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  • The American and French Revolutions

    The American and French Revolutions

    The American and French Revolutions How were the French Revolution and the American Revolution similar? How were they different? In what ways was the French Revolution more radical, as well as more threatening to Europe than the American Revolution? Do you think a French style revolution would have worked in the United States? Why or why not? The French and American Revolutions were similar in that both revolutions were waged due to dissatisfaction of the

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    Submitted: March 11, 2010 By: Wendy
  • French Revolution

    French Revolution

    Throughout the 1700's France, along with all of Europe, was rocked both culturally and economically by events such as the Seven Years War, The Age of Enlightenment, The American Revolution, The Great Fear, and the firing of French King Louis XVI's finance manager Jacque Nekkar, which was the exclamation point and triggered anger in many 2nd and 3rd estate residents. The French Revolution can be appropriately attributed to all the preceding socioeconomic dilemmas. Feudalism was

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    Submitted: March 12, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Comparison of the French, American and Russian Revolutions

    Comparison of the French, American and Russian Revolutions

    The French and the Russian revolutions are very similar and there are too many differences in the American Revolution to group them all together. The following information will prove that the French and the Russian revolutions are similar. Both of these revolutions occurred mainly due to two main reasons. Both of these revolutions were the direct results of bad leadership and a bad economy. These two reasons along with other factors caused the revolutions. The

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    Submitted: March 13, 2010 By: Jon
  • Mexican Revolution

    Mexican Revolution

    nacho libre 1. What was the Mexican Revolution? The Mexican Revolution began in 1910 and was defined as a social Revolution, change was inevitable and the competitive instinct to rise above others was soaring. The dictatorship run by Porfirio Diaz was in jeopardy as the nation had enough of him. Land and political rights were stolen from Southern and Central peasants. Porfirio Diazs' concern was of economic expansion as he strove to create a more

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    Submitted: March 14, 2010 By: Steve
  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

    American Revolution Valley Forge was one of the darkest hours I the war for independence. No one was sure if the Patriots could be strong enough to defeat the British Empire. On that same day the Continental Congress voted for independence. By mid-august the British, under the command of General William Howe had assembled an estimated 32,000 men. The British troops were well equipped, trained, and disciplined. Compared to the British troops, the continental Army

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    Submitted: March 17, 2010 By: Yan
  • Beginning of Time - Scientific Vs Biblical

    Beginning of Time - Scientific Vs Biblical

    The creation of the universe is typically explained by two popular beliefs. One being the scientific explanation and the other being biblical explanation. These are two very different explanations and I believe ones religious beliefs can have a role in which explanation one chooses to follow. The scientific explanation is explained by the "Big Bang Theory". A basic definition of the "Big Bang Theory" is that the universe began at a specific time and has

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    Submitted: March 18, 2010 By: Jack
  • Revolution

    Revolution

    Everyone has rules that have been instilled in them by their parents at a very young age. What is good or what is bad, how to do the right thing and, how important honesty really is would be a few examples. My parents have always told me to never be anything less than revolutionary. They were raised in a time of revolutions such as integration and the woman’s rights movement. As a product of their

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    Submitted: March 18, 2010 By: Janna
  • The Enlightenment and Colonial Protest

    The Enlightenment and Colonial Protest

    The Enlightenment and Colonial Protest The Enlightenment refers to the seventeenth and eighteenth century in which a historical intellectual movement advocating reason as a means to establishing an authoritative system of ethics, government, and logic swept through Europe and the Americas. The intellectual leaders regarded themselves as a courageous elite who would lead the world into progress from a long period of doubtful tradition, irrationality, superstition, and tyranny. The movement helped create the intellectual framework

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    Submitted: March 19, 2010 By: Jessica
  • A Technological Revolution: The Transistor

    A Technological Revolution: The Transistor

    A Technological Revolution: The Transistor The most significant and revolutionizing discovery of the twentieth century was the electrical characteristics of semiconductors. The idea of semiconductors can be fully grasped when the band theory of solids is understood. This theory clearly states that for electrical conduction, elements have an orbital line-up of electrons. The lower orbitals are filled first, then the higher ones. If an element has a filled valence orbital, the highest filled conduction band,

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    Submitted: March 20, 2010 By: Edward
  • Causes of American Revolution

    Causes of American Revolution

    Many countries have wars that affect them in one way or another. Now, the outcome is different, the outcome of any war can totally change the way of life in a country or do nothing for it. A war that made a great impact on the united states of America was the revolutionary war. The revolutionary war was the united states way of moving towards independence. Americans were under the control of the British

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    Submitted: March 20, 2010 By: Tasha
  • French Revolution

    French Revolution

    HIS 4B What were the primary causes of the French Revolution? There were a lot of causes that led to the revolution. There were a lot of social, political and even economic conditions that led to the revolution as well. These conditions consisted of: the lower and middle classes being very unsatisfied, the ideas of interest in new ideas about government, and financial problems caused by the costs of wars. The peasants (Third estate) hated

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    Submitted: March 20, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Austrian Revolution

    Austrian Revolution

    Revolution In the year 1848 revolutions were rampant in all over Europe. Revolutions and a general civil unrest became the norm, taking the place of a much more subservient society ruled and controlled by the upper class. This chain of revolutions in Europe was sparked by perhaps the most well known French Revolution in 1789 and 1848, the first of which followed the infamous American Revolution which granted our country autonomy. In Europe with the

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    Submitted: March 20, 2010 By: Steve
  • Wireless Revolution in Healthcare

