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    The Alaskan Gold Rush

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    The Alaskan a Gold Rush. It was a big deal in the late 1800s. It attracted many people all over North America from Canada to Mexico. Everyone wanted to go to Alaska just got this. It was a out burst of people. It drew a lot of attention! There we many stories and novels written about the gold rush, such as "Gold Rush Fever" or the Last Great Gold a Rush. But there are two stories by Jack London that he had written about gold in this time era. The two books that he had wrote are "the Love of…

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    Unknowing to the public during its publication and Bram Stoker himself, his novel, Dracula, published in 1897, would be destined for greatness and provide an influence to horror and fright that would resonate for years to come. The novel crept out at the end of the Victorian era at a time where science, literature, and even medicine were advancing the western world to a new height of cultural triumphs. And while the Victorian era had slowly developed its own desired personality of moral and…

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    The Rise Of Sodomy

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    The rise of a movement The first steps of the LGBTQ+ movement were taken during the 19th century. Sodomy was considered a crime in many countries and their colonies; it was only decriminalized by those countries that followed the French legal model, which considered crime only the behaviour that harmed third parties. In Europe, those countries were France, Spain, Belgium, Luxemburg, Holland, Portugal, Italy and Bavaria (before the formation of the German Empire); while in America there were…

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    The Impact of the Spanish-American War The Spanish-American War was the clash between the United States and the Spanish Kingdom. The war started when Cuba wanted independence from Spain. Spain’s attempts to layoff the rebellion were addressed in the United States newspapers. Their curiosity sparked. After the anonymous sinking of the USS Maine in Cuba in Havana Harbor, United States’ intervention became a popular and growing command. The War ended when America gained possession of territories…

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    botulinum is a toxic bacteria deadly to humans. It is found in soils, and decaying animal carcasses throughout the world. It is an obligate anaerobic, spore-forming, gram-positive, rod shaped bacteria. Botulism was discovered by Émile van Ermengem in 1897 after a contaminated piece of ham poisoned thirty people. He was the first to isolate the bacteria, and determined that C. botulinum was capable of producing heat-resistant endospores. He is also credited with discovering the deadly toxin C.…

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    The United States of America is one of the highly developed nations around the globe. The country has demonstrated success in the creation of a massively industrialized economy in the post-civil war period. The growth of American prosperity was sparked by the quest for intercontinental rail network connections. American businesses were improved to serve the national and international market. Such enabling environment helped create giant corporate organization. Manifesting this holistic…

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    Hemmings was no different from the other 103 girls who entered with the class of 1897. However, she had to appeal to the college President, “Prexy” Taylor about receiving her diploma. When she received her diploma none were the wiser that one of the graduates was actually of African descent. She was voted as the class beauty and thought…

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    Energy is the fundamental component for the economic growth and welfare of a nation. Today, the world is facing energy crisis at an alarming rate due to rapid population growth and urbanisation which impediments the socio-economic development in the future. The increase in energy consumption particularly in the past several decades has led to the gradual exhaustion of non - renewable energy resources such as coal, crude oil and natural gas. It has also caused severe adverse environmental…

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    Jell-O Research Paper

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    Have you ever wondered what Jell-O is made of or who was the owner of Jell-O? Or when Jell-O was made? There are so many cool and fun things to do with Jell-O. It also has many flavors and colors. Jell-O is really easy to make. Jell-O’s main ingredient is gelatin. Sometimes, Jell-O is even called gelatin. Jell-O is made of water, sugar of artificial flavor, and artificial sweetener. Also, Jell-O is made of boiling hides of animals processed meat, such as cows or pigs. The urban legends…

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    What Would Jesus Do?

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    This abstract discusses the work of Reverend Dr. Charles M. Sheldon, a Congregationalist minister who in 1897 published a novel titled In His Steps. The novel is centered on ordinary people who resolve everyday problems with the question, “What would Jesus do?” According to the article fantasy is “the creative and imaginative interpretation of events” and is “the means through which the interpretation is accomplished in communication to help members of the rhetorical community to see the world…

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