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    Alexander was a great leader even though some people commonly think that he was a sword wielding tyrant. Alexander was a great leader because he respected the beliefs of other people‚ had a great respect for knowledge‚ and he was a superior strategist in battle. He was so great that he was almost able to conquer the whole known world. Alexanders respect of other people’s beliefs was one of the biggest reasons he is considered great. While other conquerors in this time period‚ like the persians‚ would

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    The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929 and lasted up until about 1939. It was a period of unprecedented decline in economic activity. After the stock market crash and the collapse of American banks‚ strict trading and banking regulations were put in place because of some economic challenges‚ such as poverty. Although‚ there were a few significant figures‚ like Huey Long‚ Francis Townsend‚ and Charles Coughlan whose ideas helped influence the decisions made by FDR

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    detonation that brought down an American airliner over Lockerbie‚ Scotland in 1988‚ the bombing of American embassies in 1998‚ and the attack of U.S. naval vessel Cole in 2000. Terrorist occurrences were rare prior to the September 11th attacks. Radicals west of America performed numerous performances of terror in the 1960s and early 1970s. In February 1993‚ a bomb blew up in the parking lot of the World Trade Center in New York‚ killing six people and seriously damaging the assembly of the towers. Several

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    The predominated population of West Singhbhum is Adivasis and their society is based on an ecological awareness in which their mode of production links peoples with the biophysical environment (Jal‚ Jungle and Jameen). They regulate their relationship with natural resources and their relationship with the ecosystem provides them a sense of identity‚ unity and sense of resistance. They are intrinsically linked to their environment through different strategies‚ i.e. economic exchange‚ ceremonies‚ language

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    For hundreds of years people have referred to America as the land of freedom. A long time ago‚ that was not really the case. Before the Civil War‚ Americans were allowed to enslave blacks‚ foreigners‚ and criminals to do work for them. The northern states and Canada believed this was wrong‚ so slavery was abolished in these places. However‚ in the south slavery remained a massive part of their lifestyle and industries. Little did the slaveowners know‚ many slaves were planning their escapes. Over

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    opposed Great Britain‚ France and Russia (Triple Entente). These allies were obligated to help one another if attacked. On June 28‚ 1914‚ the Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ heir to Austro-Hungarian thrown was assassinated by a Bosnian Serb. On Saturday‚ July 18‚ 1914‚ Austria-Hungry declared war on Serbia. The President of the United States‚ Woodrow Wilson‚ insisted on neutrality and did not want to get involved. Eventually the US pulled away from “absolute neutrality” and sided with Great Britain

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    The Great Gatsby‚ Ch‚ V. Find para beginning ‘His bedroom was the simplest room of all’ and read from there until ‘…such beautiful shirts before’. How does this passage relate to the novel as a whole? In this paragraph Gatsby has recently been reunited with Daisy and is leading her through his mansion. This ultimately results in Daisy breaking down and crying. The concept of materialism is encapsulated in this passage specifically‚ a theme which is recurrent throughout the novel. The extent

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    How Violent Was the Old West? When people think about the Old West they usually think about Cowboys‚ murderers‚ and violence. But how violent was the Old West really? I think the people are often just exaggerating. One reason for that are probably all the western movies that represent it often in a wrong way. They show cowboys as men whose only job is to have gun fights with bad guys. Of course this isn’t true. Know something about the history of the Old West respectively the Great Plains. The

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    During the 1960’s‚ America was dealing with a lot of different issues. The U.S.A. was in the midst of a world war and the civil rights movement was gaining momentum within the nation. A majority of the movement was being led by civil rights activists like Martin Luther King‚ later to be joined by influential figures in the world of sports. Americans had varying opinions on the role of athletes during the 1960’s‚ but most agreed on the fact that they should be patriotic and represent the unity of

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    The Underground Railroad One of the most shameful periods in history was the institution of slavery in the nineteenth century 2. Slavery was a divided issue in the 1800’s. Most slaves brought to America were known as low class people who could bring no good‚ but history fails to state that many of the slaves who came were people of many trades‚ ambitions‚ as well as determinations. The Underground Railroad had its earliest beginnings with runaway slaves fleeing from the Southern United States

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