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    The Mexican-American War

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    Westward expansion or Manifest destiny was the belief that the United States was destined to own the land from modern day Maine to California and everything in between. In the mid-1800’s this attitude caused more than a few problems with Mexico it caused a war. The Mexican-American war was a two year long war over territory and “shedding American blood upon the American soil.” One characteristic of a justified war is having clear, good intentions. Was the Mexican-American war a just war? The…

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    He was lost. There was no question about it. At first, the jungle had seemed a nice enough place, full of peculiar yet interesting birds and animals, and strange species of smoke expelling plants which grew in all random corners of the sharp rigid landscape. But now as the day began to grow darker and darker, his senses became more and more alert, and he began to play tricks on himself wondering whether it was just the ruffling of giant leaves which grew on the odd, violet coloured plants that…

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    Waknuk In The Chrysalids

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    offences. The community has many preachers which instil messages about God looking over Waknuk while the Devil looks over the Fringes, Badlands, Wildlands and other tainted places. The government has set up morning instruction classes with about half a dozen kids in a said grouping. The children are taught reading, writing and arithmetic skills. The old women who teach them ensure that they are educated, but not overly so. The children are taught to believe that they should try to return to, and…

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    After reading John Hersey’s “Hiroshima” and Eli Saslow’s “After Newtown shooting…” it becomes obvious that both writers developed their stories with extensive research. This research was necessary to give the reader a special insight into the tragedies of the Newton shooting and the atomic bombing at Hiroshima. To receive an abundant amount of research the journalist had to utilize many research strategies. A research strategy is a method in which an author obtains information for a research…

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    In Frank Romero 's mural "Going to the Olympics, 1984," it shows us some imagery that includes palm trees, cars, hearts, and symbols from the Olympic Games. The palm trees represent the city of Los Angeles since it is known for having them. The cars represent the main mode of transportation in LA, which we are also known for. The hearts that hover above the cars represent the love that we have for our car industry and travelling in general. At the top of the mural, there are five symbols that…

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    Golf Trip Essay

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    If the loft angle is decreased from 56 degrees to 48 degrees then the distance the golf ball travels will increase. The idea of the project is to determine whether a higher lofted golf club or a lower lofted golf club(these types of golf clubs are irons) causes the ball to travel a greater distance. Many people do not know the significance of the loft on a golf club. When golfing one of the most important things to know is the loft angles on golf clubs which controls the height and the length…

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    drama shows, Alsultaney suggested that many writers and producers presented Arabs and Muslims as friendly to America by being patriotic, government agents or victims of racism. Here detailed observation of a dozen drama shows yielded a clear representation of Muslims as FBI agents, Homeland Security Aids or good citizens who cooperate with the government against terrorist targets. Despite the positive representations of Arabs/Muslims that influence publics’…

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    waters fifteen feet below you. Tall clusters of grass fill the landscape, leading to a wide river. Beautiful white birds whose legs propell them high above the water can be seen disturbing the water for food. Scanning the dense grass, you can see dozens of muddy crabs slowly trekking through the marsh with great…

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    The proposition side’s first contention is that it provides research for militants and scientists. When countries are going to attack a area, they need to know what the area is like and that is what exactly one of the good uses a drone has without risking a life. According to the Brookings Institution, “all countries excluding third have 13% higher success right when studying the target zone in terms of killing the terrorists using drones.” When we success rate goes up then the terrorists will…

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    Hello and good afternoon to everyone here. My name Madame C.J. Walker and I was born named Sarah Breedlove on December 23, 1867 in Delta, Louisiana. My parents are Owen and Minerva Breedlove. I am the fifth of my brothers and sisters. I was the first person in my family to be free-born meaning not born a slave. During the 1890s, I started to develop a scalp disorder that caused me to lose most of my hair. I realized that I wanted to experiment with homemade and store-bought treatments to help my…

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