Over 5‚000‚000 people have fled Syria since a violent civil war broke out in 2011. Hundreds of thousands have not yet found a permanent place in which to resettle. Over the past four years‚ 10‚000 Syrian refugees have been allowed into the United States and recently the Obama administration has pledged to accept thousands more Syrian refugees by the end of 2017. I agree with President Obama to bring more refugees into the united states.I think it is safe.I also agree people are fighting for safety
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In 1830‚ 15.6% of the U.S. population was slaves‚ a percentage which stayed about the same until after the Civil War. The North wanted to solve the issue of slavery for a long time‚ and finally decided to attack it head on with the Civil War. With the main goal of the war was to end slavery‚ and the tension caused by this issue‚ slavery was the primary reason for the outbreak of the Civil War. In addition‚ the elimination of slavery was the ultimate justification for the war and loss of life because
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Although Gandhi was from India and Hitler was from Germany‚ they both had a sense of nationalism. British rule in India caused conflict‚ creating a growing need of independence. In Germany‚ the failing economy caused Hitler to step up and act on this pride. Nationalism differed between Gandhi’s India and Hitler’s Germany. This is represented in a few different ways‚ including Gandhi’s peace‚ Hitler’s violence‚ and their influence of future generations. After World War I‚ many British colonies were
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Bronte demonstrates her stance on feminism by creating characters that defy the stereotypical ideal woman during the Victorian era. Jane’s characterization opposed many desired virtues of the Victorian era because the ideal woman at the time was docile and selflessly devoted to her family as demonstrated in Patmore’s poem which reads‚ “ Man must be pleased‚ but him to please/ Is woman’s pleasure.” (Document E) As opposed to the character of Jane Eyre portrayed as a strong‚ stubborn woman who isn’t
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The Great Depression was an economic downturn that began in 1929. The long term causes of the Great Depressions were the overproduction of farms and the instability of banks. Hoover was elected in 1928 and he believed in rugged individualism‚ the economy had natural cycles‚ and a do nothing approach. Hoover not stimulating the economy by putting money into it and providing jobs prolonged the Great Depression. FDR was elected in 1932 and he created the new deal‚ which was a series of government
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Imagine you lived in ancient Babylon and Hammurabi had just created his code. There would be 282 laws on a stone stele in the center of the city. Together‚ these laws were called Hammurabi’s code. Hammurabi ruled for a total of 42 years. But unfortunately‚ Hammurabi’s code was unjust because of it’s family and property laws. Hammurabi’s code was unjust because of it’s family laws. For example‚ law 168(doc c) gives the judge control over a man’s property. The man should be allowed to remove
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Before the 1700’s the New England and Chesapeake regions were both largely settled by people of English origin. Slowly‚ they began to evolve into different societies. Fantasies of the New World had largely appealed to troubled England. English citizens traveled to the New World for religious‚ economic‚ and various other reasons. Though the settlers of the New England and Chesapeake regions were of English origin‚ each region soon evolved into distinct societies due to social‚ economic‚ and religious
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History of Mental Testing Answer A British scientist‚ Sir Frances Galton was amongst the first to investigate individual differences in intelligence. He compared them based on awards and achievements. His research convinced him that intelligence was inherited. This further encouraged him to compare the reaction time and range and specificity of the senses‚ which have since been shown to correlate with academic success. French scientist‚ Alfred Binet developed a test to accurately predict
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Oscar‚ Mejia 11/30/12 Period# 5 In history every small or large issue had a great effect on the lives of many and created categories which people could associated‚ such as religion‚ economic classes‚ medical etc. The Black Death is one of those issues that help enforce and evolve many of this categories such as‚ Religion‚ economic‚ social‚ medical‚ and in this documents show people desperation and greedy. The middle
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After the Civil War the nation was led into a Second Industrial Revolution. The nation took in a new generation of immigrants. These new ones coming from Southern and Eastern Europe were all willing to take low paying jobs offered by the factories. These new immigrants were accustomed to radical ideas from their home lands and tied them into their newly found American organized labor. To a certain minor extent‚ organized labor was successful for being so persistent‚ although several obstructions
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