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    Hello, my name is Will Fox. Today I will be telling you a little about the Christ Church Burial Ground and the Christ Church. The Christ Church Burial Ground was established in the heart of Philadelphia in 1719, this was just 24 years after the Christ Church was built. The Burial Ground is the final resting place of many famous Americans such as Benjamin Franklin, Joseph Hewes, Francis Hopkinson, George Ross, and Dr. Benjamin Rush. Over 5,000 people rest in this famous graveyard, but only 1,400…

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    10 Best Monitor Dogs

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    No alert won't ensure you superior to anything a reliable protect dogs… Dogs are adorable animals that will quite often impede threat to secure his family. Obviously, a few races are more defenseless to the preparation of watchmen than others. We display you the rundown of the 10 best monitor dog, which is the insurance of property and individuals in close-by blood! Bullmastiff This breed is known for its physical quality, guarding nature, valor and extraordinary devotion. On the off…

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    The Search for Order, 1877-1920, by Robert H. Wiebe takes place at the end of the reconstruction period post-Civil War and continues all the way through the end of World War 1 and a little more. The book’s thesis is about how America came to be from the end of the Reconstruction Period to the end of the First World War and the trouble that it faced trying to gain an identity in the world. Few got rich, while the rest were poor and did not trust the government. Wiebe does a great job of painting…

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    The commodore of Leopard, Salusbury Pryce Humphreys, along with his ship, Leopard, pursued the American ship, Chesapeake, all the way to off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. The purpose of this chase was to pursue deserters from the British Royal Navy whom were believed to have escaped to the ship, Chesapeake. When Leopard encountered Chesapeake, Humphreys ordered commodore James Barron of Chesapeake to stand down and to allow his ship to…

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    Picture yourself stranded on a sinking boat in the middle of the ocean. Would you attempt to save yourself and everyone on board or completely give up on the idea of escaping this tragedy? Would you expect help to come for you or step up and try to lead everyone to safety yourself? Luckily, in the short story “The Open Boat” written by Stephen Crane, he answers these questions in his writing that is about four crew members on a boat that have found themselves faced with this exact dilemma. This…

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    Expedition’s Effects on Japan ___ Thesis Perry’s Expedition’s Effects on Japan In 1853 and 1854, the encounter of Commodore Matthew Perry’s expedition to Japan forcefully opened the once isolated country to trade and diplomatic relations with western nations, rapidly modernizing Japan with the exchange of western ideas and technology. ___ Notes Introduction: Perry’s Expedition and its goals Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry landed in Edo bay on July 7th, 1853 with four American navy ships (2…

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    Influenced through encounters with China and the West, the Japanese explored mathematical topics that were relevant to their time, which led to Japan’s shift from wasan (和算, Japanese Mathematics) to yôsan (洋算, Western Mathematics) in the Meiji era, and ultimately various technological advancements. As seen in Japan’s first encounters with the west, Sakoku (鎖国, the national seclusion policy) was the direct result of distrust of the Christian missionaries, which led to limited trade of ideas. In…

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    In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s America seemed to find itself in the center of conflict often. America had just recently gotten out of a Civil War and was experiencing many problems. At this time there were a lot of different beliefs in the country on how it should be run and what to do with the growing country. Many of the issues in the country surrounded war and how and when America should enter wars. War should be considered a viable option when another country or foreign force attacks…

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    The Mexican American War was the first war that the United States primarily fought on foreign soil of which led to great amounts of bloodshed at the detriment of Mexico. The United States originally provoked the war as U.S. president James K. Polk set his eyes on expanding west as he believed in “Manifest Destiny”. The War was a result of the United States Annexation of Texas. Texas was its own Republic from 1836 through 1845 after winning it war for Independence. Mexico although never…

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    their ship sinks. The battle to live can be found in numerous places. It can be seen in hospitals, on battlefields or at sea as related to “The Open Boat”. This story is based on Crane’s actual experiences when he survived the sinking of the SS Commodore off the coast of Florida in 1897. “The Open Boat” is Crane’s story of life and death at sea told through the use of literary devices that include, symbolism, allegory and imagery…

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