    Wireless Revolution in Healthcare

    The healthcare industry has experienced significant growth over the past two decades. The industry prior to the Social Security Act of 1965 (introduction of Medicare and Medicaid) wasn’t innovative. But the introduction of a government 3rd payer introduced millions of new dollars into the industry and innovation took off. Under a Fee-For-Service system, providers were reimbursed what they spent up until the 1980’s. This can best be seen in Radiology where the introduction of CT,

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    Submitted: March 21, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Revolutions

    Revolutions

    Two of the greatest Revolutions that occurred between the late 1700's through the mid- 1800's, is the American Revolution and the French Revolution. The American was a huge turning point in American history, and the French Revolution was one of the most important events in the history of the world. Both of these revolutions had great impacts both then and now. The American Revolution marked the end of the British rule and the beginning of

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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Monika
  • American Revolution Vs Colonial Goals Dbq

    American Revolution Vs Colonial Goals Dbq

    The Revolutionary war is a prime example of the underdog overcoming all odds. America, a feeble country in comparison, was struggling to break the shackles tying it to England, the motherland. While salutary neglect was still practiced, America had no problem with England. But after the French and Indian war, which resulted in England taking more notice and interest in the colonies, things changed. England realized how very valuable its colonial counterpart was. Henceforth a

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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Fatih
  • French & American War and the Revolution

    French & American War and the Revolution

    By the 1700s, it was clear that the New World had begun to differentiate between its regions. Even though the colonists shared England as their common origin, they were extremely diverse in their social and family structures, economy, and governmental policies. In addition, ssince one of the primary reasons for the colonists coming to the New World was religious freedom, it is not difficult to see that most all of their differences revolved around religion

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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Anna
  • Timeline: French Revolution

    Timeline: French Revolution

    Chris Savino Period 3 4/10/08 Timeline: The French Revolution o 1789: Many people faced starvation. This is because of the increase of taxes. o 1789: May 5, the meeting of the Estates General was called at Versailles. This was to approve the new tax. This was the 1st meeting in 1 years. o 1789: There was a dramatic speech, which was the person, Sieye’s suggested that the 3rd estate delegates should call themselves the National

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    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: Tasha
  • American Revolution

    American Revolution

    A revolution is a sudden, radical, or complete change, by the Merriam- Webster Dictionary definition. Did the American Revolution bring about this change? Many historians would say that it did, however, there is much evidence supporting the opposing view. There are a few revolutionary moments during this time Contrary to popular belief, the American Revolution overall was not very revolutionary including the reasons for Independence, the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, The Constitution, and

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    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Revolution of 1800

    Revolution of 1800

    Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were 2 rivals that were candidates in the tense election of 1800. Eventually, Jefferson had defeated Adams in the electoral voting column 73-65. However, his running mate, Aaron Burr tied with him in the electoral ballot. The situation was taken to the House of Representatives to try and break the tie which eventually was, thus electing our president of the time, Thomas Jefferson. The election of 1800 was regarded as

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    Submitted: March 24, 2010 By: Mike
  • Russian Revolution

    Russian Revolution

    Bloody Sunday - January 9, 1905; peaceful marchers in St. Petersburg carried a petition to Tsar Nicholas II asking for higher wages, a shorter work day, better working conditions, a legislative assembly, and universal manhood suffrage, hoping reform would come from above. In reaction, Nicholas II hastily ordered his guard to fire into the unarmed crowd; when news of one hundred dead and hundreds more wounded escaped, public opinion almost universally turned against the old

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    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Monika
  • The Industrial Revolution

    The Industrial Revolution

    Americans faced many hardships during the turn of the century. As our Nation was adjusting to the new technological advances they were making during the Industrial Revolution, it seems that some people were simply looked over in this new "rat race". There were many problems that accompanied the new century, perhaps one of the largest though, was the expansion and dominance of big businesses. As though it may seem that large businesses may be a

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    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: Artur
  • Scientific Method Case Study: Resolving a Lawn Problem

    Scientific Method Case Study: Resolving a Lawn Problem

    RUNNING HEAD: SCIENTIFIC METHOD CASE STUDY Scientific Method Case Study: Resolving a Lawn Problem Sharon Webster University of Phoenix September 11, 2006 SCI/256 Instructor: Harish Rekapally, MS Scientific Method Case Study: Resolving a Lawn Problem Introduction The scenario for this case study is that you notice that the grass around my house is brown, short, and dead. The grass around my neighbor’s house is green, tall, and alive. Utilizing my understanding of the Scientific Method,

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    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: Steve
  • Abcs of Iran: 26 Years of Revolution

    Abcs of Iran: 26 Years of Revolution

    Rice Urges Iran to Restart Talks In the abstract at the beginning of the CNN.com article, the reporter implies (without any evidence) that Iran has a nuclear arms program. The reporter does not even give the chance that maybe the government just wants to provide more energy for its people. In an age where the US has more nuclear weapons than any other country in the world, why is there such great concern about nuclear

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    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Victor
  • Cultural Revolution

    Cultural Revolution

    The Cultural Revolution brought a negative change that put China in a time of civil disagreement and instability. Mao Zedong, chairman of the communist party, led the Cultural Revolution against his own Communist party in order to secure Maoism in China. In August of 1966 Mao passed a bill that declared death for all intellectuals and imperialists. In this aspect the Cultural Revolution was bad because it discouraged intelligence. It did, however, create more workers

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    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Wendy
  • American Revolution

    American Revolution

    AMERICAN REVOLUTION Was the American revolution revolutionary? That was the question given to us by you to discuss and decide on a position, hence position paper. Well to fully answer this you have to know what is a revolution. The dictionary states that a revolution is an attempt to overthrow of one government and its replacement with another#. There have been many revolutions in history like the Russian Revolution and Chinese. Was the American Revolution

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    Submitted: March 28, 2010 By: Mikki

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