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    industrialization‚ and lack of concrete government decisions‚ led the North and South to become two completely different societies with completely different values and ideas‚ the most controversial topic being slavery. Because of the rising concern of these factors‚ the two regions differences amplified during the 1800’s. Although the two were so different from each other‚ they relied on one another in order to maintain their separate ways of life. The South has a climate with lots sun‚ with humid

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    March 5‚ 2013 Out with the Old in with the New The Movie Footloose tells a story about a young untamed teenage boy named Ren McCormick who moves from the windy city of Chicago to the small town of Bomont.  The first time the character of Ren was introduced he was played by the eighties heartthrob Kevin Bacon‚ in the most recent version of the film the good-looking Kenny Wormald played Footloose’s character of Ren. The original film starring Bacon came out in 1984 and was directed by Herbert Ross and

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    terms of a free society‚ it is positively impactful. Within a free society‚ there is free speech‚ religion‚ press‚ assembly‚ etc. It is a way to protest and express your viewpoints without violence. It is not meant to harm others‚ but to bring people together in solidarity to fight for what’s important to them. There must be action to bring about change and the only way is through civil disobedience. We live in a free society with laws created to protect the people‚ but also laws we will

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    that happened more than once was illegal immigration. Illegal immigration is crossing over a border‚ disregarding the immigrations laws of the designated country. East Berliners were fleeing over into West Berlin to live‚ in a way‚ a more free life. The statistics show that by “...August 1961‚ approximately 2.2 million citizens of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) had left their country without official permission” (“Berlin Wall”). The communist reign of the GDR was failing with their citizens

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    In What Ways is W.B. Yeats a Political Poet William Butler Yeats is political poet in many ways. Indeed‚ there is much correlation between his political beliefs and his written work. He was first and foremost a student of nationalism under the tutelage of the great Irish separatist and Fenian John O’ Leary and it is clear how durable O’Leary’s influence is on Yeats as he is so often referred to in his work. He was a vital figure in the Anglo-Irish literary revival and the creation of a popular

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    The Crucible is a play about how people can be reduced to a name this can be compared to what takes place in an evaporating basin. The person or liquid goes into the basin and after heat is applied‚ there will be nothing left except a name or a simple residue. In the play we are shown in detail just one case‚ the case of John Proctor. Throughout the play miller uses a variety of techniques to build up suspense such as stage directions‚ dialogue and actions. This assignment will look at how theses

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    of the play‚ Shakespeare focuses on the parts that make it entertaining for the audience. If humor was not added‚ Romeo and Juliet would have been a very tiresome romance about love and death. Many of the puns in the play are put in frequently for humor‚ with one main goal of making the audience laugh. In the opening scene of Act One‚ two capulet servants named Gregory and Sampson‚ boast about what they will do

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    How does Kazan create tension and suspense in On the Waterfront? On the Waterfront‚ directed by Elia Kazan in 1954‚ portrays Terry Malloy‚ the protagonist of the film‚ who goes on a journey to redeem himself for the murder of Joey Doyle. Terry‚ a former prize fighter‚ could have been a “contender” but now is a “bum” under the command of Johnny Friendly‚ a corrupt union boss. Throughout Terry’s journey‚ the director uses various methods to create tension and suspense in some of the scenes. Joey’s

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    During this unit we have studied the steps that led to the Revolutionary War. We have learned about many events in history that led up to the beginning of the war‚ and important people during these events. I will be using my ISN and textbook as sources. Now we move on to conflicts with the colonies and British. The British and colonist had many problems‚ like the Boston Massacre‚ the battle of Lexington and Concord and lets not forget the British acts‚ the Intolerable acts‚ the Quartering act‚ the

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    General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was best known for his leadership and the impact he had on the Pacific front during World War II. He also excelled during the first Great War and the Korean War. He was a decorated veteran that was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Philippines. At home‚ the American people revered him as a hero. President Harry Truman saw a different man in MacArthur. He saw a subordinate‚ rogue leader intent on doing whatever he wanted in the Pacific. This paper

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