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    Women's Equality In Sports

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    and have dinner ready for her husband he arrived home from work. Because of this, women had fewer opportunities in sports and were seen as inferior to men. It wasn’t until a famous tennis match in 1973 between a woman, Billie Jean King, and a man, Bobby Riggs, titled the “Battle of the Sexes,” that the nation started to realize women should be viewed on an equal playing field in not just sports but, in life. Billie Jean King is a six-time Wimbledon singles champion, four-time U.S. Open title…

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    Black Panther Party The Black Panther Party has become a symbol of empowerment for people all around the world. The group started out as one local chapter but soon became a force to be reckoned with. It was founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in 1966 in Oakland, California (Britannica Concise Encyclopedia). This was during a time when civil rights activists and African American communities were frustrated with the lack of progress that was occurring in desegregating public places. The…

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    one person can affect their whole family and then some. Hunger depicts the personal side as well, but it shows by making the audience think deeply through silences. In Some Mother’s Son, the hunger strike is shown through multiple sources mostly Bobby Sands, Gerard Quigley, and Francis Hughes. Gerard Quigley and Francis Hughes got caught…

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    proven to be a big part of American culture since televisions were introduced. This lead to the promotion of in-home cooking that brought forth a multitude of TV personalities and simple food shows. Dione Lucas, Julia Child, Emeril Lagasse, Rachel Ray, Bobby Flay are the few that are considerably the most important figures in TV food shows that showed an amazing progression of how preparing different cuisines were taught. Each generation developed their own style and variation on how to project…

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    “Forty years ago the Black Panther Party for Self Defense was founded in Oakland, California. It represented the highest point of the vast rebellion against racism and poverty which swept the US in the 1950s and 1960s.” The Black Power development grew out of the CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT that had relentlessly picked up energy through the 1950s and 1960s. In spite of the fact that not a formal development, the Black Power development denoted a defining moment in dark white relations in the United…

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    undercover most violent race organizations in the world are the black panthers. The black panther is a revolutionary black nationalist and socialist organization. The black panthers have two extremely hardcore leaders who go by the name Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. Huey P. Newton was born in Monroe, Louisiana, on February 17, 1942. Huey was named after the former governor Huey P. Long. The Black Panthers organization was founded in Oakland, California. This particular organization was made do to…

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    performed songs from her masterpiece album "Back To Black" and a few songs from her debut album, "Frank". The Dap-Kings, male only band, consists of Dale Davis on the bass, Zalon Thompson & Ade Omatayo as backup vocals. Robin Banerjee on the guitars, Nathan Alan playing the drums and Xantone Blacq on the keyboards. Also, Henry Collins on trumpet, James Hunt played alto saxophone and flute and Frank Walden on the baritone saxophone. Amy Jade Winehouse was born on September 14, 1983,…

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    Alfred the Great, the famous Saxon King during the late 800s is the main character in G.K. Chesterton’s The Ballad of the White Horse. History tells us that Alfred is the one responsible for protecting England’s Christian religion from Danish pagans in England. Alfred lost much of his authoritative power as a result of the successful attacks from Danish tribes. Reacting quickly, Alfred constructs an army by asking three of his closest friends, better known as chiefs, to each assemble an…

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    Charlemagne Dbq Analysis

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    Charlemagne reformed Europe for the better. He was a real force in the European empire; his people idolized him during his reign. He really innovated the empire. Charlemagne united the Germanic tribes because he forced them to convert to Christian (R) (P), he had a good relationship with foreign dignitaries (P). Finally, he created a one rule set.(P) (S) Charlemagne forced the Avars to accept Baptism. For example the document shows,”Charlemagne's armies would force the Avars to accept…

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    Charlemagne is considered as “the father of Europe.” During the years that Charlemagne ruled, he made many contributions for the future of medieval Europe. “Charlemagne was a determined and decisive man, intelligent and inquisitive. A fierce warrior, he was also a wise patron of learning and a resolute statesman.” (Spielvogel 215). Although Charlemagne corrupted the system of government to where we would maintain power, Charlemagne made many contributions for the success of medieval Europe. The…

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