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    (Wikipedia). Taylor came from wealthy family. He was born on March 20‚ 1856 in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. And died in 1915(Copley‚ 1969). In 1872‚ he was sent to Exeter Academy in Philips to be prepared for Harvard University. However‚ Taylor passed the Harvard University examination with honors. His eyes affected‚ as a result of his hard study at night. This required him to have a rest from reading. So he worked in Philadelphia for four years in a small machine shop (Copley‚ 1969; Greenwood‚ 1991).

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    Respect and compassion were the most important guiding principles for Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of America‚ and he also was a printer and an inventor. He has struggled throughout his whole life as mentioned in his autobiography‚ but he was also knowledgeable with respect and compassion‚ which made him a man that he was in the past. Ben Franklin grew up in Boston with the characteristic of respect. Respect is very important at any place and at any time‚

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    a former slave‚ founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church (A.M.E. for short) in 1787‚ where he was elected bishop. Allen lead a group of black methodists to leave the St. George Methodist Episcopal Church‚ located in Philadelphia‚ as a protest against segregation. In 1786‚ Richard Allen along with Absalom Jones‚ who was also a former slave‚ helped to form the Free African Society. The Free African Society split

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    With Spain‚ two problems confronted Congress‚ as related by John Jay in 1786: Spain asked the US to relinquish navigation rights on the Mississippi and to give up its claims to certain western lands. Although navigation rights were important to US farmers‚ Jay was forced to concede them in his negotiations with a Spanish minister

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    thousand years. The forerunners to the modern American newspaper first appeared in Europe about 150 years after Gutenberg invented type. At first‚ English printers distributed tracts‚ or pamphlets‚ containing topical news. The printing of corantos‚ single-sheet tracts dealing with current foreing affairs‚ was common by 1621. Twenty years later‚ printer issued diurnals‚ four-page bulletin of local news. The forst regularly published english newspaper‚“The Gazette”‚ appeared in Oxford in 1665 and moved

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    sky‚ and the scepter from tyrants.” Mr. Turgot was referring to Benjamin Franklin. Most people only remember Benjamin Franklin as a founding father‚ but he was much more than that. Mr. Franklin was many things‚ including an inventor‚ a diplomat‚ a printer‚ and a writer. Mr. Franklin’s many different accomplishments changed the world for the better. Benjamin Franklin’s early life was the foundation for the rest of his life; all of his later accomplishments were built on what he did over this time period

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    List the barriers to labor union growth. Key Terms and Names deflation‚ trade union‚ industrial union‚ blacklist‚ lockout‚ Marxism‚ Knights of Labor‚ arbitration‚ injunction‚ closed shop !1875 1877 !1885 1877 Great Railroad Strike

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    Cause and Effect: Zenger’s Case Cause 1. The most immediate cause of Zenger’s trial came from his newspaper‚ the New York Weekly Journal. The trial/arrest was sparked when Zenger began publishing the Journal‚ where he and his fellow writers would criticize the Governor of New York‚ William Cosby. After a couple months of newspaper issues‚ Governor Cosby‚ decided to take action against the Journal. He offered a reward for the name of the authors (whose names were not published)‚ and also took

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    BENEFITS OF USE OF HIGH (YIELD) STRENGTH DEFORMED BARS IN R.C.C. STRUCTURES 1. Following materials are used in the R.C.C. structures:- (1) Cement (2) Steel (3) Sand (4) Aggregates (5) Water 2. Different types of steel bars used in R.C.C. works are mentioned below: 1) Mild Steel plain bars (Generally M.S. round bars are used) 2) Medium Tensile Steel bars 3) High yield strength deformed bars (H.Y.S.D. bars) 1. Mild Steel Bars (M.S. Bars)

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    and create a dynamic market economy. Using their influence in state legislatures‚ they secured mercantilist policies that assisted private businesses and‚ they claimed‚ enhanced the “common wealth.” 3. John Lewis Krimmel: The Fourth of July in Philadelphia‚ c. 1811: By the early nineteenth century‚ the Fourth of July celebration of American independence had become a popular holiday‚ especially among Jeffersonian Republicans. (Federalists commemorated Washington’s birthday.) This detail from a painting

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