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    Dadd CHC2D0-I 29th May 2018 Why the Atomic Bombs were Justified? it was August 6th‚ 1945 when the first atomic bomb ever to be used in warfare was used‚ and not three days later‚ another atomic bomb was dropped. These bombs were named Little Boy and Fat Man‚ and they were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ respectively. The destruction caused by the bombs was immense‚ and it has been debated for years whether the Americans were in the right when dropping these two bombs on Japan

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    Affirmative Action: Fisher v The University of Texas Affirmative Action. For many Texas high school students‚ these two words haunt them. Their future‚ or at least their future at the University of Texas‚ depends on these words. For Abigail Noel Fisher‚ a 2008 graduate from Sugar Land‚ Texas‚ affirmative action and its race bias policies allegedly ruined her chances of getting into this prestigious state university. Fisher argues that race should not be a factor in college admissions processes

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    attacked two cities of Japan and all of the citizens of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.The main reason for the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was to justify that we are still the strongest country and United States wanted to win the war. President Truman at the time was the president. The first bomb was dropped because invading Japan with soldiers would have cost more money and casualties. Another reason it was dropped because Japan did not want to surrender after the first bomb was dropped. The attack was

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    The film “While You Were Sleeping” takes place in the 1990s in Chicago. This film was directed by Jon Turteltaub and had two screenwriters‚ Daniel G. Sullivan and Fredric Lebow. The story starts with Lucy Eleanor Moderatz at her booth at the train station or her job. She would see Peter Callaghan every day and she soon fell in love with him. One day she saw Peter get pushed onto the train tracks‚ jumps onto the tracks‚ and saves Peter from being crushed by a train. Peter went into a coma because

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    Fremont‚ California. It wasn’t until 2007 before they were able to begin production on Fab 1. (Solyndra.com) During 2008 Solyndra was able to open a new office in Germany along with their first commercial solar panel shipments. Going into 2009 it looked like it was going to a great year and to Solyndra it was. They reached the $100 million dollar revenue mark by having the largest single installation in the U.S. (Solyndra.com). This was also the year that they received a $535 million stimulus package

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    When you were little‚ did you understand why black people weren’t treated fairly? When I was a young child I couldn’t understand why black people weren’t treated fairly. When I got older and I seen why black people weren’t being treated fairly I didn’t feel good about it. How do you feel about the way black Americans used to be treated? I would always feel bad about how we were treated. I always believed that we should of been treated the same as white‚ like going to the same school‚ or have

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    The Roaring Twenties were a time of economic prosperity‚ innovation‚ heightened consumerism‚ and personal liberation. However‚ the new era also brought much tension that resulted in increased segregation and anti-immigrant ideals. While the twenties are considered a decade of liberation for many‚ it was also an era of civil unrest. The cultural advancements and diverse social landscapes of the 1920s were shaping a new society that threatened old ideals and exacerbated cultural conflict from those

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    and Ah feels lak Ah’m jus’markin time. Hope it soon gits over” (Hurston 46). “But Nanny‚ Ah wants to want him sometimes. Ah don’t want him to do all de wantin’” (Hurston 23) . “But anyhow‚ watch yo’self‚ Janie‚ and don’t be taken advantage of. You know how dese young men is wid older women. Most of de time dey’s after whut dey kin git‚ then dey’s gone lak uh turkey through de corn” (Hurston 113). There was never any separation between the initial problem between Janie and the other characters and

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    Roles of the President Following is a schedule showing how a modern President may spend a “typical” day. Each activity on the schedule requires the President to play one or more of the roles of the President. For each activity‚ tell which specific role is involved (e.g.‚ commander-in-chief or chief executive). Some activities involve more than one role‚ so be sure to list ALL of them! 6:30 AM: Awakened by a staff member‚ the President listens to a brief report on events that occurred during

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    Harris English 102-70321 3 February 2016 Essay #2: Their Eyes Were Watching God In Their Eyes Are Watching God‚ by Zora Neale Hurston‚ Janie is the main character. She is lighter skinned then most of her black community. “What she doin coming back here in dem overhalls? Can’t she find no dress to put on? —Where’s dat blue dress she left here in? —Where all dat money her husband took and died and left her? —What dat ole forty year ole ‘oman doin’ wid her hair swingin’ down her back lak some young

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