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History In the Making: Fight for ights
There are numerous definition of history that are adapted by different groups. Of interest though is the fact that they share a period that is in the past. Among the many definitions fronted by Word Net (2011) is "the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to……
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BBC News, (2009). Afghan Women Fight for Rights. Retrieved March 7, 2011 from www.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8204597.stm
Human Rights Watch, (2010). China: Rights Abuses Belie Success in AIDS Fight. Retrieved March 7, 2011 from http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/12/01/rights-abuses-belie-success-aids-fight
IRIN, (2009). BANGLADESH: Biharis fight for their rights. Retrieved March 7, 2011 from http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=85447
The Australian, (2009). Uighurs must fight for rights within China. Retrieved March 7, 2011
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It was an important event in the nation's history because it was the first time that America was dominated by internal conflicts that challenged its democracy (Fortuna, n.d.). However, once the fighting came to an end, its significance became clear because of its effects on the American society.
Despite of taking more than 60,000 lives, the American……
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Fortuna, Matthew. "About the Importance of the Civil War." EHow.com, May 3, 2013,
http://www.ehow.com/about_4565874_importance-civil-war.html
Smith, David. "Consequences of the War." 150 Pennsylvania Civil War, May 3, 2013
http://pacivilwar150.com/Understand/Consequences
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Therefore, the triple threats of physical violence, sexual violence, and disruption of the family were probably the most serious daily complaint of 19th century slaves.
Many of the complaints that slaves had were based on the limitations that they faced in their daily lives. In the early days of slavery, slaves had much more practical freedom than……
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As many historians admit, his skills in argument and rhetoric were instrumental in getting the Declaration accepted by the American people. As mentioned, this was not an easy task, as there were many who were opposed and some leaders even threatened that "...their states would secede from the fragile union if independence were declared. Leaders of the Congress, such as……
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John Adams: 1735-1826. http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/adams_j.htm . (Accessed June 24, 2007).
Leopold T. John Adams: A force for independence. http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/2001/fyi/news/07/03/john.adams/index.html. (Accessed June 24, 2007).
John Adams: biography. http://www.answers.com/topic/john-adams . (Accessed June 24, 2007).
John Adams ? Second President of the United States of America. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A10083935 . (Accessed June 24, 2007).
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History Of Zionism
Zionism
is the political movement that arose in Europe in the late 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine. It asserted that the Jewish people were a separate nation and were entitled to have a country of their own and succeeded in its objective with the……
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Cohen, Michael Joseph. "Zionism." Article in Encyclopedia Encarta, CD-ROM Version, 2002
Edelheit, Abfaham J. And H. Edelheit. "History of Zionism: A Handbook and Dictionary."
Westview Press, 2000
Spiro, Rabbi Ken. "Crash Course in Jewish History Part 62 - Return to the Land of Israel." Aish.com. Jan 27, 2002
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History As Myth
This-based Myth Atreus Thyestes In paper I conversational I supposed a myth teacher a continuing education program geared library patrons aged 50+, a conversation actual essay. Below directions assignment: Briefly describe a historical event, a controversy, a world event, a current event, a military group action, a political event group, a religious group action,……
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Freeman, Elsie, Schamel, Wynell Burroughs & West, Jean. (2992). The fight for equal rights: A
recruiting poster for black soldiers in the Civil War. Social Education 56 (2): 118-120. [24 Mar 2013] Retrieved:
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/blacks-civil-war/
The war: The crossroads of our being. (2002). The Civil War. PBS. Retrieved:
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History Of Native Americans
How did Native responses to European activities affect the direction that colonies took?
In 1585, ichard Hakluyt guaranteed that the economic potential of the North America is strong enough to provide the basis for the creation of a grand English commercial empire. He assured that the colonization by Englishmen would……
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"Natives, North American." In The Columbia Encyclopedia 6th ed., edited by Lagass, Paul. New York: Columbia University Press, 2009. http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=117035175 (accessed May 9, 2012).
Ohio City Productions, Inc., "Hopewell Culture." Last modified 2011. Accessed May 9, 2012. http://www.touring-ohio.com/history/hopewell-culture.html .
Roberts, P. "The Indian New Deal: And Why It Was Needed." Accessed May 9, 2012. http://www.usfsm.edu/academics/cas/capstone/2009-2010/history/roberts - the indian new deal and why it was needed.pdf.
Sale, K. The Conquest of Paradise: Christopher Columbus and the Columbian Legacy. New York: Plume, 1995. Print.
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This is not always the case. Some may be educated and economically well off, within particular fundamentalist sects, but use an idealistic vision of the past to provide a solution to what they see is lacking in the contemporary world. This was true of the Muslim Brotherhood of 1929, which used religion as part of its ideology of colonial resistance……
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Friedman, Thomas L. "Cursed by Oil." The New York Times. Op-ed. 9 May 2004.
Gelvin, James. The Modern Middle East: A History. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
Ibrahim, A. The Committee. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2001.
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History of Building Construction and Changes Related to Fire Safety & Prevention
History of Building Construction and Changes Related to Fire Safety and Prevention
Major Cases in the United States That Have Led to Changes in Fire Safety and Prevention in Building Construction
Though numerous tragic fires have contributed to our……
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Command Safety. (2010). 1980 MGM Grand Hotel Fire - Thirty Years Ago. Retrieved from commandsafety.com: http://commandsafety.com/2010/11/1980-mgm-grand-hotel-fire-thirty-years-ago/
Firmage, J.P. (2006, August 8). Intersecting Facts and Theories on 09/11. Retrieved from Journal of 911 Studies: http://www.journalof911studies.com/articles/Intersecting_Facts_and_Theories_on_911.pdf
Flannery Associates. (2008, January). Section 1: Fire and People: Unit 4 - Occupancy Types and Means of Egress. Retrieved from cuny.edu: http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~tflan/documents/101docs/FIS101OccupancyTypesandExits.pdf
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. (2004). Commission Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office.
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History Of Understanding the Science of Meteors
hen did scientists first begin to understand what "falling stars" really were? hat did humans originally believe about those flashing lights that darted across the night sky -- and who were the scientific individuals who made and recorded the first accurate observations of meteors? These issues and others related to……
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Andrews, Tamra. Dictionary of Nature Myths: Legends of the Earth, Sea, and Sky. New York:
Oxford University Press, 2000.
Byrd, Deborah L. "Falling Stars." The Alcalde, 65.6 (6-8), 1978.
Dana, J.D., and Dana, E.S. The American Journal of Science. Ann Arbor, MI: The University
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