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    implemented the New Deal in early 1933 and created 43 government programs. These programs were aimed to give people relief, providing food, shelter and work. For example, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) hired the unemployed to work on government building projects, and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) constructed dams and power plants in a particularly depressed area. These programs also helped prevent future economic disasters, through reform and new regulations. These new…

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    in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on October 25, 1891 (Father Coughlin). His father, Thomas J. Coughlin, was an Indian born Great Lake seaman. His mother, Amelia Mahoney, was a seamstress. Charles Coughlin was an only child. Coughlin went to Catholic schools, graduated college, and became a priest (Krebs). Coughlin attended and graduated at St. Michael’s College Of Toronto with a degree of Philosophy (Smith). In 1911 after he graduated, Coughlin attended a seminary for 5 years. In 1916 he was…

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    The Pros and Cons of the New Deal On October 29, 1929, also known as Black Tuesday, there was a sudden collapse of US stock market prices that was later called the Great Depression. The Great Depression was a great economic crisis that not only affected the United States, but also other countries such as Great Britain,France, and Germany. The Great Depression lasted from 1929-1939, and during this time period there were a series of program created by the administration of at the time President…

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    Winning The Lottery

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    Being able to win the lottery would be an absolute life changer. Not in a good way though, if that’s the meaning you were taking. I mean it in the worst possible way imaginable. If I had the bad luck to win the lottery, here’s the many things that I would do absolutely right away. First thing would be anybody’s reaction, freak out and get all excited at the fact that I won the lottery. Next thing would be slapping myself in the face to snap out of excitement and face the hard cold reality. I…

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    Summary of the case: In 1824 a primary mode of transportation across waters was the steam boat. These were boats powered by steam engines. Aaron Ogden would travel back and forth from New Jersey to New York. The state of New York gave Aaron an exclusive license to run ferry boats between the states. Thomas Gibbons was also a steam boat operator who ran two steamboat ferries on the same route. Ogden filed a lawsuit against Gibbons. Ogden stated that, he was given exclusive rights to operating…

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    Title of Project: Where does New Zealand media content come from? The circulation of social media campaigns and online activism of #BringBackOurGirls into New Zealand media online channels. Statement of purpose (or problem statement): Social networks and the rise of social media campaigns continue to dominate mainstream media. Their aim to network, communicate and persuade a large global audience has evolved into a powerful medium (Kim, 2014). The driving force behind a social media campaign…

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    of tragic events. " I could not understand why Narciso, who did good in trying to help Ultima that lost his life" pg 186. He began questioning there being either one or many Gods, when he met Samuel. Samuel told Antonio about the Golden Carp, " A new god?' I could not believe this strange story and yet I could not disbelieve Samuel" pg 81. Antonio has concerns about who he may be when he's older, a Luna or Marez. " My mother said the Marez clan was fall of free thinkers, which was a blasphemy…

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    literary criticisms that will discussed in detail are Psychological Theory and Historical Criticism and New Historicism. Psychological Theory basically deals with the psychological aspect or the mindset of a person. The second criticism is Historical Criticism and New Historicism, Historical Criticism deals with the time period, place, technology, historical events, and the author’s background. New Historicism on…

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    The protesters wanted his name off of the building because “he was racist, and not a mild one, a kind of nasty one. They also argued that the school is set up with “rich white men” for every building. One student said that the university owes them everything and that their people built it. The protesters also question if they truly belonged at the university and questioned if the university was…

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    the economy up and running again. To get out of the depression the federal government would have to come up with a program that, could create jobs, and to get the banks up and running again. The name of the program is the New Deal. In 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt created the New Deal to get the United States up and running again. During the depression,…

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