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    Pol Pot Significance

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    the consequence of the spread of the Vietnam War to Cambodia. Had this not of happened, Pol Pot’s Communist Party of Kampuchea, Khmer Rouge, would have had fewer chances of coming to power. The first Indochina War started in 1946 but it wasn’t until 1955 when the US became involved and like adding fuel to a fire, Cambodia gradually was dragged into the conflict between North Vietnam and the US who supported the South. The spread of the Vietnam War to Cambodia was mainly the consequence of the US…

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    Table. Present status of 796 UK patients with βthalassaemia major Cohort Patients Deaths (%) Age at death 25 y 1945–54 25 21 (84) 8 12 1 1955–64 119 67 (56) 19 32 16 1965–74 188 63 (34) 14 37 12 1975–84 237 33 (14) 13 20 0 1985–94 179 5 (3) 5 0 0 1995 onwards 48 1 (2) 1 0 0 Total 796 190 (24) 60 101 29 Table options The figure shows Kaplan-Meier survival curves for 736 patients who survived beyond 12 years of age, by 10-year birth cohort. A progressive change in the curve is expected, reflecting…

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    Rosa Parks Courage Essay

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    "I wasn’t planning to be arrested at all, I would rather not have been arrested, of course."(Ragghainti, 2) Rosa Parks is considered the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" (Ragghianti, 5) because of her courage in the Bus Boycott in 1955. Experiences in the Civil Rights Movement, Boycott and being a Black Woman have made her one of the most inspirational people of our time. Rosa Parks played a key role in the civil rights movement. First, Parks had a lot of courage during the civil rights…

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    Social Movement

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    protest. We reserve that right. When labor all over this nation came to see that it would be trampled over by capitalistic power, it was nothing wrong with labor getting together and organizing and protesting for its rights (“The Montgomery Bus Boycott” 1955). Additionally, King and the SCLC promised their followers that God, the church, and the Constitution of the United States of America was behind them and that justice would be brought. Martin Luther King Jr. professed these words in relation…

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    advantage of it. It’s better to shop around or ask around for other truck owner’s advice on where they get their Classic truck parts. If you have a truck or cars from 1955 to 1957 Classic Chevy model that is rare or does not have parts that are readily available, then you will need to do a little more in depth search for your classic truck 1955-1956-1957 Classic Chevy parts. Choose some sites that seem genuine and dependable to you and inquire about your queries there. You can also visit people…

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    role in a unfamiliar situation, however it was quickly overturned by the authority in the experiment. In the effect of social norms, the expectation a group gives as to what is appropriate and inappropriate behavior for its members (Deutsch&Gerard,1955; Berkowitz, 2004), Zimbardo’s experiment shows that even in a fake situation that social norms still apply in the strongest way possible and that people almost programmed to follow them. The group, consisting of the guards and prisoners, expected…

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    and a social equality lobbyist who lived from 1875 until 1955. She was conceived in South Carolina to previous slaves. She finished Scotia Seminary for Girls and trusted that training was the way to progressing racial correspondence. In 1904 she established what is today known as the Bethune-Cookman College took after by the National Council of Negro Women in the year 1935. She proceeded as a teacher and extremist until her demise in 1955. Growing up poor, she was one of seventeen offspring of…

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    Beginning in 1955, Taekwondo has been considered to be a way of life. Although Taekwondo has been around for more than 2,000 years in Korea as well as countries around it, it started to have an influence and powerful effect after 1955. Researchers have information on Taekwondo dating back to 50 B.C., when Korea was separated into three kingdoms: Silla, Koguryo, and Paekche. Within these, Koguryo was the first place where Taekwondo was seen and practiced. After spreading throughout Korea, Silla’s…

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    Ebbinghaus Illusion Essay

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    Visual perceptual distortions of AIWS can manifest in ways that alter the size, distance and position of objects, and even cause an impaired sense of time (Todd, 1955). Although one of the first psychiatrists to explore the symptoms of AIWS documented the experiences of individuals ranging from 24 to 43 years old (Todd, 1955), AIWS tends to be common among 78% of young children who frequently experience migraines (Smith, Wright & Bennett, 2013). Lifetime prevalence of micropsia and macropsia…

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    Rebel Without a Cause (1955) is a prime example of the culture that the United States had post World War II, depicting the complete opposite of what American Society is supposed to look like with its traditional white home. The film depicts how masculinity is questioned or reversed and how kids without structure and order are likely to rebel and go against the law. Rebel Without a Cause was and is depicted as the poster child for youth rebellion as the entire film revolves around masculinity…

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