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    “Put the Heat on Hitler” and “Heil with a Smile”. He hated Hitler because of the Fuhrer’s Jewish persecutions and he drew similarities between the mistreatment of German Jews and the mistreatment of Blacks in America. His hatred of racism in America prompted him to write the song “Strange Fruit”‚ popularized by Billy Holliday. The song dealt with Southern Black lynching‚ using tormented images and stinging lyrics to impress its message. Abel said that he wrote the song “because he hated lynching

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    A Pivotal Moment for Social Studies Education and Civic Literacy Social studies and civic education may be on the verge of its greatest moment. After years of being marginalized as a discipline‚ there is a call for from concerned citizens and prominent lawmakers for our schools to do a better job of promoting civic education. In Ohio‚ several laws have been passed recently that emphasize the study of the Founding Documents‚ American history and government‚ world history and civilizations‚ and financial

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    Ian Freckelton analyzed The Strange Case of Thomas Quick‚ written by Dan Josefesson. Within the book review he overlooks how Josefesson breaks down the case of Sture Bergwall also known as Thomas Quick. The book review consists of how the serial killer and victim of false memory was created. Freckelton is biased in the way he pursues his review. He does not acknowledge any other sides. Not only does he have a favorable view with positive feedback but also glorify Josefesson. The detailed descriptions

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    Forced Disappearance A forced disappearance “occurs when a person is secretly abducted or imprisoned by a state or political organization or by a third party with the authorization‚ support‚ or acquiescence of a state or political organization‚ followed by a refusal to acknowledge the person ’s fate and whereabouts‚ with the intent of placing the victim outside the protection of the law”(Wikipedia). In 1975 about 30‚000 people disappeared and were horrifically tortured and killed in Argentina.

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    The Strange Career of Jim Crow by C. Vann Woodward gives a complete historical analysis of the beginning of the impact on race relations within and outside of the South‚ and its legal end in 1965. After the Brown v. Board of Education decision‚ Woodward wrote lectures about the basis of segregation and slavery and such. Woodward’s lectures were originally directed to a local southern audience‚ but as his lectures developed into a wide-ranging text they extended towards national recognition. Woodward

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    “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is a play that was performed in the University of Michigan-Flint theatre on Saturday (April 2‚ 2016). This play is based on previous projects‚ including “Super‚” “Why I hate Florida” and “C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E.” Shortly‚ the characters are six bright middle school students‚ who compete not only for the first place‚ but also for their own self-esteem‚ love and care. Through this spelling competition‚ they fight their anxiety and self-centeredness. Also‚ they

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    Attack on America‚ By America September 11‚ 2001 was unquestionably a tragic day for America and the world. While the 3‚000-plus deaths on American soil elicited support and tears from around the world‚ now many international citizens resent or even despise the country that ratcheted up the War on Terror. But for many in the country‚ and a staggering number of foreign citizens‚ the truth about what really took place on September 11‚ 2001 remains under relentless scrutiny and doubt. The mainstream

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    In Owen?s poem‚ ?Strange Meeting‚? the theme of war is heavily emphasized‚ as the poet expresses complete disgust concerning the nature of war. Yet‚ rather than describing the violence of war in the battlefield‚ the poet chooses a most unconventional route to attack war by instead placing the soldiers in Hell‚ centering the poem around the civil conversation between two dead enemies. In doing this‚ the poet strips away the barrier between these two enemies‚ and as a result‚ he evokes not anger‚ but

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    Stew’s show Passing Strange is a musical that knows no boundaries. The plot follows the journey of the protagonist‚ referred to as “the Youth‚” on his quest when he leaves his home in Los Angeles to explore the cultures of Amsterdam and Berlin. The Youth encounters an interesting cast of characters along the way; each of his interactions with these peripheral characters has its own distinct significance. The show follows no stencil of a classic twentieth or twenty-first-century musical‚ it has an

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    Context Executive Summary | 2 | | | Brief Description of Product and why its chosen | 3 | | | Marketing Segmentation | 4 to 6 | | | Comparison Between Honda & Hyundai | 7 | | | Honda Marketing Mix Strategy | 8 to 9 | | | Hyundai | 10 to 11 | | | Research Question‚ Research Objective‚ Research Variable | 12 to 13 | | | Literature Review | 14 to 17 | | | Hypothesis | 18 | | | Theroical Framewor | 19 | | | Methodology | 19 to 22 |

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