is regarded by many Americans as the greatest president to ever hold office in the history of the United States‚ and his reputation is definitely well deserved. Lincoln wasn’t scared to stand up and fight for what he knew was right. He was convinced that within the branches of government‚ the presidency alone was empowered not only to uphold the Constitution‚ but also to protect‚ and defend it. Lincoln was able to lead our country and preserve the Union‚ keeping the United States from splintering during
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because of the patriotism of her people and good leadership. The patriotism of the American people allows the nation to succeed despite being an “improbable idea” (Quindlen 2). Journalist Anna Quindlen in her essay The Quilt of a Country: Out of Many‚ One?‚ called America an “improbable idea” (2). But she also called it a “mongrel nation [has] one spirit” (4). The antithesis created by using the negatively connotated word‚ “mongrel” (Quindlen 4)‚ to describe America and then following that by
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How many haters can I kill today? Too many to count‚ don’t get in my way I shoot a mofo in the throat with my bow Tomahawk chop is my death blow Freedom fightin’ machine‚ big-ass hatchet in hand Why’d you have to kill my bros? I’m-a slash your face‚ man I’m a very skilled assassin killin’ dudes in ones and twos Blood flowin’ like a river‚ need a box of tissues When I’m huntin’‚ I be stuntin’‚ you can never find me In the bushes‚ in the hay stacks‚ in your mother’s laundry Watch me comin’‚ free
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Have you ever wondered how the Nazis killed so many Jews? Today so many Jews reduced their population. One person can cause a big problem for others during the Holocaust. Nazis killed so many Jews in one of the events they had‚ Night of Broken Glass. Night of Broken made Jews feel as if they were objects being thrown around. To begin with‚ one person can cause a big problem for others around them. A 17 year old boy‚ Herschel Grynszpsan shot a member of the ‘German Embassy’ because they let his farther
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to art in many ways. America finally had the war behind it. The country was booming and the majority had a carefree attitude. People were accustom to their lives and were not prepared for what was about to happen in 1929. The new decade would be a time of great change for everyone – art included. The 1920’s would bring a rollercoaster of events to America. Times had changed‚ the war was over and new technologies were starting to emerge causing people to change their lifestyles. Many people had
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The Typical Cook In her article‚ "Too Many Cooks? Not Nearly Enough‚" from NYC‚ Amanda Hesser states‚ "Cooking is an art‚ but working proficiently in a professional kitchen is a craft (Hesser‚ 4). Being a cook is a tough job. It’s more than just cooking. It’s also planning‚ managing‚ accommodating the needs of co-workers and patrons‚ and making the best of things when your pantry contains only a stick of butter‚ two sausages‚ and three carrots. The typical cook is a Caucasian male in his
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In other words‚ someone’s identity is shaped by the culture that he or she comes from. Accordingly‚ uprooting someone from his or her own country- culture- and throwing him or her into another one‚ could lead to a state of frustration and pain resulted from the clash of values that attacks him or her entity and social status. Such impacts of the cultural encounter are revealed in the short story “One out of Many” by V.S. Naipaul. Naipaul’s short story shows a clear notion of the cultural encounter
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Analysis Save as many as you ruin Sometimes our life can be unkind‚ with all its difficult choices and we are going to make mistakes for the rest of our lives. Some mistakes that we cannot forget. Some that we are going to regret. But at some point in our life‚ we will get a chance to make up for our past. That chance‚ is a chance given to Gerard‚ the main character‚ in Simon Van Booy’s short story Save as many as you ruin. The story focuses on Gerard’s’ life‚ and takes a look on his mind. How
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It is traceable‚ but complex. We have two authors‚ Jane Smiley and John McMurtry talking about gender and sex roles about women and men respectively. The author‚ Jane Smiley‚ as a mother of two girls and a boy‚ in her article "YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY" argues about Barbie dolls play an important role in the way her girls pursuing beauty. The author‚ John McMurtry‚ as a former football player‚ in his article "KILL ’EM! CRUSH ’EM! EAT ’EM RAW!"‚ talks about American football trains men to be aggressive
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Question: Why did so many people move to colonial America? In the 1600s‚ immigration began. Throughout the 1600 and 1700s‚ the population in colonial America increased rapidly. This was caused by a variety of reasons: enslavement‚ economy‚ exportation‚ religious purification‚ and freedom from the English government. One of the main reasons Africans immigrated to America was because they were either coerced or forced to come to the colonies from Africa as slaves. In Olaudah Equiano’s The Interesting
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