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    According to Wikipedia Foundation‚ “”We Can Do It!" is an American wartime propaganda poster produced by J. Howard Miller in 1943 for Westinghouse Electric as an inspirational image to boost worker morale.” During the World Wars the government required most of the population to join the force in order to defeat their enemies. Millions of women were encouraged to join the work force that were previously done by men. This advertisement was directed towards women to come join the work industry in order

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    Why Do We Have A Need For Pride? No matter what we do we have always had a desire to have a sense of pride. It has always been part of the human race. It is born into us. But the real question is‚ is it a good thing for us to be like this? Or is it our down fall and one of the main reasons we won’t succeed? In this essay i will be stating my opinion and reasons for my opinion on this question and why i believe that pride is a necessary thing to have. I feel that pride is a very important thing

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    communication‚ and with social media and personal needs such as family callings‚ work meetings‚ emails‚ texts‚ pictures and so many more. Although‚ many of us do not notice the impact that cell phones have created‚ we as the people generate the idea of technology into our own hands. We as a society became very dependent on an object that can keep our lives on track and that keeps us on our toes. Also statistics say more than 90 percent of human beings have a cell phone! It’s self-evident‚ that cell phones

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    remember when I read How Good Do We Have to Be by Harold Kushner many years ago‚ that he was the first and only person I have ever experienced saying that Eve has been wrongly maligned. She was not man’s downfall‚ but the catalyst to human evolution. The eating of the fruit of the tree of knowledge has been mislabeled‚ The Fall of Man or Original Sin‚ when in fact it was the moment when humans evolved and rose above the rest of the animal kingdom. No longer were we driven by mere instincts‚ as

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    Imagine losing a home because the cost of living was too expensive. This horrifying scenario is not imaginary‚ but an occurring conundrum in America today. The welfare system was established to aid families in hard times to avoid these situations. The United States of America’s Welfare System is a program that was constructed to help struggling citizens with little to no income to aid basic necessities for themselves and their family. The idea of welfare was carried over from the British who had

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    The novel Do Not Say We Have Nothing can be found for sale on Amazon.com‚ which is an easily accessible way to purchase books among other things. Do Not Say We Have Nothing is the type of novel in which people can gain valuable insight into the different lifestyles of people from around the world‚ which is why it’s fitting that the book is easily accessible. For instance‚ in the article The Magical Matter of Books..‚ it discusses how The Tales of Beatle the Bard wasn’t originally going to be released

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    would be like if we did not have technology? Technology can be a great enhancement to our education but it also has its flaws. When you first get a new enhancement you should always check factors that could go into consideration. Some factors to put into consideration are communication‚ handwriting‚ and access to anything on the internet. These are some of the disadvantages to technology. The first disadvantage to technology is communication. As Tim Wilson says in Source B “how do we communicate with

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    How do we count the cost of World War I? The aim of this lesson is to look at the human cost of the war‚ in terms of worldwide casualties‚ as well as the significance of each individual casualty. Task One. Answer the questions by typing the answers underneath. What were the total casualties for Britain? The total casualties for Britain were 3.1 million. What were the total casualties for Germany? The total casualties for Germany were 7.1 million. Which two countries had the most men killed

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    Assesment1 * Are we easily swayed by the mass media or do we have the ability to think critically about what we see and hear? Student no: S2848618 The word media originates from the word medium‚ meaning singular. The term media is plural. It refers to all forms of technological mediums used to promote‚ entertain‚ educate or inform the general public. (Turow‚ 2011) This mass communication is used by large companies and their share-holders to generate messages to the masses. (Turow

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    1a. What do we mean by the “graying of the suburbs? Describe three disadvantages of suburban living for older adults. Suburban developments are becoming more and more likely to contain older people (aged 65 and older). “Over 80% of older Americans live in metropolitan areas (i.e.‚ urban and suburban communities)‚ compared with only 5% in rural communities.” (Page 310) When we refer to “the graying of the suburbs‚” we are referring to the phenomenon that “a greater proportion of people who moved into

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