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    for all the deaths. It is now 1944 and the war is at its final extent. With the Russians‚ Americans‚ and British enforcing their will upon the Nazi Army‚ we are finally being pushed back to our border. It was the year of ‘39 and I was at the train station awaiting my train‚ being transported to the training camp. I remember the constant feeling of shaky legs as my mother kissed me on my forehead. As her little boy was getting deployed off to an unholy war‚ she weeped. She weeped as she held my hand

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    Britain after Two World Wars There was a country once called “the empire on which the sun never sets”‚ and it used to be the most powerful countries in the world. It’s the Britain. Britain plays an extremely important role of the world in the modern history. It used to take the lead carrying out Bourgeois Revolution and have the original Industrial Revolution. After two world wars‚ especially the World War II‚ this old-fashion empire gradually goes downhill. Finally and eventually‚ it has

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    Consumerism is Ruining the World Every commercial on television has one thing in common: its purpose is getting you to buy the product at any cost. This is the reason that there are more toy commercials around Christmas time than any other time throughout the year. Why do retail stores advertise patio furniture and grills at the beginning of summer? It is the time which people will most likely buy them. The same concept has been applied to food. Food companies will do whatever it takes to get their

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    The second industrial revolution was said to be between 1870 and 1914‚ after the civil war. During this time‚ many advances in technology and factories made it easier and quicker for framers and manufactures to produce more goods and products to be sold. This industrial revolution brought out mass advancements in agriculture‚ manufacturing and transportation that started in Britain‚ made its way to Europe and North America‚ and then quickly to the rest of the world. The second industrial revolution

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    Japan’s economic recovery after the second world war was the product of a combination of a number factor. 1 Background of Japan Japan is one of the leading countries in terms of economic‚ technological advancement‚ power state and military base on Earth compared to countries such as the united states of America‚ the Great Britain and France. Today‚ Japan is owning some of the motive companies such as Toyota‚ Datsun and Nissan. Under the leadership of Hirohito‚ Japan formed a partnership with Germany

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    period of and directly following World War I‚ a revolution of morals and rapid urbanization. The new generation expressed themselves through the music of the times‚ greater sexual promiscuity‚ use of technology and advertising‚ whereas the elder generation manifested intolerance and resistance. World War I is known as the first "modern" war‚ because a new kind of warfare was utilized‚ new technologies were operated‚ planes fought in combat‚ and women played a key role in manufacturing and other positions

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    to us‚ but you don’t see movies made about the supermom that saved the Earth. I believe that Thetis is a hero too and had a major role in the war. While some acts aren’t obvious they still play a major role. Thetis of the Silver Feet was the mother of Achilles and a sea goddess. Thetis not only comforted her son but went to the gods to get the armor for Achilles after his was stolen. Thetis even gave her son a prophecy before he left about his fate and how to prevent it. "I had hoped to keep you

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    During the Second World Warwars were happened every day. In these time‚ millions of people dead because the war. The militarism in Japan was popular and the militants were the leaders in Japan. They were supported to continue fighting before Japan be the winner in the war no matter how. So that they not concerned about the soldiers life and the soldiers also glad to die in order to the Tenno. They were using suicide attack. In this case‚ US was lost many armies and navies. This was hard conditions

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    Virtual WORLD The Second Life Environment The environment in Second Life will be familiar to anyone who has played The Sims‚ Grand Theft Auto‚ visited Disney World or read Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash. But make no mistake. This isn’t a game. It is potentially a whole new Net. Reuters has opened a news bureau in Second Life and interviewed such luminaries as Arianna Huffington there. Sundance held a screening of the movie Strange Culture simultaneously in the real world and in Second Life. The British

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    There are multiple reasons why the second world war started. The totalitarian governments are governments that have total control over all aspects of the lives of its people‚ this government had a huge impact of the start of the second world war. The totalitarian government is seen as a single party political systems‚ with one leader. There goal is to control the state and subject the people to the goals of the leader.These countries Germany‚ Italy‚ the Soviet Union‚ and Japan were all considered

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