over 300 slaves to freedom. And‚ as she once proudly pointed out to Frederick Douglass‚ in all of her journeys she "never lost a single passenger." Tubman was born a slave in Maryland’s Dorchester County around 1820. At age five or six‚ she began to work as a house servant. Seven years later she was sent to work in the fields. While she was still in her early teens‚ she suffered an injury that would follow her for the rest of her life. Always ready to stand up for someone else‚ Tubman blocked a
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Who was Alexander the Great! What does it mean to be GREAT? The Webster’s dictionary defines the word great as notably large in size‚ predominant‚ or remarkable. The Oxford’s dictionary defines the word great as‚ of ability‚ quality‚ or eminence‚ considerably above average. Alexander the 3rd’s greatness has been questioned in the past and even scholars have long debated the question was Alexander the Great really Great? But one must ask how his legend has survived for thousands of years and
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An Interpretation: Who was Anne Bradstreet? While reading the poetry of Anne Bradstreet‚ the straightforward Puritanical figure emerges‚ as well as the loving‚ caring person she was. She was truly a faithful puritan‚ but she was also a daughter‚ wife‚ mother‚ scholar and critic. In her poetry she balances both sides. In the poem "Upon the Burning of Our House" she is definite in her belief in God‚ and shows her spiritual growth as she learns amazing‚ heartfelt lessons. This poem could
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Ripper was a murderer who has killed a minimum of five prostitutes in London. From what we know‚ he had killed Mary Nichols‚ Annie Chapman‚ Elizabeth Stride‚ Catherine Eddowes‚ and Mary Kelly. The murders all around the Whitechapel district started on August 10 and ended September 10 1888. The bodies seemed to be tortured and cut up in an unusual way‚ which showed that Jack the Ripper had an understanding of the human body. He would send letters to the Central News Agency about how he was the killer
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transcendentalist‚ Emerson‚ in Self-Reliance. Going by the nickname “Mahatma” which truly means “great soul”‚ Ghandi was one of the most misunderstood people in history. Ghandi is characterized as a scrawny simplistic dressed man born in 1869 in India‚ however he is one of the most complex and contradictory characters in all of history (McGeary). Ghandi was raised under two religious parents who practiced Hinduism‚ and pushed for him to become a government minister‚ taking after his father (Adams). Being
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King Ay was the Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt‚ who reigned from 1325 BC to 1321 BC He was the successor of Tutankhamun who ruled from 1334 BC to 1325 BC. Ay was succeeded by Horemheb (1321 – 1292 BC). Ay was also given a royal name‚ i.e. Kheperkheperure which meant "Everlasting is the Manifestations of Re" (tripod.com). When Akhenaten was ruling‚ Ay came to be known as ‘Master of Horses’. Later‚ he used to serve as the Grand Vizier when Tutankhamun was in power. He had much influence
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Sweet Dreams The Man Who Was Thursday was written by G.K. Chesterton and published in 1907. We enter the story in the suburb of Saffron Park in London during the Edwardian era. When the sun is setting Mr. Lucian Gregory‚ the anarchic poet‚ is brought into the novel‚ along with Gabriel Syme‚ an undercover policeman. Further in the novel we meet Sunday‚ the head of the anarchist council‚ and his fellow members. Syme later finds out that all the members of the council are cops just like him. Syme
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from the maroons‚ who wanted the English gone as well‚ but their efforts were futile and soon enough the English had taken full control of the island and had successfully driven out all the Spaniards from the island and to Cuba. The maroons act of defiance against the British enslavement system were what
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surrounding the accuracy of The Crucible. Did these events actually happen‚ or was it made it up to scare people and teach life-long morals? Dedicated historians and investigators strive to answer and pose new questions‚ forming educated ideas to shape possible theories. Was Arthur Miller’s point really to tell the account of a scandalous time period in history? Many people feel that was not the real motive of the piece. Salem was in such unrest during 1692. The unfortunate‚ reoccurring events of bad weather
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Was Anna Anderson Anastasia? There have been many claims regarding whether or not Anna Anderson was Anastasia. There are several reports both agreeing and denying that this claim is true. Whether it is true or false no one will ever know. There can only be evidence to back up someone’s argument‚ even if its wrong. Anastasia Romanov was born June 5‚1901. Her father was the Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. Her mother was Alexandra Fyordorvn‚ the granddaughter of Queen Victoria and her husband Albert
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