he discovered Jupiter’s four largest moons‚ the rings of Saturn‚ the phases of Venus‚ and the irregular moon (Galileo‚ 2010). He took his eye to the heavens because he wanted to provide evidence of interpretation of the Bible. However‚ his sightings did not agree with the current Church view; instead he found evidence to support the Copernicus’ argument for a heliocentric universe. For example‚ the moon that Galileo observed was not smooth and unblemished‚ a traditional view in relation to the purity
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The first known African American to arrive in Texas was named Estevanico. In 1528‚ he was brought to Texas as a slave. It took the efforts of many people of many different races to make Texas what it is today and to help the state slowly move forward from the dark days of slavery‚ racism‚ segregations‚ and oppression. Along the way‚ African American Texans have contributed to the culture of the state‚ and many black Texans made historical contributions as well. All of African American Texan’s history
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Mao was a Chinese communist leader and founder of the People’s Republic of China. He was responsible for the disastrous policies of the ’Great Leap Forward’ and the ’Cultural Revolution’. Mao was born on 26 December 1893 into a peasant family in Shaoshan‚ in Hunan province‚ central China. After training as a teacher‚ he travelled to Beijing where he worked in the University Library. It was during this time that he began to read Marxist literature. In 1921‚ he became a founder member of the Chinese
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CURRENT STATE OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: Education can be referred to as an act or process of developing and cultivating‚ whether physically‚ mentally or mortally‚ ones mental activities or senses; the expansion‚ strengthening and discipline of ones mind‚ faculty etc; the forming and regulation of principles and character in order to prepare and fit for any calling or business by systematic instruction. The result of these is determine by the knowledge/’skill acquired‚ the
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systems of Nigeria‚ with particular focus on the lack of responsive and appropriate supervision in the educational sub-sector. The reform efforts in education have not been yielding appropriate result because many of them are mere political rhetoric without necessary supervision and follow up actions. Nigeria therefore need to re-arrange her priorities and values by providing adequate funding and supervision for a healthy teaching/learning process in educational institutions in Nigeria so as to be
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what is defined to be capitalism. Capitalism‚ for the purposes of this essay‚ will be defined to be the relentless pursuit of not just wealth‚ but profit. One of the significant implications of capitalism is the exploitation of laborers‚ which contributes to the creation of different types of classes‚ including the proletariat. Before the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries in England‚ there was a feudal system with lords who owned land and had serfs working the land. The initial sources of wealth
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How did Trade and Commerce Contribute to the Development of the British Empire 1680-1763? The role of trade and commerce in the initial establishment of the British Empire bore huge weight. With a financial agreement with another country comes natural relations‚ and from that blooms a possibility to extend those relations into the foundations of an impending empire. Both the East India and Royal African Companies acted as a stem for lasting European presence in native land and so are both significant
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truly interesting race of people with a unique culture and religion. Though they lived long ago‚ we can still uncover information about their lives through the artifacts they left behind. These relics enable us to better understand their cultural development‚ and allow us to take a glimpse into their lives all those years ago. Many of the artifacts were directly traced to their cultural roots. One fascinating treasure was called the quena‚ a musical instrument invented by the Incas. The quena is a
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religions. Citing the 30 Years’ War‚ the Spanish Inquisition‚ and his own native France’s crusade against the Huguenots‚ Voltaire argued that religious intolerance lead to violence and bloodshed. Instead‚ he viewed England as a prime example as to how religion in society ought to be. People could freely practice their beliefs without fear of grievance and oppression. The world‚ he maintained‚ would be much more peaceful and prosperous in people embrace the large plurality of religions in society
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change economically and technologically. They wished for a policy to encourage industry. In commercialization‚ business people improved tremendously‚ while aristocrats did not do so much improvement‚ or even maintain stability‚ at all. Socially‚ during industrialization‚ the social status and importance of aristocrats changed; value did not depend on birth but on money. Also‚ after around
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