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    are the ones that will suffer not us. Furthermore, there will be ignorant people who label black lives matter as a hate group. They will be surprised that the supporters of this movement come from different backgrounds. As a result of the movement thousands of people of different shapes and sizes united under one common goal which is equality for all. The main support comes from people who aren’t black. They will be heard because their pigmentation is lighter than those who are being shot down…

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    Compromised By Police

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    Cops Views Compromised By Their Own Thought When one hears the word “cop,” most of the time, the immediate description that comes to mind would be hero right? Now there has been cases that contradict the original intent. Police are to maintain order in the public and enforce the law. But many are now afraid of the police, due to the headlines on the news about the police beating unarmed civilians, and abusing their power. Police abuse, brutality, can be caused by uncertainty that the civilians…

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    Ww2 Analysis

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    even complain about how they felt like they were not treated as heros and some say the lack of recognition make them second think if it was worth going to Tobruk. Among these soldiers were the famous Gurkhas soldier, yet despite even that…

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    Alan Turing Death

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    Alan Turing, the man widely considered the father of artificial intelligence, proved to be a child prodigy as early as age 6, saved thousands of lives in the second great war, set the stage for what we perceive as the modern day personal computer, made advancements in Biology just as well as computer science, and died to suicide after being charged with “gross Indecency” by the very government he helped during the war. How could someone go from being as vital of a person, as Winston Churchill…

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    Symbols In The Kite Runner

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    Amir victory was the only gateway for forgiveness by his father. True friendship comes at a price, and the kite now symbolises how Hassan is willing to do anything and suffer for his friend, while Amir chooses to do nothing and hide. Amir has to face the consequence of betraying his friend with guilt and self hate for the rest of his wretched life. Amir disappointed, and frustrated says…

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    Greek culture differed significantly from Hindu traditions in the fact that as a society, they encouraged individualism and the idea of becoming an independent adult. In contrast to Hindu culture, Greek boys are raised with the intention of them becoming great citizens, which ultimately meant becoming great men. In respect to modern western culture, ancient Greek culture wasn’t much different for the men. Boys were taught formally in schools and were expected to be men at an early age, akin to…

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    In today’s society, much like throughout history, forces of both good and evil are inherently present. However, unlike in past centuries, the goodness evident in modern times is the result of free will. Today’s basis of what is considered right or wrong has essentially transpired from the heroic code that characterized Anglo-Saxon culture several centuries ago. The code encompasses ideals of heroism and chivalry that are particularly prominent in Anglo Saxon literature, most notably in the poem…

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    Thousands more were murdered, and many just seemed to disappear completely. The UN prohibited Iraq from possessing chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons , but Saddam refused to cooperate. This led to a four day air strike by the UN. Both the UN and Great…

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    Contrary to popular belief and conventional wisdom, violence in the media is way less harmful than what people think. Since the early days of motion pictures, violence has been overly criticized by many generations of adults generally and parents specifically. But after reading “Violent Media Is good for Kids” by Gerard Jones and how interesting is his take on this matter, the use of violence in the media makes much more sense. The discussion about good and evil, and what’s the proper way to…

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    the Tennessee Military. He lead his troops to victory at Horse Shoe Bend against the Indians. After his Success he was awarded with Major General, after defeating an army of seventy-five hundred troops against his own troops which was only five thousand. People know of his nickname “Old Hickory” he was said to be given this nickname by his fellow soldiers because he fought like and old hickory stump and was as hard headed as one. In 1822 Jackson was reelected into the US senate.…

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