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    On November 8th‚ 1960‚ John Fitzgerald Kennedy became the President of the United States. Kennedy was running on the Democratic platform and chose Lyndon B. Johnson as his Vice President who allowed for Kennedy to carry most of the South. Not only did Kennedy advocate for a more liberal reform of the United States Government like Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ he also had a charismatic personality that drew the public into his promises. His liberal reform was known as The New Frontier and targeted helping

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    Betawi as Minorities

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    been mentioned quite often that Betawi is considered a minority. In this essay‚ I will be exploring more on why they are considered a minority and whether they know it. As the indigenous people of Jakarta‚ we want to know what they feel about the multicultural society in Jakarta. This interests our class and specifically me because as a Betawinese myself‚ I have never grown to learn why the indigenous people of Jakarta are considered a minority. We want to find out how the people feel about being

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    Why Did Stalin Become a Dictator? At the beginning of the 20th century‚ Russia was a very poor country. Most of the people were peasants‚ and there was very little industry. After the First World War‚ things only got worse; the army suffered many huge defeats. The poorest of the people were starving‚ due to a shortage of food. During the war‚ in 1917 the Communists came about by two important revolutions; they were led by Lenin. Communism is a system of government in which the state controls the

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    Hindenburg’s death in 1934‚ Hitler got rid of the office of the president and made himself the head of state. Hitler also tried to prevent marriages between German and non-Jews and Jews. Afterwards he started the holocaust to kill as much Jews as possible; he did that because he blamed Jews for the loss of Germany in

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    Adolescent Essay Sexual minority is a term to describe people that having sexual orientation‚ identity and behavior that is rarely appear in the norm or society or different from majority. Example of sexual minority included gay‚ lesbian‚ bisexual‚ and transsexual (LGBT) and definitely the majority will be heterosexual. However‚ the trend is changing as more and more people aware and accepts itself as homosexual. The subtle change in the ratio of the 2 populations had been brought a great reformation

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    and failures. Especially when he was trying to accomplish his goals in life. One of his failures was when he was 20 and managed grain stores. This was because his mind was not occupied by his job‚ but was focused on the turmoil in the world. Even though he failed at managing grain stores‚ it allowed him to also succeed. This is because by focusing on the turmoil in the world‚ he saw humanity needed help and led him to find a solution for everyone. Another failure was when he found the renouncers

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    Minority Identity

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    on many different factors including‚ but not limited to; race‚ color‚ political presence and participation‚ and culture. The way one identifies themselves can be shaped by their political ideology‚ their group identity‚ their partisan identification‚ their voting behavior and their interest in group activities. However the way one person may see themselves may not be the way they are perceived by others. Ascribed identity can be described as the way that society‚ or other people impose on you. A

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    How Did Rome Become Good?

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    begin there is Pericles’ Funeral Oration written by Thucydides‚ which documents a speech that Pericles used to address a crowd in Athens‚ comparing Athens to most notably‚ Sparta. It is evident that Athenians were certain that Athens was the greatest‚ “When you realize her greatness‚

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    this essay you will learn about Massasoit and how he grew up to be a chief. Early life Early life Massasoit was born in 1580. And he moved a ton so he last lived in Wampanoag. That’s where he grew up. When he was younger‚ he would always be nice to the English. Even though his family didn’t allow him to. accomplishments/struggles Massasoit finally became a Chief. Yet being a chief has been

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    poison from Nero’s behalf. After his death/Murder‚ Agrippina was suspected of slandering Octavia and Nero arranged her to be out of the imperial residence. In time‚ Nero continued becoming more powerful in freeing himself of his advisors and did away with rivals to the throne. In 55AD‚ he removed Marcus Antonius Pallas‚ an ally of Agrippina‚ from his duties as treasury. Seneca was suspected of having relations with Agrippina and for embezzlement. Luckily‚ Seneca succeeded in having himself

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