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    Many consider Princess Diana to have been the most favored members of the British Monarch (biography.com editors 1). She is the former wife of Prince Charles, and the mother to Princes William and Harry. Her charitable work with children in impoverished countries has formed her reputation as a role model for the people of Britain and the rest of the world. She traveled across the world helping those who are sick and injured. Her work in Africa with the children injured by landmines brought her into

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    the beauty and complexity of nature and the stories of his fantastical journey instilled those same beliefs into a young Charles Darwin (Bowler, 2009, p.120). It was Humboldt’s tales that made Darwin want to go on his own journey to faraway lands and join Fitzroy on the Beagle (Bowler, 2009, p.149). On Darwin’s exhibition, he brought with him Principles of Geography by Charles Lyell which discussed the idea of uniformitarianism (Bowler, 2009, p.150). This idea is in regards to how geography has been

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    Charles Darwin, a naturalist born in 1809 England, traveled around the world on the HMS Beagle from 1831-1836 (Desmond). He made observations on land for three out of the five years he traveled around the world; his most significant findings were recorded on the Galápagos Islands. The most crucial evidence of evolution, a theory that Darwin is known for, consist of the different species of Galapagos tortoises and finches that Darwin observed. He noticed that depending on the different islands similar

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    George-Louis Leclerc – Comte du Buffon, Erasmus Darwin (Charles’ grandfather), Georges Cuvier, James Hutton and Charles Lyell as well as Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet – Chevalier de Lamarck’s studies in which he “correctly identified the environment as a challenge to organisms and adaptation as the result of changing to meet environmental challenges” helped prompt the formulation of the current understanding of evolution by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace each in their own special

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    Scientific study was a crucial contributor leading to violence towards other races of Caucasian Europeans. Author Linqvist illustrated European brutal treatment towards people of colour in the historical analysis Exterminate all the brutes. Europeans claimed that as they reached industrialization, African were at the primitive stage of society, therefore it was the European mission to help “civilize” them. They considered Africans more animal than human. Europeans, during the Imperialism period,

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    wife, and both families welcomed his attention to Emma. With some advice, Charles proposed and Emma accepted on November 2, 1838 at Maer. Emma was 30 and Charles was 29 when they married. She was a spirited, educated women who spoke French, Italian, and German. She played the piano regularly and, as a young woman, had once taken a few lessons from Chopin during an extended family tour to Europe. Emma dedicated her life to Charles and to the demands of his constant illness and work, and their initial

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    Abstract Princess Diana was known as the people’s princess; but Diana was much more than that. Diana was an activist, humanitarian, public servant and a leader. Princess Diana’s entire adult life was focused on helping those less fortunate, those suffering from debilitating diseases and offering aide to people from third world countries. Diana didn’t just contribute time but focused on attracting the attention of the media which brought spectators and in return brought followers. These followers

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    nicknames. She was an activist, a mother, a wife, a friend, a sister, and most importantly a strong female leader. At the young age of 19, Diana was married into the Royal family and began her life as a Princess. Through a tumultuous marriage to Prince Charles, Diana always put her best foot forward and gave back to our world even in the worst times of her life. Princess Diana had an incredible heart and was involved in numerous charities all over the world. Though has passed at an early age, Princess Diana

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    So, we all know of the fictional fairy tale of Cinderella, but what if we changed the facts around in a new order, changing the different characters rolls in the story and their apparel. Most look at this story as a love story, but what if we changed the story to a new conspiracy of fiction. How will these changes affect the outcome of this fairy tale? Well let’s find out. Once upon a time there was a young girl named Emma who was a kind hearted young girl, who loved the company of her animals

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    Princess Diana As A Hero

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    Princess Diana is considered to be the most favored member of the Royal Family in the history of the British Monarchy (biography.com editors 1). She is the former wife of Prince Charles, and the mother of Princes William and Harry. Her charitable work with impoverished children has formed her reputation as a role model for the people of Britain and much of the world. Much of Diana’s life has been devoted to traveling the world to help others. Her work in Africa with the children injured by landmines

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