After World War II‚ the United States and the Soviet Union emerged as two of the strongest powers in the world. Each had a strong influence on the rest of the world‚ and as a result of this‚ they faced half a century of conflict. While America held strong to its democracy‚ the USSR was convinced that communism was superior‚ and before long‚ the Cold War began. During the Cold War‚ the struggle between American Democracy and Soviet Communism brought about a newfound pride in the American way of life
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Later that day there leader wanted to talk to me they said I was a god once again.What we came here was for your land now good bye. “We must start a war ‚” I said to my shipmate. The war will now start we will kill them and take their land. We will strike tomorrow. My shipmates prepared for battle. They began getting their weapons ready. Everyone worked hard and had serious expressions on their faces. Dinner
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It wasn’t the same person that he was used to seeing in that military garb. His body had been much larger and more imposing when he was at war‚ and he had lost a considerable amount of weight since the war had ceased. Even regaining his appetite and eating a fair amount of food at The Resort was not enough to put any more weight on his frame. Trent felt sunken. How could he possibly get to the bottom of what was happening
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American Revolution: A War For Independence: The War of Independence‚ also known as the American Revolution‚ was a monumental event in history. Many developments and implications during this time period changed the course of history and the lives of those who lived through it. During the American Revolution‚ 13 colonies fought for legal separation from the British government. In both large and small battles‚ American’s fought back in an attempt to claim independence from Britain. In the events
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The War On Drugs In the article written by Julian Critchley‚ he urges us to see through the tabloids’ fantasist dictation of drugs and instead focus on the facts; the legalization of drugs would have an overall positive effect on society. He shared his experiences and gathered knowledge over his time spent at the forefront of the war on drugs and takes a controversial step against the current government policy to make radical changes to our country’s draconian drug laws. His argument is
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I remember the day pa got his draft letter for the war‚ just barely eligible with his old age. He had become frail over the years‚ constantly working to support the family; I walked into ma’s room to find her sobbing uncontrollably. Out of my other two siblings‚ I was the oldest‚ just barely in the grasp of understanding what was going on. What I did know was as pa leaves‚ I must be courageous‚ I must protect my family and I mustn’t let him down. She desperately begged me not to tell them‚ not wanting
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The Wars of Independence in Latin America Rebellions between 1804-1824 Colonial govt. ended in S. America Haiti revolt o led by Toussaint L’Ouverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines o Merchant‚ landowner‚ professional class participated (Creole elite) o Natives and blacks didn’t as much Discontentment of Creoles o Slave revolts in Andes‚ scared Creoles o Angry w/Spanish govt.  Taxes too high  Trade limits Peninsulares-whites born in Spain o Got the best positions
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Progressivism: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions available now: AFRICAN HISTORY John Parker and Richard Rathbone AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND ELECTIONS L. Sandy Maisel THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY Charles O. Jones CATHOLICISM Gerald O’Collins THE CELTS Barry Cunliffe CHAOS Leonard Smith CHOICE THEORY Michael Allingham CHRISTIAN ART Beth Williamson CHRISTIANITY Linda Woodhead ANARCHISM Colin Ward CITIZENSHIP Richard Bellamy ANCIENT EGYPT Ian Shaw CLASSICAL
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Trust is an illusion‚ nothing more than a word‚ maybe even a trick to the drug dealing men of Mexico. The drug cartel leaders of Mexico’s most infamous cartels can really only trust themselves. The drug world is a dog eat dog kind of world. Chapo had enlisted the help of El Chito to escape Puente Grande‚ as he drove the getaway car. “...Chapo told the guard he was thirsty. El Chito went into a shop to buy him a bottle of water. When he got back to the car Chapo was gone (pg 31).” Chapo knew the more
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Gun Violence in America William Walker Kaplan University CM 220-04 Professor Bianco April 1‚ 2013 With our country owning over 310 million guns‚ killing more than 31‚000 people a year; the attitude of our culture and society that violence solves problems and the glorification of this attitude needs to change or gun deaths will only increase. Simply banning certain types of guns while
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