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    British Mandate Essay

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    1. British Mandate British Mandate named as "Mandate for Palestine" was established in 1922 by the League of Nations. Its purpose was to manage non-self-governing regions such as Ottoman Empire sanjaks of Nablus, Acre, the Southern part of the Vilayet of Syria, the Southern portion of the Beirut Vilayet, and the Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem, prior to the Armistice of Mudros. But with the passage of time the government failed to apply this Mandate and the Britain declared the termination of this…

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    October Revolution of 1917 is also considered a revolution in terms of Yoder’s definition. The Provisional Government was weak and unpopular, because it was not able to solve the political and economic problems. Russians were not supporters for the World War I, while the Provisional Government continued to wage the war, which made it unwanted government. The soldiers and the peasants started asking for land, but the Provisional Government refused to distribute it fairly and this was another…

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    George Balanchine was born on January 22, 1904, Saint Petersburg, Russia. He died April 30, 1983 in New York City. His parents were Meliton Balanchivadze, and Maria Nikolayevna Vasilyeva. He started dancing at the age of 10. He studied music and ballet in Russia before moving to America. While he was there, he mixed together many different techniques he had learned and created his own signature "neoclassical style".Balanchine was the artistic director and chief choreographer of the New York…

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    Hitler's Degenerate Art

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    Hitler created the "degenerate art" exhibit as a way to educate people and cleanse the nation of degenerate influences. Hitler believed in art that was classical and despised art that was considered modern. He believed that "modern art was the expression of sick minds". A few artists Hitler identifies as “degenerate” are Kandinsky, Kirchner, and Klee. Kandinsky was a fan of using bright colors and having line, colors, and shapes not make a physical object but rather using it as abstract art.…

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    Major Theme of The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a story about a young man name Nick Carraway; who just move to New York in summer of 1922 to learn about the bond business and meet another young man who is very well known in area name Jay Gatsby. They get to know each other well and Nick finds out Gatsby is in love with his cousin Daisy. But, Daisy is married to a man that cheats on her and Gatsby doesn't like that. Throughout the story Gatsby tries to get Daisy. The…

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    Arctic Enterprises is an ATV, side by side, and snowmobile company. This Company's first name was Polar Manufacturing, but was soon changed to Arctic Enterprises. Arctic cat went bankrupt in 1982. Arctco, a new company took over Arctic Enterprises to keep producing Arctic cat machines, Two year after the bankrupt. Arctco was so successful they changed there name to Arctic Enterprises and kept selling Arctic Cat machines. The first Arctic Cat snowmobile was launched in 1961, and Arctic…

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    Fascism started after the first world war and while it may have been originated in Europe, Benito Mussolini or otherwise known as II Duce or Iron Perfect, formed a party called the “Fascist Party” in 1919. Benito would govern Italy from 1922 to 1943 with absolute power over the citizens of the country. Before we can discuss Mussolini’s, achievements and what brought him to his death we first must understand where it all began. Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was born on July 29, 1883 in Dovia…

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    Joseph Stalin was an emerging leader in Russia in the early 1900’s. Soon he would become one of the most powerful, vicious, and terrorizing dictators of all time as he led the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in Russia from 1929 to 1953. Stalin was born in Gori, a small town in Georgia and grew with a rough childhood experiencing both abuse and poverty. In his late teenage years following his mother’s aspirations, Stalin was accepted with a scholarship to the Tiflis Theological…

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    African Americans in Harlem, NY to be distributed. His thousands of photographs are primarily indoor portraits, in addition to the presence of signature and date. Many of his works are now displayed at museums, including his photograph “Evening Attire” (1922) which is now preserved at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Other than that, he also photographed celebrities and other prominent historical figures as well, creating his sense of essentialism. Unfortunately, during the early 1930s, Van…

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    Charles Drew Biography

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    Charles Drew Essay Charles Richard Drew was born on June 3rd, 1904 in Washington, D.C. a African American physician who found way to process and store blood plasma in “blood banks”. He controlled blood plasma programs for the United States and Great Britain in WWII, but he resigned after the ruling that blood of the African Americans would eventually be segregated Dr.Drew Died April 1st, 1950. Dr.Drew found some unusual discoveries when in storage and processing of blood for transfusions. He…

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