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    Harbor base in Hawaii shaking America physically and mentally. The enemy crippled a major part or the Pacific Fleet. Before the attack Curtis B Munson released the Munson report. He was assessing the “danger” of Japanese descendants in America. He claimed there would be no armed uprising of the Japanese. He also said there was no problem with them. But after Japan bombed us our citizens were put into concentration camps even after Munson said “There will undoubtedly be some sabotage financed by…

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    What Was Cromwell Dbq

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    But another reason is important to mention; indeed Cromwell was as we stated before an important military figure and the army which he described as ‘the militants as the core of those who were God’s people’ was his costly way to control people disagreeing with his government, so it was important for him to be in good terms with the head of the army, that is to say John Lambert, John Disbrowe and Charles Fleetwood. When Cromwell said he was ready to accept to be crowned King, they threatened to…

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    By dictionary definition, an outsider is, “A person not belonging to a particular group, set, party, etc. ” Reading about Galileo and the life he lead, it is safe to consider him an outsider. He was known for being different and formatting his own opinions and beliefs, even when they went against the norm. Galileo not only went against the doctrines of Aristotle and many other scientists, but against the Catholic Church and its ideologies. His, what were thought to be heretic views, resulted in…

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    The question I proposed is the following: “Was the United States dropping the Atomic Bomb justifiable? I decided to research and argue this topic because the Atomic Bomb being reasonable is very controversial. The argument can be argued either way and it is debatable for multiple reasons. Inclusive, many Americans and people around the world are in favor for not dropping the bomb. They claim it was the initiation of human destruction and against inhuman to kill that large amount of people. Yet…

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    Pangu And Nü Wa Summary

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    world’s origin. However, this creation story of Pangu and Nü Wa is a synthesis of three stories from The Classics of Mountains and Seas, an anthology stories collected in the first century BC of Shan Hai Jing. STORY Long, long ago, the heavens and earth were still one and there was nothing but chaos. The entire universe was contained in an egg-shaped cloud, all the matter of the universe swirled chaotically in that egg. Amidst the chaos was Pan Gu, a huge giant who grew in the swirling…

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    In our life, there is always a hero. In The Outsiders Johnny was one person who acted like a hero. Johnny had saved the kids from the burning church and died with the wounds from saving the kids. The Outsiders, Chapter 6, states, “ He (Johnny) wasn’t scared either. That was the only time I can think of when I saw him without the defeated, suspicious look in his eyes.” Johnny acted like a hero because he stopped being scared and jumped in the burning church to save the kids. You know a person is…

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    Was The Reign Of Terror Justified? From 1789 to 1800 a time of revolution took place in France to end monarchy and finally give more power to the people. During the revolution, an era of revolts and many deaths, but also new ideas and extraordinary steps to a much needed government, the era of the Reign of Terror. The bloodiest time in the French Revolution, lead by many people such as Robespierre, an educated man that spoke on the behalf of the people and spread ideas and actions for a better…

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    That Was Then, This Is Now is a coming of age novel. Through constant trials and tribulations of life, Bryon learns that there is a limit to the loyalty he can provide to others. Bryon suffers through pain and problems that plague many readers as they grow into maturity. In this time period, gang violence was prominent. This relates to the authors, S.E Hinton’s, first novel The Outsiders. In the novel, gangs were an important part of society. People saw gangs as a comfort with the violent nature…

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    Spanish and the Portuguese people were competing for the land that the indians were on while two missionaries were trying to convert the indians to Christianity. The movie was actually very historically accurate to what happened. The movie showed the war and what caused it in an very accurate way. In the beginning a missionary was sent over the Iguazu Falls by the indians. After that Father Gabriel begins his mission to find the guarani indians and convert them to Christianity. After climbing…

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    Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC by the Roman senate. They had stabbed him to death, and it was all because they were afraid of what he might do if he became the king of Rome. They were afraid because they knew all too well what could happen if there is only one; all powerful ruler. Some of the senate thought saw Julius Caesar as a tyrant. The others thought that Julius Caesar had good ideas and that maybe he would not be that bad of a king; they most likely only thought this because he…

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