Elizabeth Blackwell: Major Discoveries or Contributions to Science Elizabeth Blackwell made many amazing contributions to science. The one she is most well known for is becoming the first woman to earn a medical degree from an American medical school. Elizabeth Blackwell had many accomplishments‚ but with those accomplishments she was also faced with many challenges. Getting admitted to a medical school was one of her first and probably one of her greatest challenges. The education she had from
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Between 1917 and 1920‚ the Bolshevik party underwent a massive transformation‚ as it evolved from a revolutionary splinter group into the party in full control of the Soviet state. The Bolsheviks emerged from the Russian Social Democratic Party – who believed that the industrial workers were the only revolutionary class. In the February Revolution of 1917‚ Tsar Alexander II was overthrown‚ effectively ending the three-hundred-year-old Romanov Dynasty. During the February Revolution‚ Vladimir Lenin
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In A.D. 312 Constantine was going to a battle with his army‚ and he said he saw a cross in the sky. In the sky‚ he also saw the words‚ ”In this sign‚ conquer.“ He believed in what he saw and had faith in God. So‚ he placed all of the battle and army under the hands of God. After the huge success and victory‚ Constantine was officially a Christian. He supported Christianity throughout his empire and made the religion grow even
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The Renaissance was period of time in which Roman and Latin culture was revived into the lives of the European people. It occurred between the 14th and the 17th century. It began in Italy and later spread to the rest of Europe. It changed the lives of many by introducing Roman and Latin architecture‚ art‚ science‚ religion‚ technology‚ medicine and anatomy. The Renaissance changed art by introducing linear perspective‚ becoming less focused on religion and by establishing new techniques. Artists
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“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” “Where there is no struggle‚ there is no strength.” These are the words of Oprah Winfrey and they have resounded in the ears of people all over the world. Her words have not only changed the way people look at each other‚ but even the way people look at themselves. Her contributions to the world have left a remarkable legacy because she weakened the large racial barrier that existed at the time‚ she encouraged women around the world and she made people who were not
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Singer‚ Peter (1946- )‚ Australian philosopher and bioethicist. Born in Melbourne‚ Australia‚ Singer studied at the University of Melbourne and at the University of Oxford‚ in England. He began his career lecturing ethics at Oxford from 1971 to 1973. He subsequently worked at various universities in North America and Australia. In 1977 he became a professor of philosophy at Monash University‚ in Melbourne. Singer also became closely associated with the university’s Centre for Human Bioethics‚ which
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Mesopotamia is a region known to be very fertile found in between two rivers‚ river Tigris‚ and river Euphrates. Mesopotamia has significantly contributed to the world’s culture because most things were invented in this place. The invention of tools like the wheel‚ which used rollers‚ allowed carrying heavy loads. The rollers and wheels eventually evolved to become the wheels we currently use in bicycles‚ cars and even in airplanes. People in Mesopotamia were also hunters and gatherers (The Phoenix
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Its 1927‚ the great flood of Mississippi has been the worst natural disaster. More than 23‚000 square miles of land has been destroyed‚ thousands of people have had nowhere to live‚ and around 250 people have died. While going through this great depression‚ we had near no food‚ plantations flooded‚ farms ruined‚ we couldn’t eat a lot‚ nor even live. More than 200‚000 African Americans have been displaced from their homes along the Lower Mississippi River‚ and have had to live in camps. The flood
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Benjamin Franklin‚ printer‚ inventor‚ scientist‚ and statesman. Has played one of the most influential roles in American history‚ fighting for American independence in the revolutionary war era and also helping shape the constitution for the new nation. He became a member of the Philadelphia City Council in 1748‚ justice of the peace in 1749‚ and in 1751 a city alderman and a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly. In 1753 Franklin became a royal officeholder‚ deputy postmaster general‚ in charge of
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The Scottish have contributed to Australia to make it the way that it is today by giving the Australians their music‚ in particular‚ the bagpipes. Many other cultures have formed into Australia‚ but the Scottish are one of the largest migrants to join Australia. And with this‚ they have brought over a lot of their sources of entertainment‚ including their music. Scottish music is inherently made with an instrument that you should all know: The bagpipe. The bagpipe is a wind instrument (Aerophone)
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