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    fear into their enemies. The name Ku Klux Klan is a mixture of Greek and Scottish‚ and the name is supposed to mean "family circle." Another name for the Ku Klux Klan is the KKK. The Klan was first founded in 1866 in Pulaski‚ Tennessee by Nathan Forrest. They were founded right after the Civil War. The KKK was started by six young Confederate veterans‚ and then later on‚ other whites joined the Klan. The Klan was basically a secret society based on hatred and violence. They organized to oppose the

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    The Birth of a Nation In the film Birth of a Nation by D.W Griffith‚ based on the book the Clansmen by Thomas Dixion‚ Dixon and Griffith both admired the Klan so of course they were going to make the Ku Klux Klan the heroes of their stories. I saw many things that were just straight out shocking. To portray another race of people as a monstrous type of creature is ignorant of him. The film portrays black men as aggressive and feebleminded. Due to the graphic and false views of the film the first

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    Penny Argumentative Performance Task Garrett Forrest Do you think the penny should be preserved? The one-cent piece‚ commonly referred to as the penny has been in a giant argument in the United States about whether if we should keep the penny in circulation‚ or abolish the penny totally from the U.S currency. The penny should be abolished totally from the U.S Currency for several different reasons. To begin with‚ have you ever thought about the cost of a penny? If you ask a random person‚ they

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    Front‚ which the Allies desperately needed and helping contribute to the Royal Naval Blockade to Block the German Fleet (Library of Congress‚ 2022). The most important way that the United States contributed militarily was the battle of the Argonne Forrest because that was the battle

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    I also attend church events including Wesley Forrest‚ Impact and mission trips at another local church Paxtonville United Methodist. • National Honor Society- I’ve been involved in National Honor Society from 10th to 12th-grade where I serve 25 hours of community service each year. •

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    Civil War Tennessee: Battles and Leaders Civil War Tennessee is a general overview of the tactics used in and the battles fought in Tennessee and they’re importance. The book also discusses some of the problems both the Union and Confederates faced during this bloody war. Connelly opens up by introducing each region in Tennessee and why they’re important. Upper East Tennessee was one of the largest producers of wheat for the Confederacy‚ a key railroad ran from Bristol to Chattanooga‚ copper

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    Oscar Awards In my opinion‚ the Oscar Awards have the most commercial and prestigious meaning. To start with‚ the Oscar statue is an award for something impressive that... My Favorite Film In The 82Nd Oscar Awards My Favorite Film in the 82nd Oscar Awards He was walking on the rode‚ alone‚ shivering in the freezing cold. Having no place to go‚ he was looking... Saving Face Essay for an individual without anyones influence in Saving Face. Food was the central motif in the romantic comedy Saving

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    Six well-educated Confederate veterans from Pulaski‚ Tennessee created the original Ku Klux Klan on December 24‚ 1865‚ during the Reconstruction of the South after the Civil War.[32][33] The name was formed by combining the Greek kyklos (κύκλος‚ circle) with clan.[34] The group was known for a short time as the "Kuklux Clan". The Ku Klux Klan was one among a number of secret‚ oath-bound organizations using violence‚ including the Southern Cross in New Orleans (1865) and the Knights of the White Camelia

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    SPIDERMAN Peter Parker the man who plays the role of Spiderman was introduced as an orphaned science genius teenager living with his aunt and uncle in a place called Forrest Hills which is a section of New York. He is a brilliant student but often gets teased by his peers for being smart‚ they enjoy calling him bookworm. One day during a science demonstration he gets bitten by a radioactive spider‚ he gains all sorts of powers such as super strength‚ the ability to climb walls and an amazing

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    What Made Rome Great? Rome is an empire that stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Black Sea‚ and with an abundance of reasons as to what made it great‚ Cicero believed that the perfect location chosen by Romulus‚ that truly made Rome great. When building the Capital of an empire there are several factors to take in. Defence‚ distance from the sea‚ and more defence. The Rutuli people‚ were of concern to the Romans as they had comparable wealth and power. Building the city just north

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