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    because without them he cannot accurately portray the Irish American history. The use of many sources aids in solidifying his argument on the history of the Irish; however‚ an argument can quickly lose its validity if the sources used as evidence are incorrectly used and misstated. Many times throughout Dolan’s hardcover edition of The Irish Americans: A History he uses statistics to bring to light the number of Irish immigrating throughout history. In 1798 many United Irish left Ireland because they faced

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    The National Museum of American History opened to the public in January 1964 as the Museum of History and Technology. It was the sixth Smithsonian building on the National Mall in Washington‚ D.C. The Smithsonian was established in 1846 by an act of Congress as an institution for the "increase and diffusion of knowledge." By the 1850s the organization was called the U.S. National museum and housed in the first Smithsonian building. Smithsonian collections developed both as specimens and as historical

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    The American Revolution Website Evaluation The United States revolution is one of the most iconic events in not just American‚ but world history. So when performing research on a platform as vast as the internet‚ proper precautions must be taken. A well designed and thorough web evaluation should be done to ensure the credibility and integrity of the website’s content. Certain Criteria involve who authored the website‚ when the website was created‚ when it was last updated‚ who the website was

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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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    New York at Max Yasgur’s dairy farm. The effects from this event in history are still being felt today‚ by American society. Between August 15th and August 17th in the year 1969 the largest music festival in history was held at a dairy farm in upstate New York to celebrate peace and music. During the Vietnam War‚ More than half a million people were said to be there. But the effects from this concert in American history are still being felt today. Woodstock inspired other

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    The religious history of the United States before the colonial period was dominated by Native American religions. These religions exhibit much diversity and are often characterized by animism or panentheism. While there are many different Native American religious practices‚ most address the following areas of supernatural concern: an omnipresent‚ invisible universal force‚ pertaining to the "three ’life crises’ of birth‚ puberty‚ and death"‚ spirits‚ visions‚ the shaman and communal ceremony.[1]

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    What is an American? This question has been heavily debated throughout history. It seems that everyone has a different opinion on what it means to American. The definition of American on Merriam Webster is a native or inhabitant of North America or South America. However‚ most people have a deeper definition that says Americans have to be a certain way and follow a certain pattern. Throughout history America has always been a place for people who didn’t feel like they didn’t belong elsewhere. America

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    For other uses‚ see Prison (disambiguation). This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. This article needs additional citations for verification. (October 2012) The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (January 2012) Criminology and penology Theory[show] Types of crime[show] Penology[hide] Deterrence Prison Prison reform Prisoner abuse

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    Huge moments in American history are the Civil Rights Movement and the Women’s Suffrage Movement‚ which have had significant implications on the struggle for social justice and equality. These movements led by prominent personalities and their powerful demonstrations prompted national debates that culminated into legislation‚ thereby shaping society even up to now. Moreover‚ through peaceful protests‚ legal battles as well as a strong commitment to change‚ activists within these movements challenged

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    BE THE EVIDENCE PROJECT  WHITE  PAPER   AGING  PRISONERS   A  Crisis  In  Need  of   Intervention       BE  THE  EVIDENCE  PROJECT   Be  the  Evidence  You  Want  to  See  in  the  World…       What  is  Our  Mission:  The  mission  of  the  Be  the  Evidence  Project  is  to  create  awareness  of  human  rights   and  social

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