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American Foreign Policy Towards Cuba
... the island of Hispanolia in 1513 and continued to come until 1865. Although little gold was ever found in Cuba, it grew economically as a launching area for the Caribbean and because of its quickly growing sugar production.
By the 1800’s, the population of Cuba began to desire its freedom from European rule. In 1868 El Grito de Yara declared a revolt against Spain beginning the “Ten Years War.” The Pact of Zanjon ended the war in 1878 with the promise of reforms for the country. On September 5, 1879. Antonio Maceo distributed "The Kingston Proclamation," arguing the Spain had not kept its promises.
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Futurism
... tells us that the “growing need of truth is no longer satisfied with Form and Colour as they have been understood hitherto. The gesture which we would reproduce on canvas shall no longer be a fixed moment in universal dynamism. It shall be the “dynamic sensation itself” (Apollonio 27). This goal of creating the dynamic sensation itself, rather than simply a fixed moment within a dynamic action is exemplified, among other ideas of the Futurist movement in Boccioni’s Dynamism of a Soccer Player. Before going further however, it is necessary to discuss some of the principles of as created by Marinetti.
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Socrates
... of absolutes. This alternative is not without its faults. Socratic philosophy is plagued by a destructive element. It reduces the authoritative opinions about political life but replaces it with nothing. This is the vital stem from which the "Apology of " is written. Because of the stinging attack on Athenian life, and the opinions which they revere so highly, is placed on trial for his life. The question now becomes why and in what manner did refute the gods and is he quilty? , himself, speaks out the accusers charges by saying " does injustice and is meddlesome, by investigating the things under the earth and t ...
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The Presidency Of Andrew Jackson
... felt that official duties, including the Presidency, could be made “so plain and simple that men of intelligence may readily qualify themselves for their performance.” He had a strong belief in equality and introduced a policy in which all adult white males could vote and hold office. In the past, a small majority of Americans were allowed to vote. In his attempt t provide equality for all, he introduced the spoils system which replaced the caucus system used in the past and is still in use today. He was also the first President to be elected by a National Convention as well.
Jackson believed in a stron ...
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Lusitania
... war.
This was a secret agreement between the Admiralty and Cunard. On May 12, 1913
she was put in drydock to be double plated and hydraulically riveted, as well as
modified for the application of guns. War was declared on August 4, 1914, and
the ship was sent again into drydock. There she was armed with 12 six-inch
guns(Simpson 60).
Britain wanted to ship war materials over the Atlantic, but there was an
embargo of shipping munitions on passenger ships. America also tended to publish
the cargo manifests so that the Allies as well as the Germans would know what is
being shipped. Britain found a loophole in this ...
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Iraq And The United States
... States Government needs to realize that they are killing Iraqis but the moral, economy and patriotism of the whole country. The United States is suffering from homelessness, poverty and hunger. In many cities in the world including in Iraq people can be found in famine. However, the United States is spending U.S. tax dollars in vain.
Many congressmen are also unhappy in with the way the U.S. tax dollars are being spent. Senator John Warner, Republican Virginia, a senior member of the Senate Armed Services is very unhappy of the unnecessary spending of the U.S. dollar. Warner stated: "Based on briefings tax payers ...
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The Townshend Act
... on colonial autonomy. Once again the colonists
protested vigorously.
In December 1767, John Dickinson, a Philadelphia lawyer, published 12
popular essays that reiterated the colonists' denial of Parliament's right
to tax them and warned of a conspiracy by a corrupt British ministry to
enslave Americans. The Sons of Liberty organized protests against customs
officials, merchants entered into nonimportation agreements, and the
Daughters of Liberty advocated the nonconsumption of products, such as tea,
taxed by the Townshend Acts. The Massachusetts legislature sent the other
colonies a circular letter condemning t ...
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Radical Reconstruction
... white leadership in control. Therefore, another secret society called the redeemers gained power and Southerners passed laws that restricted political rights of the blacks. The laws contained subtle discrimination; it allowed only males to vote who could pass the literacy test or pay poll taxes in order to vote. Furthermore, the grandfather clause stated that a man was still permitted to vote provided that his father or grandfather had been eligible to do so. It didn't apply to the blacks because blacks didn't have right to vote before the Reconstruction.
Then in 1876 election, Hayes won because of the secret c ...
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The Battle Of Gettysburg
... into three corps, commanded by three lieutenant generals: James Longstreet, Richard Stoddert Ewell, and Ambrose Powell Hill. Lee then formulated a plan for invading Pennsylvania, hoping to avert another federal offensive in Virginia and planning to fight if he could get the federal army into a vulnerable position; he also hoped that the invasion might increase Northern war-weariness and lead the North to recognize the independence of the Confederate States of America. In pursuit of this plan, Lee crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains, proceeded up the Shenandoah Valley, and, crossing Maryland, entered Pennsylvania. Upon ...
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The Salem Witch Trials
... ministers, as well as the less learned among the Puritans, were strong believers in witchcraft. Even the most minor occurrence was attributed to witchery: if a farmer’s cow failed to give milk, or his horse went lame, or his well dried up; it was a witch’s doing; if a housewife couldn’t get the butter to come, a witch was controlling the churning; if a horse’s mane was found tangled, it had been knotted by a witch who had used it as a stirrup to mount for a stolen ride to a witches’ Sabbath (Robbins 56).
In the Massachusetts Bay Colony, a strong belief in the Devil, factions among Salem Village fan ...
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