Xuliang(Marshall) Guan English 310‚ Section 4 2013/12/18 Final Draft Research Essay I. Introduction In the current society of the United State‚ the rampage of gun violence is one of the most serious problems. We can see the plenty of shooting issues occur frequently on the front page of the newspaper. There were 8583 homicides by firearms in 2011‚ out of 12‚664 homicides total‚ according to the FBI. This means that more than two-thirds of homicides involve a firearm. Guns are also involved
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stimulus source titled “Chapter XVI: The Life of the Peasants.” The source deals with sexism and gender roles in a society where social classes determine the life of individuals. Throughout the passage‚ the struggles of peasants in mediaeval times is mentioned; however‚ women are not mentioned for most of the article‚ which implies that they were not as important. In the case that they were‚ women were referred to as just the wife of the peasants and not
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to fight two major naval powers at once. This reasoned to long-term tension before the war. The Great Powers also began their preparations for war on land long before the war broke out. Again‚ Germany created the Schlieffen Plan 1905. Named after German general Count Alfred von Schlieffen who created the plan‚ which later proved unsuccessful (arguably‚ they didn’t actually follow the plan). The main idea of this plan was to avoid fighting a war on two fronts simultaneously‚ first take out France
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Child Poverty in the United States Tracy Crawford April 29‚ 2012 University of Phoenix When we think of children living in poverty‚ most might think it is mainly a problem in third world countries. We have all see the commercials asking for donations to help the children from countries in Africa but how often do we hear about the children in the United States? In the past decade child poverty has been on the rise in this country. Child poverty has long and short-term hardships
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Bismarck and German Unification Before the 19th Century‚ German-speaking people had no idea of ‘national identity’ German speaking people occupied Central Europe‚ but the German states were usually very small (and the Germans there mixed with other races). The upper classes looked towards France as the foundation of European civilization. Although a German Confederation was created after 1815‚ it was not concerned with promoting a united Germany since the 39 rulers had no wish to see their
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casualties? Or was it Something more ? What was the real Underlying cause of the war that changed millions of lives? in the summer of 1914 Europe went into war with itself. It was a war that many expected to be short. In fact‚ it lasted more than four long‚ terrible years‚ taking the lives of millions of combatants and civilians. The Underlying causes of world war I were mainly alliances‚ imperialism and militarism. The first underlying cause of World War I is Alliances. .Alliances caused world war I by
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land slavery of peasants which is control of the common lands from landlords‚ individual’s freedom. In addition‚ he criticized that pope’s and church’s profit seeking condition which is coveting community’s agricultural products via high taxes. These encouraged peasant to start a revolt. Because in these years‚ peasants condition was very bad and they encouraged from Luther and they wrote a twelve matter article which serves as manifesto for the Peasants ‘Rebellion. In article peasants wrote their demands
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By the eve of the Revolution‚ the colonists had developed a strong sense of unity as Americans. Many events leading up to the American Revolution had been responsible for a small part of uniting the colonists together as Americans. One of the first visible steps was the French and Indian War. Especially after the embarrassing failure of Braddock’s battle‚ Britain’s strong and invincible image was shattered in the eyes of the colonists. The American and British victory in the French and Indian War
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The noose swung back and forth. Another execution had taken place in Salem in 1692‚ the victim falsely accused of witchcraft. Why were citizens fearful enough the killed others? The Salem witch trials were caused by poor‚ young girls who acted possessed because they were jealous of the rich. These girls hated being bossed around‚ so they pretended to be controlled by witches‚ who were the rich people they were jealous of. According to document B‚ the young girls didn’t want to be told what to
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choose to describe the flaws of mighty Siegfried‚ mainly because the entire story revolves around him . Siegfried’s flaw is his brash character and over-confidence. This flaw is referenced throughout the length of the epic. In fact‚ it is also the cause of his death and can be considered his ‘fatal flaw’. Siegfried in all sense is a tragic hero. He has a brash character since he tends to be hasty and unthinking in his decisions. His huge ego and sense of self-pride means that he often tries to gain
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