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    The United States entered World War 1 in 1917 and President Woodrow Wilson sponsored a propaganda campaign against German influence. In an effort to show unity and pride of America, President Wilson stated “You cannot dedicate yourself to America unless you become in every respect… Americans. You cannot become Americans if you think of yourselves in groups. America does not think in groups” (“Facts”). Although President Wilson claimed that “America does not think in groups”, U.S. officials and…

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    It can be assumed that prior to having access to Haushofer’s work it would have been difficult for the Nazi party to understand geopolitics to the extent they did. In the German form of “geopolitiks” Haushofer’s work today makes him a proponent of the subject, but also can indicate to us much about Nazi strategic concerns. Mackinder’s theory further analyzed would suggest to the Nazi party looking for military advantages that portions of Eastern Europe and Asia (Eurasia) is beneficial to them…

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    1) Comprehension. Who is the speaker: The President of the United States - Barack Obama. He was elected twice in his career, and he seen as one of the better speakers of the 21st century. Who are the listeners: Citizens of the United States (two million in attendance). In which situation is the speech deliverd: First Inaugural Address. What is its context: Speech given by the president with his intentions of what he will do as a leader. When is the speech delivered: January 21, 2009. 2)…

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    Imagine it’s the start of WW2 and you were given a task of decoding an ever changing, impossible to crack, nazi code called the enigma. This very task was what was assigned to many of Britain's greatest minds among them was a man named Alan Turing. In short Alan was smart but socially awkward and found himself working alone even though he is apart of the team. Throughout his work during the WWII era he conducted extensive research using major mathematical concepts in order to further his work on…

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    “On the Pulse of Morning” Analysis On January 20th, 1993, America’s 42nd president, Bill Clinton, was inaugurated at the United States’ Capitol in Washington D.C. At this inauguration, Maya Angelou delivered her poem “On the Pulse of Morning.” She was the first African American, the first woman, and the second person to read poetry at a presidential inauguration. Her poem later won the 1994 Grammy for “Best Spoken Word.” Angelou was a writer, director, actress and civil rights activist through…

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    The president of the United States, Barack Obama, held a speech on the 8th of September 2009 at Wakefield High School, in which he addressed the importance of education. The speech had a special message, which was that no students should ever give up because: “you’re not just quitting on yourself, you’re quitting on your country” . By delivering such a statement must have created a fire of pride in every American’s patriotic heart. President Obama is hoping for all students to be motivated by…

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    Francisco Madero’s rise: As time was going on, Porfirio Diaz still was in presidency, and people were not comfortable of the constants reelections of the same president. One day, Porfirio called for an interview to James Creelman, in which he said that the democracy in Mexico was not affected by his long term stance in the power, and that he was not consumed by power. He stated that the democracy was the only fair principle in the government, which contradicted his actions because he reelected…

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    Since The Book Thief is a historical fiction text, the fictitious characters interact in a realistic WWII setting in Germany. Three characters in the book, Liesel, Rudy, and Hans develop their identities within the parameters of the Nazi controlled society. However, if Liesel, Rudy, and Hans were characters in today's society, their lives would be different. The society and the character’s identities would influence the choices they make. Liesel was skinny and pale, she has dangerous brown eyes…

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    5.7 Foreign Policy under Susilo Bambang Yudhoyon Susilo Bambang Yudhoyon (SBY) was the sixth president of Indonesia after Megawati Sukarnoputri. SBY was the Indonesia military office, political and government official who was the first popularly elected president of Indonesia since 2004 till 2014. After Indonesia strengthen domestic politics and reaffirmed its role in international affairs in 2004, “Indonesia managed to hold direct presidential elections and general elections in 2004, created…

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    lost for Germany (“Wernher von Braun.”) The V2 assembly plant at Mittelwerk used people from the Dora Concentration Camp as slave labor. This was not uncommon among other German wartime production sites. Wernher von Braun was a member of the Nazi party and an SS officer, yet was also arrested by the Gestapo in 1944 for careless remarks he made about the war and the rocket, “His responsibility for the crimes connected to Rocket production is controversial... Following World War II, Von Braun…

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