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    How far did the Big Three get what they wanted? Clemenceau Clemenceau‚ Prime minister of France‚ wanted Germany to suffer the most out of the other leaders because he felt threatened by them. He wanted Germany to accept full blame for the war and this happened as a term in the treaty was for Germany to accept full blame for the war. This made Clemenceau very happy. He also wanted the German military to be weakened so that they couldn’t attack in the future‚ and he also wanted control of the Rhineland

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    employment‚ housing‚ and voting‚ while drawing on the morality of Americans to stand for the freedom that the nation claimed to uphold. The statement recognized that the federal government should interfere in instances of “serious wrongs” —discriminatory housing policies to lynchings—committed by private individuals or law enforcement officers against Black Americans. To some extent‚ Truman did act upon this air of civil rights. A year after the Committee published the indictment on the country‚

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    Name Professor Course Date Shay`s Rebellion The 1787 rebellion was led by Daniel shay. He was not much literate‚ but he portrayed charismatic character. The “who`s who” of the day had been labeled a rebel‚ traitor‚ and coward. However‚ those allegations were nothing but distant from the truth. He was a devoted nationalist‚ and a decent military officer supporting America’s devolution. He had devoted over five years of his life in service of America`s government. In addition‚ besides devoting his

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    wish something and call it a belief. There are no limits to what we can wish for. Most of the wishes seem to be very nice things. Beliefs may make us comfortable‚ secure‚ or feel good‚ but they tell us nothing about reality. Beliefs are not a source of knowledge‚ unless you think delusions are knowledge. Descartes sought a way to put our beliefs and knowledge of the world on a firm foundation that could be relied on. The method he used is to doubt everything. Basically‚ he used extreme doubt‚ or skepticism

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    Hundreds of Mysterious Tunnels Were Discovered in Brazil…Experts Are Amazed and Confused! Hundreds of mysterious tunnels that are older than 10 thousand years were discovered in Brazil. On the walls of these amazing tunnels there are mysterious claw marks. According to geologists‚ there are not known geological processes that can create such long tunnels with elliptical and circular cross sections that rise‚ fall and branch. Moreover‚ there are no tunnels that have claw marks on their walls. There

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    To what extent did the aims and methods of Martin Luther King differ from those of Black Power Activists? There is no question that the aims and methods of Martin Luther King differed from those of Black Power activists. King was peaceful and wanted integration with whites while Black Power activists confronted violence and believed in black supremacism and separatism. But they were also similar in some ways‚ such as speaking out on the Vietnam War. The aims of MLK differed significantly from those

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    What is Philosophy? While Philosophy has no clear cut definition‚ it can be described as the act of questioning ideas‚ thoughts‚ and beliefs to try to form answers supported by good reasoning. These answers are not always clearly supported by fact like scientific questions‚ but use logic to express what a person views as correct. Questions of a philosophical nature can be grouped into four main branches and use a method of arguments and logic to support a reasonable opinion or view. Four major

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    honorable women in history. She was born in Dorchester‚ Maryland in 1820. Harriet’s mother was Harriet Green and her father was Ben Ross. Harriet took many chances throughout history to help slaves escape as a symbol of bravery. Harriet Tubman was known as a conductor of the Underground Railroad. She helped many slave in the North and she never lost a passenger. Throughout time she made a total of nineteen trips. She traveled at night and rest during the day. Harriet used the North Star for guidance

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    1. In the first half of the lecture we discussed an example of a "pathosformel" and how it was recycled from ancient Roman times to the twentieth century. What exactly was this pathosformel‚ what did it mean‚ and how did it evolve over time? Be sure to name names and be as detailed and as specific as possible.  Aby Warburg found the term – Pathosformel‚ the feeling formula to describe motif‚ which has emotional charge. To Warburg‚ the history of image likes a complex family tree‚ motifs and pathosformel

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    of the world we now call Greece were telling stories about a great war. 2. What are Homer’s great war stories?Iliad and the Odyssey 3. Homer’s stories can probably be traced to what and where? Historical struggles; Aegean sea to the sea of Marmara and Black sea. 4. Homer’s first epic poem and Iliad tells to story of ?Be Specific 10 year war fought outside troy. 5. Who was the Trojan War fought between? People of Troy and Allie’s of Greek Kings. Epic and Values 1. What are epics? Long narrative

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