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    William Wordsworth and the Industrial Revolution During the Industrial Revolution there was a dramatic change in Britain, which instigated social and economic problems Throughout Britain. During the Industrial Revolution, romantic poets such as William Wordsworth, along with other romantic artists, inflicted a positive aspect on the Industrial Revolution due to creating images that revealed everything as being beautiful and expressed the simple life. William Wordsworth illustrates an abundance of

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    What makes the Louisiana Purchase such a defining moment in American history is the very fact that many of us couldn’t imagine our nation without it. Just think about it for a second: How different would the history of the United States be if the nation’s western boundary stopped at the Mississippi River? It would change the very fabric of how Americans imagine themselves, how the economy of the country works, and how the nation was shaped. Indeed, many of you reading this right now might not have

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    According to Dorothy Wordsworth (1802), who is William Wordsworth’s sister, this poem was inspired when she and her brother went for a walk on April 15, 1802 in around Glencoyne Bay in the English Lake, Ullswater (Fred Blick, 2017). They saw many daffodils around the lake which were dancing with the flow of the wind. They were so beautiful in a

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    cause. The Argument from design is analogous in nature and can be envisioned through key philosopher William Paley (1743-1809). With his argument of intelligent design acknowledged as the “classical” statement in coupled with his natural theology (1802). Additionally we will explore other forms of the argument from design in a more contemporary version. These consist of Hugh Ross’ Fine-tuning of the universe in reference to his published book The Creator and the Cosmos (1999), and the explanation

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    compass needle, but the link between lightning and electricity was not confirmed until Benjamin Franklin's proposed experiments in 1752. One of the first to discover and publish a link between man-made electric current and magnetism was Romagnosi, who in 1802 noticed that connecting a wire across a voltaic pile deflected a nearby compass needle. However, the effect did not become widely known until 1820, when Ørsted performed a similar experiment. Ørsted's work influenced Ampère to produce a

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    illness in a given year in the United States (Mental Health By the Numbers, n.d.). Adequate mental health care is extremely important to the general well being of the world’s population, and therefore should be focused on in nursing. Dorothea Dix (1802-1887) was crucial in increasing the quality of care given to the mentally ill in jails and asylums. She saw that poor people with mental illnesses were suffering due to lack of quality healthcare and she dedicated her career to advocating for those

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    Napoleon, who had his own plans of using the profits from reestablishing the system of plantation slavery as a basis for expanding the French Empire. Furthermore, Napoleon ordered, General Charles Leclerc to lead an expedition to crush the new regime, in 1802 Leclerc arrested Toussaint Louverture, deported him to France, along with family members, where he died in prison in 1803(Mckay et al). To that end, Toussaint’s dream of winning independence for Haitians was accomplished by Lieutenant Jean Dessalines

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    Wales Captain John Hunter. In March 1800, Flinders rejoined the Reliance which set sail for England. Flinders reached Cape Leeuwin on 6 December 1801, and proceeded to make a survey along the southern coast of the Australian mainland. On 8 April 1802 while sailing east Flinders sighted the Géographe, a French corvette commanded by the explorer Nicolas Baudin, who was on a similar expedition for his government. Both men of science, Flinders and Baudin met and exchanged details of their discoveries

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    Introduction The Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and Thomas Jefferson’s Letter to the Danbury Baptists in 1802 are similar yet different in multiple ways. The three documents were descriptively and precisely written. Each one play distinctive rolls in the foundation of our government and country. They all contribute a vital part to the freedom one has in the United States. Each were written at different times. The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, when

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    We, the people, take great pride in our own victory, a sense of accomplishment and honor, we adore our “hero’s” for their sacrifices and bravery. We remember the names of those that made the greatest accomplishments in history; battling, winning, and conquering all in the name of our country, however, we often lose sight of those that served, sacrificed, and failed. We as a nation tend to overlook or forget about those that sacrificed the most and accomplished very little with the exception of a

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