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    Miguel Bohrer English 102 16 July 2016 Research Essay The Importance of History Many Americans do not appreciate history. They do not take the time to delve into how the United States was founded, and how it has stood for many years as the symbol of hope. For more than two hundred years, the United States has stood under many beliefs, but all have been defended with the blood of many fallen heroes. When countries told the United States to submit, it stood firm. When war was at America’s footsteps

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    Importance of Consent There are many ways to give back to your community, by donating your time, money, or in some cases biological material. Throughout the developments of medical history, there have been countless test subjects and donors that have played a role in medical advancements. It was not until the mid-1900’s that anyone started really investigating how medical researcher obtained their materials thus their unethical practices were discovered. Doctors took patient’s samples for research

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    The American Revolution is one of the biggest turning points that America has ever had in history. The revolution was based on the conflict between Great Britain and the 13 colonies. The conflict that started the war was the fight over how much independence the colonies deserved. The revolution went on from 1775 until 1783, in 1783 it ended with the Treaty of Paris. The treaty ultimately made the creation and independence of the United States of America. After eight years of revolution, the 13 colonies

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    "The wonderful progress of the present century is, in a very great degree, due to the invention and improvement of the steam engine, and to the ingenious application of its power to kinds of work that formerly taxed the physical energies of the human race."~Robert H. Thurston The steam engine can easily be considered the single most important invention of the entire industrial revolution. There is not one part of industry present in today's society that can be examined without coming across

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    United States is a nation of many monuments, historic places, and structures that represent our history both good and bad. One place that tends to be overlooked is Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C. It was here that one of the most horrific events in American history had happened, the assassination of our 16th president. This is why Ford’s theater is one of the most interesting places in American history. On April 14th, 1865, Ford’s theater was packed with citizens who were celebrating the end of

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    The Importance of Being Sexual: A History of Sexuality Sex is the force that drives the continuation of humanity, and sexuality is an integral part of human life. Next to survival, the most primitive & primal human instinct is sex. Sexuality is something carnal and pervasive, something that is responsible for and touches the lives of everyone. Understanding its history, its relativity to culture and era, and its fluidity of meaning is vital to gaining and composing a full understanding of the behaviors

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    abilities; and their living situation. Gathering this information is based on the individual’s medical history as well as their social history. However, the goal is to make recommendations to improve the quality of life for the individual as one sees applies. First, evaluate the history of the selected individual by gathering basic information such as name, age, where the person is from and any history of the person’s illnesses. This information can also help determine making recommendations and coming

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    These ballparks tend to epitomize everything people love/loved about baseball as America’s pastime and hosted some of the most historic and iconic events in the history of baseball. Wrigley Field remains as one of the most iconic sporting venues in not only baseball but in any sport in the world. When people think of Wrigley field they think of the ivy covered walls and voices yelling “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”

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    My seating arrangement was organized by their role in african american history. At i have me,emmett till, martin luther king, and crispus attucks. I felt like putting this group together because of the similarities they have towards each other. They were all killed from hatred. Except for attucks as he was killed in a battle, but he was killed first. They will have a short talk about the fight for freedom of black and how their tragedies are part of it. They will be asked questions on their experience

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    “whitewashing” of history, sanctions for many tales of exploitation and cruelty to go unnoticed. We hear about slavery and of the displacement of the original inhabitants of America, Native Americans, but the extent to which we hear about their plight only goes so far. Those elements of different cultures which are not useful to the story of success and triumph for the colonizers is ignored, minimized, transformed or just destroyed. (Arnold, 1999: 1) This cherry picking of history is what allows for

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