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    Why Is Hamlet's Great Mind

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    wide open‚ and lends a freedom to the character of Hamlet for someone directing the play. I believe that Hamlet is exceptionally intelligent‚ and would choose to play him in this light. Throughout the text‚ many examples and insights of Hamlet’s great mind are offered‚ and in certain film versions the actors make choices that act upon how smart the character truly is‚ and how he twists things his way. The first instance in which Hamlet appears in the play‚ he displays his superior wit and intelligence

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    On April 6‚ 1917 America officially joined the war‚ with a vote of eighty-two to six in the Senate and three hundred seventy-three to fifty in the House of Representatives (social). America went from neutrality to war within three years. When America claimed to be neutral‚ they also accounted neutral rights to fund either side through loans. The Allied powers ( Britain‚ France and Russia) borrowed two point five billion dollars‚ while the Central powers only borrowed twenty-seven million dollars

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    Why America Will Fall

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    Owen Skinner Rogers GT 7 11/14/14 The Fall: Why Obama is no Augustus Conquest. Control. Rule. That is what defines an empire. How the empire expands to other states‚ how much surface are they command‚ and how they govern that land. Societies that fell into this category: Rome‚ the Inca‚ the Mongol‚ the British (when it was an empire)‚ America‚ etc. Why do I say the U.S‚ because like an empire‚ the U.S. exacts political control and influence past it’s own original boundaries‚ The U.S. meddles in

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    Prohibition of the 1920's

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    major social change in the United States. The social changes during this period were reflected in the laws and regulations that were brought into play at this time. One of the most prominent examples of this was prohibition. The 18th Amendment to the Constitution‚ also known as the Volsted Act‚ which got its name from its sponsor‚ Representative Andrew Volsted of Minnesota‚ was created to eliminate the use of alcohol in the United States. In doing this‚ the proponents of prohibition hoped to end

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    “The lamps are going out all over Europe‚ we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime‚"-Sir Edward Grey. The main reason World War I started was because of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Many countries were in this war. The countries were either in the Allied Powers‚ Central Powers‚ or neutral. This war lasted four years‚ from 1914 to 1918‚ but the United States didn’t enter until 1917. The United States was right to enter WWI because Germany was sinking America’s ships although they

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    World War I was a devastating war on everyone. It did help the American economy crawl out of the great depression‚ but our initial plan was to stay neutral. But with Germany constantly trying to pick a fight‚ we could see war coming sooner or later. Throughout 1915‚ several U.S. ships traveling to Great Britain were sunk by German mines. Not to mention that Germany pledged to the safety of passengers before sinking unarmed vessels‚ but in November sunk an Italian liner without warning‚ killing 27

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    Economic changes in America had the greatest impact on American lives because the society was dependant on economic status of American citizens. During times of economic prosperity society flourished and civil rights were fought for avidly‚ during times of economic depression‚ society remained unchanging for the most part. From the 1930’s to the 2000’s America made many societal changes‚ many of which were instrumental in the development of American unity and culture. Most of the societal changes in America

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    generation of today’s world has help make a change a in this epidemic in healthcare choices. In the past times were different for health‚ not all the health problems now are as bad as the 70s. Unhealthy lifestyles and obesity are a major problem that America is facing today. It is the person’s responsibility to educate themselves on what they are eating and make a change. In the 70s portions sizes since then and now are totally different. Drastic changes have been made to the different sizes offered

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    In the year of 1763 the french and indian war had ended and the land was completely destroyed and North america was under british rule at the time that the war had ended. Due to the war being as expensive as it was the british parliament had passed a group of laws that said that the colonist would be taxed for the damages. This is what lead up to the nation that we call america. One of the main reasons the american colonies broke away from under the british rule was because britain was denying

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    After WWII all of Latin America had gained its independence form their colonizers and were steadily trying to build their countries up socially and economically in the world. Many had advanced in addressing the social disparities and discriminations towards their citizens at some level however‚ the change was minimal with the countries still favoring the private/elite sector. The latter had a lot to do with the external powers that were coming into Latin America at this time. With the US’s rise in

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