To what extent do you agree that the lives of Black Americans improved significantly between 1945-52? The lives of Black Americans during 1945-52 were shaped greatly by the reconstruction of America following the Civil War a century earlier; the lives of these people were largely dictated‚ especially in the Southern states‚ by policies of disenfranchisement and segregation implemented between these time periods‚ specifically the ‘Jim crow’ laws‚ though it can be said that certain occurrences‚
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The First World War was a lengthy and brutal affair that claimed the lives of over 17 million individuals. Perhaps somewhat surprisingly‚ its effects were equally as ferocious on the intellectual front‚ where it marked a turning point in the clash of European intellectual values. Philosophers such as Nietzsche had already challenged established institutions of Positivistic thinking toward knowledge and progress; however‚ his movement lacked widespread support. Necessary was the disaster of WWI‚ which
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“Marriage is no longer relevant in today’s world” Do you agree? Stand: (-) Topic Sentence: Marriage is no longer relevant to women in the modern societies in the economic benefits aspect as they are financially independent. Reasoning: In less developed countries‚ the family of a bride gains in property and assets when she gets married. In addition‚ women in these countries are limited in terms of opportunities in the sphere of employment. Hence marriage is the only way for these women to be financially
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The Civil War started April 12‚1861 with the attack on Fort Sumter. It was a war fought to preserve the Union and to free the slaves in the South. The North was more justified then the South for fighting the civil war because president Abraham Lincoln was trying to abolish slavery and bring the Union back together. The South was trying to keep slavery because without it there would be no one to pick the cotton‚ and that at the time was how the South made money. The civil war began with the attack
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country for starting a war. Although there is never one country entirely responsible for starting warfare there is commonly one country that is more at fault than the other. In the case of the Revolutionary War‚ I believe the British were to blame for igniting the flames of revolution due to their overtaxing of the colonists and practice of mercantilism. The war itself though was completely unnecessary and should never have taken place. One of the main reasons the war started was because of Britain’s
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Exams! Exams! Exams! Exams are the dreaded word that plagues you during student life. As an adult who is done and dusted with this nightmare‚ you may look back more often than once wondering if all that stress and trauma was after all worth the while. For starters let’s take a step back and analyze what skills one is expected to acquire during the course of education. Well the skills that are used in everyday life‚ the skills that allow one to get a job and succeed in their field of choice are
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1946 less than a year after the Atomic Bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ John Hersey wrote a book that tells the stories of six different survivors of the bomb. He tells about what was happing right before the bomb was dropped‚ how they survived and tracked their lives after this tragic event. Reading through this amazing description on Hiroshima has been the only time I am not proud to be an American. Seeing the devastation that was caused by the Country I call home was really hard. Countless lives were
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God of Evil Maybe the biggest question asked since the beginning of time‚ yet still remaining unanswered‚ is how our universe came into existence. As human nature‚ many people are devoted to believing that a God created all we have today. Others will debate that until the end of time. From what others have previously established about God‚ we have grown to believe that he is the all-powerful being. But if he is truly all-powerful‚ then why do we live in such tough conditions today? As Ernest
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To what extent do you consider that the First World War was a key turning point in the development of modern Russia in the years 1856-1964? In 1964 Russia was seen as a leading superpower which dominated Eastern Europe. However this is a vastly different image than the inherently backward country that Russia was deemed to be one hundred years earlier. The most crucial turning point in the modernisation of Russia was the abdication of the Tsar in 1917 and the rise of the Bolshevik party which followed
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Knowledge is very powerful. We decide whether we want to know something or not. I disagree with the statement that the lack of knowledge can’t hurt you. The true knowledge often hurts; however it doesn’t mean that lack of it can’t hurt. Why can lack of knowledge be harmful and hurt us? Let’s start from a simple fact like not studying for a test or a quiz may or will result in a bad grade. Not knowing the material that we are studying can and will hurt us. General knowledge in a society is very important
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