On June 17‚ 1972‚ the U.S. had one of the biggest lies in the history of the White House. President Richard Nixon did some scandalous things to the other party to ensure his reelection. This was known as the Watergate Scandal. President Nixon and his committee took an aggressive approach to their campaign. During his final months before the reelection was to take place‚ he felt threatened by the opposing democratic party. Richard Nixon and his committee came up with a scheme to cheat their way to
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wakes up with a troubled heart‚ saying‚ “It is Enkidu‚ the companion‚ whom I weep for‚ / weeping for him as if I were a woman” (44). This shows that Gilgamesh is truly depressed‚ it said that he was weeping like a woman‚ showing that Enkidu really did mean a lot to Gilgamesh‚ which makes Gilgamesh’s idea of death more sad than death just being a normal thing that everyone has to go
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Nazi Forces (Police) During World War II‚ over eight million people died in Germany. The SS‚ Gestapo‚ and Green police were a big part in those deaths. The SS‚ also known as the Schutzstaffe‚ were Hitler’s personal bodyguards protecting him 24/7. The Gestapo‚ also known as the Geheime Staatspolizei‚ were Nazi Germany’s secret police. They made sure people obeyed the Nazi’s and did this not always legally. Last but not least‚ Nazi’s Green Police (Ordnungspolizei) were Nazi Germany’s public police
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which there is no social class seems to be the ideal way of living‚ and to many‚ it was. Everyone wants to be paid according to the work they have accomplished‚ so those who do not work do not earn as much. With a community following this theory‚ power would be distributed
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seen as little more than prostitution. This contrasts perfectly with Hitler’s role for women‚ which placed large emphasis on family life and women as mothers and wives. However in practice women under Stalin’s rule played a similar role to women in Nazi Germany. The economic situation and high divorce rates in mid-1920s Russia meant that women were forced into a much more matronly role than was intended. Immediately following the Bolshevik Revolution‚ women experienced a large change in social status
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The English sonnet underwent changes in the 16th century. The most significant change would be how sonnets are now structured. The Italian Petrarchan sonnet was first introduced as two parts: 8 lines with the scheme of abbaabba and then six lines with the scheme of cdcdcd. This can be seen in Petrarch‚ Rima 140. However‚ William Shakeseare change how sonnets would be written. He came up with the Shakespearean sonnet with is fourteen‚ ten syllable lines with a certain rhyme scheme (abab cdcd
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large number of jews were fiercely slaughtered by the nazis amid the World War II. It was a genocide in which roughly 6 million jews were executed by Hitler. I believe Irene should win this award because not only did she risk her life but she had saved 12 jews. Irene and many others had done so much throughout the holocaust but Irene’s story had caught my eye the most. The Holocaust was the murdering of millions of jews and others by the nazis amid World War II. It was a genocide in which roughly
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case on the illegal documents‚ Nixon‚ and the Committee to Reelect the President (C.R.P) used to win the election. Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward reported on the Watergate Scandal as they both took a stand against the 1972 presidential campaign. They did this by exposing Nixon and his staff‚ and his wrongdoing of executive privilege. People then became aware of the Watergate Scandal due to their stand for freedom of press. One way they took a stand in history was the investigation and the reports against
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Ghettos were killing centers located in secure areas in and around towns where Jews were sent and where they would eventually be sent off to concentration camps (Blohm 11). Jews were moved there because the room in these towns was limited (Blohm 11). Nazis were imported by truck loads into these places. For example‚ Warsaw had one of the biggest ghettos that participated in the war and many many Jews were forced there. Some other reasons for the deportation of Jews was that Hitler had a plan that slowly
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Ancient Rome was undoubtably one of the biggest empires the world has ever seen. Although Rome did fall‚ its remnants can still be seen today. The Roman Coulessum‚ the aqueducts‚ and much more. But what If I told you that not all of their legacy remained on the physical? To further understand let us look at how Rome was governed. Though Rome was best known as an empire‚ and a republic‚ it actually started out with a king. This was when the Senate was first introduced. The Roman Senate was a group
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