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    The Six-Day War, a short conflict pitting Israel against Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, was a decisive Israeli victory that stretched from the 5th through the 10th of June, 1967. Despite the short duration of the war, Israel greatly improved their military reputation worldwide, as well as gained significant territory within the region. While controversial in that Israel launched a preemptive strike against nations that had yet to engage, the Israeli tactics highlighted the importance of quick,…

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    Hafez Al-Assad father of present day Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad was born on October 6, 1930 ("Hafez Al-Assad"). He was born into a Alawite family and lived in Syria. As he grew older and was able to understand politics a little better he joined the Ba'ath Party in Syria as an activist. Furthermore, he enrolled in the Homs Military Academy and graduated as a pilot. In the conclusion of these amateur events he stepped his foot directly into the political field by forming a committee to…

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    even act like he loves or cares about him. In Fences, Cory starts a conversation by asking Troy why he has never liked him and Troy responds with, “Like you? I go out of here every morning . . . bust my butt . . . putting up with them crackers every day . . . cause I like you? You about the biggest fool I ever saw. It's my job. It's my responsibility! You understand that? A man got to take care of his family. You live in my house . . . sleep you behind on my bedclothes . . . fill you belly up…

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    “The Misfits” which many critics say was not his best work. They divorced after 4 years together. Miller struggled with many personal issues throughout his life, but in spite of that he never stopped writing. He almost never writes about himself, he always talked about world issues like the death of John F Kennedy and different movements that were happening during the late 80’s. He always had something to say up until the day he…

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    I haven 't paused to blog for some time now. With a crazy schedule for myself, kids, and family, there is often little time to stop and reflect. But this major milestone deserves some reflecting. And it deserves some shoutouts to some important people. And it just deserves to be written down for others to reflect on, find comfort in, and maybe offer thoughts as well. This isn 't one of my typical education and technology posts. In fact, it really doesn 't have much technology associated with it…

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    The Crucible The Crucible tells a story about horrid events that took place during the Salem Witch Trails. There many innocent lives lost and many people to blame for this tragedy. For instance, Hathorne and Danforth could be a fault for the deaths merely because the lack of sanity. why all the deaths occurred in the Salem witch trials. Although many people played a part in this fatal story, Abigail Williams plays the biggest role as to why all the tragic deaths occurred in the small…

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    In his play, The Crucible, published in 1953 writer Arthur Miller used the time period of the Salem Witch trials to illustrate the conflict during the Red Scare, led by Joseph McCarthy. In his modern-day parable, Miller emphasized the theme of Jealousy and resentment through is dramatization of various conflicts within the Salem community, miller opened twentieth century eyes to the witch hunt conducted by senator Joe McCarthy. Using the motifs of power struggles accusations, and confessions,…

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    wakes up all of a sudden and accuses Abigail of performing crazy rituals like drinking blood and planning to kill the Proctor’s wife. In order to not be listed as witches, Abigail tells the girls to lie about the ritual. Betty again passes out moments after Abigail’s plan. Everyone leaves the room except Betty and Abigail while John enters the room. John suspects Abigail as the main culprit in causing Betty to go unconscious. Moments later, as the Parishioners are singing a religious tune, Betty…

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    Today was the day, the day I have been dreaming about for almost my whole life. I was going to be in the Olympics. I was so nervous, my heart was pounding and my stomach felt queasy. “Julianna, are you ready to compete in the most important competition of your whole gymnastics career?” Asked my coach, Colleen. “I think so…” I replied. I didn’t feel ready. I have been training for fourteen years for this day, but that didn’t feel like enough training for the biggest competition of any gymnast’s…

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    5.0 Operations Location(s) Deedee boy will open at 6pm Friday, shifts start and on sat and sun at 7am to start and end by midnight. This schedule will allow Deedee boys to manage both production and marketing activities Legal Issues Deedee boy's Indian taco's anticipates the following legal issues: business licenses location & zoning by-laws health inspection operating licenses (i.e. child care centres, gas stations, etc.) contract agreements (partnerships, independent contractors etc…

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