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    World War II impacted the entire world, for many reasons, one of which being that the war became a part of almost every country, continent, and person in the world. Europe was one of the main areas of fighting in the war and war had an immense impact on the people who lived there. Soldiers came back home wounded and mentally scarred, but the civilians were also traumatized and their lives were also changed as well. Many events that transpired during the war, and tactics and strategies had…

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    The Swastika Symbolism

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    Before Hitler & the Nazi Germany made it popular during the World War II by using this symbol as their emblem, this symbol related to something entirely different, it had different meanings in various civilizations, having its traces as back as 10,000 BC, the swastika symbolizes as of positivity & prosperity to most of the civilization. It is one of the most paramount and widespread symbols in archaic religion and today’s modern world as well. Here are 10 interesting things that you probably…

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    In the 17th century, the Burmese had fended off the Dutch, the Portugese, the Armenians, and the other European who had arrived at Burma's shores "in the first waves of European exploration" In the next century they had successfully withstood a long Chinese invasion from 1765 to 1769, and annexed parts of Manipur, Assam, Chittagong, Laos, and Siam, and had ravaged Ayuthia, Siam's capital. As such, the authorities of court of Ava In the early 1800s took great pride in their success on the…

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    Recently, protestors gathered in Washington, D.C. to protest, “Obama Must Urge an End to the Onslaught on Kurds during Turkish President’s Visit” (Khosravi, 2015). During this protest, hundreds of Kurdish, Armenian, Greek and Cypriot protestors were holding place cards that said: “Turkey Stop Killing Kurds” (Khosravi, 2015). The protestors were also waving flags of the YPG (People’s Protection Units), the YPJ (Women’s Protection Units) (Khosravi, 2015). Furthermore…

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    Many of you probably can speak more than one language or had taken foreign language class before, knowing another language has many benefits and can bring you many opportunities. The purpose of my speech is to persuade and encourage you all to learn a second language. I think I am qualified to speak about this topic because I do speak more than one language. Being able to speak fluently in Chinese has helped me a lot at work. I’m currently working in Kate Spade and selling handbags (kind…

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    Even though many similarities between the ancient wonders and the new wonders are clear, there are obvious differences as well. Since the time periods are so different, evidence should be clear on why there are many differences, as well as similarities. For example, some ancient wonders could be over 1000 years old, while new wonders could only be 100 years old. These differences are crucial to the wonders of the world. As a result, knowing these differences are crucial as well. The ancient…

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    Stereotyping In Society

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    highest percentage of gay men in the world, Christian and has weight problems. Arabs are anti-Semitic; everyone supports or commits terrorism against white people, religious zealotry, Muslims and rich. Argentines are hated by other Latin Americans. Armenians are alcoholics. Austrians are excellent singers and great musicians and composers. Australians drink beer constantly, eat meat pies constantly and lazy. Belgians are easily invaded and conquered and the actual inventors of French Fries.…

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    Yousuf Karsh’s breath taking glimpses of public figures made him one of the top, most famous portrait photographers of the 20th century. Karsh along with his family fled their hometown Amenia when he was only 15 years old. He ended up in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Where he learned photography through his uncle. He gained access to outstanding national and international figures, right before the terrible World War II began. He worked with mostly with black and white portraits using a large…

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    Those ethnics were Armenians, Christians, Jewish people, Rum (Orthodox Christians), Greeks and others, who were treated very well by the Ottoman Empire because of understanding of diversity that came from the Millet System. This system was about one ethnic group’s self-government…

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    cases, and acts that were created, white people were not affected. While others needed to get passports and visas to enter the country, white people had the privilege of just entering without those aspects of identification. Syrians, Mexican’s, Armenians, Irish, Jews and Italians all wished to be considered white by the government so that they could live life freely with no worries about passports, visas, etc. The author quoted Peggy McIntosh who stated, “White privilege is like an invisible…

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