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    1. Describe the Truman Doctrine of 1947 and the components of Truman’s Containment Policy. Truman Doctrine of 1947: support free people that resist communism Truman’s containment policy: -Marshall Plan: provide extensive aid from US to European countries in exchange for economic revival‚ free institutions‚ and power over money control. It was supported by George Marshall (secretary of state). -Truman Doctrine -NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization): 12 nations enter in treaty for collective

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    Karen Armstrong‚ along with Harris and Bultmann‚ talks in regards to a problem with religious moderate in religion. But Armstrong has a completely different reason on why it is a problem. Unlike Harris and Bultmann Armstrong in her work “A Short History of Myth” states that she believes that the problem with religious moderate is that they do strip religion of its myth in pursuit of reason and science. She states that “Mythical thinking and practice had helped people to face the prospect of extinction

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    Origin of the Bill of Rights

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    The Other Founders: A Study of the Origin of the Bill of Rights and the Antifederalist Contribution to Formulation‚ Development and Adoption What role did the Antifederalists have in the founding of America? It is a well-known theory that the Antifederalists contribution to the founding is the addition of the Bill of Rights. However‚ James Madison is often referred to as the father of the Bill of Rights and it is often argued that the Bill of Rights did not accomplish the goals of the Anti-Federalists

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    Bill Hanley and Woodstock

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    Bill Hanley and the Sound of Woodstock ‘69 Throughout the last century‚ quality and innovation in the realm of live sound reinforcement and arrangement has progressively developed to achieve what we now own and use. The more sleek and streamline audio equipment that has come to be did not simply appear out of thin air but was developed through the hard work and collaboration of engineers‚ electricians‚ physicists‚ and even performers and continues to do so. However‚ certain performances in

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    Rising from Racism to Converge in Equality Generations of people always grow up learning different beliefs from their parents‚ who usually still hold on to old fashioned beliefs and ideas. “Everything That Rises Must Converge”‚ by Flannery O’ Connor‚ is considered a humorous but enthralling tale of a college graduate named Julian who lives with his prejudiced mother. The story takes place a couple years after segregation ended in the South‚ and African Americans and Caucasians can share public

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    Bill Miller's Philosophy

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    5 (B) Critically assess Bill Miller’s investment philosophy Bill Miller is the chairman and CEO of Legg Mason Capital Management. Legg Mason Capital Management is an investment management firm with more than $60 billion under management. Bill Miller actively operates the Legg Mason Value Trust mutual fund‚ which has a lengthy history of outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark (Jim‚ 2010). Bill performed a stint in U.S military intelligence after graduated from Washington and Lee universities in

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    Bill Gore

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    Case 4: W.L. Gore & Associates: Developing global teams to meet 21st century challenges. 1. What impress you about this company? Is it well managed- why or why not? * The company has been successful grow from small home operations to massive operations and still has the same culture as in the beginning. * The company has a good record of growth and therefore should also have good profits. * The company operates outside the traditional structure like the mission statement‚ a code

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    A Short History of Payam-e Noor University[1] Payam-e Noor University is a long-distance mega university and open college‚ whose name means "The message of Light" in Persian. It was established by decisions based on the meetings (No. 94 & 97) dated 27/8/65 and 25/9/65 by SCCR (Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution of Iran) and actually accepted the first group of students in Mehr 1367 (September 1987). After the founding of the university‚ it began its educational activities by accepting the

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    Everything about FATS

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    Fats Summary Fat is an important part of a healthy diet. However‚ some fats are better than others. Saturated fats increase blood cholesterol. Mono-unsaturated and polyunsaturated fats tend to lower blood cholesterol. Trans fatty acids (or trans fats) are potentially harmful and are used to make baked products‚ pies‚ cakes‚ biscuits and buns. Omega-6 and omega-3 fats can benefit your health. Fats are composed of the elements carbon‚ hydrogen and oxygen (the same elements as carbohydrates but

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    When Everything Changed

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    I slowly looked around‚ detached from reality. The news hit me like a formidable black train. Silence coated the room filled of anxious yet unusually quiet cheerleaders like a heavy snow on the mountain peaks from where we came from. Every familiar face I could find grew cold and stern. All hopes of a national title flew out of the window before the judges could even mutter the two words that brought our world crashing down. "Illegal stunts.” Nine months of sweat and tears‚ 4 years of commitment

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