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only accentuated his previous statement;”... it should be the earnest and paramount aim of the naval administration to win the confidence, respect, and affection by assuring their full measure of individual rights and liberties.” Soon afterward in 1899, three months after his disembarkation, Captain Richard P. Leary implemented a new land tax, The Schedule of Tariffs, which the Chamorro people learned to loathe. This new tax system determined payment based on the size and the type of…

opportunities we got. We all breathe the same way. We all get sick. So… Why should who we like define us? On 27 August, 1975, South Australia became the first Australian state to fully decriminalise homosexual acts. It’s hard to believe now but until 1899 in Australia, homosexuality could be punished by death For many years, the maximum penalty was life in prison. As time went by, the punishments were reduced.…

Klondike Gold rush. During the era of 1896-1899 gold was discovered in the Klondike region of the Yukon and north western Canada. The news of the gold rush was travelling across the western regions of Canada and U.S.A. It triggered a stampede of would be prospectors. At this time these people were flooding into the Klondike region for this new found gold. Some prospectors became very wealthy, but the majority left disappointed. The gold rush ended in 1899. Due to the lack of knowledge the…

established 4 academic journals. His most famous works include; The Philadelphia Negro (1899), The Souls of Black Folk (1903), John Brown (1909), and Black Reconstruction (1935). DuBois was the first to use research methods questionnaires, interviews, and participant observations to study African American communities in the United States (Dennis 1868–1963). His work The Philadelphia Negro was published in 1899, and the work was an urban-community study conducting personal interviews with people…

of her income and savings, limited crop sales, and remarriage would take all that she would inherit, even her home. Clearly, there is little to question in his last will and testament had he preceded her in death: The last will dated December 9, 1899: “My wife Easter Jackson, Sr is to have annually from said lands herein devised and bequeathed five (5) bales of lint cotton**, weighing each 450 lbs for her support and maintenance, provided only she remains a true and lawful widow, and should…

Earnest Hemingway; the interesting man with many different roles. He was born in 1899 in Illinois and started his career of writing at the young age of seventeen while working at a newspaper office located in Kansas City. Hemingway wrote many different novels, including his most famous works: “The Old Man and the Sea”, “To Have and Have Not”, and “The Sun Also Rises”. Earnest Hemingway was an important part to American Literature because of his unique writing style about very unique ideas. An…

My national park was Mount Rainier National Park, Mount Rainier is one of the oldest national parks in the United States, Mount Rainier itself is at about 1 million years old. Mount Rainier is also Washington’s tallest peak, and it has the 17th highest summit in the United States, its summit is about 14,410 feet; Mount Rainier National Park itself was founded in 1885. Mount Rainier is actually an active volcano, but the snow covers up the lava underpinnings. Mount Rainier also use to have life…

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…

Hi everyone! I am here today to talk to you about the crime First Degree Murder. The Queensland Criminal Code Act of 1899 in section 302 defines First Degree Murder as: a) If the offender intends to cause the death of the person killed or that of some other person or if the offender intends to do to the person killed or to some other person some grievous bodily harm. For First degree murder, it has the highest murder charge. If convicted, the correlating penalizations associated with the…

There are five periods of juvenile justice history. They include the colonial period, refuge period, juvenile court period, juvenile rights period, and crime control period. The colonial period lasted from 1600s to 1800s. During the colonial American period, two influences remained constant: the authority of the parent and the role of religion. Parents continued to be given wide latitude in dealing with their children, whether through abusive or other means. An example of this can be found in…