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History Of The Civil WarThe American Civil War The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the events surrounding the end of the American Civil War. This war was a war of epic proportion. Never before and not since have so many Americans died in battle. The American Civil War was truly tragic in terms of human life. In ...
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Hawaii By James MichenerSummation
Hawaii, by James A. Michener, is a novel which covers, on both a
fictional and a non-fictional level, the total history of Hawaii from its
beginning until approximately 1954. The work traces Hawaiian history from
the geological creation of the islands ("From the Boundless Deeps) to ...
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Frederic DouglassFrederick Douglass was one of the most influential men of the anti-slavery movement. He stood up for what he believed in, fought hard to get where he got and never let someone tell him he could not do something. Frederick Douglass made a change in this country that will always be remembered. ...
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Maya Angelou 5Maya Angelou is a phenomenal woman. She was born into a devastating decade, that suffered numerous tragedies. Not only had society shaped her as a woman, she has also shaped our society and influenced many lives. She is still living today, yet I believe her legend will never die. Furthermore I ...
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Kent State University IncidentThe End of the Innocence
After a long period of fighting a defensive war in Vietnam, on April 29,
1970, President Richard Nixon launched a full scale attack in Cambodia,
which greatly accelerated America¹s involvment in this conflict. The
reaction from the American college student population was ...
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The Chernobyl Accident“No center of population on the earth’s surface is secure from surprise destruction in a single attack. There is no defense in science against the weapon which can destroy civilization.” (Gale 210) The Chernobyl disaster on April 26, 1986 is described as one of the most frightening environmental ...
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Acid Rain And Its OriginsDo you ever look outside on a rainy night and think to yourself why are we destroying our own habitat. Of course you don’t. You are more rapped up in the beauty of a calm and serene shower with the wind blowing and a gentle howl of the breeze trickling through the trees. Why would you think of ...
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Famous African AmericansThroughout his life Ralph Bunche worked to improve race relations and further the cause of civil rights. For 22 years he served on the board of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, earning its highest honor, the Spingarn Medal, in 1949. He participated in several civil ...
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George Washington: Summoned By A Country; One Man Stood StrongNick Wilkerson
Mrs. Beverly Zieres
British Literature and Composition
No other man has anymore history in the making of a nation than
George Washington. Washington, known as the father of this nation, was a
fighter and a leader whose accomplishments led to the creation of this
great nation. ...
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Inform About Sex Offenders: Yes Or No??
33-year-old Jesse Timmendequas lured 7-year-old Megan Kanka in to
his house in Hamilton Township, NJ. Shortly after, Megan was strangled to
death and raped. Jesse was living in a half way house and was on parole
after his second sex offense. Mrs. Kanka feels that she as well as the
other ...
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Surfing The InternetChances are, anyone who is reading this paper has at one time, at least, surfed
the net once. Don't worry if you haven't, I will explain everything you need to
know about the Internet and the World Wide Web. Including how it started, it's
growth, and the purpose it serves in today's society.
The ...
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Book Report On 1984 By George OrwelThe book starts off with an interesting first sentence “the clocks were striking 13.” To me this was unusual because there is no 13 on a clock and it is usually considered an unlucky number. I thought it was kind of weird and different compared to what kind of world we are living in ...
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Is The US Policy On Drug Prohibition Effective??
The Federal Government, while trying to protect us from our human nature, developed harsh anti-drug policies with the hope of eradicating drugs. At the time, these policies seemed simple enough: we will impose penalties on those who use substances illegally, we will intercept drugs coming from ...
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Theodore RooseveltDuring the course of the twentieth century, America has been influenced by numerous prominent individuals. The Wright Brothers pioneering flight on a dusty North Carolina field, and Charles Lindbergh’s piloting aviation to its utmost extremes during his arduous journey across the Atlantic are ...
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Factors Of Second LanguageSecond Language acquisition is often a daunting task for even the best among us. So tedious can this endeavor be, that few of us are able to master the goal with any true fluency, and fewer yet are those individuals who are able to speak three or more languages. However, the skill or ability of ...
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Dangers And Destructions Of Floods And HurricanesFloods and hurricanes have been effecting the lives of people
around the world for years. This research paper is going to state some of
the worst floods and hurricanes, and how future ones can be controlled.
A flood is an overflow of water on dry land. The two types of
floods are coastal and ...
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The History Of The InternetWhen one thinks of the internet, one may think of America Online, Yahoo!, or of Sandra Bullock being caught up in an espionage conspiracy. For me, it is a means of communication. A way to talk to some of my friends who live off in distant places such as Los Angeles, New Jersey, and the ...
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The Y2K ProblemIntroduction
The year 2000 problem could have been completely prevented had some early
people envisioned the degree to which the microprocessor would change our
lives. Surely, no one would have thought that in the early days of ENIAC
that everything from your alarm clock to your car would be ...
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Vegitarianism - A Hidden PerspVegetarianism- A Hidden Perspective
Americans eat more meat per person in the world, and the world is suffering because of this. The truth is that many global problems, like hunger, or rainforest destruction can easily be solved if Americans cut down their meat consumption.
If you eat meat, you ...
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Tom Clancy: His Life, His Style, His Booksby Adam Salvo
"Vampire, Vampire!" The CIC talker said aboard Ticonderoga. "We
have numerous incoming missiles. Weapons free."1
Tom Clancy, the best modern fiction writer, and probably, one of
the all time best. Above was an excerpt from his second number one
bestseller, Red Storm Rising. Tom ...
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