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The Aztec Nation

... You can see and hear children playing in the wide open fields in front of the shining buildings. Lamas and chickens are being bought and sold. You see bags of gold jewelry being bought and sold. Beyond the market place you can watch a religious ceremony. You hear the scream of a person being sacrificed to one of the gods. Beyond the city there are roads made of stone and canals full of pedestrians and canos. Who are these people and what are they doing here you wonder? The above paragraph describes what an early explorer in Mexico might have ...

Number of words: 5742 | Number of pages: 21

Slavery And The South

... States Constitution on both sides. In the end all of these disagreements on both sides led to the Civil War, in which the North won. There were a few reasons other then the slavery issue, that the South disagreed on and that persuaded them to succeed from the Union. Basically the North favored a loose interpretation of the United States Constitution. They wanted to grant the federal government increased powers. The South wanted to reserve all undefined powers to the individual states. The North also wanted internal improvements sponsor ...

Number of words: 2086 | Number of pages: 8

Alcoholics Anonymous

... the noted episcopal clergyman, Dr. Samuel Shoemaker, headed the group. Under this spiritual influence, and with the help of an old time friend, Ebby T., Bill had gotten sober and had then maintained his recovery by working with other alcoholics, though none of there had actually recovered (Wekesser 23) . Meanwhile, Dr. Bob’s Oxford Group membership at Akron had not helped him enough to achieve sobriety. When the doctor met Bill, he found himself face to face with a fellow sufferer who had made good (Pitman 62). Bill emphasized tha ...

Number of words: 1347 | Number of pages: 5

Assassination Of Martin Luther

... "Seward's folly" and "Seward's icebox" in ridicule of the secretary of state that negotiated the purchase of what was considered a liability. 3 Arizona Arizona's nickname is the Grand Canyon State after the spectacular gorge in the northern part of the state. Other nicknames have been the Copper State, the Apache State, the Aztec State, and the Italy of America (for its mountains), the Baby State and the Valentine State because it was the last state in the Union when it was admitted on Feb. 14th, 1912. 4 Arkansas The state legislature ...

Number of words: 2123 | Number of pages: 8

Significant Presidential Decisions

... allies with the Soviet Union and China, both communist countries at the time. However the Soviet Union and China only supplied North Vietnam with war materials, they did not send troops or soldiers to aide them. Logically president Lyndon B. Johnson decided to aide South Vietnam to balance things out. The only difference is that Johnson would send troops to help South Vietnam, as opposed to Soviet Union and China. Some alternative options the president considered before making the decision he did was to simply ignore the issue, keep the pre ...

Number of words: 311 | Number of pages: 2

Jane Addams And The Hull House

... of social problems such as labor, immigration, poverty, and the abuses of industrialism. Ms. Addams coming from a comfortable, middle class background did not have to work to survive or earn a living. Also she had a college education, which gave her more insight on the many social problems at that time. During her travels to Europe, it was there where she first encountered the idea of a settlement house. Addams invented the Hull House as a center for a higher civic and social life that would improve the many social problems. She and ma ...

Number of words: 913 | Number of pages: 4

Neil Simon Utilizing Charatter Exaggeration

... 253). "He has been virtually ignored by these literary critics, who routinely dismiss him as a writer of popular comedies that cater to the tastes of a well-established and loyal audience" (Litz 573). It is occasionally true that Simon sacrifices meaning and depth for a good joke, but "even in Simon’s lightest comedies there are undertones of seriousness" (Geitner 253). Simon illustrates serious themes through the medium of comedy. He conveys the conflict while at the same time, cracks a joke. According to Simon, "My idea of ultimate ...

Number of words: 1841 | Number of pages: 7

Slavery And The Underground Railroad

... slavery, the start of the civil war, and it was being one of our nation's first major anti-slavery movements. The history of the railroad is quite varied according to whom you are talking. Slavery in America thrived and continued to grow because there was a scarcity of labor. Cultivation of crops on plantations could be supervised while slaves used simple routines to harvest them, the low price at which slaves could be bought, and earning profits as a bonus for not having to pay hired work. Slaves turned to freedom for more t ...

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Slavery In The Eyes Of The South

... defense of slavery are known to be wrong and inhumane today. But that fact wasn’t so clear back in the 19th century. Slavery in American history is usually associated with the 1860’s, because that was the decade of southern secession and the Civil War. But the Confederate States of America and the Civil War were really a dramatic climax to all the arguments and disagreements on slavery that had been building up in the preceding decades. The United States Declaration of Independence clearly states that all men are created equal and are e ...

Number of words: 1134 | Number of pages: 5

Mrs. Cage (a Play)

... tells of Medea, a woman who feels so rejected by her husband that she kills their children because their features and mannerisms are like those of their father. The forgotten godmother, the jealous stepmother, and Medea all represent caged birds gone mad. In Nancy Barr's play, Mrs. Cage, Lillian Cage is a perfect example of a woman whose mobility has been reduced by mainly her marriage, her social standing and upbringing. Mrs. Cage was trapped in a stifling marriage where she was simply a status symbol to her husband. She helped him proj ...

Number of words: 914 | Number of pages: 4

Early Civilizations

... in northern Africa around the Nile. The Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Nubian Desert, and Libyan Desert were the natural boundaries that made the Egyptians very isolated. Also, the Indus River valley civilization was rather isolated, with water to the east and west, the Hindu Kush and Himalayas to the North. The monsoons that are seasonal flood the rivers. The Shang dynasty was situated in China over the Yellow River. On the contrary the Sumerians were not isolated at all in Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Mesopot ...

Number of words: 513 | Number of pages: 2

Civil War Timeline

... states and a population of over 20 million. First Bull Run July 21, 1861 - The Union Army under Gen. Irvin McDowell suffers a defeat at Bull Run 25 miles southwest of Washington. Confederate Gen. Thomas J. Jackson earns the nickname "Stonewall," as his brigade resists Union attacks. Union troops fall back to Washington. President Lincoln realizes the war will be long. July 27, 1861 - President Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as Commander of the Department of the Potomac, replacing McDowell. Shiloh April 6/7, 1862 - Confederate surpr ...

Number of words: 1354 | Number of pages: 5

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