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    World War I (WWI) was the turning point for modernism where many artists involved in the war welcomed nihilism and expressed their opposing views on outdated societal norms through non-traditional works of art. The artists of the movement expressed a different point of view regarding how reality was portrayed. Characteristics of this modern avant-garde revolution included the expressive use of color‚ primitivism‚ and experimentation. Modernism soon had a lasting impact on artistic styles and techniques

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    freedoms for African Americans were socially‚ politically‚ and economically limited from 1865 to 1900?" Posterior to the Civil War‚ African Americans weren’t respected equally within society. Black codes were established‚ which meant cheap labor and an organized economy. African Americans weren’t allowed to vote‚ carry weapons‚ or travel without permits which angered some citizens. Literacy tests‚ the grandfather clause‚ and poll taxes were used to prevent African Americans from voting in presidental

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    WWII Special Forces Imagine going through the wilderness‚ running low on food and at the same time having bullets fly at you. That is the work of the Special Forces in World War II. The Special Forces did a bunch of work. They were split into groups that went to different places or were just better at fighting in different conditions. The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) was a group that served in desert climates. These people caused more damage than any other british force equal in strength. They

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    Schindler’s List World War II was a very bad time for everybody. The world was going through a rough period of time. It was so bad that they gave it a name. We now call that period the Great Depression. Sounds depressing‚ I know. Adolf Hitler saw the Great Depression as a great opportunity to rise in power. He began telling the people of Germany exactly what they wanted to hear. Everybody believed him and Adolf Hitler joined a party called the Nazis. He saw this party as a great way to reach his

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    because the Fifth Amendment stated that you cannot be stripped of your property‚ and slaves were property. During the Mexican war‚ it was a very large concern that the new land acquired during the war would become slave states. In reaction to this concern‚ David Wilmot‚ a congressman from Pennsylvania proposed a bill that stated that any lands picked up through the duration of the war would become free states. The bill was never passed‚ however it politicized finally and definitively ever since

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    The Gobal War This paper will identify major historical turning points during War World II and through the 1970’s while analyzing the impact the war had on America’s current society‚ economy‚ politics and culture. I will also discuss why America in the late 1930’s wanted to stay out of the European conflict that became WWII‚ which is one of the greatest debates of all time. We examine the important role that women played in winning the war and what outcomes came from their hard work that impacted

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    institutions. The plan was to move them out of the hospital and into a community based program. However‚ today the biggest depository for the severely mental ill is the Criminal Justice system. About ten percent of the population has sort of psychiatric illness that landed them in jail. In many ways the prison system is acting as a replacement for mental institutions and there are probably more people in jail than in hospitals. Incarceration is costly‚ unhealthy and unhelpful. To solve the issue we

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    history of state and federal prisons; making a comparison and contrasting about of the different security levels that exist in state prisons and federal prisons. Also it will mention some of the reasons for growth in the state prison system. State and Federal Prison Systems Prison is a term describing the facilities used to incarcerate convicted individuals and penitentiary describes the type of building. The debate to inaugurate penitentiaries instead of prisons began in the eighteenth century

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    The American public is expecting a more efficiently ran correctional system with more programs that will aid in producing a better-prepared ex-offender who is determined to be a more productive member of society. It is apparent that society is losing faith in a system that is spending excessive amounts money imprisoning individuals then releasing them back into the community sometimes worse than when they arrived. There is the belief that reformed correctional facilities will allow offenders to adequately

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    World War II Pacific Theatre World War Two was a time of change. Weird alliances‚ lands of confusion‚ more efficient ways to kill‚ and most importantly‚ new ways to survive. The United States entry to World War two can be completely attributed to the Japanese attack on Pearl harbor. The United States had declared several neutrality acts throughout the course of Axis aggression in Europe and Asia. America first stated that they “did not recognize” Japan’s aggression when they invaded Manchuria

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