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    As we see time and again the rise and fall of Dictators ,Tyrants, leaders, and governments. From as early as the 1600s to modern day society we have seen how political leaders use various tactics in order to achieve their political agendas. They use different types of tactics such as media, rallies, speeches to send false messages to their people to persuade the people to follow them. This is called propaganda which is spreading the ideas based on biased or misleading nature to help promote or…

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    truth is instilled in the reader. Starting in the prologue, a man I presume to be Ben is travelling with a random kid. It is specified on multiple occasions that this boy is not the man’s son. At one point, the child meets with a priest, and the aftermath of the visit only makes the story foggier: “”He made a strange confession. In fact, I have never heard a stranger confession in all my days of the priesthood”” (King 198). This conversation is had with absolutely no context. It’s assumed that…

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    is First Nation’s residential schools. How can we all be involved in reconciliation? Why is it important for all Canadians to have a role in reconciliation? I will first describe the residential schools and what happened, then move on to see the aftermath of these residential schools in a variety of settings and to conclude, I will talk about how we can all be a part of reconciliation and why is it important for all Canadians to have a role. My thesis is that First Nations residential schools…

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    the most memorable and most discussed genocides has to be the one committed by Germany. This genocide was called the Holocaust and it targeted anyone who was not of Hitler’s “perfect race” consisting of blonde hair white skin and blue eyes. One group of people were targeted the worst of all. These people were Jewish. Many people of Jewish descent feel uneasy discussing the holocaust because some have relatives who were part of it and it’s something people just don’t want to remember. The…

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    Who Is Jay Gatsby A Liar

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    It might be safe to say that at one point or another, most people run into or befriend a person who is mysterious and maybe viewed as a liar because of their outrageous stories that they tell. Often times, the mysterious person will foreshadow an event in everyday conversation, which can leave a taste of uncertainty in the mouth of the befriender. The person will vaguely leave the event in question without further expanding it, then proceed to tell another outrageous tall tale. In this case,…

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    The book Bomb: The Race to Build–and Steal–the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon is a thrilling, fast-paced story that refines a great deal of history into interesting and understandable literature for practically any age reader. The author, Steve Sheinkin, writes to tell the story of the first atomic bomb, the people who made it possible, and those who challenged its progress. Any person who is interested in science and history, or who likes “a quick read” can easily understand the creation of…

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    Effects Of Elie Wiesel

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    stories that explain the terror and the aftermath of Auschwitz are Elie Wiesel, Zuzana Ruzickova, and Maximilian Kolbe. It is evident that Hitler was the reason WWII had begun. Concentration camps were places to send people for forced labor and to expand construction of the SS business. Also, concentration camps were a killing site to thin out the population of those who were Jewish, criminals or just those who did not support the Nazi- regime (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, n.d.a).…

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    Fears During The Cold War

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    As one major war had come to a close, another stepped forward to end the peace that seemed to be looming upon the horizon. This war was known as the Cold War and during its prime of the time 1948 to 1961 many fears arose within the society of America. In return to combat these fears, the administration of at that time President Dwight D. Eisenhower fought back with their own solutions. Three of the biggest fears that had risen from this time, were the spread of communism reaching America, the…

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    Six Million Jews were murdered in the holocaust during World War II. On September 11th, 2001 almost three thousand people were murdered in a terrorist attack. In the aftermath of these horrific tragedies the world came together as one to bring justice to the victims of these acts. Since 1980, 1.5 billion babies have been murdered worldwide. No one talks about these victims, let alone protests in the streets, or sends troops to bring justice to these babies. They are forgotten. You don’t have to…

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    for Germany. “The civil service was purged of Jews and democratic elements. Large prison camps called concentration camps were set up for people who opposed the new regime¨ (Spielvogel Pg 768). Hitler now set into motion what is now called the Holocaust. By the end of World War II, the horror that Hitler brought on the Jews was inexplicable. Millions of Jews were murdered in the genocide and the allies realized that Germany had taken the war too far. “World War II was finally over.…

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