I am against the US troops in Afghanistan. First of all‚ it made many American soldiers and families feeling of agony. For example‚ after more than 10 years of war in Afghanistan‚ the U.S. reached a milestone on Wednesday when the 2‚000th American died in support of Operation Enduring Freedom‚ CNN reports. Marine Cpl. Taylor J. Baune of Andover‚ was killed in Helmand province‚ Afghanistan‚ according to The Star-Tribune. Baune had married his wife just three months prior to his deployment. So‚ there
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When I was born in the US I took on the title of being my families first generation American; something I wouldn’t realise the significance of until much later in my life. Even as I was born in the US I still feel as British as tea and crumpets. Sunday wasn’t spent watching NFL games‚ but was instead spent watching British Premier League games. But with sunday soccer and 4th of July parties‚ I have grown to embrace both sides of who I truly am. “Wait so if you’re british‚ why don’t you have an
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song “He Was My Brother‚” performed by Simon & Garfunkel‚ was released on the album Wednesday Morning‚ 3 A.M. in 1964. The song was written by Paul Simon. In the song‚ the performers are telling a story about the performers’ older brother being shot and killed at the age of 23. Based on when the song was released and what was going on during that time (i.e. the civil rights movement)‚ as well as the lyric‚ the shooting seems to be racially motivated. The lyrics say that the brother was cursed by
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Ira Katznelson’s When Affirmative Action Was White Chapter five: White Veterans Only explains the racial disparities under the Jim Crow laws of the G.I. Bill. The G.I. Bill was created by the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration and it proved benefits to veterans of World War II. The bill included‚ funding for college education‚ housing‚ and unemployment insurance. The only downfall of the G.I. Bill was that it only included white males‚ it completely excluded African American veterans from reaping
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’Simon Lee‚ The Old Huntsman‚ With an incident in which he was concerned’ is a poem by William Wordsworth. Written in 1798 (Anthology p420)‚ ’Simon Lee’ was one of the poems included by Wordsworth in his Lyrical Ballads. The purpose or meaning of this poem is debatable‚ but in his own Preface to the Lyrical Ballads‚ Wordsworth says that he wishes to ’follow the fluxes and refluxes of the mind when agitated by the great and simple affections of our nature’ in the case of Simon Lee‚ ’by placing my
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World War 1 – Was this an "unnecessary war"? There are conflicting views on this topic as the subject is a complex one. However‚ it is true that it was a war that could have been avoided. It can be argued that WW1 was inevitable in the circumstances‚ but if we look at the very root cause of the war was limited and could have been controlled. It was a series of events that triggered a massive‚ global war. The organ of the conflict was disagreement between Austria-Hungary and Serbia’s on how to handle
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In Gay‚ Straight‚ and the Reason Why: The Science of Sexual Orientation‚ author and neuroscientist Simon LeVay examines a plethora of research done by scientists across the globe who’re trying to unlock the puzzle of sexual orientation. Although most people are attracted to the opposite sex‚ a minority of people are attracted to the same (or both) sexes. Why? For over a century‚ psychologists‚ biologists‚ and sociologists have been examining this phenomenon. After pouring over all the data currently
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be placed in a prison and the government can’t explain why. With Habeas Corpus the prison would have to let that individual go. This idea that America uses today was adapted from England. In the late 1600’s the English passed the Habeas Corpus Act. This law was made so that anyone who is arrested on criminal charges only are able to
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What was the main reason why Britain lost the American War of Independence? In 1775 the War of Independence began and continued until 1782. One obvious advantage was that America knew the inhospitable terrain in which they were fighting in whereas Britain did not. This was a large contributing factor to the outcome of the war. Consequently Britain suffered significant losses during the harsh winters in August – October 1777. Britain had only ever really fought major wars in Europe and never had
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cursed? Well this was my belief before Chadwin was born. As a teenager on a summer revival night‚ our pastor called all the young childbearing girls to the front of the church and had us vow that we will never become pregnant before we were married. Being of age where I understood everything he asked of me‚ I did exactly what he asked. I devoted my life to God and vowed to never become pregnant before I was married. As a young adolescent I became pregnant twice and miscarried both. When Chadwin’s father
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