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Atomic Bomb 7

... which killed 70,000 people, including soldiers of the second Japanese Army in a town called Hiroshima. The second bomb, which was called the Fat Man, killed about 39,000 persons in Nagasaki on August 15 (Bolt2). The use of mass destruction proves its point when it takes the lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent people. These two bombs opened the gates to the Nuclear age throughout the history of the world. Countries like Russia, India, the United States, and Great Britain, are currently developing more deadly atomic bombs, in case of wa ...

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The Iron Horse: The Impact Of Railroads On 19th Century America

... for carrying large quantities. Railroads made the previous mode of water transportation, canals, obsolete. While canals, lakes, and rivers froze over, the railroads continued to run, providing an all -weather route. This new all - weather form of transportation was also cheap and it accelerated the drop in shipping costs. The lower transport costs allowed commodities to be produced and shipped all over the world. The speed of a train made it possible to send mail, parcels, and perishables across country, thus making possible the ris ...

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American Revolutionary War

... was geographical reasons. Americans were fighting on their own land versus the British who had come from overseas. This essay will show how these reason's led to the American's winning the war. The American strengths included their ability to unite, their strong leaders and their receiving aid from France. One of the main reasons the Americans won the war was because of their unification. For example we can see their unification with the Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence where they agreed upon an acti ...

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Slavery

... Many of the philosophes, the leaders of the Enlightenment, were against slavery. They held that all people had a natural dignity that should be recognized. Voltaire, an 18th century philosophe, pointed out that hundreds of thousands of slaves were sacrificing their lives just so the Europeans could quell their new taste for sugar, tea and cocoa. A similar view was taken by Rousseau, who stated that he could not bear to watch his fellow human beings be changed to beasts for the service of others. Religion entered into the equation ...

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A Social History Of Truth

... if epistemological differenting motion of the truth occurred. Then an “inforced” agreement should be reached. Popper pointed that most of what we know about the world is based on the observations and communications of others. Trust is a great force in science. It is an unending means for the extension and modification of knowledge. Communication of the world around us through reports is very important in our understanding. Reports may vary because individuals are differently situated in time and space. What one man sees may not be ...

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The Fall Of The Roman Empire

... army became so desperate for soldiers that it was forced to accept soldiers from the lower class of society, by promising citizenship to anyone outside of Italy who would serve in the army. Thus the army attracted criminals and roughnecks to their ranks. Until it became controllable no longer, and civil war broke out, luring the outer barbarians into the empire. Eventually leading up to the empires final collapse. Another factor that contributed to the downfall of the empire was the lack of technology. Cheap labour cased the empire not to ...

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The Salem Witch Trials

... the most important institution. An institution that created and enforced the law, laws that were based on the bible. Although they were in good sense these laws had many loop holes. A heavy forest surrounded Salem. This caused the people of Salem to believe that the devil surrounded them. They believed that the devil was a living entity. When Abigail and her friends are caught dancing in the forest they are immediately accused of witchery Proctor at first believes that Abigail is lying to him about what was being done in the forest. Abigai ...

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A Report On Schindlers List

... came to be as the business man in Oskar Schindler turned into the savior of the Jews that had brought him so much wealth. Schindler’s List is not just a biography of Oskar Schindler, but it is the story of how good can overcome evil and how charity can overcome greed. Schindler’s List begins with the early life of Oskar Schindler. The novel describes his early family life in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his adolescence in the newly created state of Czechoslovakia. It tells of his relationship with his father, and how h ...

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RISE AND FALL OF THE HITLER REICHT

... Hitler as "notorious, cantankerous, willful, arrogant, and irascible. He has an obvious difficulty in fitting in at school." He did well enough to get by in some of his courses but had no time for Adolf saw no real reason to stay in high school. He left school at age sixteen without a leaving certificate. In September 1907, Hitler left home taking with him all the money left to him by his father, who had died a few years earlier. The money would preliminary examination, the applicant was asked to submit drawings. Biblical drawings were most ...

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British Imperialism In Africa

... protectorates and even colonies. Britain acted to protect the route east and its connection with the Indian Empire. Rather than to expand the British Empire, Britain fought battles over territory to prevent French or German control in Africa. Britain's imperialist involvement in the scramble for Africa occurred in response to the actions of the French and even German. Britain had a history of African trade agreements and, compared to its European counterparts, the highest degree of control in Africa. France and Britain began an earnest race f ...

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A Tale Of Two Cities

... acquitted when a lawyer, named Sydney Carton, looked much like him and an eye witness faltered to positively distinguish between them. Carton loved Lucie but he was a drunk. Knowing that their relationship was hopeless, he stated that he would sacrifice himself for her or anyone she loved in an emotional conversation. Darnay ended up marrying Lucie. Darnay's uncle, the Marquiuis St. Evremonde, was assassinated by the father of a child he ran over and Darnay inherited the title, Marquiuis St. Evermonde, Now along with t ...

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Arhurian Romances

... stories is very different then the past stories we have read from the classical age. This system gave great honor and respect to women, which became part of the chivalric code that was followed by the knights and royalty of that time. The courtly relationship between man and woman is the theme created throughout the stories in the Arthurian Romances. The ideas of courtly love and chivalry are summarized in these stories. We see many instances where knights go out of their way to please their woman. Once a knight chooses his woman, she ...

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