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    American Civil War (1865-1861) [1] has always been an interesting‚ yet tragic page of the US history. The numerous stories of heroism and cowardice‚ bravery and weakness‚ truth and injustice have been told several millions of times. The names like Abraham Lincoln‚ Harriet Tubman‚ William T. Sherman will never be forgotten by the American nation. Nevertheless‚ American Civil War had its consequences and one should know that behind the beautiful story of battle for freedom and humanity there were events

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    Writing an Expository Essay An expository essay is a writing that conveys information or explains and proves something Introduction to Expository Writing In order to classify as expository‚ an essay needs:    a thesis statement at the end of the introduction that answers the prompt  to explain or discuss a particular subject matter     Introduction to Expository Writing In order to classify as expository‚ an essay needs:    strong evidence that backs up the thesis statement (in the body

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    Euthanasia is a controversial area of dispute and important in modern societies. The euthanasia debate is a topic with many areas of issues‚ specifically a heavy social‚ moral and ethical issue with an underlying premise of religion and politics. The debate itself is mainly based on a two-sided argument‚ which categorizes euthanasia as either voluntary suicide‚ or as involuntary murder. The nature of the death itself is an area of large‚ controversial debate. Over the recent years euthanasia has

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    century‚ a war arose in the United States that had a tremendous impact on America as a whole. The war (Civil War) shaped America into what it is today. It made a change‚ a good change on the American people. Throughout this essay‚ I’m going to discuss what caused the civil war. In other words‚ there were many things that led up to the civil war‚ including‚ slavery‚ the south depending on the north‚ and the violence that was happening in both the South and the North. Therefore‚ the civil war was caused

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    Jimmy Herrmann APUSH DBQ Essay Mrs. Rudolph The immediate years after the Civil War‚ 1860-1877‚ saw the United States through a revolution. Reform movements and changing states of mind among the American people contributed to the revolution with regards to constitutional and social aspects of life at that time. The passage of Civil Rights Legislation such as the 13th‚ 14th‚ and 15th amendments; and‚ ironically‚ the KKK and other social events helped with the reform. Alone these things couldn’t

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    In the book Tangerine‚ appearances are not always what they seem. Do you remember how Paul looked like a nerdy kid on the soccer field and ended up being a star player? Do you remember how Erik acted nice and sweet to adults that were friends of his parents but was a jerk to Paul? Well‚ those are examples of appearances that aren’t always what they seem to be. There are many examples of these appearances in the book Tangerine. As an example to help me explain that appearances are not always

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    Folio Task 3 – Expository Writing 1. To accomplish great things‚ we must not only act‚ but also dream; not only plan‚ but also believe. Statement of explanation: This piece of writing is in the form of an expository essay. The purpose of this expository essay is to explore and discuss what it means to accomplish great things‚ and how these dreams and aspirations can be anything more than just a dream. This essay agrees with the statement that ‘to accomplish great things‚ we must not only act

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    Perry Shingala February 8‚ 2011 Period 5 IBHOA CIVIL WAR RECONSTRUCTION ESSAY America between 1865 and 1876 was very broken and disunited due to the obvious Civil War. There was much effort put in my various powers to put together America again and attain the unity preferably desired by the central governing body. Both the Congress and the Citizenry participated to remedy the discretely disunited states. President Johnson‚ who took office right after Lincoln against the radical republicans

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    The definition of total war is when one side mobilizes all available resources in order to destroy another side¡¯s ability to engage in war. The Civil War was a total war because both Union and Confederate Generals like William Sherman‚ Philip Sheridan‚ and Robert E. Lee used total war tactics against each other when the other side hinted weakness. They used these tactics to try and put an end to the war. The Civil War was a total war because both sides used tactics that were defined by the Powell

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    Historiographical Essay The American Civil War‚ a time of bloodshed and unthinkable rivalry between brothers. The great nation that had defeated the British and forced them from their land and had proven their economic value was divided. Historians of today are still trying to unravel the mysteries of the bloodiest time in American history. The division of matters exists today such as it did over 150 years ago when the actual battles raged. Historians argue over almost everything‚ from the causes

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