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The end of World War II ushered in an era of new fears. American officials agreed that the best defense against the Soviet Union was to contain them and not allow for expansion of their physical state or ideology. It was President Truman’s that declared in 1947 that it was the United States responsibility to support a body of people attempting to resist suppression. The strategy would be considered containment. An arms race of nuclear force shortly followed. America developed atomic weapons that…

on Edison's phonograph Next up came the gramophone. It was the first device to stop recording on cylinders and start recording on flat disks or records. Because there was no electricity you had to wind it up to use it.It was invented by Emile Berliner and the first records used by the gramophone were made of glass. A spiral groove with sound information was etched into the flat record and the record was rotated on the gramophone. The "arm" of the gramophone had a needle that read the…

In this research article various authors discussed how the No Child Left Behind Act has forgotten it’s most profound and intellectual students. This article demonstrated how gifted students are forced to subdue themselves to a generic means of education and how many are left to fend for themselves in the realm of education. Reading this article will make readers aware of what changes are being made for students who deserve to be challenged so that their superior intellect may be pushed toward…

The Berlin Wall was both a force and stigma in Germany because it divided the communist East from the democratic West. The Berlin Wall was also paramount during the Cold War because even though it was intended to divide the Germans, it later united them. From the time that The Wall was erected to the time that it fell there were many radical cultural changes within the country of Germany and revolts from all around the globe. When The Wall fell, it was not only a turning point, but also marked…

Event Name Type of Event Causes Course Consequences 1980 Election This was a political event because it caused a change in the government. Americans wanted a firm, patriotic leader who had a plan to fix the economic problems carrying over from the 1970s. Jimmy Carter was running for reelection, and Americans overall were very unhappy with his leadership. Ronald Reagan emerged as his challenger, a former actor with great public skills and a plan. They elected Ronald Reagan in 1980 who had a…

The blues, like any music genre, is a representation of emotion. Most of the time the emotion that is associated with the blues is well feeling blue. When a person gets laid off or someone close dies, they feel blue. If one starts to listen to some of the artist of the blues genre; however, one can see quickly that there are other emotions that can be associated with the blues. One can view that the blues is also about overcoming those hard times or letting go of those emotions that are making…

When people think of post-traumatic stress disorder most of the time one thinks of the soldiers coming home from war. That is not the only people who develop it. Children can develop it from many experiences. One of these experiences is being sexually abused. The after affects of survivors of childhood sexual abuse are problems that can affect the growing child long after the abuse stops. The affects can range from physical problems to emotional problems. Each survivor is affected differently it…

Discuss the role that football could play in helping the government to reach wider social objectives. What could football development officers do to aid this? 1.0 Introduction TALK ABOUT FA IN THE INTRODUCTION TOO The government objectives – Health – Crime – Education – Employment “The UK (government) In 1997 placed sport more centrally on the social policy agenda, largely because of the presumed externalities, or benefits associated with participation.” (Fred Coalter ,2007) before this…

Scottish-born American inventor and teacher of the deaf, Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) is best known for perfecting the telephone to transmit vocal messages by electricity. The telephone inaugurated a new age in communication technology. Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh. His father, Alexander Melville Bell, was an expert in vocal physiology and elocution; his grandfather, Alexander Bell, was an elocution professor. After studying at the University of Edinburgh…

others with special permission with a signed pass to cross the border. The most famous of these openings was Checkpoint Charlie. Charlie was located on the border between West and East Berlin. Checkpoint Charlie was the key access point for West Berliners and Allied personnel to cross the border. Soon after the Berlin Wall was created, Checkpoint Charlie was frequently featured in movies and books set during this time period, and became an icon of the Cold War. The Berlin Wall did prevent the…