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    The use of air power was introduced during the first Great War this was the first time that total war fought on three dimension of war, land, water and, air. During WWI air power served as three general air missions which, server under 3 categories: reconnaissance, aerial combat, and bombing. Each category had its potential, however, their significance is debatable. In the context of war and strategy, significant is when something has an impact that is large enough make a difference. When…

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    This speech can be classified as a political and historical-circumstantial as it is a great speech that explains the historical process in which the author was defending. It is based on a speech of the time so it is considered a primary source. The text called “Freedom or death” was realised on 13 November1913.It was a speech that Emmeline de Pankhurst spoke to the people of Hartford in Connecticut, near Boston, as a strong statement and a defence of what they did the suffragists. Emmeline de…

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    Being born into each a different world, one of hardship and slavery, the other of a boy who decided to be great in life. Nearly a century apart, they had the same ideals. The main differences were the time periods, where there were different current issues, when Benjamin Franklin was born, there were the issues of utilities and a proper mailing service, and…

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    Great Expectations is a novel composed by Charles Dickens, this novel is set in early Victorian England, a period when tremendous social changes were influencing the country. It is a story told in the first person narration by a moderately aged Pip, who is glancing back at his adolescence and youth. The story takes its starting when Pip is just 6 or 7 years of age and is living with his sister and her metal forger spouse Joe in light of the fact that his parents are dead. Great Expectations…

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    Nuclear Bombs

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    power plants. I 'm not saying they are unable to do their job, but as one that is not going to go head and charging a reactor. I know that this option is very remote, but if we go back to only a few years ago, I think two, flight Egyptair New York- London. The plane takes off like any other but who was to say to passengers carrying a suicide copilot was going to crash the plane desire to please God. Although I 'm sure there will never be mad at a nuclear plant, rather than closed. Although they…

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    importance and the value that life has through her choices of diction, rhetorical choices, and the structure of her article. Goodman, who is an award-winning investigative journalist, also writes about money, politics, and institutional cultures from London and New York making her a credible author. She structures her article in a way which flows and makes sense to her intended audience which would be global and educated readers who follow the news on…

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    What were Benjamin Franklin’s contributions to American life? Throughout Benjamin Franklin’s life he has accomplished many things. Most of what he accomplished was contributions to American life. Benjamin Franklin’s contributions to American life were literature, diplomacy, and science. One of Benjamin Franklin’s contributions to American life is literature. At a young age Benjamin Franklin loved to read (Canada). He loved reading so much that he would borrow books from anyone that would lend…

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    studied law at the Middle Temple Law College. During that time, he began his lifelong interest in writing poetry. His favorite poetic theme, the temporary state of all earthly things. Raleigh’s theme was popular with other poets and changed the works of great artists and writers. In 1578, Raleigh set out with Sir Humphrey Gilbert on a quest to find the Northwest Passage to Eastern Asia. The voyage quickly degenerated into a privateering mission against the Spanish, where Raleigh hired out his…

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    Amistad Slavery

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    The “slave” that led the revolt against the Spanish crew on the Amistad, was a 25 year old man by the name of Sengbe Pieh(Cinque). On August 29, 1839, the Amistad was towed into New London, to which they faced discrimination and hate. Immediately as they had stepped of the ship, they were charged with murder and piracy, so Cinque and the other slaves were imprisoned in New Haven. The implications of the Amistad case were profound. If…

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    was filled with many twists and turns yet it still came to be a profound mark in history. The following texts are related to the 1969 Apollo 11 mission that landed the first humans on the moon. “Man Takes First Steps on the Moon” from The Times of London reports the day of the event. The speech “In Event of Moon Disaster” by William Safire is a speech that would have been given if the mission wouldn’t have been successful. There is also a commentary of the event, “The July 16, 1969, Launch: A…

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