Jared Bergan

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[Jared Bergan @BerganJared]

In our discussion, we talked about the effectiveness of violent vs non-violent protests. I think that though they both work, violent protests will get what needs to be done faster because of the police/governments need to respond to violence. #HIST125005F18 #1989Disc

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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years. #HIST125005F18

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February 1865 is the only month recorded in history to not have a full moon. #HIST125005F18

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In ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey. #HIST125005F18

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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party. #HIST125005F18

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The ancient Egyptians thought that the function of the brain was to produce snot. #HIST125005F18

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The shortest war on record was fought by Zanzibar and England. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes. #HIST125005F18

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The Northwest Ordinance was a policy of establishing the principles and procedures for the orderly expansion of the United States. #HIST125005F18

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A Spoils System is practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs and favors. #HIST125005F18

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The House of Burgesses was the first representative assembly in the new world. #HIST125005F18

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Jefferson Davis was the president of the confederacy during the Civil War. #HIST125005F18

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The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the American Revolution, #HIST125005F18

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At the Battle of Shiloh in the Civil War, the Union won and got control of half the Mississippi River. #HSIT12505F18

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@NaccashD I agree. The comic style made it easier for the idea to get across fr the reader and allowed the reader to understand more from what people were saying. #PersepolisDisc #HSIT125005F18

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@dbelton2018 I think that the privilege of her family did have a strong influence on her views. Her parents political beliefs definitely shaped how Marji acted and her own views. #PersepolisDisc #HIST125005F18

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@GeographyGiant I agree! I think that sending Marji to Austria was the best thing that they could have done to keep her from creating more problems and getting in trouble. #PersepolisDisc #HIST125005F18

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The Afghan war is the longest war in US history. #HIST125005F18

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Leif Erikson is considered the first person to have landed in the Americas, nearly 500 years before Columbus. #HIST125005F18

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Smallpox is the only disease in the past 5,000 years of human history that has been eradicated. #HIST125005F18

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Rhode Island declared independence from Britain on May 4, 1776, two full months before the rest of the colonies. #HIST125005F18