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    Editorial Cartoon: The creator of the cartoon uses pathos to exemplify what society is addicted to. The author presents a man injecting himself with various types of “drugs”. The “drugs” in the syringes represent the items that society believes are “essential” to live with. For example‚ one syringe says a Bigger House. Another syringe says a Sleeker Stereo. In addition to all the syringes on the table and in the background‚ the facial expression of the man help create an emotion of being overwhelmed

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    World War I Soldier James Viloria HIS/120 May 01‚ 2015 University of Phoenix World War I Soldier Second Battle of the Marne It was in the summer of 1918 that Germany would commence their battle against the Allied Forces in what would become known as the Second Battle of the Marne‚ which would be the last major German offensive of World War I (Michael Duffy‚ 2009). It was this battle that would mark Germany’s last attempt of turning the tables of the war in their favor‚ though it was destined

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    An epidemic in the world today is child soldiers. The problem with this is that they are far too young to be in war. People are debating back and forth on whether child soldiers should be forgiven for their war crimes. In certain cases the children should be given amnesty but not in all cases. The children should be given amnesty if they are forced into army‚ if they did not know any better‚ and if they were in a very tough situation. However‚ I can see why some people think they should not be granted

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    World War One was a brutal and deadly war that introduced the beginning of the modern war tactics. No one thought this First World War to blow up the way it did- most expected the war to end quickly‚ however‚ this clearly was an unrealistic expectation. Men and boys were eager to volunteer for war when it first began‚ unaware of the horrors that went along with the trench life and scarring moments on the battle field. Between the battles‚ travels‚ diseases‚ unsanitary living‚ and expansion on weapons

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    Why I Went to the Woods” by Henry David Thoreau is such an intriguing piece of literature due to the fact that there are many hidden metaphors within its content. The book is mainly about a man who was in search to purchase a farm and unfortunately at the end the deal was broken off. He soon realized that perhaps this was for the best‚ seeing how he wanted more than what he really needed in his life. Not long after he decides to go off and live on his own in his own shack that he built in the woods

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    ‘Mother Country’? There are many reasons to why Australian’s went to war in the 1914; everyone had different reasons for applying for this life- threatening job. Some went for the thrill‚ to get a job‚ to get away from the drought and some people even had war fever. On the other hand‚ some people went because they felt like it was the right thing to do and because everyone else was doing it. A lot of time people think only about the soldiers that went to war and forget about the women who also enlisted

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    If someone is Christian‚ some of the things they do to praise the Lord most likely started with Aimee Semple McPherson in the 1920’s. McPherson was the first woman preacher in history. She toured the west coast preaching the Gospel to many people‚ gaining a great deal of followers. When she settled in Los Angeles to start her ministry her fame increased along with her profits. While her success was booming‚ she disappeared very unexpectedly and no one knows what really happened. After this incident

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    Civil War‚ the lives of the soldiers in war shared many similarities and differences. The lives of the soldiers before the war were very similar‚ despite the opposing views of each side of the war. Most of the Union Army was made up of young white men born in North America. Although soldiers generally ranged in age from 18 to 45‚ boys as young as 12 often served as cavalry‚ buglers or drummer boys‚ and some men in their fifties and sixties enlisted as privates. Most of the Union Soldiers were under

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    The Fight for Equal Rights: Black Soldiers in the Civil War Historical Background Once let the black man get upon his person the brass letter‚ U.S.‚ let him get an eagle on his button‚ and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket‚ there is no power on earth that can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship. —Frederick Douglass The issues of emancipation and military service were intertwined from the onset of the Civil War. News from Fort Sumter set off a rush by free black

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    the village burned down‚ and it was all at the hands of children. Child soldiers have been in existence for years. People believe that child soldiers should be punished for their crimes and put into jail‚ but why? Why would you put a little one in jail when they were told what they were doing was right? These minors have not been given the proper chance to live a life to the fullest of their potential. Although child soldiers have been programmed since birth‚ to be fair that just means they are more

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