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    William Lloyd Garrison was an abolitionist from Massachusetts. Consequently, he joined the abolitionist movement at 25 when he became associated with the American Colonization Society. However, he left the ACS at 30 when he came to the realization that many of the members in the society only wanted to move the free slaves out of America. After this, Garrison worked as a co-editor of an anti-slavery paper titled The Genius of Universal Emancipation. On January 1, 1831, he published the first…

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    John Dewey Research Paper

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    John Dewey was a philosopher, social reformer, and educator who founded the philosophical movement known as pragmatism. Born on October 20, 1859, in Burlington Vermont and died on June 1, 1952. He graduated in 1879 and started teaching at a high school for two years. Dewey sent a philosophy essay to W.T. Harris who was an editor in a philosophy journal. Harris sent an acceptance letter that encouraged him to follow his dream. Dewey then decided to become a philosopher and traveled to Boston to…

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    Paul Klee was born in Switzerland on December 18, 1879 he died in June 29, 1940. Klee style was influenced by surrealism, cubism and expressionism. He was a good violinist but as a teenager turned his attention from music into visual arts. In 1898 he went to the Academy of fine arts in Munich. On 1905 he developed his own signature techniques like drawing with a needle on a blackened pane of glass. Later on between 1903 and 1905, he did a set of etchings called Inventions that would be his first…

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    The Mabo vs State of Queensland was one of the most influential and historical decisions ever in the history of land laws in Australia. In this Landmark decision by the Australian High Court the rights of the native people were recognized for the first time. It effectively overturned the doctrine of “terra nullis” infavor of the common law doctrine of Aboriginal title, and overruled Milirrpum v Nabalco Pty Ltd (1971), anopposing decision of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory. The Murray…

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    INTRODUCTION – thesis statement (1 paragraph) This is the Oil on canvas painting that called Madame Charpentier and Her Children in 1878 By Pierre Auguste Renoir. The size is 153.7 X 190.2cm and kept in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. How is ________ the pivotal point towards his successful career as an artist? BODY 1 - Describe piece (1 paragraph) In this painting, there are 3 main character. Which are Madame Charpentier and her daughters. There is a dog on the left bottom corner lying on…

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    in the pictures highlights the forms of the animals and makes them appear more authentic. It is mysterious why Paleolithic people painted these pictures, though they may have been ritualistic meaning. Paleolithic paintings were first discovered in 1879. Because of the obscure sites of these paintings, some scholars accept as true that they were made for supernatural purposes and that were intended to keep the bulls alive. Other scholars have faith in that the paintings may have served ceremonial…

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    Port Huron Short Story

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    One day in port Huron a new boy moved in. He moved in right across the street from where I live. I was curious so I went to go meet him. I walked across the street and introduced myself. After I introduced myself he said his name was thomas edison. Than I asked him if he wanted to be my friend.Thomas said he would. The next day I walked over there and I saw him playing with chemicals. I asked him what he was doing and he said’’i'm just mixing these chemicals together’’. Today he was wearing…

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    World War I was one extremely bloody war that engulfed Europe from 1914 to 1919. i think that their are many causes of world war one it could have been nationalism,imperialism and many others. Imperialism was establishing control over their land as a threats. also because of britain they had a large amount of land than anyone. but the british empire was on one quarter of the globe so that was why the sun never set their. Another cause was that European they had ruled smaller countries. then…

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    A Doll's House was published in Norway in 1879. The play’s first stage performance was in 1880. As soon as the play hit the streets it caused immediate sensation, controversy and debate to one another. Around the world the play created rage towards the conservatives, and gave the feminists a reason to hope once more. This was the beginning of women’s right. In 1879, a wife was not legally permitted to borrow money without her husband’s consent. Ibsen didn’t…

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    had conducted a rehearsal with the Ringgold Band. They rehearsed “Stars and Stripes Forever”. His mom’s name was Maria Elisabeth Trinkaus and his dad’s name was John Anthony Sousa. Sousa married his wife, Jane van Middlesworth Bellis, on December 30, 1879. They had three children named John Philip, Jr., Jane Priscilla, and Helen. All of Sousa’s children were buried next to John Philip Sousa in the Congressional Cemetery. He was an american composer and a conductor of the late…

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