Since the 1660’s‚ the British government had been ridding Britain of rebels and criminals they no longer wanted in the country. This method of punishment was typically known as transportation. This involved sending the convicts to another country to commit hard labour and to live in deserved difficult conditions. Since the 1660s‚ the main transportation location from Britain was to the American colonies. However‚ when the American colonies had won their independence‚ transportation to there stopped
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One of the most economically prosperous time periods in American history is the 1920’s‚ also known as the Roaring 20’s. This economic upturn occurred shortly after the conclusion of World War I and the short recession that followed the war. Some industries flourished during this time while farming became a cancer to the economy. To help the plight of the American farmer congress did as much as it could in passing legislative bills like the Emergency Tariff of 1921‚ the Fordney-McCumber Tariff
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been reflecting on my reasons for wanting to study dentistry‚ and I was hoping someone who has been through a similar experience could offer me some feedback or advice. The biggest questions I think I have to answer for myself is; why dentistry? and then‚ why dentistry over med? My personal motivation to pursue a career as a dentist I think comes from the very nature of the work. It’s diagnostic‚ technical‚ and surgical enough to be continually interesting. I realise that like any job
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involved in. It is different because it was not widely supported across the nation‚ it was physically different war‚ it was also lost because of government policies. One reason why the Vietnam War was different compared to other past wars is because it was not widely supported by the nation. There are many reasons why it was not supported‚ one of them being that the war was considered the first ‘television war’. The Vietnam War was the first war to be televised and watched from ordinary citizens
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fearless‚ war-minded‚ young man. Death in war did not scare him because he was raised knowing that war was in his blood. Being the prideful man that he is‚ Achilles chose to go to war. He could not pass up his opportunity to receive eternal glory. But the honest question is‚ was it the fates that chose his destiny‚ or Achilles? Achilles decision to fight for his own selfish benefits proves that he is personally responsible for how things ended. He did not try to escape his fate. The idea of becoming
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The Armenian genocide was one of the most deadly genocides in history. In 1915‚ The Turkish government started a several year massacre that claimed the lives of nearly 1.5 million Armenians. The Armenians were viewed as infidels in the eyes of the Ottoman rulers. Different Armenian leaders were gathered and executed‚ which was the beginning of the massacre. Although some countries and people do not view this as a genocide‚ it should not have happened because the Armenians were only scapegoats to
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made her commit suicide‚ but rather who caused her to commit suicide and what did they do to her to cause something so extreme? In the beginning of the book Hannah releases a set of 13 tapes to the people that caused her enough pain to commit suicide. To make sure everyone gets to know what they have done to Hannah and she also makes rules; Hannah says “ In case you’re tempted to break the rules‚ understand that I did make a copy of these tapes.
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eurozone. No one wants to lend money to Greece at reasonable rates‚ so it can’t keep paying its current debt while operating basic government functions. Its economic recession is actually worse than the Great Depression that the US suffered in the 30’s; Unemployment is over
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Germany was becoming a threat‚ breaking the Treaty of Versailles which did not allow them to build an army‚ but under Hitler they were building an army and had mad ideas. As it started gaining back land from which they lost in World War 1‚ neighbouring countries became alert of its aggressiveness. It was given the little land it wanted in hope that it would back down from other countries. But as how Winston Churchill anticipated‚ it did not. Germany began conquering nearby countries
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Have you heard of Romeo and Juliet? Do you wonder what else they could have done differently for them to still be alive and for nothing to happen? Well I have a few perspectives on the situation and what possibly could’ve happen differently. First thing maybe if Romeo talked to Juliet’s father about being with her. He could’ve asked Juliet’s father to marry her and be with her. Any of this wouldn’t of happen. He wouldn’t have met Juliet. He wouldn’t have to go through all this. Most likely he
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