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    huge rush of adrenaline‚ they get excited‚ sad‚ exhausted‚ angry‚ etc. All of these are difficult emotions to deal with. Therefore‚ in many of us those emotions lead to violence. Is it alright to create a conflict because we cannot figure out a way how to become calm? Definitely not. There are many causes why people go into violence. If we talk about sports we also talk about competitiveness. People‚ or teams‚ get sometimes extremely competitive because of the ultimate goal to win. Quite often players

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    where the graves still lay fresh from civil war and with the seams that were broken barley mended back together‚ would become the clamor of the nineteenth century. This riot was not just a random outbreak during a labor demonstration but rather a boiling over of a culmination of many factors that were building up in the late 19th century.

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    American Literature: Colonial Beginnings to the Early Twentieth Century Group 1: Colonial and Revolutionary Writers -Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca‚ La Relación on the Spanish explorations born in 1490‚ died in 1558 in 1527 sailed from Spain on expedition to occupy North America and in 1528 landed in Tampa Bay Summary Cabeza de Vaca’s ship is caught in a storm. Once it runs around on an island‚ the sailors encounter Native Americans. They are afraid the Indians will sacrifice them‚ however

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    Cause and Effect Essay The United States has the 26th highest rate of gun violence in the world (Washington Post‚ 2012). It accounted for 70 percent of all homicides and less than 10 percent of all nonfatal violent crimes from 1993 to 2011 (Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ 2013). So how will the United States overcome the battle to end gun violence? The United States Government‚ worried parents and various anti-gun groups have always scrutinized how to fix the problem. What causes violent acts

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    What were the causes of WW1?       In 1914‚ World War I broke out. It involved around 100 countries around the world. Between 1914 and 1918‚ over 59 million troops were used‚ over 8 million died and over 29 million were injured. This is the biggest war anyone has any witnessed yet; this is why WW1 is also known as the Great War. The main reasons why WW1 broke out were the Alliance System‚ Imperialism‚ the arms race‚ the Schlieffen Plan‚ and the trigger of this war was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand

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    weapons that were used in battle have become more deadly at an increasing rate. In World War I alone‚ more than 16 million people died‚ which made it one of the highest ranking wars in death total a war ever. Trench warfare was used extensively in World War I. This war was the beginning of technologically advanced killing machines. With advancing weapons that were used in this war‚ there was a massive loss of life‚ hope and courage. Trench warfare was so very harsh because the men were

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    What were the causes of the American Civil War? The Civil War happened due to the many differences between the North and the South. For example economic‚ social‚ cultural and political differences. These all helped lead America to a Civil War. But to an extent‚ the most important cause was the fact there were many disagreements with states’ rights versus federal rights. It was clear that there was always going to be a conflict between the federal government and the state governments because

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    New England Puritanism was a religious movement in Seventeenth century which was mainly based upon building a purer Church but it also had political‚ economic and cultural implications. In early sixteenth century‚ King Henry VIII decided to move away from Roman Catholic church and created the Church of England. He declared himself the supreme head of the church. The Puritans were Englishmen and women who overtime became dissatisfied with the direction taken by the Church of England. They perceived

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    wasn’t caused solely by this bullet; it was simply the final straw‚ with many underlying forces pushing the world into chaos. The three main underlying causes of WWI are nationalism‚ alliances‚ and militarism. In the years leading up to WWI‚ nationalism was gaining popularity. However‚ the group to stand up for their nation‚ setting off WWI‚ were Slavic peoples in Herzegovina and Bosnia. They wished not be part of Austria-Hungary‚ instead striving to

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    The Lower Canada rebellions that took place in 1837 and 1838 had complicated roots. It would be an over simplification to state that the differences were just between the governor and the assembly or only political. The rapidly growing population had many facets that caused rifts between itself and the ruling government in place. Social differences‚ economic opportunity‚ and political perspectives all had roles to play in creating a climate that led to open armed rebellions. These differences led

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