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    Could the Nazi takeover of the German state and national consolidation of power have been prevented? Who could have prevented it‚ and what would they have needed to do? If a Nazi dictatorship could have been prevented‚ what was the most likely alternative outcome? The rise in power of Hitler in January 30‚ 1933 did not come through a revolutionary way‚ but through lies and manipulations that eventually secured Hitler his election in a political office. Having already attempted to take

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    Discrimination is a prominent subject throughout the story as well as in today’s world. Sadly‚ racism and stereotypes are still ongoing events‚ but in a different genre. A good example is the African American community. In the 1900’s it was more about rules discriminating against African Americans. In today’s world‚ everything is about how aggressive or suspicious that young‚ black adult looks. Each category of racism lacks the respect and justice they deserve. Just like the modern day‚ Maycomb needs

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    innocent people die every year in auto accidents caused by drunk drivers. It ’s even possible to die from alcohol poisoning‚ but marijuana has never been directly attributed to any deaths. Despite all this‚ public opinion on marijuana is still based on myth and prejudice even though it remains relatively harmless. The harmful effects of marijuana have been exaggerated. In the 1930 ’s the United States was flooded with reports that described marijuana as an extremely dangerous drug that enabled people

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    of the 20th century when the international community came up with the law guiding human rights‚ various nations have also enacted specific bills to provide equal rights to their citizens. However‚ there are certain aspects which are common to all human rights across the globe. That is; they are inalienable‚ indivisible and inherent in every human being. Unfortunately‚ the well pronounced human rights as they may be understood have not guaranteed women in many countries equal rights to that of their

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    Final Project In psychology there have been many schools of thought. The main ones to have emerged are structuralism‚ functionalism‚ behaviorism‚ Gestalt psychology and psychoanalysis. Some of these have withstood the test of time‚ and are still in use today in modern psychology‚ while others have laid the foundation of modern psychology. Wilhelm Wundt is the founder of psychology as a formal academic discipline (Schultz‚ 2011‚ p. 66) Because of his ideas and the worked that he did in experimental

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    should have really been called‚ The British Revolution‚ for it was the British who brought upon the actions that made the final separation between the colonies and Great Britain. The colonies wanted to separate from the British because of the unfair demands and taxes they gave from 1763 through 1776. There were various problems for the colonists; politically‚ economically‚ religiously‚ and socially. Following the French and Indian War‚ the British had to take action in order to restore what was lost

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    Discrimination laws passed in NC and Miss. Mississippi is the poorest state in the US‚ with 24.1 % or 695‚915 of its citizens living below the poverty line. It also ranks last in its rate of child poverty (33.7%)‚ and subsequently last in hunger and food insecurity. The South needs to examine its history‚ if they want to continue to be prosperous. For a hundred years after the Civil War‚ the south was a third world country. American business was loathe to make investments in the old Confederacy

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    reasons why the discrimination on women happened. But they are two main reasons of discrimination that happened in the working environment‚ which women may have less education or less working experience than men. Therefore‚ women may not equally qualify compared to men qualifications to take the job. The other reason is that they may face discrimination which is because the ability and skill are difference from men and women. Furthermore‚ the physical energy can be the factor of discrimination of women

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    Preventing 9/11: Could it Have Been Done? September 11th‚ 2001: the American people will remember this day as the day the unthinkable happened: someone‚ or rather a group of people‚ infiltrated the seemingly impregnable American defenses and turned our own airplanes on us. Crashing several planes into different important federal buildings‚ these terrorists spread terror throughout the country. Nobody thought that the most powerful country in the world could be attacked so easily‚ and

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    The technology used in Mexico is the same used in the United States‚Canada‚ and some parts of Europe. Most parts of airplanes and cars are made in Mexico.They also use electricity‚ CDMA/GSM which is cellphones kind of technology‚computers many people have laptops‚desktops and tablets. LCD T.V.‚ 3D T.V.‚ and HD T.V. And there are also very-high technology in Mexico such as nanotechnology and biotechnology. The people in Mexico are kind of the same in the U.S. Canada and most parts of Europe because

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