THE HOLOCAUST The Holocaust was the systematic‚ bureaucratic‚ state-sponsored persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. "Holocaust" is a word of Greek origin meaning "sacrifice by fire." The Nazis‚ who came to power in Germany in January 1933‚ believed that Germans were "racially superior" and that the Jews‚ deemed "inferior‚" were an alien threat to the so-called German racial community. During the era of the Holocaust‚ German authorities
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Washington Irving was born April 3‚ 1783 in New York City. Irving first began his writings under the name of Johnathan Oldstyle. Irving as he got older‚ ventured out into law but later found that it was not his true calling. Irving felt more comfortable expressing
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I chose Washington Heights because that is where I was raised and The Upper East Side because that is where I want to live when I am older. When I arrive in Washington Heights‚ I can expect to hear music blasting‚ smell the many different kinds of food and a very crowded place; likewise in the Upper East Side‚ I expect to see many fancy‚ tall buildings and expensive stores. Washington Heights is a part of Manhattan primarily full of Dominicans‚ though this was not always the case. Back in the early
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of mutual fund Mutual Fund Characteristic Potential Depletion of Principal Mutual funds always involve a certain amount of risk; neither the principal value nor the rate of return is guaranteed in any way. Both the FINRA (previously known as NASD) and SEC rules require that clients receive a disclosure that investment in a mutual fund may fluctuate in value‚ and that there is a risk of potential depletion of the principal sum invested. Minimum Initial and Subsequent Investment Mutual funds
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get a piece of‚ there is more work then thought. The railroads changed all of that worry and hard labor. On September 8th‚ 1883 the railroad came to Washington State making almost everything a lot easier. The railroads had a major influence on Washington’s development. The railroad affected the economic‚ geographic‚ and psychological aspects of Washington State. The railroads allowed a rapid increase in Washington’s economy by providing a quick and easy way of transporting goods to the rest of the
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economic growth and development as well as political survival. According to Amartya Sen‚ development is the process of economic‚ technological and social change by which human welfare is improved. The Liberal International Economic Order‚ (L.I.E.O) Washington Consensus (W.C) and Structural Adjustment Programs (SAP’s) were policies formulated by the economically developed countries (core) for the impoverished developing countries (semi-periphery/periphery) to carry out more reforms with loans and grants
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justice have been acting without any restraint against them. Not all officers are bad and act without restraint‚ but the ones that do are the ones that need to be charged with the same crimes others would in civilian clothing. In a article on The Washington Post‚ titled Thousands Dead‚ Few Prosecuted; a post analysis found that among the thousands of fatal shooting at the hands of police officers since 2005‚ only 54 officers have been charged. I think this should be a very different number given the
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Crucial health information is brought to the general public’s attention‚ when Morgan Spurlock directs and stars in the documentary film Super Size Me. After the obesity epidemic that broke out in the early 2000’s‚ Spurlock wonder’s what would happen if he were to consume only McDonald’s for breakfast‚ lunch and dinner for thirty days. This experiment raised many eyebrows to what is really reflected as healthy food. Therefore‚ due to Spurlock’s study a question came to mind; Should McDonald’s place
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GEORGE WASHINGTON Name: George Washington was born on February 22‚ 1732 at Pope Creek in Virginia. He was the eldest child to Augustine Washington and Mary Ball. George received his early education at a school in Fredericksburg before his father died in 17431. Not much is known about his education after his father’s demise. However‚ there is evidence that he studied geometry and trigonometry2. At the age of 16‚ while living with his half brother Lawrence‚ Washington
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The Advantages: Diversification: A single mutual fund can hold securities from hundreds or even thousands of issuers. This diversification considerably reduces the risk of a serious monetary loss due to problems in a particular company or industry. Affordability: You can begin buying units or shares with a relatively small amount of money (e.g.‚ $500 for the initial purchase). Some mutual funds also permits you to buy more units on a regular basis with even smaller installments (e.g.‚ $50 per month)
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