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    Is a bomb that could wipe out hundreds and thousands of lives powerful? During World War 2 the city of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from Japan got devastated because of the United States bomb invention which is the nuclear bomb. United States dropped the first bomb on the city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, according to the articles about 65,000 to 200,000 people kick the bucket. After the destruction of Hiroshima, Japan still did not surrender. United States dropped the second bomb on Nagasaki which…

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    In 1769, King George III of England granted the charter of Dartmouth College to Eleazar Wheelock as a contract. In efforts to create this college for missionary purposes, Wheelock earned money with his hard work and received many contributions. When he received a charter from the King, it outlined the English and colonial board of trustees. In 1779, the position of presidency of Dartmouth College was handed down to Wheelock’s son, John Wheelock. During his presidency, the college went through…

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    Containment Policy

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    After the conclusion of World War two, considerable shifts in power had taken place throughout the world and many economies were struggling or crumbling. Out of the ashes of a terrible war, the Soviet Union emerged as a new superpower capable of tremendous influence. The United Sates recognized the strength of the Soviet Union and the vulnerable state of many European countries. And American officials feared a possible expansion of communism in Europe. The United States hoped to differ…

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    change the hearts of men, for law has an educational function," (Commire, 1994). Thurgood Marshall once said this powerful statement about how the rights of African Americans developed over from past times, and should be developed in the future. During his career in civil rights, Thurgood fought for African American rights as a lawyer and as the first African American Supreme Court Justice. Thurgood Marshall created a more equally educated society by using persistence to expand the roles and…

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    Groveland Four Case Study

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    "The NAACP’s Thurgood Marshall knew that, in the white supremacist Southern courts of the mid-20th Century, any black man accused of sexually violating a white woman was certain to be found guilty."(Cerf) As a result this is what happened in the case of the Groveland four. This statement can be supported, according to the multiple killings of black men in the South of North America. Many individuals (especially white people) claimed that any black man who violated a white woman, that black man…

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    The Garden Party Symbolism

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    Title Here “The Garden Party” is both a coming of age tale and a look at the class disparity in New Zealand at the time. The story follows Laura on the day of her family’s big garden party as she interacts with members of both classes and prepares for the big event. It is no surprise that a short story called “The Garden Party” is full of descriptions of plants and various flowers. However, Katherine Mansfield utilizes them for more than just the setting. Each plant mentioned holds a deeper…

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    Synopsis: Amelia life seems pretty perfect to her at least till a tragic accident happens that turns everything upside down. Amelia discovers that many secrets have been kept from her and realizes maybe her life was not so perfect after all. Theme: My theme is coming out of your comfort zone. Characters: Amelia Rose Elbridge is an over privileged young adult who was always taught to be very humble. Amelia is almost eighteen years old and has been homeschooled her whole life. Emmett Orson is…

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    What Is Foreign Aid?

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    dimension of foreign aid. In reality, foreign aid had already been provided for the reconstruction of Europe after World War II and to an extent under colonial improvement schemes. It was the first government program (in the United States) namely the Marshall Plan in 1948 to help restore the devastated and destruction of the war in Western Europe. The number of programs and their diversity,…

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    It had been exactly 20 years since Laura made the worst mistake of her life. When she turned on Rachel. It didn’t make her fit in, it only lasted a week. Then she was the victim again. Laura had no one. She tried to talk to Rachel but she ignored her. This had been the biggest mistake she had ever made. Now years later Laura is a single mom with a 15 year old daughter. Octavia was identical to her mother. Her father left when she was six years old, but they are good. Laura is writing in the…

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    and the Soviets enter the war; he holds his own opinion to why the bomb was dropped. Whereas Alperovitz, and Messer, who are reliable authors, because they base their theory and pull all their evidence from diaries, documents, memoirs. Therefore, Marshall, Truman, and the Decision to drop the Bomb are a crucial article to all matters or topics concerning the facts around dropping the atomic bomb. 3. In one to two paragraphs, compare and contrast these two sources. Are the two sources’ theses or…

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