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    a different language to most people are just parts of the way you speak. Depending on the situation you are going to speak differently. If you are at Work‚ with your friends‚ or with your family more than likely you talk almost as a different person. At work you should be acting professional and speaking in a more proper way. Using more of a “Yes sir” way of speaking is the way to talk. However different jobs would call for a certain way to talk. My job for example isn’t very formal or even professional

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    Over the past 50 years there has been a constant series of events that have significantly changed the future of America. This course specifically focused on the American Experience since 1945. Topics such as the Cold War‚ McCarthyism‚ Civil Rights and the Vietnam War all put in to place a chain of events that have made our country what it is today. This paper will review a few of the social‚ economic and political events between 1950 through 1990 that had a powerful impact on the American people

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    During the Cold War in Iran there were lots of events‚ one event in the Iran Cold War was when the Soviet withdrawals from Iran.The Iran crisis started while World War II was going on. A very bad time in history. In 1942‚ Iran made an agreement that British and Soviet troops got permission into the country but only to defend the oil filled nation from a German attack. American troops were also butting into Iran and their business. March 2‚ 1946 was the end of the withdrawal of foreign troops because

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    Significant People and Events from the 1600s-1700s Significant People: Anne Hutchinson- She was a Puritan. She came to the Americas so she could have religious freedom‚ but when she settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ she found out that there wasn’t any “religious freedom.” She believed that all you needed was faith to go to Heaven. She started a women’s club and was soon recognized by many. The men (esp. John Winthrop) started to get worried that she could possibly become a leader. Remember

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    The most significant event in Canada’s history would be the building of the railway. It opened  up new markets to the country and brought areas together. It also created a need for new  resources and technology‚ which led to the important development of industries in Canada.  Early railroads in Canada were mainly for short­line and were developed for transportation all  year round‚ so when the canals and rivers were frozen there was still a way to get around.    The development in railroads in C

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    following year. A global war was under way by 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved most of the world’s nations. It was the most widespread war in history‚ with more than 100 million people serving in military units. In a state of "total war"‚ the major participants placed their entire economic‚ industrial‚ and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort‚ erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by significant events involving the mass death of civilians‚

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    children because they were hopeful that the future would be one of comfort and prosperity. This was especially true because of the recent events of World War I‚ The Great Depression and World War II. As a result‚ many Americans felt certain that they could give their families better opportunities that they had not had before. The baby boom was a significant event in American history because it sparked

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    I chose to research the life of President Richard Nixon. Nixon was actually the first cousin to my great-grandmother and this gave me inspiration to learn more about his life. To my family he is just another family member‚ however‚ to the rest of the world he was a great politician who turned into a “crook” politician. Nixon was most well known for his political career by being elected as the 37th President of The United States. He had a very successful life and in order for others to understand

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    At the tender young age of nine‚ I already had lived through my first earthquake in Chile. I had evaded death and lived to tell its story. I had experienced at first hand the trauma of living through one of Mother Nature’s most notorious catastrophes. The earthquake taught me that life is unpredictable and life should be cherished intensely. I was living with my grandmother at that point in my life. It was an ordinary Sunday morning; I was dressing up to go to church with grandma. My aunt Berta

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    The black pirate hat danced around in the air‚ weaving and bobbing to some Disneyland music. Attached to it was my head and the rest of me‚ being dragged along on this wild ride. The only sounds I heard were ones of trumpets soaring higher and higher‚ trying to hit an absurdly high note. The pirate hat and the warm Florida night had taken control‚ and my self-consciousness went right out the window. I danced‚ not greatly or with any skill whatsoever‚ but I danced. For that one night‚ at the end of

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