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Papers on History
Oklahoma City Bombing
Number of words: 1340 | Number of pages: 5.... to vigilantism and violence. This animosity, when pushed to these limits, often results in tragedy, a tragedy that we call domestic terrorism.
Being the oldest daughter of a Senior ATF Agent, I have been exposed to domestic terrorism all of my life. My father has investigated thousands of bombings, fires, and explosions for more than twenty years now. Many of these incidents were examples of the terrorism that I speak about. His experiences have taught me countless lessons and informed me of many current events. The information that I have obtained from him is far more valuable than anything that the media could ever poss .....
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Brief Look At Jewish History
Number of words: 1159 | Number of pages: 5.... Jews were deprived of human rights. The Jewish
people were forced to live in Ghetto's which were separated from
the main city. Hitler's plan of genocide was carried out with
efficiency. The total number of Jews exterminated has been
calculated at around 5,750,000.
In Warsaw ,where approximately 400,000 Jews had once been
concentrated,was reduced to a population of 60,000. They, virtually
unarmed, resisted the German deportation order and had held back
the regular German troops equipped with flame throwers,armoured
cards, and tanks for nearly a month. This heroism was similar to
the revolt which took p .....
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Middle Ages Vs. The Renaissanc
Number of words: 731 | Number of pages: 3.... one's virtu, or one's excellence as a man. People believed that life should be lived for itself, and the beauty of this world should be appreciated in the here and now. The focus of life was on the secular world of the here and now. Active virtues such as courage, intelligence, and a skill in many fields were highly valued during this time. The greatest virtu of the Renaissance was action. There was a zest for living, and man began to love the rich, ornate, and lavish lifestyle. The concept of hard work to obtain secular goals was conceived during the Renaissance. Man strongly agreed with the Greek view, "Man is the measure of a .....
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Cicero
Number of words: 431 | Number of pages: 2.... assassination went back into politics and became a supporter of Octavian. On December 7, 43 B.C., was excecuted by Marc Antony as an enemy of the state.
While alive Cicero greatly enriched the vocabulary of his own language. Cicero covered more intellectual subjects in his writings than most writers of his time. Many of his philosophical works were borrowed from Greek sources are very valuable and would have been left undiscovered without Cicero's documentation of them.
Most of his rhetorical works, written in dialogue form, are rich sources of history. The most famous of these orations are the four against Catil .....
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Civil War - Gettysburg
Number of words: 793 | Number of pages: 3.... for Lieutenant-General Longstreet and ordered him to get his artillery onto the Tops and commence bombardment of Meade’s forces. Cabell’s Battalion of Artillery is despatched to Big Round Top and commences an immediate cannonade. Alexander has despatched half his cannon to assist and by 7.00pm 67 cannon are belching their deadly breath down on Cemetery Ridge.
In the pitch dark lit only by the shell bursts of the Confederate fire the Union troops mill about in panic. Orders are countermandered , duplicated and totally confused as officers try to keep their various charges in check. The casualty toll is becoming horrendous and m .....
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Great Depression
Number of words: 3395 | Number of pages: 13.... According to a study done by the Brookings Institute, the top 0.1% of Americans had a combined income equal to the bottom 42% in 1929. That same top 0.1% of Americans in 1929 controlled 34% of all savings, while 80% of Americans had no savings at all. Automotive industry mogul Henry Ford provides a striking example of the unequal distribution of wealth between the rich and the middle-class. Henry Ford reported a personal income of $14 million in the same year that the average personal income was $750. By present day standards, where the average yearly income in the U.S. is around $18,500, Mr. Ford would be earning over $345 million .....
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The Northwest Ordinance Of 1787
Number of words: 1113 | Number of pages: 5.... schools for use, nor did it
specify if African-Americans could attend schools with whites' and although
it the separation of church and state had been previously outlined, the
Ordinance did not mention if it was ok to teach creationism in schools.
These problems are still being debated on. (Northwest Ordinance packet,
40-41)
The Northwest Ordinance ensured the loyalty of the territories by
promising protection for them when they could not protect themselves and
ensuring them of eventual equality and self-government. (Northwest
Ordinance packet, 42-43)
The Articles of Compact of the Northwest Ordinance, differed from
the Eng .....
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The Golden Age Of Greece
Number of words: 2562 | Number of pages: 10.... Olympian Games were celebrated in his honor every fourth year.
The Nemean games, held at Nemea, northwest of Argos, were also dedicated to Zeus.
Zeus was the youngest son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea and the brother of the deities
Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, and Hera. According to one of the ancient myths of
the birth of Zeus, Cronus, fearing that he might be dethroned by one of his children,
swallowed them as they were born. Upon the birth of Zeus, Rhea wrapped a stone in
swaddling clothes for Cronus to swallow and concealed the infant god in Crete, where
he was fed on the milk of the goat Amalthaea and reared by n .....
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He Got Game - Cinematography And Film Techniques
Number of words: 2608 | Number of pages: 10.... seen here in the foreground with Jesus and Booger in the background. All three men keep a healthy distance apart. When Jake approaches Booger to give him love, Booger backs away, reacting to the violation of the space that the director has created between these characters. This distance between Jake and Jesus is kept throughout the scene as they walk parallel paths across the court to the fence.
As the film progresses and as Jesus begins to accept his father more and more, the distance between the actors decreases. For example, when they are walking along the beach later in the film, they are walking side by side and even maki .....
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Hazelwood History Of Censorshi
Number of words: 3021 | Number of pages: 11.... pertinent to their school and community.
Up until 1987, the Tinker v. Des Moines (1968) case’s ruling prevailed which appeared to reinforce the idea of high school students’ right to free speech—as long as there was no “disruption of or material interference with school activities” according to the court (Essex 140). The case outlined two important aspects: Students in public school do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech at the school house gate” but school officials have “comprehensive authority . . . to prescribe and control conduct in the schools;” and school authorities have the power .....
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