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    it was the first of its kind in the world. In 1942‚ the Japanese occupied the Philippines. The opiate addicts underwent a 3- year period of abstinence since‚ the country had been cut off the Indian and Chinese opium supply routes. From 1950 to 1955‚ the number of opiate addicts in the entire Philippines was most probably the lowest in the entire Asian region. Between 1950 and 1959‚ the estimate was 1 out of every 30‚ 000‚ most of them Chinese‚ comprising about 90% of persons arrested.

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    Michael Mellert LTC Strickland Advanced Algebra/Trig 8 December 2014 Fidel Castro Fidel Castro was a Cuban dictator‚ he was born in Biran Cuba in 1926. Castro overthrew the government by using guerilla warfare tactics. After successfully overthrowing the government he was sworn in as Prime Minister. As Prime Minister‚ Castro established secret military and economic connections with the Soviet Union. These relations later lead to the Cuban Missile Crisis. In 1976 Castro became president of Cuba

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    they “initiated a mass boycott of the privately owned bus company” (864). Mrs. Robinson and two of her students created a notice that informed every African American in Montgomery about the boycott. The morning of Rosa Parks’ trial on December 5th 1955 was the day the one day bus boycott started and it was a complete success. After individuals stopped riding the buses‚ it got the attention of many reporters and news journalists and they claimed that “there was a discipline among Negroes which whites

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    I. Characters A. Major 1. Marty McFly Marty is a teenage boy who a girl could easily consider attractive‚ while himself not an outcast among teenage high school hangout‚ Marty is from a family that is portrayed as the most "uncool" family one can imagine. Marty can be aggravated very easily It is easy to challenge Marty to take part in the most ridiculous fight by calling him "chicken"‚ which he cannot stand and badly responds to right away. This weakness of his becomes well known and

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    abraham Lincoln is regarded by many Americans as the greatest president to ever hold office in the history of the United States‚ and his reputation is definitely well deserved. Lincoln wasn’t scared to stand up and fight for what he knew was right. He was convinced that within the branches of government‚ the presidency alone was empowered not only to uphold the Constitution‚ but also to protect‚ and defend it. Lincoln was able to lead our country and preserve the Union‚ keeping the United States

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    decision to change Black Civil Rights. Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was a black African American woman who was a civil rights activist. Rosa Parks was the “first lady of civil rights” she made a name for herself in history on the first of December 1955 while riding on the Montgomery Alabama bus. Rosa refused to give up her seat to a white passenger who had no where to sit as the bus as it was full. Even though Rosa was sitting in the right colour section. On this day when Rosa refused to obey the

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    Putra  IMP faced a great challenge when UMNO and MCA decided to form an alliance to contest the Kuala Lumpur Municipal Council elections in 1952. the Towards Independence  Malayan India Congress (MIC) joined in the pact and in the 1955 General elections for the Federal Legislative Council‚ the UMNO-MCA-MIC Alliance Party won 51 out of 52 seats contested.  In this election‚ a preparation governments were already made.  In 1956‚ talks on the independence of Malaya

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    friends with customers What should a marketer know about brand personality theory and practice 1. What is brand personality? 1.1 The background of brand personality. The first time when brand personality was mentioned was in 1955 by David Ogilvy (Ogilvy‚ 1955) when he had a lecture to American Associate of advertising Agencies. This concept comes out in the specifically background. As the developing of the technology‚ the produce with the same quality become much than before. Producers need

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    Colored People (NAACP). Between 1943 and 1956 she served as a secretary for the group and later as an advisor to the NAACP Youth Council. She also contributed to the Montgomery Voters League to increase black voter registration. During the summer of 1955 Rosa accepted a scholarship given to community leaders which gave her a chance to work on school integration at the Highlander Folk School in Tennessee. This was an excellent opportunity for her because she was able to experience racial harmony which

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    Bibliography: • Nobelprize.org. 15 May 2013 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1921/einstein-bio.html • Whittaker‚ E. (1955). "Albert Einstein. 1879-1955". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1: 37–67. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1955.0005. JSTOR 769242 • David Bodanis‚ E = mc² : A Biography of the World ’s Most Famous Equation (New York: Walker‚ 2000). • M. Talmey‚ The Relativity

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