The John Scopes Trial
.... theory of evolution, it was no surprise that there was considerable backlash from religious groups.
The supporters of literal interpretation of the Bible were alarmed at Darwin’s theories because it showed humans in an unfavorable light. Suggesting that all life forms evolved from more primitive beings appeared to lower the significance of man in the greater scheme of things. This was considered an attack not only on the power of God but on the credibility of Biblical teachings as well. The residents of Dayton, Tennessee, like most southerners of the era, were God-fearing and ardent supporters of literal interpretation o .....
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Causes Of Civil War
.... The Compromise of 1850 stated that should be equal number of free and slave states. The Missouri Compromise said that any state above the latitude of 36 30' can not be a slave state. "Bleeding Kansas" was where people were fighting over the issue of slavery and cost many American Lives. The California Gold Rust occurred when gold was discovered in California and people rushed out to California.When California apply for statehood, it cause huge problems because North and the South wanted control of the gold in the state. Manifest Destiny was where Americans believe that they had the right to expand westward. The Treatment of Native .....
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The Industrial Revolution
.... the manufacture of cotton in England and gave rise to a new mode of production - the factory system. During these years, other branches of industry effected comparable advances, and all these together, mutually reinforcing one another, made possible further gains on an ever-widening front.
Economies prior to the Industrial Revolution were based on cottage industries. Workers would buy raw materials from merchants, take it back to their cottages, (this led to the name) and produce the goods at their homes. Examples of the cottage industry were many textile products, and carpentry items. The cottage industry was usually owned .....
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The End Of The 20th Century
.... exploring the western US. Gold was discovered in California in 1848. The first half of the 20th century saw both WWI AND WWII. Unforgettable names like George Washington, Beethoven, Mozart, Thomas Edison, Christopher Columbus, Martin Luther King Jr., Shakespeare, Hitler, Joan of Arc, Einstein, Napoleon, The Kennedy’s, and da Vinci all led there lives during this millennium.
So as we cap off such a memorial millenium, we will also see what is to come of the Y2K problem or the millenium bug which is expected to cause somewhere between 300-858 billion dollars worth of damages to computers around the world. This breakdown of co .....
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Mark McGwire's Home Run Record
.... in the NFL, Olympics, and NCAA," they fail to mention that neither the NHL nor the NBA has banned this over-the-counter product.
More relevant than the drug's legality is it's effect on McGwire's ability to hit home runs. "In 1987, his rookie year, McGwirehit 49 home runs" (Dimanno). In fact, if McGwire had not been injured so often throughout his career, Maris's record would have been surpassed several times already. After eleven years of learning how different opponents pitch, developing an effective swing, and working out in the gym, is it any wonder that McGwire has finally put together a strong, consistent season and .....
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The Condition Of African Americans In The 1920’s Compared To Amory Blaine
.... selfish. According to the editor of the African American Encyclopedia, Michael W. Williams, “an average black child completed grammar school (eight years) having spent about fifty-eight months in the classroom, while a white child had spent sixty-six months in the classroom” (Williams 509). The primary reasoning behind this was that black children were needed to do the labor of white-controlled tenant farmers and sharecroppers. The African American families could not afford to miss the sharecropping sessions so the children were forced to miss school. The economic status was of no threat to Amory though. He was enrolle .....
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Jamestown Fiasco
.... to make money. Those with shares would get part of the profits, but meanwhile the idea of private farming was lacking. The contribution of a worker had no affect on his share of the profit. The loafer would get the same amount in the end as the person who worked hard.
Still another explanation for the dilemma is one that John Smith often pointed out, which was the character of the immigrants. There were a variety of groups, among them were the "gentlemen" which make up an incredible number of the population proportionally compare to England. Out of 105 settlers when the colony started, 28 were "gentlemen," and in later settleme .....
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Who Didn't Kill JFK?
.... of his four sons to enter into politics. Joe had both the power and money to help influence his ambitions, for his four sons. (Netzley, The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy)(pg 8) John's father put a lot of pressure on his children he told his son, "We want winners. We don't want losers here." Joe Kennedy eventually decided that his oldest son Joe would run for the presidency. Though Joe was unfortunately killed in a dangerous bombing mission during World War II. (Netzley pg10-13) After Joe's loss of his oldest son, he told John, that he should enter the life of politics. John Kennedy said My father w .....
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Letter From Birmingham Jail
.... his opinion about the problems that were present. One example of the problems that Dr. King tried to bring to the peoples attention in an attempt to fix it was the “law” that all the African Americans could sit only at the back of the bus and not the front, something that was abolished after Rosa Louise Parks made a choice to sit in the front of the bus because of her sore feet.
As a noble man, with a good education and a firm belief in the constitution, King was quick to see that the rights which were promised to all Americans was not being used fairly especially when it was referred to by the African Americans. One law .....
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1775-1900: The History Of The Buffalo Soldier
.... of Concord and Lexington in 1775, Black soldiers "took up arms against the mother country." (Mullen 11) Of the many Black men who fought in those battles, the most famous are Peter Salem, Cato Stedman, Cuff Whittemore, Cato Wood, Prince Estabrook, Caesar Ferritt, Samuel Craft, Lemuel Haynes, and Pomp Blackman. One of the most distinguished heroes o the Battle of Bunker Hill was Peter Salem who, according to some sources, fired the shot that killed Major John Pitcairn of the Royal Marines. But Peter Salem wasn't the only Black hero during the Revolutionary War.
Another Black man, Salem Poor, also made a hero of him .....
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Babe Ruth Changed The Game Of Baseball
.... time and would last until 1961 when it was broken by fellow Yankee Roger Maris. He also made the first Major League Baseball All-Star Game memorable when he hit the first ever All-Star Game home run at Comisky Park in 1933 (Babe Ruth Museum 4). Babe Ruth had many glorious seasons and memorable moments. For instance, in 1921 he hit 59, 16 triples, 44 doubles, had 177 runs scored, 170 RBIs (Runs Batted In), a .846 slugging percentage (record), 204 hits, 144 walks, batted .378, and had an unbelievable 457 total bases (Creamer 239). In 1927, which many people consider his greatest season of all time, he hit 60 home runs, 29 doubl .....
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Native American Experiences During King Philip's War
.... the Indian transgressors.”
The most interesting and ironic evidence that Mary Rolandson’s narrative provides about the Native American experience during the King Phillip’s War can best be described in a quote in the article “Come Along With US”. “ The Lasting legacy of Mary Rolandson’s dramatic, eloquent, and fantastically popular narrative of captivity and redemption is the nearly complete veil it has unwittingly placed over the experiences of bondage endured by Algonquin Indians during the King Phillips War.” In Mary Rolandson’s account we only read of all the hardships and trials that Mary underwent. From the fear .....
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