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American History · 1,330 words
- On August 6th, 1945, 70, 000 lives were ended in a matter of seconds. The United States had dropped a bomb on Hiroshima. Looking back on Truman's decision. Today, it is not thought of as such a good idea. It introduced a weapon of mass destruction that could eventually be used against us, it...
American History · 656 words
- During the Salem witch trials, many violations of today's Universal
Declaration of Human Rights occurred. Inclusively, some are still being
done today. Upon having a victim under an acusation, many articles were not
respected. This is shown in the manner in which past time juries treated
the...
American History · 2,422 words
- I. The Great American Desert
a. Used to describe the Great Plains East of the Rocky Mountains.
i. The term desert describes treeless and uninhabited land, not necessarily arid.
II. Frontier
a. A term referring to areas near or beyond a border.
i. In these terms, the American Frontier, land gained...
American History · 3,116 words
- The guitar is a fretted, stringed instrument, and is a member of the lute family. It originated in Persia and reached Spain during the twelth-century, where it's versatility as both a solo and accompanying instrument were established. The theory of the guitar was discovered in the early...
American History · 632 words
- Most of the New England towns were self sufficient. Early towns
were built along a narrow road. Each family had a house with a small
garden on the road.
A meeting house stood in the center of the town. The meeting house
was used for worship. They were also, used for town meetings. During...
American History · 784 words
- Chancellorsville is considered to be General Robert E. Lee's
greatest victory; his cunning military tactics brought a loss to the North,
defeating General Joseph Hooker's army which was almost twice the size of
his. Dividing his army up several times, he drove the Federal army from the
battlefield...
American History · 578 words
- From 1763, Americans had only to be convinced that an arbitrary ruler-
whether Parliament or King-was violating their inherent rights, to feel
that rebellion was justified. This conviction was bred in them by the
series of events that occurred between 1763 and 1776. The language used to
protest the...
American History · 933 words
- The began with a bang,
literally. This ensemble has been around for twenty-three
years and it is considered to be 'the raising standard' in
contemporary chamber music. On Thursday afternoon, I saw
the ensemble perform three pieces: Trio, Nutturno, and
Marxville Songbook. These three possess...
American History · 1,536 words
- The Post Revolutionary Period from 1776 to the 1830's in American history, was an important time in the development of the political ideas of the new United States of America. It was a time when great leaders rose to the occasion of establishing a framework for government in America. Underneath,...
American History · 1,329 words
- Lockie Leonard and the film Lex and Rory promote the same issues as each other, especially concerning male/female relationships. The issues are showed differently. The woman is the one who is pressured into having a sexual relationship. In this case it is the male who is pressured into having a...
American History · 517 words
- For thousands of years before the Europeans arrived in Southeastern North America, about 400,000 of the ancestors of built towns and villages across the area. After 1510, when Spaniards began to explore and settle in their territory, disease killed many of , separated many of the towns, and...
American History · 2,068 words
- When we think of history we don't often think of art. We don't realize how the history of art can help us learn more about the people, the cultures, and the belief systems of those who lived hundreds and thousands of years before us. Art has developed, influenced, and contributed starting from...
American History · 687 words
- Conditions of the Slaves As They Were Brought to America and Why Slavery
Discuss the conditions under which slaves were brought to America. Why
does this institution thrive more in the south than in the other colonies?
Slavery existed in all of the English colonies in America. For
land owners,...
American History · 656 words
- The musical, "Kiss of the Spider Woman", was very enjoyable to see. The characters in the musical were played very well. The main characters in the musical were Molina and Valentin. These characters went together rather humerously and made the musical worth seeing. Even though it was very well...
American History · 1,512 words
- was a rock music festival that took place near , New York in a town called Bethel. The festival took place over three days, August 15, 16, and 17, 1969. The original plan for was an outdoor rock festival, "three days of peace and music" in the Catskill village of . The festival was expected to...
