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    The Federal legislation that made illegal to speak out against the government, during World War I this would be infringing on free speech. This should be taught or reminded to us that the government cant be aloud to silence people no matter what they say. The Espionage Act enacted on June 15, 1917 the Espionage Act prohibited individuals from expressing or publishing opinions that would interfere with the U.S. military’s efforts to defeat Germany A year later, the U.S. Congress amended the law…

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    maple as "the king of our forest, ..... the symbol of the Canadian people. Maple leaf has become the Canadian identity. Starting from Montreal, new france up to becoming the cost arms of both Ontario and Quebec in 1868, added to Canada coat of arms in 1921, was of a golden colour while representing Ontario while it was of green colour for Quebec. The unofficial anthem in English-speaking Canada as composed by Alexander Muir was titled "Maple Leaf Forever". As time progresses during the first…

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    MARY JACKSON Mary Jackson was a black mathematician and aerospace engineer at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. Mary Jackson was born on April 9, 1921 and died on February 11, 2005. She was very committed to science and wanted to be an engineer. She loved helping people around her. She started her career as a teacher at Hampton’s King Street Community Center. "Sometimes they are not aware of the number of black scientists, and don't even know of the career opportunities until it…

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    Whether Woodrow Wilson succeeded at the Paris Peace Conference is still a very debatable topic. Many historians consider that Wilson is a highbrow idealist because of his impractical and unrealistic goals, while others will insist that he is a calculative realist who made great contribution to the United States and rose the American international status steps by steps. His 14 Points Speech is a perfect example of idealism. In the speech Wilson talked about freedom of the seas, free trade,…

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    Tulsa Race Riot Essay

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    One of the most gruesome events happened in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June of 1921 ,when a race riot instituted throughout a successful black community. A race riot can be described as a racial conflict usually between blacks and whites,these riots includes: destruction of property, fights and sometimes even deaths. Riots came about after World War II when the great migration began.In 1916-1918 blacks decided to migrate north to receive better job opportunities and living conditiions.Blacks came to…

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    During the period 1855 – 1956 Russia was involved in many major wars, all of which played an important role in its development. With the exception of the Second World War many of the wars Russia was involved led to defeats for them and these defeats exposed the weakness of the Tsar or government in charge. War outlined the flaws in the presiding system and highlighted Russia’s faults, and thus placed a spotlight upon the shortcomings of the Russian leadership. Such pressure prompted the Tsars…

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    automobiles, local and state government began funding highway designs and construction of roadways. Soon the federal government caught on and new legislation was passed, “the federal government became involved with the Federal Highway Act of 1921.” The Federal Highway Act of 1921 was just the first of many legislations…

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    FLA #1 1. What is the relationship of language and culture? • According to Edward Sapir (1921) cited by David Elmes (2013), there is an adjacent connection between language and culture in which one cannot likely to understand or appreciate without having the awareness of the other. Furthermore, Emma (2010) says that language can be noticed as a verbal manifestation of culture wherein it maintains the culture ties and expresses the culture of a specific community. Aubrey Neil Leveridge (2008)…

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    In 1929, the Pennsylvania Auditor General’s Office recognized Edwin Carleton Dewey’s long tenure as a state employee. His associates chose him, as the longest serving Auditor General Department employee, to honor another associate who was retiring after numerous years of service. The next year he attended a similar function in his honor as he retired from Commonwealth service. For over two decades, Edwin Carleton Dewey (1867–1939) served the Commonwealth as a financial administrator in the State…

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    The Roaring Twenties

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    Cheese became one of the Shining examples of America Society love for process foods (Breg). Many use the cheese for the substitution of real cheese in omelettes, grilled sandwiches and may others. With the creation of the Cereal “Wheaties” beginning in 1921, when a Minnesota health care professional accidentally spilled some bran gruel on a hot stove, transferring it into a crispy flakes. (Breg) Many athletics who won competition were featured on the box of cereal the trick the kids into…

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