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    Although some americans take for granted the oppertunities at hand‚ there have been several historical figures that know the true meaning of being apart of the United States. John Fitzgerald Kennedy‚ former president of the united states‚ said‚ "My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you‚ but what together we can do for the freedom of man." He also said‚ "The cost of freedom is always high‚ but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose‚ and that

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    HISTORY OF WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT by Adrian L Jackson THIS IS THE HISTORY OF WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT (WWE)‚ A SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT/PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING PROMOTION. Beginning/Capitol Wrestling Roderick James "Jess" McMahon was a boxing promoter whose achievements included co-promoting a boxing match in 1915 between Jess Willard and Jack Johnson. In 1925‚ while working with Tex Rickard (who despised wrestling to such a degree that he prevented wrestling

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    Understanding the Holocaust Holocaust was a time for fighting. The Jewish would fight for the right to live as they were killed for being Jewish. The Holocaust began in 1939 and would continue through to 1945. It was introduced by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. His mission was to exterminate the Jews. It is estimated that 11 million people were killed during the Holocaust. Six million of these were Jews. Concentration camps were very effective in increasing my knowledge on the Holocaust. During my research

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    What is the American dream? The concept of the American dream is something that is explored and explained to us throughout our childhood all the way to adulthood. It is a concept taught to us in order to show us the value of hard work. It is a concept that is supposed to instill the ideal that in order to be successful‚ we have to make sacrifices and that achieving this dream is not an easy task. To be able to delve further into the depths of what the American dream is we have to answer three

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    1) Origins of the State of Israel What is the Jewish claim to the land? Ancient Hebrews 3‚000 years ago. Forced out by different invaders‚ lastly the Romans. A tiny Jewish community continued to live there‚ having never left. What is the Palestinian claim? Also descended from Abraham. Lived along the coast – the Philistines. The land had been populated by Arabs since at least the 7th century. When the Arab conquerors arrived‚ there were Christians and a smaller number of Jews living

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    all American history teachers who teach against their textbooks Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Something Has Gone Very Wrong 1 • Handicapped by History; The Process of Hero-making 9 2 * 1493: The True Importance of Christopher Columbus 29 3 • The Truth about the First Thanksgiving 67 4 • Red Eyes 91 5 • "Gone with the Wind": The Invisibility of Racism in American History Textbooks 131 6 • John Brown and Abraham Lincoln: The Invisibility of Anti-racism in American History

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    The Holocaust: Fact or Fiction Conspiracy theorists maintain that the Holocaust did not actually occur. Some people say that the massive genocide was a hoax and a method of propaganda to gain support for the State of Israel. Though there is overwhelming evidence concerning the events that occurred‚ conspiracists say that there is a big hole in the chain of events to make it reliable information. In spite of these different theories‚ there is an overwhelming amount of evidence and first- hand experiences

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    The emergence of the Holocaust and the Nazi party views can largely be determined as a result of modernity‚ as a reaction against the times. Yet‚ at the same time it can be argued that the National Socialist party can be characterized as a modern development. Modris Eksteins‚ George Mosse‚ and Zygmundt Bauman offer an in-depth look into both the anti-modern and modern aspects of the Nazi movement and the resulting Holocaust. Ekstein’s work proves to be the most thorough of the three works in following

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    The Holocaust: Sacrifice by Fire. The horrors began in 1933. By 1945‚ over 6 million men‚ women and children had been murdered. In the United States alone‚ there are over 100 Holocaust-related memorials which provide people with visual and factual information. For some people‚ certain historic events make a larger impact than others. For me‚ that event is the Holocaust. Since the moment I learned about it‚ it has never been far from my thoughts. Just the fact that the Germans surrendered and the

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