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    My essay is about the advantages and disadvantages of the North and South and what leverage they had to help them win the war. The North had better leadership in the war Abraham Lincoln was there superior leader during the time of the civil war the leadership. He was the president during the civil war and had more authority and power controlling his arm then the south did. The North had a greater population of 22 million people. The north population almost tripled the south population in which…

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    Huntington is a quaint city in southwestern, West Virginia along the Ohio River. Although several community leaders and organizations have implement programs to improve the health of the community, there are still several public health concerns in our community. The purpose of this paper is to document a windshield view of the community’s population, the environment, and the health status of the city’s population. After completing the assessment of the community, I will discuss the city’s…

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    participated in a one-day event such as 4-H STEMtastic Day, Expanding Your Horizons, elementary STEM days, or Kanawha County Pumpkin Drop. • 137 Campers attended four STEM assemblies during residential…

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    The Appalachian English (AE) dialect has changed over time. AE developed in the 1700s when Scottish-Irish immigrants settled in the cheap, mountainous territory that makes up the Appalachian Mountains. Isolated from the outside world for centuries, the Appalachian people spoke a distinct dialect that became known as AE. Unique features characterize the speech in Appalachia; the use of these features is fading as the area becomes less isolated. Migration and advances in technology have played…

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    with, the North is justified in invading the South to protect the Union. Before the Civil War nullification was not an acceptable act. Although the Confederate States wanted to create a new country with their constitution, the other countries in the West would perceive the United States Union as weak, and unable to keep their citizens or government together. Although President Abraham Lincoln went against many of the legislative laws, it was important to maintain the union during his…

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    farming and strong family ties. This led to former residents of Appalachia who had left the mountains for jobs that had fallen victim to the Depression returning home and increasing the population. Eller estimates a 30% population increase in Knox County, Kentucky in the 1930s. Many Appalachians who returned to the mountains found closed mines and mills and turned to government work programs and public assistance.…

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    The civil war had to do with the Confederacy (south) and the Union (north). The civil war was mostly about slavery. They fought for the freedom of slavery or to keep slavery. I will also talk some battle strategies and their goals. The Union went into war because there goal was to free slaves. The Union had some advantages to fight the Confederacy. They had more men than the Confederacy did and also had some weapons. With the more men they could cover more ground. The Union liked to get…

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    a style of fighting evolved from the Teutonic’s and Anglo-Saxons tactics. The Union had a higher style to attack offensively because in order to ensure the Unions victory, they had to conquer the Confederacy consisting of states such as Alabama, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi etc. Not only…

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    Wetbacks In Latin America

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    Values/ pg.12: The standards by which people define what is desirable or undesirable, good or bad, beautiful or ugly. Wetbacks are people who enter the United States illegally; this is because the people who come here have their values changed. People in other countries usually leave home to find jobs because the jobs in their own country are gone or disappearing. The money they make from the job they hope to get in the United States would be used to help out their families back home. These…

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    While America may have fought many wars before the Civil War, the Civil War was unique in that the two opposing sides of the war were parts of America in disagreement. The North, and The South. Against tremendous odds and opposition, the North won this Civil War and gave us the union we have today. But how did they accomplish this tremendous feat? The short answer, General Ulysses S Grant's competence as a military leader, the advantage of greater man and industrial power, and the leadership of…

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