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    Societal Standards

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    Joel Dejesus Societal Standards Essay Speech and Composition 6th Period Mr. Fields April 7‚2013 Imagine a 6’2" man with broad shoulders‚ deep voice‚ hairy body‚ masculine personality‚ and pink glittery nail polish. His friends give him a hard time about it‚ they say that he is not " a real man". He decides to hang out with more woman and when more and more people start to consider him gay‚ he becomes it. Men do not have the wiggle room to explore the feminine stereotypes.

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    The collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s; it was a monumental and also unique time in history. Satellite states spread‚ and a new‚ more democratic leadership took over Moscow. The fall of the Soviet Union interestingly did not occur due to successful US policies or military prowess. Instead‚ a suffering economy as a result of the expensive arms and space race‚ coupled with an unsuccessful war in Afghanistan and a series of bad harvests meant that‚ to a moderate extent‚ the collapse of the Soviet

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    Nazi Germany in the 1930s

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    Jews faced several problems that made life very difficult and strenuous during the mid-1930s. People who were Jewish were often persecuted and treated as the worst class of people when it comes to social hierarchy. Throughout this time‚ there were many things happening to Germany that were of and related to government‚ which destroyed the ability for a Jewish citizen to have a positive life. There were several hardships and problems faced by Jews regarding emigration out of Europe. Also‚ Jewish

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    Causes for Romes Collapse

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    The causes of Rome’s collapse were excessive military spending and urban decay‚ but the most damaging was economic inflation. Inflation caused Rome’s money to decease in value and therefore prices went up‚ thereby hurting many Romans. Rome existed between 400 B.C.E. and 400 C.E. and controlled most of Europe. It started by a republic but later had numerous emperors as a tyranny. Rome might have survived excessive military spending and urban decay but economic inflation was too much to handle because

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    Chilean Mine Collapse

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    Chilean Mine Collapse When handling a tragic event such as this there are many things to take into consideration. There are going to be many different people that are going to be affected by this catastrophe. First and foremost is the family of the employees that are trapped in the mine. There biggest concern would be to know that their loved ones are ok and are going to be rescued. In a case like this you would want to give the family a positive message and reassure them that the company is

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    Strengths And Weaknesses

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    Philippines 92.6% of the total population can read(indexmundi.com).This statement tells that almost hundred percent of the Philippine population is giving importance in reading and has an ability to comprehend on what they are reading. This research was aimed to help students in improving their weaknesses on reading

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    slavery were caused by economic factors of the English settlers in the late 17th century. Colonists continually tried to allure laborers to the colony. The head right system was to give the indentured servant a method of becoming independent after a number of years of service. Colonists chiefly relied on Indentured Servitude‚ in order to facilitate their need for labor. The decreasing population combined with a need for a labor force‚ led colonists to believe that African slaves were the most

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    Strengths and Weaknesses

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    Personal Strengths and Weaknesses Throughout my life‚ my strengths and weaknesses tend to gain more clarity‚ as I grew older. When I was younger‚ I did not focus too much on this part of myself. I must now use my strengths to improve my habits and my weaknesses to strengthen my faults. Several of my strengths are centered on my profession because the majority of my time is spent there. Some of my qualities are beneficial to different situations‚ while the other qualities hinder. Although we describe

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    Many people know that people of color‚ especially African Americans‚ were treated quite unfairly around the 1930s - many don’t know‚ however‚ that the same horrendous treatment is still present today. In the 1930s‚ most people held prejudices against those of other races‚ and those prejudices became known through the decisions of the legal system. Now‚ it has been about 90 years‚ and society has yet to make the necessary improvements to counteract the influences of such prejudices on the legal system

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    faced limited opportunity. It was the longest and darkest economic depression in American history. Then signs of recovery began to show in the early 1930s. The American economy lost more than $30 billion on October 24‚ 1929 also known as Black Tuesday. All major European countries were near bankruptcy after WW1 ended but United States and Japan were financially in good shape. The United States was making more product and made less demand causing the Stock Market to decline. Investors sold all

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