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    The Most Dangerous Game Essay In the short story ‘’The Most Dangerous Game,” Rainsford was justified in killing General Zaroff. Rainsford is a hunter who was on a yacht. When he fell off of the yacht, the closest place was the ShipTrap Island. On the way (as he was swimming to the island), he heard a gunshot which made him swim harder & faster. Once he reached the island, he fell asleep. When he awakened, he went towards where he think he had heard the gunshot & found…

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    Watergate Scandal Reforms

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    Imagine if the president was involved in a scandal that required multiple cover-ups and lies, ruining the trust in the government. President Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, devised a scandal like that described above. He, along with his robbers, planned to break into the federal government’s Watergate building and steal confidential files and documents. The Watergate Scandal truly began in 1972, when Nixon and his reelection committee were caught during the process of…

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    The Watergate scandal might just be the biggest political scandal in American history. The Watergate scandal was about a break-in at Democratic National Headquarters. It was discovered that the participants were involved with Republican members of Nixon's administration. When news of the break-in came out the Nixon administration tried to cover the incident up. That was what led to the hearings and possible impeachment proceedings. Nixon ended up resigning as President. Around the time of the…

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    NIGHTMARE CODE Analysis

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    Great horror movies stick with us because they have a great story and a chilling underlying fear sitting under the surface to stick with us. Subpar horror films have the story, but lack the underlying fear. Bad horror films lack both. NIGHTMARE CODE is a subpar horror film. The same problem afflicted this this year’s highly acclaimed IT FOLLOWS, but in reverse order. It had the deep seeded fear, but lacked the storytelling chops to actually do anything with those. NIGHTMARE CODE lacks the deep…

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    YELLOW RAIN SIMONE CLEGHORNE CBRN ALC 001-16 SSG BERROCAL YELLOW RAIN With the Vietnam War coming to an end many refugees thought their horror was over. From yellow liquid falling from planes to eyewitness accounts, Yellow Rain had an impact on people in Southeast Asia. The mysteries of Yellow Rain is being disputed to this day and the results are still inconclusive. In 1981, United States Secretary of State Alexander Haig accused the Soviet Union on supplying the communist states…

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    Dr. Thomas Sowell is an African American economist, well known for his conservative views and for encouraging hard work and self-sufficiency. He is an author of over 20 books and many publications, a higher education professor for three decades and a recipient of numerous honors like the Francis Boyer Award and National Humanities Medal. Sowell was born in North Carolina on June 30th, 1930 to a struggling family. His family moved to Harlem, New York as part of the Great Migration of African…

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    murders of the clutter family. Smith believes that he is highly intelligent and is also artistic, and wishes that he could be educated. Smith is a short man with a large torso and small legs. Smith also injured his legs in a motorcycle accident. Richard Eugene Hitkock also murders the clutter family along with Smith. Hitkock has been married twice and has been to jail before, for passing bad checks. His persona gives confidence and cruelty, when in reality he isn’t as ruthless or as brave. He…

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    The Cross of Gold speech was written by Williams Jennings Bryan and delivered on July 9th, 1896 at the Democratic National Convention. William Jennings Bryan was a former United States representative from Nebraska and in the speech he talks about bimetallism or “free silver”. Bryan’s speech turned out to be one of the greatest speeches in American history and it also won him the Democratic vote. He ran for president for the first time in 1896, he ended up losing the election. Bryan ran two more…

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    Politics of Rage Essay The Politics of Rage by Dan T. Carter is a biography written about George Wallace’s life from his childhood all the way up to his major role in politics. This book outlines his dramatic rise and fall as he abandoned his ideals to become a national symbol of racism, where Wallace later begged for forgiveness. Wallace is best known for his ride in power in Alabama and his fight against desegregation using the rhetoric of states’ rights. Through The Politics of Rage, Carter…

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    Although his early career was prosperous, Reagan’s political career helped him change the world. Reagan turned from movies to politics in 1964, when he helped Barry Goldwater run for president (Ritter and Henry 12). After helping Goldwater, many conservatives influenced Reagan to run for governor of California (Orr 35). In 1966, Reagan ran against Edmund Brown for governor of California (Banks 200) and won (Sidey 143). Regan’s fame and training from Hollywood helped him win the election for…

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