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    influence which have shaped the Irish Civil Service System. I have 3 aims which i hope to achieve by the time I have finished thie essay: to examine the effect the state of politics at the time of the foundation of the state had on the structure of administration which was implemented‚ to study the Irish people and the society wich they have enhabited and determine the influence this has had on the Irish Civil Service System‚ to investigate the Irish culture and prove how this culture has influenced the

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    The Minie ball greatly influenced the Civil War‚ causing many people to die‚ and changes in many other areas. Like all the wars before it‚ during the Civil War many large technological breakthroughs occurred. One of the biggest‚ and most influential changes for personal weapons was the evolution from the smoothbore muskets to rifles‚ and even more so‚ the Minie ball that allowed the rifling to realistically be used in a battle situation. The bullets also had another plus: causing huge damage to anyone

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    underneath the war ridden wasteland it is commonly viewed as today. The land is plentiful with natural resources and fertile soil‚ but war is destroying the country and its population. Not only is the Iraq war extremely devastating to the individual country‚ but the opposing terrorist groups‚ (especially ISIS)‚ have created a new type of psychological warfare for the world in the form of extreme and constant terror in other countries. Iraq’s intense foreign influence and their recent history of war have brought

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    through within the span of a month to get Birmingham desegregated‚ it is easy to see why the Birmingham Campaign is considered one of the most influential campaigns of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement‚ however‚ this is not the only reason for such. A little over a year after the end of the campaign‚ in July 2nd of 1964‚ the Civil Rights Act of 1964- the prohibition of discrimination based on age‚ gender‚ race‚ religion‚ or national origin- was signed into law by the 35th President of the United States

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    VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE April 27th‚ 1975‚ North Vietnamese soldiers had finally reached the outskirt of the southern capital‚ Saigon. The war in Viet Nam that lasted 20 years is about to come to an end with communism taking over. It was all over‚ Saigon was surrounded by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops. Presiden Nguyen Van Thieu resigned as president and gave his farewell speech and denounced the United States for failing in aiding the South before the North would later come into the city

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    south racial tensions was much higher‚ and in Mississippi black men did not even dare look at a white woman afraid of facing retaliation from the white residents. Unfortunately‚ Emmett decided to whistle at a white woman‚ which sadly cost his life. Emmett Till was beaten so badly his body was unrecognizable‚ his mother was only able to identify him from his father’s ring. The murder of Emmett Till was an event that helped spark the civil rights

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    The War of 1812 helped the United States achieve international respect. The war also helped Andrew Jacksons political career. The United States economy was drastically altered during the war and the events leading up to it. America was facing several problems. The British military had more power than the American army. Since the American army was reduced as a cost-cutting measure‚ it needed to be expanded again. However‚ raising the funds for the war was delayed because there was no longer a national

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    Firstly‚ the Revolutionary War brought change to America economically. The United States would gain land after their victory over Great Britain. However‚ the land that was gained was viewed as being unfairly taken by the Indians. The Seneca Chiefs‚ in a letter written to George Washington‚ stated that the United States‚ “demanded [a] great country‚” and that‚ “All the lands of which [the Indians had] been speaking of belonged to the Six Nations. No part of it ever belonged to the King of England

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    The First World War was a global war centred in Europe that began from 1914 and lasted until 1918. It probably involved most of nations in the world‚ which were divided into two opposing alliances: the Allies and the Central Powers (Willmott‚ 2003:10-11). Eventually‚ on 11 November 1918‚ Germany signed an armistice‚ and Allies won the war. As a consequence‚ the First World War not only transformed the world force pattern‚ but also generated many problems that affected nations’ development all over

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    The Vietnam war was a long and costly conflict that affected the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally‚ the United States. An image that is striking and important in this time period is of the aftermath the napalm bomb caused to a Vietnamese village. It is a historically important image because the idea of war and its terror is shown. I chose this image because it is striking and catches the eyes of the viewer. It brings out the idea that a bomb can drop

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