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    Word Count: 2‚320 Mussolini’s rise to power changed the course of western history as it brought about the new political idea of fascism‚ which would later spread‚ to Germany‚ Spain and Portugal. Mussolini’s rise to power is one that is widely debated in history. The strongest claim as to how Mussolini rose to power comes from the idea that the Italian liberal state was to open minded to supporting him and that the workings of its system were flawed allowing him to exploit this for his own gain.

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    Economics 515 Midterm 1 1. Economic growth vs. economic development‚ define extensive growth & intensive growth Economic growth is the sustained increase in the output of goods/services of a society. Economic development is economic growth plus changes in technical and institutional arrangements by with output are produced. Extensive growth- increase in output due to increase in inputs (labor force grows‚ land stock increases) Intensive growth- increase in output per unit of input –

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    just happened. We all have heard the story of Abraham Lincoln and what he did for his country. Abraham was a hero in many ways and not just for the slaves but for the north also. He worked with his military to help them win the war. Some people see hero’s as big strong people who can lift weights and throw people across the ocean. Abraham Lincoln had a variety of people on his side he was the one guy who tried to help anyone and everyone. His assassination was a turning point because there was no

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    Every two years we have the Olympic Games‚ the games represent the uniting of athletes from all over the world to compete at the Olympics. However if you think about it‚ the Olympics have changed over time. The ancient Olympic Games were traditionally held as a religious event for the Greek God Zeus‚ but the modern Olympics are held for the world’s athletes to compete with each other. The Games have evolved in many ways in which I have learned and known. The beginning of the Olympics started with

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    “Lions led by Donkeys.” How accurate an assessment is this of the British Army on the Western Front in the First World War? Written by Alan Clark a politician in the 1960s this quotation describes the leadership of the British Military and their strategies used in the Great War. It suggests that soldiers fighting in the World War were brave and courageous as he refers to them as lions. In comparison their leaders‚ the generals were mindless and stupid like donkeys. By holding these characteristics

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    There is an estimate that 70% of people within the UK have a hidden disability and 10% of people that have some kind of medical condition that is considered a type of hidden disability like dyslexia or bipolar disorder which within the UK 1.5 million people suffer with. Having a hidden disability means that either you have a medical disorder that you cannot ‘see’. You could see types of supports like wheelchairs but the main meaning is that you cannot generally see anything wrong with them by looking

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    In what is considered a major turning point in the American Civil war‚ Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s last invasion of the Northern territory‚ Union General George Meade held off the Confederate forces in the Battle of Gettysburg. After the battle was initiated‚ the North and the South set up their positions‚ fought for three days straight until the retreat of Lee on the fourth day‚ the creation of a cemetery for the fallen‚ and the Gettysburg Address. In the beginning‚ General Lee was starting

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    Social conditions of past societies is not a perfect system to study‚ because they rely on studying certain aspects of the human culture that could then be used to determine different social structures. The sites of Catalhoyuk in Turkey‚ and Stonehenge of southern England‚ help to see the ways in which social complexity and social conditions can be determined by analyzing certain social aspects. Each of these groups had relied on agriculture in some ways to develop into sedentary lifestyles‚ and

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    Have People Become Overly Dependent on Technology? By: Asher Khan Asher Khan English 1302 The thought of how much technology people use on a daily basis can be frightening as one contemplates. From waking up to our alarm clock to going to sleep with the air conditioner on we are constantly using technology. The age we live in is known as the age of technology and the age of “progress”. Without a doubt‚ technology has made living much easier as an individual and as a society. Cars‚ trains

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    Introduction Black people should believe in themselves and have pride. Black people barely get the chance to express themselves. Thats why theres something called Black Pride‚ before Black Pride black people had no way of defining who is the real you. Black people should have rights that give them the opportunities that whites have. When did black pride start? Black people should believe in themselves and have pride. Black peoples ancestors did not really get to show their black beauty

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