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    America would find itself as the decade for American entertainment. movies, music, introduction to video games all being run by an actor out of Hollywood know as President Ronald Reagan. Meanwhile, in the Soviet Union or the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev would take the head of the office in the Soviet Union. Reagan and Gorbachev had different yet similar milestones to which they would attain the highest offices of their country. Reagan would serve as Governor of California, become president of the…

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    People have had a vast impact throughout history. People, especially Tsars have had a powerful effect on Russian history. Specifically, Ivan IV and Peter I have made significant impacts on Russian History. Ivan IV is also known as Ivan the Terrible. Ivan ruled through 1533 to March 18, 1584. Throughout his life, he first began to conquer remaining independent principalities such as Siberia, Kazan and Astrakhan. He also introduced self-government to the rural regions of Russia. Ivan accomplished…

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    Frostbite. The burning sensation in all your limbs. Your fingers about to fall off from the lack of quality clothes. No more food. No more blankets. Anybody and everybody are dropping like flies from illness and freezing body temperatures. And now, you wonder: Is all this trouble and devastation really worth the risk? The first two years of the American Revolution hadn’t gone well for the Continental Army. Not surprisingly, Washington was having trouble keeping all his soldiers in the army. For…

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    He uses the idea and purpose of reflection in his organization of the speech first he talks about the battle of moral ideas the people are facing then he moves onto his larger idea and the fight against the Soviet Union. That is what leads Reagan to use the narrative of the young fa-ther, and a quote from C.S. Lewis to help illustrate what the root of evil is and where it comes from. This is also to establish the fear of what life would be without faith; the lack of faith and not knowing God is…

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    largest electoral college victory in US history and he changed the course of the Cold War through the Reagan doctrine. In December of 1991, two years after President Reagan left office, the Cold War ended when the Soviet Union was dissolved. President Reagan's prediction of the collapse of Soviet communism had come true. America and its allies had prevailed in the Cold War. President Reagan's policies of preserving peace through strength and promoting the advancement of democracy around the…

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    Two of the most powerful countries. The war was over political differences. The Soviet Union was communist and the United States and most of the Western countries were capitalists. Many people began to fear communism (The Red Scare.) People began to fear communism when the Soviet Union took over Eastern European countries and created communist governments there. Canada joined the US, Britain and many other western countries in…

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    “I see you have noticed the name change.” Guinevere drawled making sure her accent was thick. “Guinevere Sokolov. Looking back the name never suited you. I should have known that despite your accent you had no real ties to Russia.” Moriarty said buttoning up his shirt. He picked up the glass and sat down on a chair. Guinevere sat across him on a sofa. He hadn’t changed at all since they last saw each other. He had the same black eyes that always had the evil glint to them. His dark…

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    Napoleon's Animal Farm

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    As a leader Napoleon has become more unethical and distrustful. He is becoming a tyrant over animal farm. Napoleon has now focused on being the “leader of animal farm. Napoleon cares about his own power and himself more than anything even the animal farm. Since Napoleon only cares for himself he changed the whole government based on lies and against Mr.Jones. He also does not follow his own rules. If he isn’t a dictator already, he is soon going to turn into one. He becoming more and more a…

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    “My part in producing the atomic bomb consisted in a single act: I signed a letter to President Roosevelt” (On the Abolition of the Threat of War). After World War II, the alliance between the two massive powers, the United States and the Soviet Union, had become rocky. Their distrust of each other had caused the beginning of the Cold War. Although it was just a series of disagreements, the Cold War was a very dangerous time period for the entire world. Because of the looming threat of atomic…

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    Both the Soviet and German forces were greatly affected by the new urban warfare of WWII. Not just the soldiers were impacted, but also the civilians, especially in the Battle of Stalingrad. Both sides described the warfare as hell, many suffered during the Battle of Stalingrad, including soldiers and civilians. Another deadly battle was the siege of Leningrad. Hitler is a big factor playing in all of this, said to be responsible for forcing the soldiers to continue on during this harsh battle.…

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