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    "How Dreams Lead to Success" Words: 731 From various modes of transportation to the Mona Lisa‚ we see the success of other people’s dreams. Things such as planes‚ cars‚ trains‚ books‚ buildings‚ and even graffiti were once only someone’s day-dreams waiting to be brought to life. Even though they were thought of as unattainable goals by some‚ others had the persistence and diligence to see these dreams through until the end. Many of us only focus on the invention or work‚ for we fail to remember

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    Racial Tension

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    individual and every country in world are facing with racial tension. Racial tension can be described as‚ groups of people or more than one race who live around the same area and they are facing a serious conflict with each other. The effect of racial tension can be a everybody’s worst nightmare‚ but the most important is to study the causes of racial tension. The reason to study the causes of racial tension is to understand why and how racial tension happens‚ rather than pointing finger with eye closed

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    How to lead by example in the workplace by Raffi Varoujian Created on: September 21‚ 2010 There are plenty of people at work who talk a good game‚ but fail to back up their words with actions. Following through on your responsibilities and commitments is key to being a success in the workplace. However‚ “doing your job” is a given – it is the bare minimum that is expected of you by your employer and your colleagues. It goes without saying that you should act professionally‚ dress appropriately

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    Why were certain groups for secession? Would you like to live in the south where you are mainly an agricultural state? Where the Confederate comes into your house and took food and your children’s clothing. Where the people who ruled your country where into factories‚ and tax your goods? I think not‚ these are some of the few reasons the south wanted to secede. So now this can explain‚ why were certain groups were for secession? The people who were for secession were mainly the slave owners and

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    proposes equality. The Inspector speaks about them all being the same. ’We are members of one body’. Priestley’s use of the word ’body’ shows that we are all connected and linked. Everyone needs to work together. The Inspector wants to teach the Birlings how to be more responsible and that money and class is not going to make you a better person and should change their attitudes towards the working class. An Inspector Calls’ imitates Priestley’s socialist views while outlining the trouble with Capitalism

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    Westward Expansion

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    Westward Expansion before 19th Century American history was powerfully influenced throughout the 19th century by the steady push west and the development of the Western frontier. This began of course with the establishment of the first English colonies beginning with Jamestown (1607). At the time the Western Frontier was just a few miles up the James River. Gradually the Western Frontier was seen as the Appalachian Mountains. The British effort to close off the land beyond the Appalachians was one

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    In the early American colonies‚ the south and the north developed into two distinctly different colonies. Although their origins were both from Europe‚ their customs and living habits became so different that it would play a major role in America’s history. There are many reasons why these differences occurred but only a few major reasons stand out. Religion‚ greed and the composition of the colonies are some of the major reasons why the north and south grew to be so different in the late 1600’s

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    wanted to expand their country by taking Texas. Although they did end up marking new territory in Texas I disagree with the decision. During the process they caused hurt feeling towards Native Americans. In addition to‚ they made mexico relent them because of the way they handled the situation. Lastly‚ they did a lot of the things they did because of greed. John O’Sullivan‚ very vocal american citizen‚ says that America wanted the expansion because it would bring peace and happiness but the Native Americans

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    century B.C‚ during the time of Athens’s Golden Age‚ Greek culture flourished. Throughout the Golden Age‚ the Ancient Greeks developed key concepts that lead to their cultural and intellectual advancement. These concepts that stemmed from the development of the Greeks city states have not changed from time; in fact‚ they are still linked to today’s Western Tradition. The major principles of Ancient Greek and Athenian culture that show that we are a Hellenistic people include advancements in the arts‚ the

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    Westward Expansion

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    The westward expansion‚ which started in the 1820s‚ was one of the biggest steps forward our country has ever taken. It nearly tripled the size of our country and increased the population by monstrous amounts. It also improved the economy greatly though agricultural means‚ prompted political leaders to sent people to explore (Lewis and Clark)‚ started a civil war‚ motivated huge amounts of people to move west‚ and almost destroyed our country. The expansion was magnified greatly by the

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