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    1960’s Historical Events The 1960’s is filled with all kinds of events that changed America the way it is today like JFK’s assassination, MLK’s speech, etc. Today I’m going to discuss about 3 topics and explain why they are so important to the American history and how they changed the history of America. The first topic will be about the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion and the beginning of the gay right’s movement. The second topic will be about Apollo 11 and Neil Armstrong being the first man on the moon

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    Throughout our lives we face many historical events that affects us worldwide. When these events happen we usually remember where we were, what we were doing, who we were with and most of the details. My mom has been through many more events that are flashbulb memories then I have. Her most memorable and well remembered was 9/11. My mom started with the earliest memory of that day. She said "Early that morning I dropped you off at daycare and came home. As getting ready for work, I heard something

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    Historical Connections from Classic Novels such as To Kill a Mockingbird The events present in To Kill a Mockingbird are all parallel to history throughout time such as the Great Depression and the Women’s Rights Movement. One of the biggest themes in this all-time classic is the fact that in the 1930’s racism and discrimination played a big role in society and how people viewed others. The 1930’s was a difficult time and Harper Lee showed that through the events in her To Kill a Mockingbird she

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    The Pianist's Depictions of Historical Events The Warsaw ghetto uprising fighters was formed when Jews in Poland learned that the Germans main plan was to eradicate the Jews completely. Before the Jews learned about the plan of Nazis, they did not carried out acts resistance against their enemies. The driving force that started this resistance was that if Nazi plan was to destroy the ghetto, resisting these perpetrators was not an option to the Jews but a survival mechanism. Einwohner states that

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    The historical event that was chosen is on the Hull house. This occurred in the United States and had a direct effect on families. This house was in Chicago and had implemented changes in the legal system that addressed the healthcare reform, and the immigration policy. This had the impact on families and family policy today, because it started the education for children that were young, but mothers needed to work. Back then, it was women that worked in sweatshops. Later the women started working

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    Ava Williams Ms. Box Block: 3 27 Oct. 2017 Historical Events in To Kill A Mockingbird The Great Depression, a time of fret and panic. Men hustling throughout town, doing anything in their will to find a job to support their families. The Depression was an enormous downfall for the United States during the early 1930’s. A colored man or woman during this era had hateful rules that disrespected their race. Harper Lee used real-life events as inspiration for her novel To Kill A Mockingbird. The novel

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    gained from historical events can help society understand what happens in today’s world. In the book Night by Elie Wiesel, Wiesel’s experiences help form humankind's comprehension of historical events, so that the lessons within the book can be applied to current events. Like the gang violence crisis in Haiti. In the book, Wiesel describes the traumatic situations he had to go through during the Holocaust to convey themes—like to appreciate family—that should be applied to other events that happen

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    Heck 1 Primary sources are used to research historical events. Three primary documents from the textbox will be discussed. The topics relate to current interests and importance in our world. Even though these are historical events, they have influenced the world generations after. 1. “The Qur’an and the Spread of the Muslim Faith” Muslims believe that if they are faithful, do good works and believe in Muhammad their sins will be forgiven. They do good works to spread their faith. If they

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    During the time of Anne Frank they Jews were being treated horribly. They were being treated like they were terrible people, and also like they committed several crimes. Many of the historical events in Anne Frank impacted the characters actions, and their moods drastically. One thing that happened was Jews were quickly losing many of their privileges. “Then the war came, and the Dutch capitulation, followed by the arrival of Germans.” (Hackett page 104) “ You could not do this and you could not

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    Geography and Historical events The country of Serbia is located in Southeastern Europe of the Balkan Peninsula between the countries of Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, and Montenegro. The country in size is only slightly smaller than that of South Carolina. Serbia has a multitude of varied terrains based on your whereabouts in the country. For instance, the northern areas of the country –known as the Vojvodina zone- are recognized for fertile farm lands. While the eastern side is dominated by limestone

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