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leads to another. A smoldering spark leads to a raging fire. An argument among civilized men leads to brutal war. Even a single musical note played in C-minor can lead to the greatest symphony the world has ever known. The study of these events that…

As the years have gone on we have seen many changes in the differences and roles of the genders in our society. The Spartans of ancient Greece for example had the woman as stay at home moms to parent future warriors, but they had to participate…

Jr. was born on 15 January 1929 in Atlanta, USA As a young boy he loved to play football, baseball, and the piano. When Martin was young, there were laws that kept white and black people separate. One law said black children, like Martin, could…

a preferred lifestyle in America. Some people consider this “living in sin,” others call it “living in unwedded bliss.” Every year more unwedded couples make the choice to live with each other before the marriage. Recent figures show, the number of…

is a podiatrist (foot doctor). Education/training requirements You need at least 3 years of college, and most applicants have a bachelor’s degree. In colleges of podiatry students take a 4-year program leading to the degree of doctor…

means to have no home or permanent place of residence. Homelessness affects hundreds of thousands of people today. In the United States alone 750,000 people experience homelessness every night. 100,000 New Yorkers experience homelessness each…

of photography. A century ago, on February 20, 1902, Ansel Adams was born in San Francisco. (In an unusually good week for California creativity, John Steinbeck was born exactly seven days later in Salinas). A flurry of tributes, from books and…

13, 1950 in Saginaw, Michingan, Wonder now prefers to be knows as Steveland Morris after his mother's married name. Placed in an incubator immediately after his birth, Wonder was given too much oxygen, causing him to suffer permanent blindness. Despite…

of discrimination from the whites and found it very difficult to achieve civil rights. Black people were at one point denied of voting. In order for blacks to achieve civil rights they needed a leader to follow. Many black leaders did rise for the…

Portugal. His father was Dom Ruy Magellan, a nobleman and sheriff. He was married to Donha Alda De Mesquite. He was born Fernão de Magalhães, but changed it later. Ferdinand Magellan had 2 siblings: a sister named Isabel and a brother named Diago De…