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    The Dust Bowl is a time in American History that affected the United States‚ and it’s citizens‚ in 3 ways: economically‚ politically‚ and life for the US citizens. There were several ways that these three aspects were affected by this monumental phenomenon. The ways these three were affected is difficult to discuss‚ but we’re gonna do it anyway. So sit back and relax‚ it’s gonna take a while. Now‚ first we should probably talk about what the Dust Bowl was‚ and what caused it. The Dust Bowl is an

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    determination are traits that certain people had that led to their financial success. Throughout American history‚ these traits have led to the success of many people. Being determined to achieve your goals is necessary for any kind of success; Financial success is no different. Andrew Carnegie is remembered as one the most famous businessman of the 1800s and in American

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    Throughout American history‚ racism has been widely accepted based on reasons that the white majority deemed as justifiable. Racism was justified during World War II when the Japanese people‚ including Japanese American citizens‚ were degraded and poorly treated in based on the idea that anyone of Japanese decent could be a spy or harm the United States. Black racism had been prominent for years‚ and even after the slaves were emancipated‚ Jim Crow laws in the South continued to reflect the racist

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    To be an American it’s one a honor‚ but it means for everyone to be equal. Back then not everyone was equal. In fact the smallest thing that is different about a person could make that person get bullied. We aren’t all the same and not even identical twins are the same. They may look the same‚ but their voice and possible interest are different. They might hang out with different people‚ but that doesn’t mean we can bully them. We shouldn’t bully anyone‚ but it’s a big issue. In the past it was

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    Capital Punishment Across American History Capital punishment is the execution of those who have been found guilty of capital crimes. The death penalty‚ as others say‚ has been a common ingredient in the United States judicial system since the Anglo-Saxon beginnings. Modern day‚ Americans on both spectrums of opposing opinions on capital punishment use the United States Constitution to support their positions. The Eighth and the Fourteenth Amendment recognize the existence of capital punishment

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    Throughout history there are many different perspectives‚ but what they all have in common is that the man narrating wishes to gain from his perspective and he will manipulate his words to form bias. There are three forms of Bias in American History‚ first and most easily identifiable is propaganda. An occurrence of propaganda is the two tellings of the battle of sand creek. Chivington states that the casualties for women and children were very low. He went so far as to say that the greater number

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    Trigonometry is a field of mathematics first compiled by 2nd century BCE. Greek mathematician Hipparchus. The history of trigonometry and of trigonometric functions follows the general lines of the history of mathematics. Early study of triangles can be traced to the 2nd millennium BC‚ in Egyptian mathematics (Rhind Mathematical Papyrus) and Babylonian mathematics. Systematic study of trigonometric functions begins in Hellenistic mathematics‚ reaching India as part of Hellenistic astronomy. In Indian

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    Throughout history there have been many important events that are historical. Some that were good and others that were bad. Some of these events are things such as The Great Depression‚ The Civil Rights Movement‚ and the Vietnam war. The Great Depression was a huge turning point in American history. The Great Depression started on October 29‚ 1929 and ended in 1941. It was a time period when our economy had a major stock market crash. This stock market crash later became known as Black Tuesday.

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    Origins of bipedalism

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    There has been much debate concerning the origins of bipedalism. Bipedalism‚ or the ability to move on two legs (eLucy‚ 2007) was said to have emerged due to climate change in East Africa‚ for sexual display purpose‚ to reduce exposure to sunlight‚ the need to use weapons and tools and many more (NOVA‚ 2013). There are numerous arguments associated with bipedalism as no one can be entirely sure as to what constituted to the emergence of this trait‚ which was first present in hominins Australopithecus

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    Origin of Judaism

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    a hammer except for the largest one‚ and told his father‚ Terach‚ that the largest idol became angry and broke all the other idols. The silliness of this statement caused Terach to realize that worshiping statues was wrong. According to Judaic history‚ God spoke to Abram offering the rise of a new powerful nation if Abram followed a set of rules that God gave him. Abram agreed‚ thus establishing the base for Judaism. This offer that God gave Abram is known as the covenant by Jewish people. They

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