Did the Progressives Fail? Progressivism generated positive results. If one thinks of progressives as one group of people with one clear objective‚ then they succeeded. But‚ consider the word “progressives” as a general term that encompasses these assorted clusters unfairly‚ because it defines these groups as one. The progressives’ diverse and opposing views break up the previously described group into separate sets of individuals trying to achieve the same goals‚ in a different way. Because
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It all began when a was a little boy and all I wanted was a dog‚ for years I begged and begged‚ and still no dog. I felt as if I was incomplete without one‚ I had even written persuasive essays in school on why I should get a dog and waited and just hoped for it. Finally‚ when I was in 5th grade‚ I found a church ministry where we met once month and came up with ideas to raise money for the local rescue. During the meetings‚ we would also go for a walk‚ those who had animals would walk them. One
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Having wasted enormous resources on recapturing Allied prisoners of war (POWs)‚ the Germans move the most determined to a new‚ high-security prisoner of war camp. The commandant‚ Luftwaffe Colonel von Luger‚ tells the senior British officer‚ Group Capt Ramsey‚ "There will be no escapes from this camp." Ramsey replies that it is their duty to try to escape. After several failed escape attempts on the first day‚ the POWs settle into the prison camp. Gestapo and SS agents bring Squadron Leader Roger
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Desmond Doss Desmond Doss was a WW2 hero. He saved about 75 men without firing a single bullet or even caring a single weapon. I believe that Desmond is one of the most remarking WW2 soldiers. He was considered a objector. An objector is a soldier that refuses to carry or use a weapon in battle. Desmond was the first soldier to receive the medal of honor for actions above and beyond the call of duty. Desmond was raised a Seventh-day Adventist‚ his mother was one also. This is the reason he would
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prevent another event of similar nature from happening again. Genocide is the act of deliberately killing a large group of people‚ especially those of a similar ethnic group or nation. These awareness efforts in recent years have lead historians to ask: Why does genocide occur? Often‚ genocide is the product of political and ethnic tensions
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Siena Shirer March 6‚ 2014 College Preparatory English 11 Irreplaceable Shirer-1 Thesis Statement: Contrary to popular opinion‚ professional athletes deserve their salaries because of their talent‚ the huge revenue they draw‚ the demands of their job‚ and society’s emphasis on sports and entertainment. Irreplaceable In order to be a professional athlete you have to be “the best of the best” (figuratively). To become “the best of the best” requires hours and hours of practice. These
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Teachers do not get paid when they are on vacation. The teachers get to summer‚ spring break‚ and Christmas off. That you get to be with your kids in class five days a week. A teacher could get close to some of his/her students. The average salary for a teacher is 44‚844. The elementary hourly rate is $14.71 that is not a lot of money for a teacher. The middle school and high school teachers get paid more than the elementary teachers do. Different students have different perspectives for a teacher
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setting up “military areas from which any or all persons may be excluded.” General John L. Dewitt‚ leader of the Western Defense mandated in March that all enemy races‚ Germans and Italians and Japanese alike‚ were to be removed from the coasts in the US. An excerpt from Sucheng Chan’s Major Problems in California History says “enemy aliens of German‚ Italian and Japanese ancestry as well as all persons of Japanese Ancestry should prepare to remove themselves.” (Chan 338) This quote is from Dewitt’s
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How far did the Big Three get what they wanted? Clemenceau Clemenceau‚ Prime minister of France‚ wanted Germany to suffer the most out of the other leaders because he felt threatened by them. He wanted Germany to accept full blame for the war and this happened as a term in the treaty was for Germany to accept full blame for the war. This made Clemenceau very happy. He also wanted the German military to be weakened so that they couldn’t attack in the future‚ and he also wanted control of the Rhineland
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Stalin was a dictator of the Soviet Union starting from 1922-1953 (Mazelev‚ 1999). Stalin is famous for his extremities used to build and sustain Communism in USSR. He is considered as one of the leaders who were responsible for the death of many people during their rule. The estimated number of deaths for which he is known to be responsible goes over 40 million (Price 2014). Can his actions be justified and what was the end of the means he used? Stalin‚ as his predecessor Lenin‚ was mostly affected
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