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The Third Plague Pandemic And British India: A Transformation Of Science, Policy, And Indian Society, Rebecca L. Burrows
The Third Plague Pandemic And British India: A Transformation Of Science, Policy, And Indian Society, Rebecca L. Burrows
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This paper seeks to understand the role of the Third Plague Pandemic's overwhelming devastation in colonial India, specifically through the new advancements in scientific understanding, unheard of proactive prevention measures, and increased separation between the colonial powers of Great Britain and the common people of India.
Prominent Biblical Themes During The Revolutionary War, Jacob Jones
Prominent Biblical Themes During The Revolutionary War, Jacob Jones
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Ever since humanity has gone to war with itself, both sides of the conflict often times have used respective religious texts to argue that their god or gods were on their side and against their opponents. Saint Augustine promulgated this idea further in his theory of Just War. Colonists during the American Revolution were not exempt from this tendency but participated fully in it. Because of their Calvinistic leanings, influenced by Edwards and the First Great Awakening, North American colonists frequently referenced their own Divine text, the Bible, and went to Sacred Scripture to prove to their side that America …
Christine De Pizan, Aurora B. Brown
Christine De Pizan, Aurora B. Brown
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In the late 1300s, a woman named Christine de Pizan spoke up against sexism and discrimination against women. She lived to see the Hundred Years War turn into a civil war before her eyes and held the ear of important nobles. The end of her life is noted by the coming of hope for her home country, France, in the form of a strong young woman, Joan d’Arc. Pizan is known for her part in the debate surrounding the racy and sexist book, La Roman de la Rose. She wrote letters citing her outrage at the mistreatment and misrepresentation of …
Abraham Lincoln And The Marathon Of Emancipation, Elijah Q. Fisher
Abraham Lincoln And The Marathon Of Emancipation, Elijah Q. Fisher
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This work explores the circumstances surrounding Abraham Lincoln's release of the Emancipation Proclamation in the context of the abolition movement and the Civil War. It explores many works of Abraham Lincoln and attempts to truly understand Lincoln's view on slavery. It also deals with the double edged sword of diplomacy that influenced the Emancipation Proclamation. Comparing and contrasting Lincoln's diplomatic relations with the border states and European nations, this work paints a clear picture of Lincoln and how he came to emancipate the slaves.