Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong and recorded by Edwin Starr‚ “War” is one of the most famous protest songs of the latter part of the 20th century. This is a song protesting the war in Vietnam‚ the first truly unpopular war in the history of the United States (War (song)). Starr’s song harnesses the anger of the general populace towards the war and channels this anger into a persuasive and moving medium. The Vietnam War was met by heavy public resistance by the general public as it
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War‚ huh yeah What is it good for? Absolutely nothing‚ oh hoh‚ oh War huh yeah What is it good for? Absolutely nothing‚ say it again y’all War‚ huh good God What is it good for? Absolutely nothing‚ listen to me Oh‚ war‚ I despise ’Cause it means destruction of innocent lives War means tear to thousands of mothers eyes When their sons go off to fight and lose their lives I said War‚ huh good God y’all What is it good for? Absolutely nothing‚ just say it again War whoa Lord What is
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Vietnam war era was the march to withdraw troops from Vietnam in Washington D.C. The protestors believed that Nixon’s policy of gradually withdrawing troops from Vietnam was not effective enough because soldiers were still dying in great numbers. The meaning of this protest to save lives was a similar meaning of the famous song “War.” The song “War” by Edwin Starr is a song about stopping war because it only causes problems not peace. The song was written as a protest to the Vietnam war because
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Held back or moved on? Students in school sometimes have a hard time passing their tests at the end of the year‚ as to what allows them to move up to the next grade depending if the passed or failed. The government however‚ feels that students who do not pass the end of the school year test should no longer get moved up to the next grade and should be held back. On the other hand I feel that students should be allowed to go onto the next grade even if the student has failed the test. I believe
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BIOGRAPHY OF EDWIN HUBBLE Born in Marshfield‚ Missouri on November 20‚1889. Living with both of his parents and his seven siblings. At a young age he particularly enjoyed science‚ especially reading science fiction novels by Jules Verne. Particularly 20‚000 Leagues Under the Sea‚ and From the Earth to the Moon. At the age of 10 Hubble‚ and his family moved to Chicago‚Illinois. There he attend school and later to University. Not only Edwin was an academically good student
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LITERATURE: JOHN JASPER IN ’’THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD’’ BY CHARLES DICKENS Student: Tanja Kurilić Professor: dr.sc. Sintija Čuljat Rijeka‚ 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Introduction 2. The idea of The Double in literature 3. John Jasper in The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens 4. Is Jasper guilty or not? 5. Conclusion 6. Works cited 1. INTRODUCTION One of the most famous Dickens’s novels‚ The Mystery of Edwin Drood offers a lot of themes which could be
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Myra Maybelle Shirley‚ Better known as Belle Starr‚ or bandit queen was born on February 5‚ 1948 near Carthage‚ Missouri to John ”Judge” Shirley and Elizabeth Pennington Shirley. Belle’s mother was a Hatfield who played piano‚ and her father was a respected member of the community; his library was an attraction to the educated higher class townspeople. Belle attended the Carthage Female Academy‚ she was very intelligent and known as a famous American outlaw. Belle had 5 brothers and 1 sisters‚ Preston
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home of outlaw Tom Starr who was a Cherokee.Jim became famous from marrying the most famous Belle Starr. When he was charged with murder‚ he hid out in Los Angeles‚ California. After Jim and Belle returned‚ Reed became involved with the Younger gang which killed and looted throughout Texas and Arkansas.The
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Edwin Chadwick Poor Law Public health Success failures Able bodied poor should be kept in workhouses. This way‚ only the desperate would ask for relief Commission of enquiry; he was a committed benthamite. Commissioners devised three different questionnaires. Questions were badly phrased‚ were they seeked the response they wanted. He was seen as a tireless investigator who insisted on seeing for himself the effects of poverty and the operation of the poor laws. Chadwick was
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Edwin Hubble In this adventure they look will be taken at Edwin Hubble. This look will be into three major areas of his life. His personal life how he grew up‚ whether he married and had children. Also‚ an investigation will be taken to look into his background specifically how he got started in the field of astronomy. Finally‚ there will be a look into what contributions he has made to the field of astronomy. Edwin Hubble would forever change the way astronomy was understood. He would also be a
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