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    Why Was Gandhi Effective

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    The scope of the investigation encompasses a time period overlapping with the second world war. This is substantial because it gives a reason to why Gandhi’s efforts were so effective‚ not only was he able to use a pasifistic approach to rally supporters‚ but he was battling for the independance of India during a time when Britain was at a weaker stance. Being a member of the Allied forces‚ Britain already had the casualties of many forces and increasing expenditures over munitions‚ food and housing

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    being independent after British lose American Revolution. British had the best military and best equipped. Literally‚ they had the better superiority and more advantages than America got. Therefore‚ Britain is a very gentle country‚ this culture and the way they treat the colonies which are in northern America might impact the result of revolution as well. Some choices they made and the way they thought as well as the location they are‚ these total main elements caused the British lose revolution and

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    Simon Marquez Biography

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    Venezuela". Simon Diaz. rom the beginning of history‚ music has formed an essential part of the human being. Music is linked with almost everything in the world‚ many people use it as remedies‚ it also serves to inspire others‚ and is also capable of transmitting messages. Many musicians and composers have contributed to the evolution of music‚ creation of songs‚ new genres‚ and even instruments. One of the artists who most influenced the evolution and recognition of the music of his country was Simon Diaz

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    Simón Bolívar's Failure

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    Simón Bolívar “dreamed of a land governed by reason”‚ and although he spent an enormous amount and resources on his dream it was still a failure (Tignor). He was born in Venezuela in 1783 and his father was wealthy and socially powerful (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica). While in Europe a former tutor told him about the writings of “European rationalist thinkers such as Locke‚ Hobbes‚ Buffon‚ d’Alembert‚ and Helvetius as well as Voltaire‚ Montesquieu‚ and Rousseau” (The Editors of Encyclopædia

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    Imagine if Julius Caesar was the president of the United States of America. Andrew Jackson is the closest comparison that could be made to having Caesar as president. His power as a president was great‚ almost rivaling the power of the monarch of Britain. Jackson’s power was so great that he even defied the supreme court. To achieve this power Jackson formed links with the public to get what he wanted and ignored the personal thoughts of his fellow associates and instead relied on the “Kitchen Cabinet”

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    Simon Jeruchim In the history of the world there are very few events that are more horrific than the Holocaust. The Holocaust started when Adolf Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in 1933. The Holocaust means the destruction or slaughter of people on a mass scale. During this time‚ it was the Jews. Simon Jeruchim was a Jew during this time‚ and he was a Holocaust survivor. (Rice‚ Earle p.38-51) The Nuremberg law was created in 1935. The law said that the German Jews were no longer citizens

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    Why Was Hammurabi Unjust

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    Hammurabi had 282 laws many with extremely harsh punishments like death. Hammurabi was the ruler of Babylon for 42 years and was thought to have gotten his laws from the god of justice Shamash. I believe that Hammurabi’s code was unjust because of the family law‚ property law‚ and the personal injury law. First of all‚ it is unjust because of the family laws. Law 148 states that if a man’s wife wife is severely ill the man can remarry but he cannot divorce the ill wife and still has to take care

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    Why Was The Columbus Day

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    Columbus Day: A Mistake Why should this day be celebrated in the first place? Columbus Day should not be celebrated‚ but should be removed. Although it might be nice to have the day off of work or school‚ the meaning behind this holiday is completely immoral. Technically‚ Columbus did not even discover the Americas because the lands were already inhabited. Columbus was guilty of the genocide of many Native Americans‚ or “Indians”‚ as they were commonly known as during that time. Columbus also did

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    Simon the Martyr Simon in the book The Lord of the Flies by William Golding is the representative for a spiritual leader whom is ignored. Simon portrays many characteristics similar to those demonstrated by Jesus Christ. The accounts of their two deaths have great similarities which further prove Simon’s portrayal as a Christ figure in the novel. Throughout the book‚ with the use of acts of selflessness‚ scenes parallel with the Bible‚ and the similar deaths of many martyrs Simon is shown to be

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    police investigations.[1] They constitute a formula for getting the complete story on a subject.[2] According to the principle of the Five Ws‚ a report can only be considered complete if it answers these questions starting with an interrogative word:[3] Who is it about? What happened? When did it take place? Where did it take place? Why did it happen? Some authors add a sixth question‚ “how”‚ to the list‚ though "how" can also be covered by "what"‚ "where"‚ or "when":[3] How did it happen

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