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Asian-American history is often talked about in the context of Chinese migrant railroad laborers in the old west and during the Gold Rush. Were there any notable Asian-American "gunslingers" who came from that kind of background? If so, what were their most notable exploits?
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[WP] Your doctor just told you that you contracted mild high functioning vampirism. You will feel hungover in sunlight, have a several hundred year lifespan, and need to drink human blood at least once per month. You are debating whether to come out about your vampirism to your friends and family.
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[WP] You are a 1000 year old immortal. Since no one will hire you for jobs because of your age, you decide to take college classes. One day, you notice your history professor is talking about a period in history you remember well. S/he is getting details wrong. You decide to challenge the lecture.
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[WP] You are a user support specialist from 1979 who has slipped into a lengthy coma. You find yourself awoken in 2019: a major software company needs your help with an antiquated device that everyone else has forgotten to use.
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[WP] You have obtained the ability to hear what other people say about you when you aren't around, sometimes at completely random moments. This has created major changes in some of your friendships and relationships.
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What was life like for students at medieval European universities in their earliest forms? What would their social life be like at an early university? How would their studies have been formatted and what would they have done after graduation?
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How do historians of politics in the classical world feel about applying "modern" concepts like nationalism, etc. when discussing classical political models like the Roman Republic, Greek democracies, etc.? Is there significant debate about this among classicists?
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In War and Peace (set during the Napoleonic Wars), Tolstoy portrays the Russians as begrudgingly admiring of their French enemies and their culture, rather than loathing or fearing them. Was this a common attitude about wartime enemies during that time period?
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What were large/franchised businesses like in Europe and the Americas (or did they even exist) before the Industrial Revolution?
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