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    Fort Sumter - In 1861‚ that spark occurred at Fort Sumter‚ a federal outpost in Charleston‚ South Carolina ‚ that was attacked by Confederate troops‚ beginning the Civil War. Determined to seize the fortress -- which controlled the entrance to Charleston harbor -- the Confederates ringed the harbor with heavy guns. Border States - Wedged between the North and the South were the key border states of Delaware‚ Kentucky‚ Maryland‚ and Missouri -- slave states that did not join the confederacy. Kentucky

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    provoked the riot because they were treated differently because of their race. The Chicago race riot occurred July 29‚ 1919 and it lasted for 8 days and it was a turning point in Chicago’s history. The riot occurred because of racial tension between African Americans and whites. The Chicago race riot occurred July 29‚ 1919 and it lasted for 8 days and it was a turning point in Chicago’s history. The riot occurred because of racial tension between African Americans and whites. The riot was provoked

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    facade of myself no matter how much it hurt. It’s crazy to realize that‚ though I’ve been willing to fight injustice on multiple levels‚ I’m sometimes still afraid to confront who I am. Nevertheless‚ I’m grateful for people like Harvey Milk and the Stonewall rioters - those who with great sacrifice have ensured my experience will be far less challenging than theirs were. To further what others have begun‚ I’m currently engaged in supporting the adoption of LGBTQ-protection legislation in my hometown

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    He goes to the wedding but comes home early‚ and finds his girlfriend to be sleeping with his brother. He shows then that he is in the terminating stage of his relationship. He also stonewalls the two entirely. He eventually falls in love with Aurelia‚ in which we see them go through all 5 stages of relationship development. The couple getting married‚ Juliet and Peter‚ show commitment and intimacy on the day of their wedding. Mark

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    August‚ London was tormented by riots where there were thousands of people in streets and the high amount of people resulted in chaos and a high level of police activity. The riots that are deemed to come from the economic class triggered a debate among political‚ social and academic figures. The debatable question is what caused the riots and who to blame. English comedian‚ actor‚ singer and famous TV person‚ Russell Brand‚ comments on the debate about the riots in London in his commentary ‘’Big

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    .I bored it with an auger;” this is not so clear so auger means a tool with a large helical bit for boring holes in the ground. Following well before the previous words in line 200‚ “The masonry walls and done the roofing;” well masonry means a stonewall. So it is important to know the words that are used in a work. If a word is unfamiliar look it up because how can the message get clearly across if the meaning is

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    isn’t watching you”‚ Russell Brand In 2011 videos and reports about riots vandalizing the streets of London wandered through the Internet and the media to all parts of the world. Everybody’s eyes were on Britain. Especially it was big in Europe. Not one day passed without new pictures‚ new stories and new tragedies. But riots aren’t something new in the 21st century. Almost daily‚ both before and after the 2011 UK riotsriots and conflicts between civilians and authority occur across the world

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    The first Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle of the Civil War. Even though the first shots fired took place at Fort Sumter. The battle took place just 30 miles from Washington‚ D.C. The First Battle of Bull Run took place in Virginia on July twenty first‚ eighteen sixty one. When thirty-five thousand Federals led by General McDowell‚ marched to strike twenty-thousand Confederates that were led by General Johnston. The Federals had attacked the Confederates along a river known as Bull

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    invented. This was way better than the muskets that the soldiers used to work. The rifle had a greater range than the musket. Scientists came up with the amputation of the leg as well. This saved lives of soldiers who were shot in the arm or leg. Stonewall

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    bullying matter for adolescent males? School Psychology Review‚ 37‚ 160-173. 14. Duncan‚ N. (1999) Sexual Bullying: Gender conflict and pupil culture in secondary schools. London‚ Routledge Non-Scholarly Research 15 16. Stonewall. (1999‚ 21 April). Stonewall News: 77% of Gay Pupils Suffer Homophobic Bullying. Available (03/06/99) at 5http:www.stonewall.org.uk/news 17 18. StopBullying.gov." Home | StopBullying.gov. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 07 Dec. 2012.

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