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    English. I do not believe that the United States government policy should favor certain kinds of immigrants. If the United States government policy allows certain immigrants into the United States then they should let all Immigrants into the United States. All the people that want to become a U.S. citizen should have the chance but should have to follow the same rules as everyone else. If you are able to prove to the United States that you can follow the rules and be

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    hundred years‚ Spain obtained a great amount of wealth and power through conquests and inheritance from the king. Just as they were the greatest empire in the world‚ it fell apart and soon declined into the status of a third-rate power in Europe. King Charles V of Spain inherited many lands of Europe because of his family background. In 1506‚ he had obtained the Burgundain Lands‚ which included the Low Countries and Flanders. He was also the grandson of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella‚ the

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    conquered the Mesopotamian Empire. They prearranged themselves into self-governing cities. Around the year two thousands three hundred and thirty BC‚ the Sumerian cities were conquered by King Sargon I and the Akkadian Empire was founded. Around the year two thousand and two hundred BC the Akkadian Empire was conquered and a long period of division started. Around the year one thousand and eight hundred BC‚ the city of Babylon attained supremacy and founded a lasting empire. The last great dominance

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    reasons: one was that the Germans had declared unlimited German submarine warfare and the Zimmermann note. The German had totally disregarded the international laws protecting neutral nation’s ships by sinking neutral ships. We warned the Germans one too many times and they did not take us seriously so in 1917 we finally had enough and we joined the war. The Germans had decided that they would sink any ship they wanted without warning even if it was a merchant ship. This had upset the Americans because

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    (Harvest Empire‚ Chapter 2‚ page 27). According to Gonzalez‚ some often describe the American model‚ in contrast to the ill-suited Spanish model‚ as one that was fundamentally suited for power and expansion. However‚ as Gonzalez argues in the chapter‚ his views are not particularly in accord with the general consensus because these views “ignore the discordant and unequal relationship that emerged between the US and Latin America from the first days of independence.” (Page 27). The United States

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    In the United States of America‚ there is and has been a problem of not having enough houses for families. Also‚ In some areas there are places where some houses or living quarters are just way too expensive for the low average to low income families. In this paper I will be talking to you about the problem‚ what causes this problem‚ and what the solution to it would or could be. Capps said (2015)‚ “From Portland‚ Oregon‚ to Portland‚ Maine. From Jacksonville to Juneau. No matter where you look

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    of The Roman Empire Why the topic is interesting: The Roman Empire was one of the greatest and most powerful communities that ever existed‚ so how such a mighty Empire could decline in power is very interesting. Background: What was the Roman Empire? The Roman Empire came after the era of The Roman Republic. At its peak‚ it controlled territories from Britain and Germany to the Persian Gulf and North Africa. The great Empire was then separated into the Byzantine Empire and the Western

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    United States saw that the URSS was expanding all over Europe and Asia‚ because the soviet forces toke the entire island of Sakhalin and the Kuriles islands in the war against Japan and signed with the communist new government of Poland the political Oder line as the frontier with Germany. With those changes the URSS gained Konigsberg and Lvov for Poland‚ meanwhile Poland toke the principal port of Berlin‚ Stettin‚ and the rest of Prussia‚ part of Brandenburg‚ Pomerania and Silesia. A lot of German

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    The Electric Chair was a form of cruel and unusual punishment. It was once the most used method of execution in the United States. In the early twentieth century is when the electric chair started to be used. It replaced hanging‚ firing squad‚ and beheading in that period of time (Juan). Some states are still using the Electric Chair‚ but we do not hear much about it. Dr. Albert Southwick‚ a dentists‚ was the one who invented the Electric Chair in 1881. Edwin R. Davis was commissioned to design

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    protect an empire or to help spread an empire across the land. The Persian Empire was the first largest empire ever seen and this was due to Cyrus the Great’s many conquests. Many of the Persian kings helped the Persian Empire to grow and flourish and they took their role as the Great King seriously‚ such as King Darius who helped establish a strong government. Cyrus the Great‚ though‚ made many significant and lasting contributions to the Empire‚ his wise conquests are what made the Persian Empire timeless

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