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    The Lula Legacy During his administration‚ starting in 2003 and ending in 2011‚ Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had become enormously popular while the country enjoyed new economic growth and social reform. Lula’s social policies aimed to help those living below the poverty line shift into the middle class by focusing on inequality that had historically gripped the nation. Expansions in oil production and other consumer driven markets encouraged foreign investment and spurred the economy

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    The Civil War legacy still has an impact on Americans today. Today‚ most Americans look at the Civil War in an awe-inspired perspective. People try to skip over the blood and ugliness that resulted because of it‚ and instead try to focus on the courage and heroic deeds that soldiers performed. Many today are more likely to view the war as a fight for black freedom instead of for state’s rights‚ which is what it had previously been known for. The South still seems proud of the Confederate flag‚ even

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    Ernest Hemingway‚ A legacy for American Literature Some say that Hemingway’s personal life should disqualify him from the literature canon. They state that his torrent affairs‚ his alcoholism‚ and his mental state should preclude him from entry into the canon. These are the very things that help to make Hemingway a unique writer. Although his genre is fiction‚ he relies on his real life experiences with the people and places that he visited. The very definition of the literary canon disputes these

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    In this chapter from The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It‚ Richard Hofstadter recalls the legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt from his birth to his death. The main idea within this chapter is the influence politics had on FDR’s life. From his wealthy upbringing‚ to the duration of the Great Depression‚ and right up until his death‚ FDR held a passion for politics. His life became more significant after he was diagnosed with polio and fought his way to remain relevant and override

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    Like a needle tunneling through layers of cloth‚ James Garfield worked his way through adversity to weave a legacy that outlived his struggles. Born into poverty‚ Garfield quickly learned the importance of hard work and dedication. His widowed mother‚ Eliza‚ gave him her life savings of seventeen dollars‚ which afforded Garfield one term of college. In order to continue his education‚ Garfield worked as a carpenter and an on-campus janitor. With intense devotion to academia‚ Garfield made it his

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    The reporting party (RP) met with former resident Crystal Espinoza while in her current placement with Helen Torres 6315 Tobago Ct.‚ Bakersfield CA 93313 (661) 716-1104 facility #909432827 FFA Legacy Behavioral Services. During the interview Crystal disclosed that at her prior placement with foster parents Dianna and Raymundo Morales she was treated inappropriately. The foster child stated that she and her foster sisters Tabitha Farris and Esperanza Bravo were called pendeja (stupid)‚ cabrona (bitch)

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    Radical Republicans ruled and Democrats led the South. Having very different opinions on what to do to unify the country again‚ there was the creation of many ideas‚ laws‚ amendments‚ and acts that led to what we call the Reconstruction period. The legacy of Reconstruction is good‚ as goals to reunify South and North were achieved. It is also very negative because racial inequalities continued in many different ways as black codes and Jim Crow laws kept blacks from being equal. Starting with the Radical

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    Coco Chanel: A Fashion Icon Legacy Thinking of fashion‚ many names come into mind: Gucci‚ Louis Vuitton‚ Dior‚ Burberry‚ Marc Jacobs‚ and Yves Saint Laurent‚ but the one that sticks out over all of these seems to constantly be Chanel. Chanel’s story is most inspiring due to her journey; she was not born into the glamour life. Chanel had to work for success‚ coming up from impoverishment‚ not even bringing a family with her out of it. She was to be the name on the company‚ the one that will be

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    Legacy Leader One of my most impactful leaders I’ve ever had was SGT. Christopher Smith. SGT. Smith went way above and beyond as my team leader‚ during one of the hardest times I’ve ever encountered as a soldier. Even more impressive to me was SGT. Smith at that point in his career did not have had the classic higher leader training the Army provides but he instinctually knew the right things to do. This was a leader who took care of myself when I literally had nowhere else to turn and through

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    Her Legacy I’ve been told the impact of a parent’s passing can carry on for years or forever. I was my mother’s primary care giver for two years. In her last four months‚ along with hospice‚ I took care of her full time along with maintaining my full time job. She passed in her home surrounded by me and my other two siblings in January. Just three months later my dad‚ who was not married to my mom‚ died unexpectedly in his sleep. I am still in the tender times of grief from my mother’s and father’s

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