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    “Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you’re a man‚ you take it.” was said by Malcolm Little‚ known as Malcolm X when he was introducing Fannie Lou Hamer. Malcolm Little was born on May‚19‚1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. He helped expand the Nation of Islam by being a strong orator during the civil rights movement. He used his fiery words and actions to help African Americans become free from the discrimination from whites. He was a strong civil-rights activist

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    In the early 1920’s many women pushed for prohibition. Prohibition was the nationwide ban of alcohol to prevent women from being brutally abused by their husbands. The concept of outlawing alcohol was controversial during the 1920’s‚ and did not work very well. People still consumed alcohol even though it was illegal. Some states did not enforce prohibition because they did not have enough money to pay for the enforcements‚ and when enforcements were hired‚ many of them accepted bribes to ‘look the

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    SAMPLE DBQ. ESSAY As a nation coming out of a devastating war‚ America faced many changes in the 1920s. It was a decade of growth and improvements. As immigrants fled from Europe‚ the economy improved‚ and new machines offered convenience and luxury from the kitchen to the streets. However‚ with all change comes opposition. The 1920s revealed a conflict between traditional America and the new attitude and lifestyle through the changing role of women‚ continued dominance of Christian

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    Chapter 5 Outline •Sensation is the detection of physical energy from the environment which weencode as neural signals. •When we organize and interpret our sensations‚ it is known as perception •The beginning level of sensory analysis is also known as bottom- up processing •Top-down processing is the information processing guided by higher-level mental processes‚ as when someone constructs perceptions drawing on our experienceand expectations. •Bottom up processing is sensory analysis that begins

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    America is the country of evolving. Ever since it’s birth‚ it has constantly changed into a bigger and more successful country. Reform movements‚ social issues‚ military conflicts and technology have forced America to keep shaping to it’s surroundings. What’s the difference between America and other countries? America has had many ups and downs but at the end of each down point‚ it has come out stronger than it was. The industrial era was an era of growth for America‚ especially in the cities. During

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    Prohibition was introduced into the U.S. Constitution‚ changing many people’s lives for the positives or negative. Jay Gatsby used this to his advantage making his large fortune bootlegging. Gatsby was a very smart man. He took advantage of the time in society to make money and did it very secretively and smart so he wouldn’t carry the risk of getting caught. Prohibition was introduced because the U.S. Government thought it would reduce the amount of drinking and deaths in the U.S. annually but

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    Politics Mr. Soroka The United States of America The United States of America has continued to grow and change since it was founded. America’s political culture seen through a non american’s eyes is connected politically‚socially‚ and economically. The political culture is brought together by these three categories‚ which starts off politically. To be blunt‚ if America did not have politics‚ then there would be no political culture. America is mainly divided up by two political parties

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    Once emerging as one of the strongest world powers‚ America soon plummeted down in a steady‚ spiraling decline. The United States used to be seen as an invincible‚ riveting country. Constantly attracting immigrants‚ ensuring a booming economy‚ and creating a new era of unity‚ America quickly became a steadfast melting pot for all. After its peak‚ decline soon followed behind nation wide. The main factors of this decay was the uneven distribution of wealth‚ outsourcing of jobs‚ and the lack of balance

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    Slavery in North America: introduction and development: I. Introduction of Africans in North America: This map represents the 13 colonies founded by the British between 1607 and the 18th century. This is the original United State in the 18th century. We must say that the British when they colonized America were a bit late because other European nations had colonized America (both North and South) before the British. The first British settlement in America was in 1607‚ in

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    Also changing the way Americans communicate‚ Apple Inc. has also changed the way Americans learn. Education is something that American’s take serious because it is something that can be taken away from an individual. Apple Inc. is the one that made us be able to access and search the internet. The internet has an incredible amount of all the information that can help a person learn about anything they might need to. Apple has opened up a whole new worldwide creation by creating new devices‚ and that

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