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    High inside the Arctic Circle‚ in one of the most unforgiving environment on the planet‚ two teams of paleontologists investigated a 70 million year old mystery. The paleontologist have unearthed dozens of dinosaurs‚ their bones complied together‚ fossilized‚ and preserved in permafrost for eons. The startling discovery of ancient reptiles‚ also known as the “thunder lizards‚” had taken scientists by surprise because it lived and thrived in the arctic. This discovery raises questions as to how

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    June 6‚ 1944‚ the Allies made on amphibians‚ radical decisions to invade and attack Normandy. D-Day was the turning point in World War 2‚ although it would not have been possible without the help of General D. Eisenhower. General David Dwight Eisenhower was a strong republican war official; helping create some of the war plans for the ambitions attack on Normandy. This war plan would be known as “Operation Overlord.” But if would not have been possible without the help from Britain. Finally Britain

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    During World War two‚ the nazis captured and imprisoned many people who did not fit into their desired Aryan race or disagreed with their beliefs. During the prisoner’s time alive in concentration camps‚ some were subjected to horrific experiments. Many of them either died or were left disfigured due to these events. Many of the tests were to benefit the lives of Nazi soldiers. However‚ some doctors performed the test without a proper reason behind it. An example of how the Nazis felt about the Jews

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    served. If I get through this lot‚ no more for me.”2 War is definitely not what I expected it to be. Death and disease is all around me and the naïve‚ glorious thoughts I had about war have now disappeared. “Piles of bodies lie next to me at all times‚ wounded‚ dead‚ or even men ____________________ 1. Kennedy‚ Maev. “First World War Soldiers Letters” Thursday‚ August 29th‚ 2013. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/29/first-world-war-soldiers-letters 2. “An Uncensored Letter Home”

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    At the start of World War 2 the allies were having very little succes against the superior Germans. The Germans had the advantage of blietzkrieg on their side which proved to be an excellent tactic. Another factor that lead to early German dominance was the enigma codes. These codes gave the Germans a huge advantage because they could communicate over any frequency and no one would be able to understand them. All the positions of the U-Boats and german army was being transmitted every day‚ with no

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    ROLE IN BRITAIN’S WAR EFFORT IN WORLD WAR II -THE CHANGING ROLE OF WOMEN- The mayor contribution of women to the war effort was during World War I; there were more activities of the suffragettes to gain the votes for the general elections of 1918. In the 1930’s‚ social roles were clearly defined‚ a woman’s place was at home and a man’s place was at work. If a woman had no family to look after‚ it was acceptable for them to go outside home for work. But during the World War II the British government

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    rail to prison camps. In prison camps thousands more died from mistreat and wrong behavior. Lt. General Masahura was the man in charge over the prison camps and took the troops captive. This gave Japan and the general power to show the rest of the world what they were capable of. Under the general command guards randomly beat and killed troops within a blink of an eye. The guards also had power to do whatever they want to a troop at any time they felt like it. Troops were not allowed to have anything

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    battles fought by the Americans and Canadians against the Nazi Germans in WWII. These major battles had a huge impact on who would win the war. The bloody battle on Omaha beach‚ the specific naval ships used to bring supplies and troops to the battlefield‚ and the many difficulties the Allied soldiers faced in battle‚ all greatly affected the outcome of the war. To begin with‚ the Allies ships played an important role on D-Day. One of those important ships were the LST’s. These giant ships were

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    Air pollution From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Air pollution from World War II production Smog over Santiago‚ Chile Air pollution is the introduction of chemicals‚ particulate matter‚ or biological materials that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms‚ or damages the natural environment into the atmosphere. The atmosphere is a complex dynamic natural gaseous system that is essential to support life on planet Earth. Stratospheric ozone

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    for all the deaths. It is now 1944 and the war is at its final extent. With the Russians‚ Americans‚ and British enforcing their will upon the Nazi Army‚ we are finally being pushed back to our border. It was the year of ‘39 and I was at the train station awaiting my train‚ being transported to the training camp. I remember the constant feeling of shaky legs as my mother kissed me on my forehead. As her little boy was getting deployed off to an unholy war‚ she weeped. She weeped as she held my hand

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