The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was the effect of mistakes that happened when trying to respond to a barn fire. The barn fire originated at the O’Leary Farm‚ when Mrs. O’Leary was milking a cow and the cow knocked over a lantern that Mrs. O’Leary placed on the ground for some light. Chicago “The Windy City”‚ had a vast amount of wood‚ coal‚ and other natural gasses‚ shipped in to build and and build fast because of the majority of people that were flocking in. Most buildings even with the most sturdy
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Abraham Lincon Abraham Lincon was born Febuary 12‚ 1809 in a log cabin in Hardin County‚ Kentucky. Born in a farming family‚ with tradgedy around him‚ Lincon perservered. Lincon became the sixteenth president of the United States‚ and guided America through some of it’s biggest struggles‚ such as the Civil War. In a world full of "You cannot do it"‚ Lincon ignored hate‚ and through each failure‚ found success. Abraham Lincon was birthed by Nancy Lincon and Thomas Lincon. Two years before
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Munn vs Illinois: The National Grange concern the Illinois legislation. Therefore‚ they put into law maximum rates that private companies can charge for storage of grain. Munn had infringed on the charge for storage of grain. He argued that the legislation of Illinois had taken property without the process of law. His company‚ legally sold grain due to not having a licenses and the prices were way above what was permitted in the states. The Supreme Court stepped in in 1867 declaring the National
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Ruling the Minds of Men Plato‚ a great philosopher‚ once said “rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men” (Plato). He accentuates the importance of rhetoric in persuading the audience to support a cause or take action. In his speech addressed at the 50th anniversary of Selma march‚ President Barack Obama uses rhetoric to persuade his audience‚ Americans as a whole‚ to discourage racism in the United States. President Obama appeals to the rhetorical strategies‚ uses rhetorical devices‚ and applies
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Recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992‚ Saint Lucian native‚ Derek Walcott‚ wrote 40 Acres in November‚ 2008. He wrote this poem in honor of the newly elected president‚ Barack Obama‚ and was published the day after the election in the London Times. Walcott introduces the poem with a great deal of imagery and symbolism shown in lines 1-13. “Out of the turmoil” he describes a “young negro”‚ as an emblem‚ with a straw hat and overalls on what seems to be a farm. He describes a crowd
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I think that Barack Obama’s Inaugural speech was extremely inspiring‚ motivating‚ and most of all in my opinion comforting to a rehabilitating nation in dire need. In the introductions and openings of the majority of Barack Obama’s speech in my opinion he starts on a “down note”‚ but on the other hand; He was generally had an optimistic and friendly tone throughout his inaugural address you can say personally from a American citizen’s perspective it is safe to say that it was even “touching”. I think
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THE PRICE OF GREATNESS IS RESPONSIBILITY Greatness is living your life with clear purpose and passion‚ overcoming all obstacles in pursuit of your vision‚ and great people have always been around‚ in every era‚ to inspire the ordinary. But what comes with greatness‚ is not only fame or wealth‚ but a colossal amount of responsibility. The responsibility of one’s actions. Abraham Lincoln‚ in 1861 could easily declare war against Britain because of the Trent Affair‚ but to avoid another pointless
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How new technology such as Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Skype‚ LinkedIn‚ texting and others affected our society positively and negatively By Judes Shao (Shao‚ Tian-Chan) Willy Aroca Oct 6th‚ 2012 Fairleigh Dickinson University New technologies such as Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Skype‚ LinkedIn‚ texting are becoming more popular around the world. Many people are now using new technologies such as social media. Even there was a major reason U.S. President Barack Obama’s campaign team used social media to
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A New Tomorrow America is a land full of opportunity and freedom. People seek to live out their dreams when moving to this beautiful country and that is exactly what Richard Blanco did as he read his poem‚ “One Today‚” for president Obama’s second inauguration. Blanco was the first Cuban-American that was an openly gay poet presenting his text infront of the whole nation. His poem takes us through a day in the life of an American from sunrise to sunset‚ incorporating our similar daily experiences
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Barack Obama Two presedential candidates and many different issues between them. Both candidates have much to offer‚ but which will offer more to the country. Barack Obama has much to offer and has many good ideas to help better our economy and better everyones ideology in what the beleive. President Barack Obama’s ideas will benefit us all‚ weather you are rich or poor‚ middle class or upper class it will benefit us. His ideas will help the working class and will put many people back into work
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