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    to the interior was greatly advanced‚ and most importantly‚ the collectivization of the work force was driving industry to new levels. It is this new economic organization of a resolute people focussed on a common goal that was instrumental in the defeat of the Germans and thus the Allied victory of World War II. It can be impossible to gauge how a population will respond to war. “There was a sharp contrast between the degree of wartime national unity and popular support upon which the two regimes

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    Gabriel Garcia Marquez wrote a short titled story‚ “ A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings.” This story examines the human response to those who are weak‚ dependent‚ and viewed differently. Throughout the story‚ there are moments of cruelty‚ and callousness‚ beginning when an old man is found lying face down in a pile of mud with huge buzzard wings. With no knowledge as to what kind of creature the man is‚ the family took him in to be examined‚ used as entertainment‚ and eventually used his un-canning

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    The Prince is the most famous and widely studied of Niccolò Machiavelli’s works. His upbringing in and unstable world and his high level of education produced a very politically minded man‚ who used logic and solid reasoning to back up his actions and his writing. The Prince was revolutionary in its use of evidence rather than lofty ideals and morals. Historical leaders and a few famous battles are referenced within the book’s many chapters. Although it is unclear whether the book was to be taken

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    In the fantasy novel The Hobbit‚ by J.R. Tolkien there are a lot of obstacles the character Bilbo Baggins has to confront. Throughout the book Bilbo seems to take on different challenges‚ which allow him to mature faster in a way that the Shire would not allow. In the Shire‚ Bilbo was just a normal hobbit who minded his own business and was never late for dinner. But after Gandalf and the dwarves came knocking on his door‚ his whole life seemed to change in an instant and it kept changing in a way

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    Genetic Mutation

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    In biology‚ term- mutation has been described as changes to the base pair sequence of the genetic material of an organism. Mutations can be caused by: copying errors in the genetic material during cell division‚ by exposure to ultraviolet or ionizing radiation‚ chemical mutagens‚ or viruses‚ or can occur deliberately under cellular control during processes such as hypermutation. In multicellular organisms‚ mutations can be subdivided into germ line mutations‚ which can be passed on to descendants

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    CHAPTER-3: Colonization and Conflict in the South‚ 1600-1750 CHAPTER OVERVIEW Instead of becoming havens for the English poor and unemployed‚ or models of interracial harmony‚ the southern colonies of seventeenth-century North America were weakened by disease‚ wracked by recurring conflicts with Native Americans‚ and disrupted by profit-hungry planters’ exploitation of poor whites and blacks alike. Many of the tragedies of Spanish colonization and England’s conquest of Ireland were repeated

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    Often more times than not‚ people cringe at the thought of politics‚ but there are the few whom desire the power to enforce change. Politicians rarely receive adoration from the general public‚ and they shoulder the country’s burdens‚ but none have been adored (hence the term Trudeau-mania) and have progressed like Pierre Trudeau. Trudeau grew up speaking French to his father and English to his mother and this combination is what defined him; Trudeau was not French or English‚ he was a true Canadian

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    I (1799–1815) attempted French hegemony via economic‚ cultural and military domination of most of Continental Europe. However‚ Jeremy Black writes that‚ because of Britain‚ France "was unable to enjoy the benefits" of this hegemony.[24] After the defeat and exile of Napoleon‚ hegemony largely passed to the British Empire‚ which became the largest empire in history‚ with Queen Victoria (1837–1901) ruling over one-quarter of the world’s land and population at its zenith. Like the Dutch‚ the British

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    self-government. They could also know about the Unification of Italy and Germany. So they were encouraged to fight for the liberation of their own country. Revival of glorious tradition of India: The European scholars like William Jones. Maxmuller and Indian scholars like Bhandarkar and Haraprasad Sastri made the Indian people aware of their glorious cultural tradition. William Jones established the Asiatic Society of Bengal to carry on research on ancient Indian culture. The Indian people developed a feeling

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    1. Which of the following can be understood as a result of the Seven Years War? Treaty of Saint Petersburg Treaty of Paris Treaty of Hubertusburg The Quebec Act The Proclamation of 1763 Great Britian gained control of Louisiana. The Seven Years War was mainly the result of trading rights. British Colonials (living in present day new england) wanted more space so Britain wanted to expand their territory into the Ohio valley but that was controlled by France who didn’t want to give it up

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