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    The constant exposure to life and death throughout the Vietnam War altered several American soldiers perspective on society. In the novel‚ The Things They Carried‚ author Tim O’Brien uses characters such as Rat Kiley‚ Tim O’Brien‚ and Norman Bowker to prove this point. While all the characters have very different personalities‚ skills‚ and future goals‚ each one of them are moved by the war similarly. However‚ Vietnam also has a specific effect on each soldier causing them to feel a certain way.

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    The Watergate Scandal was one of the largest scandals of American history. Richard Nixon was a father‚ a President‚ a friend‚ a Congressman and was the cause of the Watergate Scandal. But he betrayed his country by trying to cover up the fact that he was a part of the scandal. Nixon tried to hide the fact he didn’t know about the scandal by giving money to the people who broke into the Watergate and tried to stop the investigators that were looking into the crime and even tried to get the Federal

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    The American Dream "America has long been known as a land of opportunity. Out of that thinking comes the "American Dream‚" the idea that anyone can ultimately achieve success‚ even if he or she began with nothing." In the Death of a Salesman there are many characters that are in the pursuit of the American Dream‚ so far in the story not many of them have reached this goal. The characters that are in the pursuit of the American Dream include Willy‚ Biff‚ and Happy Loman. There are also characters

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    two opposing sides. One consisted of American icons‚ the heroes‚ and the other side consisted of what was thought to be the rest of the world‚ the villains. Though these icons may be heroes to this generation‚ on the right are where the “evil” people‚ such as the praying muslims‚ sit. Though this is what the painting depicted‚ the world is not as black and white. On the left side of the painting‚ held the heroic peoples. They stood‚ ready to battle‚ the American flag proudly sailed through the wind

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    FRQ #1 Topic: Early encounters between American Indians and European colonists led to a variety of relationships among the different cultures. Analyze how actions taken by BOTH American Indians and European colonists shaped those relationships in each of the following regions: New England‚ the Chesapeake‚ the Spanish Southwest‚ and New York and New France. Thesis: Actions such as Bacon’s Rebellion‚ the Powhatan Wars‚ King Phillip’s War‚ the Encomienda‚ the New England Confederation‚ and the Fur

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    Show Recent Messages (F3) Jasmine: SORRY THAT TOOK EVEN LONGER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BECAUSE Jasmine: my grandpa called Jasmine: he’s really sad Jasmine: his best friend died Heicho: OH NO I AM SORRY Jasmine: I never met him and he was 90 something? Jasmine: ono poor grandpa and the guy’s family though Heicho: YEAH THAT IS SAD. I’m sorry Jasmine: IT"S OKAY Heicho: AHH OKAY Jasmine: Do you want to write? Jasmine: If you do not want to‚ it’s okay you know! Jasmine: We can talk and

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    The Natives’ Encounter with the Europeans As Hernán Cortés came in contact with the natives‚ he was able to unknowingly transfer smallpox along with other various diseases to natives. Therefore‚ after their first battle with the Spaniards‚ the Aztecs were overwhelmed with illness. This led to the fall of great Aztec Empire. However‚ even before this the Inca Empire had been swept by with the illness‚ smallpox‚ too. In order to rid themselves of the—curse (smallpox)—the gods had placed on them‚

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    As an outlet for depression‚ many Native Americans have turned to alcohol. In fact‚ “Native Americans have the highest weekly alcohol consumption of any ethnic group” (Chartier). Alcohol has wreaked havoc on countless Indian communities. For example‚ in The Diary of a Part Time Indian‚ during a short period of time‚ Junior loses his grandmother‚ Eugene‚ and his sister. In Junior’s tribe‚ “about 90 percent of the deaths have been because of alcohol” (Alexie 200). Junior’s grandmother perished when

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    <br>~Lao-tzu <br> <br>Taoism and Buddhism are the two great philosophical and religious traditions that originated in China. Taoism began the sixth century BCE. Buddhism came to China from India around the second century of the Common Era. These two religions have shaped Chinese life and thought for nearly twenty-five hundred years. One dominant concept in Taoism and Buddhism is the belief in some form of reincarnation. The idea that life does not end when one dies‚ is an integral part of these religions and the culture

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    discrimination in the 1930s through a range of characters. Discrimination occurs when an individual is treated less fairly than others due to something out of their control. The issues of discrimination against women‚ African Americans and the mentally disabled are demonstrated by the characters Crooks‚ Curley’s wife and Lennie. These characters are forced to experience a different lifestyle from the average American at the time. One of the characters that experience discrimination in Of Mice and

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