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    Judy Garland Life in the spotlight is not always as glamorous as it appears to be. Judy Garland, who is most recognized as Dorothy, spent nearly her whole life in the show business. Her appearance made it seem that she had her whole life together, but she had more problems than most realized. She had tons of men, kids, and an outstanding career; what more could a girl want? All of the critiques of show business pushed her in ways she would never imagine. Judy Garland was born on June 10, 1922.…

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    used it. We have used it against those who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbor, against those who have starved and beaten and executed American prisoners of war, against those who have abandoned all pretense of obeying international laws of warfare. We have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in order to save lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans.” (Truman, 212) Though this was decades ago, the people of the United States still find themselves today debating…

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    "The Somme set the picture by which future generations saw the First World War: hapless soldiers; blundering obstinate generals; nothing achieved." -A.J.P Taylor One of the ways the Battle of the Somme had significance in World War One was the attritional wearing down of the German army. The war took a turning point in 1916, up until then some kind of peace could have been reached and an agreement made, this all changed in 1916. Instead of trying to break through each other’s lines the armies…

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    A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission, in a fission bomb, or a combination of fission and fusion, like in a thermonuclear weapon. These weapons help make the world a more safe place, which is exactly why I believe that even though they are expensive, one Trillion Dollars over 30 years expensive, they are a necessary thing for today’s life. The production and use of nuclear weapons provide many jobs, help countries and…

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    A psychological warfare between Pyle and Fowler to win Phuong’s heart is similar to the great tension between Europe and America to control over Vietnam. In Fowler’s relationship with Phuong, Phuong is treated like a prostitute. “I don’t care that for her interests. You…

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    My first night in the trenches a bomb was thrown in. I was horrified to see that the man who was standing just 15 feet from me was blown to bits. Signing up It had never occured to me that i would spend so much time in close quarters with death. WARFARE /…

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    A civilization is any complex society composed of people, social order, and communication; can be symbolic, verbal, or writing. Each civilization has their own unique perspective, and people in the civilization usually share the same common goal. People in one civilization behave different from people in another civilization, so there is not a” normal” way to behave. Civilizations’ custom vary through their situation, environment, and resources. If there was a “normal” society it would probably…

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    The Protests In Vietnam

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    In the year of 1965 The United states of America had began to deploy troops to fight communism in the country of Vietnam. The U.S. would find themselves with new problems both overseas and at home. During the war there was a great amount of conflict that grew on American soil. Many people in the U.S. did not believe in the U.S. involvement in the war and made that clear through a series of violent and non-violent protests and demonstrations. Along with the problems in the U.S., there were many…

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    the island is a big piece of evidence of Connell’s military experiences. The island is in the middle of the ocean. Desolate, in the middle of nowhere, a no man’s land to speak of. World War I is known as a trench warfare fighting style. Each side’s battle lines are the trench lines. The area between the trench lines is no man’s land. No man wanted to be caught there because it represented death or the possibility of death. Connell’s use of fictional characters to represent past traumatic…

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    the Japanese would soon realize what they had done: They had awakened the notorious US army. Moving forward, they would continue earning recognition until they fought in the Pacific Theater, which was the primary battlefield for Japanese-American warfare. More specifically the Pacific Theater, in geographical terms, it can be described as most of the area between the west coast of the United States and Japan’s eastern coast down to roughly Australia’s northern coast. Air Planes were the newest…

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