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    The sight is horrible! Why are they fighting? I take in a breath that feels very painful. Hopefully this will end soon. I am so distracted by this fighting that I haven’t thought to ask myself why? Why am I sitting on a chair in the middle of a war zone? There’s got to be some good reason‚ but what? Suddenly I see a light. It is the headlight of a tank coming right at me! I have to move but I can’t! I am tied to the chair! "This has to be a dream!" I yell. The tank lights dim and the

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    My first idea was to go to the store and buy some random stuff. Then go out on the streets and ask if they want to buy my things for a higher price. As I marched to the checkout with all my things‚ I saw a lot of police cars speeding by. I wonder what happened to that. As the lady at the cash register scanned my things‚ we made small talk. “Where are you from?” she asked. I had no clue what to tell her‚ so I responded with "Ohio." She then added‚ “Where’s that?” “Not from around here‚” she said.

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    jobs stateside and in every stage of war. By 1945 there were more than 100‚000 Wacs and 6‚000 female officers. In the Navy Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service also known as WAVES‚ in August 3‚ 1942. The training program for WAVES was a harsh 12 week 8 hours a day. The first class had 644 women with a maximum of 1‚250 graduates. By fall 1942 there were 10‚000 WAVES in active service. WWII in Europe women were also very important‚ men were sent into war without a choice. To keep the countries

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    The first major cause of the First World War was the Treaty of Frankfurt. This treaty was signed as a direct result of the end of the Franco-Prussian War. The Franco-Prussian war was started on July 19‚ 1870‚ and the treaty was signed on May 10‚ 1871 (Doerr). This victory over the French helped prove the German empire as a major military force. After the victory the Treaty of Frankfurt was created by the German Chancellor‚ Otto von Bismarck . Otto von Bismarck was the leader that had masterminded

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    one of the strongest armies of the world. During the war‚ British soldiers called the U.S.A‚ the thirteen colonies. soldiers‚ Yankees and Doodles. Which became the song “Yankee Doodle”‚ written by a colonist. but by whom‚ we do not know. Indeed‚ the song‚ “Yankee Doodle”‚ was to motivate the colonists. In fact‚ it was even sung when the colonists won the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Which was the first battle of the Revolutionary War. Definitely‚ the colonists remained unhappy and outraged

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    What caused the first Arab-Israeli War? All throughout the early decades of the 20th century there had been tension between rival Jews and Arabs as they both believed the land of Palestine belonged to them. But on 14th May 1948 Ben Gurion announced the newly formed state of Israel and that is the main reason to what was the cause of the ‘War on Independence’. After the First World War Britain was given mandatory powers over Palestine as the countries of the Western World believed the

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    On 2nd August 1990‚ Iraq launched an invasion of Kuwait‚ leading to a seven month occupation of Kuwait. The invasion was rebuked by the west as United States- led coalition forces pushed the Iraqi military out of Kuwait‚ resulting in the First Gulf War. Although the western world condemned Iraq for its occupation of Kuwait by accusing it of human rights violation and breaking International Law‚ historical evidence of the political and the socio- economic struggle between the two countries shows that

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    “Everything changed with the First World War. The Middle East was reorganized‚ redefined‚ and the seeds were planted for a century of bloodshed” (Engel‚ 2016) The concept of the nations-states in Al Jazira (The Arabian Peninsula) is dominantly a post-World War I (WWI) phenomenon. The beginning of statehood in the Arabian region could be traced back to Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt in 1798. Though his occupation ended within three years‚ it laid the foundation of Egyptian independence from the Ottoman

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    and my mind. When I think of those years‚ the awaiting dark holes are released to blacken the rest of the few memories filled with light. *** The war had broken out and all the children were being evacuated to distant cousins or aunts in the surrounding war-free countries for safety. My parents had told me that I was only going away for a while‚ the war would be over and I would see them soon. Those memories are the only few that bring light to the darkness inside‚ the ones that keep me sane. I

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    Diseases have laid waste to humanity through centuries‚ and humanity developed social and governmental systems in order to preserve itself. The 1918 flu and the recent Ebola crisis are cases in points. However‚ while many government and societal actions are helpful‚ these same institutions are sometimes harmful and result in inequity of opportunity. The 1918 influenza pandemic and the current response to Ebola are both similar‚ as they show how government quarantines are counterproductive and both

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