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    Martin Luther was conceived November tenth, 1483 in Eislebn, Germany a Saxon mining town; his guardians were Hans and Magarethe Luther. He was immersed directly after his introduction to the world at St. Martin day of the banquet. Luther 's dad needed him to be an attorney. In 1501, at 19 years old he enlisted in the University of Erfurt and in 1505 he graduated with a Master 's degree. Luther 's life changed when he was struck by lightning, around then he cried to supporter holy person for…

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    Feminist sociology emerged in the 19th and early 20th century, at a time when women were largely excluded from politics and employment, and were denied several civil rights, such as the right to vote, the right to own property, or the right to higher-level education. In terms of women’s history, there were various factors that contributed to the rise of feminist sociology. First, the rise of the industrial revolution led to a greater role for women in economic affairs, as they found waged work…

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    Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17th, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was one of seventeen children born to Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger. His father wanted him to attend school but did not have the money. Franklin attended for two years, but did not pass. At the age of twelve, he went to become an apprentice to his brother printing. When Franklin was 15 his brother James founded the first truly independent print shop in the colonies. When his brother was jailed for talking negatively…

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    Jimmy Carter contributed to the Arab-Israeli conflict by establishing the Camp David Accords which helped ease tension between the Arabs and Israeli. On November 9, 1977, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat announces that he is "ready to go to the Israeli parliament itself" to resolve the Mid-East conflict. This is despite the fact that the two countries do not have diplomatic relations and are technically still at war. On November 15,1977, through the US, Israel formally extends…

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    Introduction A dead zone is defined by when there is a body of water that lacks an adequate amount of oxygen to keep the species in it alive. With the low oxygen levels, species who have a lower tolerance of hypoxia like “...oysters, crabs, and finfish...” die while species with a higher tolerance like jellyfish have higher chances of survival and takes the place of where those low tolerance species used to be (Dybas 553). A major contributor to the creation of dead zones is an excess amount of…

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    Did you know that the Great Barrier Reef is main contributor to the Australian Economic, contributing $6.4 billion a year! Many Australians believe a price cannot be placed on the Great Barrier Reef, resulting in it being Priceless! The Reef is one of the top tourist attractions in Australia, with a $56 billion value along with $3.2 billion for recreational use. Why do the Australian’s, tourist and the economic value of Australia Need the $56 billion reef? Just to name a few reasons why: 1. The…

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    Thomas Paine 's Common Sense Contribution To American Revolution Thomas Paine (1737-1809), famous for his political radicalism ideologies, published Common Sense in 1776. Common Sense was a hugely influential pamphlet urging the end of the British rule on America. Paine can be said to have played the greatest role of convincing the American people to engage in a spirit of revolution rather than rebellion. Rebellion differs from the revolution in that its agenda is resistance to the government…

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    The Civil Rights Movement, a turning point for African Americans during the 20th century, has had many fabled contributions. Among these is the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense , which did much to gain popularity as a Black Power association that worked to change American society through revolutionary tactics. Some tactics, focused on improving the black community through service, protection from police, and through politics. The party aligns itself more so with Malcolm X’s revolutionary…

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    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, he did a lot of research and spent time publicizing the organization with the many different points the Association had to make. Another remarkable member of the NAACP was Rosa Parks, her contributions to the Association was significant and helpful for the journey for Civil Rights in the 50’s and 60’s. Among these two notable people, there were many others who were a part of this movement who worked very hard for equality and Civil…

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    Kennedy wrote a different article by the name of, “The Immigrant Contribution,” that follows mainly the same ideas as Quindlen’s article. He speaks about how this country was founded off of immigrants, and America wouldn’t be close to the America it is today if immigrants had never come here. Majority of Americans are either…

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