The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act has been languishing for years, and Congress may now end up rewriting the law to fix its many flaws. In 2002, the law was enacted as a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, with the intent of setting high standards for…
The USS Monitor was the Union Navy’s first ironclad warship during the American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 9, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (states that remained loyal to the federal…
The governor was given an absolute veto. But the ordinance included a prohibition against slavery, provision for a democratic system of inheritance, and a bill of rights. No less than three nor more than five states should be formed from the territory. An Ordinance for the government of the Territory…
According to the Monroe Doctrine, the success of American ideals of liberty and self-government in the Western Hemisphere went hand-in-hand with U.S. security. This coupling was in large part what made the doctrine so successful and why it has lasted as a cornerstone of American foreign policy. What did President…
College Literature. Twentieth-century research demonstrated that Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey began as part of an ancient Greek oral tradition, and were passed down by word of mouth through generations of oral poets before and for some time after the invention of the alphabet. The details of the ancient oral performance…
The observatory’s staff failed to predict the explosion of magma on 17 September 1996, which caused a 40,000-feet high plume of ash, and deposited 600,000 tonnes of ash on the south of the island. Their prediction of a similar eruption in December the same year turned out to be a…
What Were the Terms of the Olive Branch Petition? The Olive Branch Petition begins by explaining why the colonists had been recently rebelling against the British government, stating that after winning the French and Indian War the government didn’t thank the colonists for their support and participation in the war…
Spectators gather at Central Park in New York, New York to watch reports of the Apollo 11 moon landing on one of the three giant television screens set up by the major networks on July 20, 1969 It’s estimated that between 600- 650 million people tuned in around the world…
The Olmecs (/ˈɒlmɛks, ˈoʊl-/) were the earliest known major Mesoamerican civilization. Following a progressive development in Soconusco, they occupied the tropical lowlands of the modern-day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco. The Olmec. The Olmec were the first civilization in the Americas {Not the first people}. When they arrived is…
A: The average price of a Morris Minor – 1000 is $15,926. A refresher test in 1961 saw the same magazine pointedly remark that with the influx of new designs “It is easy to forget how remarkably good is the Morris Minor 1000 as current small car choice” and still…