be the most radical of these reactionary groups, who seized leadership of the French people, in the nation's time of need.
The originated from the National Assembly, and its purpose was to write a constitution that would create a new France, one that was based on equality, liberty and fraternity - a nation governed by the people, and for the people - where men are born and remain equal in rights. It was essentially dominated by members of the Bourgeoisie, as well as som ...
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Cross Analysis Of The Shambba
... people take great pride in the culture and they don’t wont their clan to die out. The king rules over several chiefdoms. The chiefs were appointed by he king and received tribute from their chiefdoms as representatives of the king. All the wealth of the land is regarded as the king’s. This gives him control of his subjects and the right to demand tribute from them. The king, in return, is expected to bring rain and food to his territory. Maulid is a popular holiday celebrated by the Shambaa people in which the people gather with family members and give thanks to the king in hope that he will bring good fortune to their family in the upcoming year (“Life ...
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World War 2
... founding leader of the Nazi party. Hitler was an
incredibly racist man and he had a great hate for Jews. By 1933, Hitler
gained political power by winning the election. Soon after he made himself
absolute dictator, calling himself the Fuhrer which means "Leader". By the
end of the 30's he was already sending Jews off too concentration camps to
meet a horrible death.
I believe that Hitler was one of the greatest causes of World War 2.
Although there are many other reasons, he was definitely one of them.
Another reason was the Treaty of Versailles. This was the treaty that was
signed at the end of World War 1. This treaty outlined the rules that
Germany ...
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Claude Monet
... of a seafaring family in 1824, Boudin was obsessed with the idea of painting outdoors or in plain air .The two painters met in 1856 and, at first, Monet resisted Boudin's offer of tuition but he eventually relaxed his hesitations and before long, the two had a relationship that was to last a lifetime. Although Monet soon left Le Havre to spend a large part of his life travelling throughout Europe, he returned frequently to visit his old friend. The interest that had been made some years earlier was refined and shaped.
"My eyes were finally opened and I understood nature; I learned at the same time to love it." Boudin may have opened Monet's eyes, he may have even ...
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Early America
... about all their fears and even the excitement in life itself. Some of the people lived and died horrible lives so the ones that survived it told others all about it. Some unforgettable and some hard to even believe, but that's how the people of the lived.
The New World had lots of experiences for the new writers to tell. Some of the new writers included John Smith; he only spent two in a half years in America. Jonathan Edward's, he thought that a revolution would create a world of literature. He was the first major writer to be educated and lived his whole life in the New World. When he was eleven he wrote science essays on insects. Then when he was thirteen we wen ...
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The Holocaust
... To see so many humans starving and dying like that would just tear me
a part. We have so much to be thankful for, yet so many people take it for
granted.
The GI's would capture the Germans and some would let the prisoners
kill them. One man was about to kill the man who killed his wife and kid,
but he just couldn't do it. The Germans would run and try to hide in the
woods, but the prisoners would run after them and jump them. In the Bible
it says we need to forgive and forget just as God has forgiven us. In this
situation I think it would be hard for me to forgive the Germans, but it
would be harder to forget all the pain and suffering they went t ...
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Colonization
... they weren't the final motivations for any longer.
Each country also had their individual set of objectives for exploring the Americas. Spain, along with its quest for riches became determined to convert the "heathens" to Catholicism. The French and the Dutch stuck to the primary objectives of new riches and the discovery of the Northwest Passage. England, spurred by growing national rivalries with France and especially Spain, explored the New World for the purpose of harassing the Spanish and also in the hopes that it would not get left behind in the exploration race. Spain became the only country whose original intentions for exploring the New World t ...
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D-day
... Allied air force and navy were brought in to provide heavy bombardment of the Atlantic Wall fortifications. Special armoured vehicles (amphibious tanks, bulldozer tanks, mine-clearing tanks and flame-throwing tanks) were designed to support the assault troops during the attack.
The landing operation began during the night of 5th to 6th June when three airborne divisions were dropped on either flank of the front. The paratroops' mission was to capture certain keypoints (the Merville battery, the bridge over the Caen canal, roads, locks etc.).
A little later, several hundred Rangers managed to capture the fortified position at the Pointe du Hoc, after a particular ...
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The History Of The Olympic Games
... in the concept of agon, or competition. The ultimate Greek goal was to be the best. All aspects of life, especially athletics, were centered around this concept. It was therefore considered one of the greatest honors to winn a victory at Olympia.The fact that the only prize given at Olympia was an olive wreath illustrates this point. The athletes competed for honor, not for material goods.
The Olympics were held every four years until they were abolished by the Christian Byzantine Emporer Theodosius I. In 724 B.C., the double 200y foot race was added to the Olympics. In 720 B.C., the long distance race was added to the events. In 708 B.C., the pentathalon and wrest ...
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