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After more than a year of the Revolutionary War, the United States Declaration of Independence was passed by the Second Continental Congress in Pennsylvania on July 4, 1776. With the assistance of The Declaration of Independence and Thomas Paine’s famous pamphlet, ‘Common Sense,’ both pieces of literature express the ideas behind the American Revolution. Today,…

Automobiles were and still are the heart and foundation of America, but they would be ineffective without the The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, or simply the Federal Highway System. Before the 1950s, cars had been around for over 50 years, but there was no interest in them because they…

In 1954, the Supreme court was presented with the case of Brown vs. Board of Education regarding the issue of segregation in public schools. An eight-year-old African American girl, Linda Brown, was forced to travel remotely through dangerous paths to attend school, while the white children leisurely attended school a few blocks away. Linda Brown’s…

Introduction Technology forms an integral part of our daily lives. Since the beginning of time the world has seen constant technological advancement driven by the need to make complex and time-consuming tasks easier. In recent years more emphasis has been placed on integrating technological systems in order to improve task-efficiency and reduce dependency on humans….

Betrayal – the act of destroying or deteriorating ones trust, promise, or presumptive contract – can be extremely traumatizing to the mind. These traumas include “ shock, loss and grief, morbid preoccupation, damaged self-esteem, self-doubting, anger.” ( Rachman.) So why is betrayal so common in American history? If we look back in the American timeline,…

Ethan Lambert Mr. Hiatt History 2019 11 February 2019 I Have A Dream Not so long ago Americans were under the dominance of slavery. We have come quite a way since then, but it was not given freely. It took Triumph and Tragedy to accomplish these extraordinary goals. Racial segregation, a widespread epidemic that swept…

Civil disobedience and non-violent protesting has been apart of human history for hundreds, if not thousands of years. People like Mahatma Gandhi have utilized civil disobedience and non-violent protesting to fight for Indian independence from British rule and for the rights of the Indian poor. Mahatma Gandhi called this “Satyagraha.” Satyagraha roughly translates to “truth…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr (A.K.A Michael King Jr) was a leader of civil rights and a minister of the gospel. An activist to the civil rights movement, hoping to create justice for all in America and all over the world. MLK was born on January 15th, 1929. Dr. King was the leader of many…

As numerous do, the word “crucible” has many opposing meanings. Specifically, three of these interpretations of the word thematically align with the play, The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller. These definitions include that a crucible is a vessel used for melting at high temperatures, a severe test, and a time characterized by powerful forces. The…

On December 1, 1955, the course of history changed with a simple act of courage which staggered the people of the United States and created a shift in the black community. This act of bravery came from the one and only, Rosa Parks. Known as the “Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement”, Parks was…