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    disappointed I was after finishing 1984 due to Oceania’s victory and the loss of hope for the citizens. Since Oceania won the battle‚ they gained full control of Africa. This means that the Oceania government and their laws will expand toward other people. Rather than letting Oceania win the longtime war against Eurasia and Eastasia‚ I would make one of the two others win. If I let Oceania lose‚ it means that the citizens and proles would finally escape from the phrase “War is Peace” and take notice

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    The Kokoda battle is said to be one of the most significant battles. What really is the significance? What happened? And why do we remember it? From July 1942 – November 1942 the Australians fought against the Japanese in Papa New Guinea. It was a hard battle ending in a hard success for Australia. What really happened? The Australians weren’t going to fight but they were forced to repel a Japanese invasion. Papa New Guinea acted as a barrier towards Australia‚ so it was important nothing got by

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    series of battle between the British and the Americans. The British had a much larger army than the Americans. The Continental Army‚ which is the army that is fighting for america‚ consisted of only some of the Americans. Loyalists were those in the colonies that wanted to remain loyal to the British King‚ the loyalists refused to fight with the other colonists. The French became allies with the Americans because they wanted revenge for the Seven Years War. The question everyone asks is how did America

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    Tricky Trouble on the Two Twins This quote was said by William H. Prescott in an attempt to save ammunition in the Battle of Bunker Hill. This battle was both fought on both Bunker and the nearby Breed’s Hill. The Battle of Bunker Hill had many advantages and disadvantages for both the British and the colonists in the geography. They used many weapons in the battle‚ close range‚ long range and sometimes even both. The battle was intense and action-packed as well as devastating and absolutely

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    the Middle Ages the struggle of power between the monarchy and the church was an ongoing battle from the time of Charlemagne until the time of the Renaissance. I believe the Pope or high up church officials had more power over the king and in the eyes of the people.     One reason for this is that Popes usually won when it came to battles over power. Pope Gregory VII was a prime example of this. Gregory did not hesitate to excommunicate King Henry IV after his attempt to take power away from the

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    Although President Bush was a very successful president in terms of foreign relations he had some struggles that really caught up to him when it was time for re-election. After his successes in the gulf war he had the second highest approval rating amongst all presidents with a rating of 89%. This is only behind his son’s 91% approval rating after the 9/11 attacks on the world trade center. It is obvious that these ratings are not directly correlated with how well the president does throughout his

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    Saul and the Israelites drew up their battle line to meet the Philistines. The Philistines occupied one hill and The Israelites on the other‚ with the valley between them. Goliath was the champion that was to fight for the Philistines. Goliath was 9 feet tall and he had a bronze helmet on his head. Goliath had about 5000 shekels of armor that he was wearing which is 125 pounds. The blade of his spear was 15 pounds! Goliath shouted to all of Israel and said that he was a Philistine and the servants

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    Battle of Gettysburg During the Civil War‚ Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States. The battle of Gettysburg was a very large battle. Fought during the American Civil War (1861-1865) near the small town of Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania‚ this battle was the largest and bloodiest battle.The Battle of Gettysburg did not end the Civil War. It was fought in the middle of the war. The war did not end until two years later. The Confederates were defeated and the general of the Confederate Army

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    The battle of Fromelles took place on the 19th of July 1916‚ being one of the many battles on the Western Front involving the Australians during World War 1. This battle was 19 days after the start of battle of the Somme. Established upon the previous French agricultural fields of Flanders‚ the battle was considered as one of the darkest nights in Australian history‚ with the Australian diggers fatality rate numbering 5533 and death rate almost 2000. Through this essay‚ an account of the happenings

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    Lincoln for the Republican party‚ John Breckinridge from the Southern Democratic party‚ John Bell from the Constitutional Union party‚ and Stephen Douglas from the Northern Democratic party. Abraham Lincoln ended up winning the election. The South did not favor Lincoln‚ so when he was elected the southern states decided to secede. The seceding of the South sparked controversy‚ and thus came the civil war. Abraham Lincoln served as president for 5 years. He served from 1861-1865. He was most famous

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