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Julia Child: Television Icon and Cooking Legend In 2003, Julia Child, a cooking icon and television legend, was awarded the presidential medal of freedom by George W. Bush: this is the highest award a civilian can receive (Julia Facts). Child was able to receive this amazing achievement because of her accomplishments in the culinary Julia became a master chef at the age of forty and a best- selling author after her cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cuisine, hit bookstores everywhere…

Among many factors that pushed the people of Virginia to rebel against the government and fight against the surrounding Indian tribes, one was the geographical conditions of the Piedmont and Tidewater regions. However, there were many other influences besides the geographical conditions that fueled the people’s actions. The English population was rapidly growing, they hated the Native Indians, and were under poor economic circumstances. Therefore, while the geographical conditions of the…

In the beginning, the colonies were british owned. Some parts of the Parliament's control bothered the colonists such as the Currency Acts of 1751 and 1764. When the French and Indian war took place, 1754 to 1763, King George III lost money for buying expensive supplies for his army and colonies. He imposed taxes on the colonies, without consent, to pay off his debt. The colonist were outraged. Money was a major cause of the American Revolution. Colonists now had to pay taxes for things that…

supported the revolution is that America was being hurt by European politics that had nothing to do with them. While some people were saying “America has benefitted under Great Britain” Paine made the counter argument “whenever a war breaks out between England and any foreign power, the trade of America goes to ruin, because of her connection with Britain” which is a valid point. During the 18th century there were seven conflicts between the British and French empires, and relations were…

The Trent Affair, an event occurred in 1861 during a Civil War over the capturing of two Confederate ambassadors. The Trent, a British mail steamer, sailed through the Bahama Channel shortly before being intercepted and boarded by Captain Charles Wilkes and his ship. He captured two men known as James Mason and John Sidell but allowed the steamer to continue on with its course. Mason and Sidell were then arrested and sent to jail at Fort Warren in Boston. The people of the North exalted Captain…

My mother and her entire family were born in England and my uncle and his family still live there. (Presentational aid: picture of my uncle and his family in England) B. Now, I would like to begin by telling you about the Tower of London’s history as a holding cell for many infamous prisoners. VI. To begin, the tower is most known for housing many infamous…

In “Common Sense” Thomas Paine makes several convincing arguments for why the American colonies should break away from England. The first is just because they have been happy with great Britain's rule it does not mean that they will always be happy with their rule. He uses the example “ We may as well assert that because a child has thrived upon milk, that it is never to have meat, or that the first twenty year of our lives is to become a precedent for the next twenty” to prove his point and…

After the French and Indian war, the British Government found itself in a financial bind, having spent abundantly to fund the ongoing conflict. British Parliament, with no other alternative, placed a tax on the American Colonies. This sparked an outrage amount the colonists. Colonial leaders were infuriated that they were being taxed without any consent whatsoever. The phrase “no taxation without representation!” became the rallying cry in the thirteen colonies. Although the anger from the…

Plate Armor and The Hundred Years War One of the first well known conflicts where chainmail, hauberks, and counter-weaponry clashed is The Hundred Years War from 1337-1453, which pitted the French against the English. With limited protection from the chainmail, the advent of plate armor began during this long series of battles, and the weapon of choice became the crossbow, which by the 15th century was made entirely of steel, increasing its power and range significantly. While historical…

The Celts are an ancient civilization which consisted of the Indo-European group, which is related to the Greeks, the Germanic people, certain italic group and peoples of the Indian sub-continent. This civilization originated from central Europe at the beginning of the first millennium B.C. and their main occupation was horse rearing and the use of iron was at large because of its availability in abundance. They started spreading across rapidly and by the end of the 1st millennium B.C. their…