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German settlers came to North America in the late 17th century, they settled mainly in Pennsylvania. Germans built large, lasting houses of wood and quarry stone. Dutch settlers came, more than a century earlier, to the New World. Their first settlements were in New Amsterdam, now known as New York City and the Hudson Valley…

Word Count: 378In 1949, the Soviet Union exploded their first atomic bomb. This event was sosignificant because it began the great arms race. The arms race in effect was the beginningof the Cold War. The events that led up to and followed the soviets first atomic bombchanged the United States of America forever. Everything from…

een virtually impossible to solve all the problems that faced each group. Instead, the best method would have been to solve the problems that would otherwise have had the greatest negative impact on society. The group that was most negatively affected by industrialization was the farmers. Because of the explosive growth of big business, the…

A leading exponent of the substantial view was George Berkeley, an 18th century Anglican bishop and philosopher. Berkeley argued that there is no such thing as matter and what humans see as the material world is nothing but an idea in God’s mind, and that therefore the human mind is purely a manifestation of the…

This painting shows us a beautiful scene of the countryside along with a cottage type of house made of brick and wood. There is so much variety shown in this composition with all of the amazing details. Directly behind the house and in the background you can see a lot of amazing trees, and in…

The word “feminism” has many connotations. Some include lesbian, feminazi, man-hater, and baby killer. It is interesting to note that all these words convey a negative feeling. It is rare to hear feminism described as female empowerment or as an organized activity on behalf of women’s rights and interests, which is how it is defined…

Introduction As a population it is extremely important for us to be aware of the diseases that can be contagious to us. By having this opportunity to write a paper about epidemiology I will be able to do more research about epidemiology, so I can increase my knowledge about it and also be able to…

In Steven Donoso’s interview “Beyond Happiness and Unhappiness: An Interview with Spiritual Teacher Eckhart Tolle,” the aim of Tolle’s teachings are shared. Tolle expresses his views on one’s spiritual awakening, individual transformation and human consciousness, by commenting how society influences one’s sense of identity through family, past experiences, technology, and belief systems. During one’s journey…

The Renaissance, occurring between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries, was a period of great rebirth. Humanism, an important part of the Renaissance, brought about more color, perspective, and realism within the artistic community. A few aspects of humanism include individualism and Greece-Roman influences. Humanist ideals manifested themselves in works of Renaissance art such as Michelangelo…

Farai Chideya has accomplished many things at 28 years old that many journalists can only hope to achieve. She began her career as an intern at Newsweek while studying at Harvard. After her graduation, she was hired at Newsweek as a reporter and stayed on from 1990-1994. Chideya covered news in Newsweek’s New York and…