Mr. Friedman/Mrs. Marshall 4/10/12 My Name is Eric Novembre. I am sophomore in high school. Everyone can confirm that I am a average student but I am lazy. My favorite subjects are geometry and U.S. history. I am going to enter the University because my goal is to study my favorite subjects in future and to become a professional in this area. I can say that I am a responsible and
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The cultural aspect of hip-hop contains various different aspects of its significance on society. The historical aspect of hip-hop contains information about how hip-hop was created and how it evolved. Culturally‚ hip-hop has affected how people behave‚ think‚ and what is important to African Americans. Since it emerged and became popular hip-hop has affected African-Americans in a negative way. In the majority of hip-hop songs there is the presence of violence‚ sex‚ drugs‚ misogyny‚ and money
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The Korean War is seen as the “flashpoint” in the Cold War‚ which made the Cold war a global conflict. North Korea was led by Kim Il-Sung and was communist. South Korea was led by Syngman Rhee and was capitalist. Though it is said that Kim Il-Sung‚ who headed The Democratic People’s Republic‚ which was created by the Soviet Union‚ had adopted a policy of opposition to Rhee’s government and for the unification of the Korean peninsula by armed force‚ there are still many other theories as to why the
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The end of World War I had a powerful impact on the world. This was because the War not only changed how war was fought with the use of technology such as poisonous gases‚ tanks and machine guns. The War also changed the power structure of Europe due to the collapse of the British Empire because of debt‚ The Bolsheviks overthrowing Czar Nicholas of Russia thus ending the Russian Empire‚ the end of the Ottoman Empire and the Sykes-Picot Treaty which redrew the borders of the Middle East and has resulted
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Jubayer Ahmed Mr.Disiro period 8 Imagine a war without the use of weapons. The Cold War was a standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union without a use of arms (Nuclear Weapons and the Arms Race). It was a period of time with great resentment and pressure. Even though both sides never had a direct military confrontation‚ they engaged in “proxy wars” and threatened each other with nuclear annihilation (Nuclear Weapons and the Arms Race). For over forty years the Soviets and Americans
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How does culture affects a person’s identity? In what aspects of the youth’s life are influenced by culture? Is it necessary for people to imitate others before they can be original and creative? I’ve been puzzled about this issue. But for further clarifications‚ let me give my point of view to these questions. Culture is the pattern of thinking and behavior in which people living in a particular social group learn‚ create and share. Through this‚ others can distinguish to which society does a
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Spies in the Cold War Spies had a great role in the cold war‚ a lot of spies were in different areas to find out what other countries were doing or planning to do to then bring back the information to the country they were working for. There were many types of espionage in the cold war for different countries in order to find information that can lead to a victory in the war. I will need to research the different types of espionage there was and what they were looking for‚ I will also need to
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Great Britain‚ and the Soviet Union crumbled‚ giving the birth to a cold war. The Cold War began because there were different visions of the postwar world. The Soviet Union were trying to gain power and their communism was feared by the United Stated and American citizens. During the 1950s‚ economic productivity increased abundantly. The Cold War shaped the ideals about family life in America‚ especially the lives of women. The Cold War helped shape new work‚ especially for women‚ living patters such
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1. What was the Cold War? The Cold War was the tense relationship between the United States (and its allies) and the Soviet Union (USSR‚ and its allies) between the end of World War II and the demise of the Soviet Union; i.e. the years 1945-1991. This war was unlike other wars in that two sides never clashed directly in battle. 2. Why did the Soviet Union want to have a buffer zone between itself and Western Europe? The Soviet Union wanted to have a buffer zone between itself because they
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Power Cold War Worksheet Power‚ Ideology‚ and Terror in the Atomic Age Worksheet The Cold War Answer each of the following questions in a single paragraph: 1. What role did atomic weapons play in the Cold War? Summarize nuclear developments from 1945 to 1991. Capitalist and communist nations distrusted each other and wanted to further their own ideals while stopping the spread of the other. This led to the formation of NATO and other pacts to protect their respective “areas”. This
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