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    World War I was one of the most important wars in history. In 1889 nations started to get more competitive‚ also known as nationalism. People who spoke different languages and lived in the same place‚ made others feel as if they should all have a different or separate national government. People should all speak the same language. In 1815‚ the congress of Vienna put an effort into giving Europe’s rulers what they wanted instead of giving the people what they wanted or deserved. The congress of Vienna

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    In the mid-twentieth century the earth’s average temperature is increasing due to the fact that global warming is taking place. Global surface temperature has increased about a degree in the past century. The progressive gradual rise of the earth’s surface temperature thought to be caused by the greenhouse effect is responsible for changes in global climate patterns. An increase in the earth’s atmospheric and oceanic temperatures is widely predicted to occur due to an increase in the greenhouse

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    After the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ United States started to create anti-Japanese propaganda‚ and a lot of it had to do with racism. Many posters‚ movies‚ and songs encouraged Americans to have hatred toward Japanese. Americans had so much hatred toward Japanese that they looked at them to be monsters. Americans came up with many hatred nicknames‚ such as; nip‚ yellow‚ Jap. Japanese American leaders and anyone who were had anything to do with Japan were arrested. Japanese had a mandatory curfew‚ in

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    On April 19‚ 1775 King George the Third took away Americans guns‚ in order to stop a revolution‚ this left Americans defenseless. The Founding Fathers decided that this shouldn’t happen‚ and included an amendment in the Bill of Rights‚ that would prevent this from ever happening again. The Second amendment focuses on Americans rights to own firearms. Thus‚ causing a major enduring impact on the citizens of the United States of America. Overall this amendment is about self defense. Although

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    I do believe in the actions of the members of Shay’s Rebellion. For example‚ the eastern establishment went ahead with their program of taxation which made them pay extra to the government‚ according to the video. This was unfair and Daniel Shays should be upset about this. He was already struggling with money‚ and now this. In addition Daniel Shays had no way to pay his debts‚ was going to be forced to imprisonment‚ and was going to lose his farm unless he did something about this‚ according to

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    I have included some ideas for discussion points for most questions. Please add your own. *Read the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5‚ 6‚ and 7) for background information. *Review the sequence of events in “First Confession” with the group. This will ensure that everyone is familiar with the story. Jackie is a seven-year Catholic boy who must make his first confession before he can take his first communion. He is embarrassed by his grandmother who has just moved in with his parents

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    how did economic geographic and social factors encourage the growth of slavery http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_did_econimic_geographic_and_social_factors_encourage_the_growth_of_slavery_as_a_important_part_of_the_economy_of_the_southern_colonies_between_1607_and_1775 economic: indentured servants were becoming very inconvienent at the time. afterall‚ they only worked for a certain amount of time and then you had to free/reward them. socially: uprisings of white servants worried plantation owners

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    The greatest concern among environmentalist in the last decade or so is the rising destructive behavior of man throughout the world.We are a nation that are slowly suffocating ourselves with dangerously destructive nature.The Earth itself has retaliated with several warning signals in the last few months.The recent earthquake in Haiti which has resulted in the death of 150 000 people and more is one such example.It is one of several major natural disasters in the last few years that have wiped out

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    In today’s society‚ people use texting as a way to communicate with each other. The evolution of this technology has made it possible for people to relay their messages quicker‚ receive responses at a faster rate‚ and be able to do other activities instead of delaying them because they are talking on the phone. Texting and the use of cellphones have become extremely popular; however‚ they’ve also become very dangerous. Texting has become a perilous activity for the fact that there are individuals

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    Decades of Salutary Neglect provided fertile soil for the roots of independence‚ which eventually led to the American Revolution. A constitution for the new emerging nation called the Articles of Confederation was drafted shortly before the declaring of independence in 1776. Through extraordinary chance‚ the American colonists managed to secure an alliance with France and defeat the British. The Treaty of Paris of 1783 was formed‚ which recognized the United States as an independent nation. Now the

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