Many regard World War II as the best war ever‚ but why? It seems the one fact that stands out in American minds is that the Allied Powers were fighting against people who were perceived as "evil”‚ such as Adolf Hitler and Emperor Hirohito. Many disregard all the casualties and hardships and only think about the big picture: victory. Michael C. C. Adams’ book‚ The Best War Ever: America and World War II‚ attempts to dissipate all of the misconceptions of the Second World War. Americans came out of
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever This film was made in 1983 by Loretta Swift and it was based off of the novel “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”. This is a short film which is only forty-eight minutes long‚ but it is a very nice short film. The film is based off of a church who has a tradition of hosting a Christmas pageant every year for the people in the neighbor to come and see and it has always been put together by the same person until an accident occurred to her that required her to be placed
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The best vacation I ever had by Gilbert Gittens My best vacation ever was undoubtedly coming to the United States. My straight A’s in school were awarded by having the trip of my life. New York being the state of my destination‚ was the largest city I’ve ever visited. For the first time in my life at age 13‚ I had the greatest vacation any kid in my country can ask for. It’s not a custom in Venezuela for parents to offer their children such pleasure‚ so I was really lucky
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The Best Game Ever‚ by Mark Bowden‚ was a great book that talks about the 1958 NFL Championship game that helped transform the NFL into what it is today. It has exceeded all my expectations of the book and truly shows the impact this game had on the NFL. This was the first ever football game that was a national event‚ this was the first ever professional football teams viewed by millions. It would also be the first sudden death overtime game ever played in the NFL‚ Making the game that much more
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As a 11 years old kid‚ I have had many vacations before. Those vacations include trips to Spain‚ Australia‚ Canada‚ Japan‚ Korea and many other places. Pictures of volcanoes‚ oceans‚ islands were taken. Each of them represents an amazing vacation that I had. However‚ none of them can be compared to the “Winter” vacation‚ the one to Alaska by cruise. This trip left me a fantastic memory. I favor the vacation to Alaska. We had a chance to watch the whales in the ocean. I had desired to watch the
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Apple’s “1984”: Greatest Commercial Ever Made "1984" is an American television commercial which introduced the Apple Macintosh personal computer for the first time. The commercial served as a significant milestone in the history of adverting and had a massive effect on the popularity of Apple. The ad consistently been lauded as a classic‚ winning critical acclaim over time. It is now considered a watershed event and a masterpiece in advertising‚ and is widely regarded as one of the most memorable
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Assignment 1 Decision Analysis Questions 1-6 refer to the following A family business is considering making an investment in its manufacturing operation. Three decisions are under consideration: (1) a large investment; (2) a medium investment; and (3) a small investment. The business believes that there are three possible future outcomes for its product: (1) increasing demand; (2) stable demand; and (3) decreasing demand. The following payoff table describes the decision situation.
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The story takes place in a ninja dominated world in which the ninja art has become the main source of income. Ninja are bred to sell their services to those who seek it in exchange for money or political support. Naruto Uzumaki is the main character and he’s an adolescent ninja who has aspirations of becoming the leader of his village‚ known as the Hokage. The Hokage is known to possess great skill in terms of their use of ninja techniques. Naruto is no ordinary ninja‚ the fourth Hokage sacrificed
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Born on October 20th of the year 1874 in Danbury‚ Connecticut‚ the American man‚ Charles Edward Ives‚ was not only a modernist‚ but also an original composer. He pursued what is perhaps one of the most extraordinary careers in American music history. Unfortunately‚ Ives music was ignored for most of his life and many of his works were unperformed for several years. His music consisted of a combination of the American popular and church music traditions from when he was younger with European art music
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All In The Timing The plays of David Ives are certainly clever and comic. There is no doubt that Ives gives us inventive scenarios that smartly use language and test our knowledge before we chuckle. But what does it all mean‚ anyway? What do we gain from the techniques he uses in the one-act plays of All in the Timing? Are they meaningful works‚ or simply highfalutin vignettes? To answer these questions‚ let’s consider three of his plays: “Words‚ Words‚ Words‚” “Variations on the Death of Trotsky
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