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    the invention of the light bulb. The light bulb was never really “Invented” but when Thomas Edison had made his version, it had outdone any other design at the time. Instead of using carbonized linen or cotton he used bamboo in his filament that made it last for more than 1200 hours The first real invention was in 1840 and was re-invented many times throughout the years but was truly “Mastered” in 1879 by Thomas Edison. The invention of the light bulb has given Americans the ability to work…

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    Thomas Alva Edison lit up the world by inventing the lightbulb.Without him we would be in a dark room with burning lanterns.We wouldn't to be able to to watch movies or record sound.Thomas edison made a bunch of inventions.In fact he was granted 1,093 patents.In another words that means he invented 1,093 inventions.In his life he was a Inventor,Businessperson,Film producer,Film director,Entrepreneur And a Telegraphist.One time he saved a three year old boy who was playing on train tracks just…

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    monarchy system, however there were also other ideas and perspectives that were created from the French Revolution. We can see these perspectives and ideas through the writings of contemporary observers such as Olympe de Gouges, Edmund Burke, and Thomas Paine. Respectively they wrote, “Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citzien, “Reflections on the Revolution in France,” and “The Rights of Men” and through these writing they managed to bring back different perspectives…

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    Thomas Jefferson was a great man who has had so many accomplishments in his lifetime and so many skills that don’t get any attention. There’s much more to Thomas Jefferson than most people don’t actually know though and several things that people are told that aren’t actually true. Throughout Thomas Jefferson’s life there were several very important dates to remember. The first was his birthdate which is was April 13th of 1743. Only nineteen years later he finished up his education at the…

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    Thomas Jefferson is one of the most enigmatic and mysterious figures in our history. Often leaving his personal past intentionally vague (burning letters, writing a rather scientific and analytical autobiography), that leaves those who study him in the dark about his deeper psychology. Jefferson is a man that exists in in dualities - the farmer and the politician, the advocate for small government with a wealthy past, the voice of liberty and also the owner of slaves. It is this final dichotomy…

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    The Embargo Act of 1807 Thomas Jefferson’s History Thomas Jefferson had an interesting life growing up. Peter Jefferson, Thomas’s father, was the third or fourth settler in the United States in the year of 1737. Peter Jefferson, immigrated from Wales to America in 1737 (Jefferson with lots of fresh detail, 2012). Thomas’s father’s education was neglected when he was a child but he had a strong mind, sound judgment and he was eager to learn more information about anything. He didn’t care what it…

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    at a hockey game. My friends and I went to the schools hockey game on this night along with many other students including Thomas. We would all sit in the fan section and shout rude things to the other team. It was halftime; my friend Katie and I were hungry but didn’t have any money on us. Katie then started asking the people around us for money, like we were homeless. Thomas heard her asking and kindly offered to buy us a hotdog if we got him one. So we did that and that was the end of that.…

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    On January 8, 1828, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison became the founders of the newly formed Democratic Party. Over time the Democratic Party has become one of the most popular political parties in the United States of America. Thomas Jefferson bestowed the ideas of the natural rights upon the Democratic Party and till this day the party still supports those rights. Amongst all political parties, the Democratic Party best upholds the Declaration principles of life, liberty, and…

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    The fight for independence that took place in America in the 1770’s, more than being a spontaneous act, was derived and supported by influential writers such as Thomas Paine who used various persuasive literary methods to influence the common Americans. Thomas Paine in two of his works, “The American Crisis” and “ Common Sense”, demonstrates his ability to persuade the wast majority to support the independence of America. One tactic that is employed by Paine is the use of guilt in order to…

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    have different ideologies. The political disputes would turn founding fathers from friends to enemies. The two factions had developed into true political parties to this day. First of all, when John Adams became second president in United States, Thomas Jefferson became vice president. In 1797 during his time in office, John Adams sent to diplomatic commission to France for negotiate the commercial treaty about protect U.S Navy. After that…

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