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    Mr. Lederer and Mr. Burdick wrote the Ugly American many decades ago and it is a story that holds many truths of how we act and operate in today’s society. This fictional work displayed characters that truly understood many of the Special Operation Forces (SOF) imperatives. Louis Krupitzyn‚ John Colvin and Major Wolchek represented the SOF imperatives of understanding the operational environment‚ anticipating and controlling psychological effects‚ operating with and through others‚ considering the

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    settlement‚ the American frontier could hardly be considered to exist. “It can not‚ therefore‚ any longer have a place in the census reports‚” stated the Bureau. However‚ three years later‚ one man--historian and frontier expert Frederick Jackson Turner--believed the frontier held the key to explaining American development on an economic‚ social‚ and historical level. His paper‚ “The Significance of the Frontier in American History” stressed the impact that the frontier--and the moving frontier line/westward

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    Leading characters in both versions of the Bridge played a significant role in the success of the series. Since the success of X Files‚ the couple of contrasting-in character and gender- detectives constituted an important element of crime series. In the last decades‚ there was a shift towards strong female detectives. Nicci Gerrard (2014)‚ analyzing the success of female characters in crime TV series in the last years (the Killing‚ the Bridge‚ the Fall‚ etc.) underlined that‚ “[f]ictional detectives

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    Enslaved African Americans were brought from Africa to America work as servants for the Dutch. They were forced to cook‚ clean‚ work in the fields‚ care for the family that enslaved them‚ and leave their own families behind. Over 22 million people fought in the Civil War‚ and “approximately 620‚000 soldiers died from combat‚ starvation‚ and common diseases.” Within those millions of people that fought were African Americans

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    Topic: How have drugs and alcohol shaped Canadian society? Word Count: 1807 Words How have drugs and alcohol shaped Canadian society? The use of alcohol and other drugs has always been a part of the Canadian society.  While having a glass of wine with dinner or a pain tablet for a headache is rarely a problem‚ excessive or inappropriate use of alcohol or other drugs (including prescription drugs) can interfere with daily life and negatively affect work‚ relationships‚ physical and mental

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    evolution along the frontier had shaped the political process in America at the time. His theory‚ being from a Westerner’s perspective‚ did not receive much acknowledgment at the time. However‚ many thinkers of this era were of a post Darwinism understanding. Political and socioeconomic evolutions are due in part to the settler mindset that is deeply instilled into the western frontier of America. To Turner‚ America imposes a Composite nationality. The people who inhabited the frontier early on were primarily

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    Could space be the next commercial frontier? When you look up at night at the stars‚ what do you see? Many now see the sky as the next commercial frontier. When John F. Kennedy gave his well known speech regarding space travel on September12‚ 1962‚ he stated “We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things‚ not because they are easy‚ but because they are hard‚ because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills

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    How Did the Nile Shape Ancient Egypt? The Nile shaped Ancient Egypt by influencing the daily lives of Egyptians‚ both psychologically and physically. Ancient Egypt was formed around 3000 B.C.E. and lasted for thousands of years (O.I). It depended on the Nile River‚ which was located in central Egypt. The Nile shaped‚ which means formed or molded‚ Ancient Egypt because its location protected Egypt and provided transportation‚ its flooding cycle instituted a seasonal rhythm‚ and its great value for

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    American values and beliefs as they are reflected in the American character. If you asked most Americans what the cultural values in the US are‚ you might get some blank stares‚ or a statement of some basic beliefs. The question may seem simple‚ but the answer is quite complex in a society as highly diverse as the US‚ there is likely to be a multitude of answers. American culture has been enriched by the values and belief system of virtually every part of the world. Consequently‚ it is impossible

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    The earliest colonial settlers‚ such as John Smith‚ who founded Jamestown and formed trade relations with Native Americans‚ especially the Powhatan Confederacy‚ set the groundwork for the American Revolution. Religious reasons also shaped Colonial America. John Winthrop’s Puritan belief in building a "City on a Hill" stressed a moral society‚ which in change impacted the values of the colonies. Puritan tradition was challenged by the religious disagreement of individuals such as Roger Williams and

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