INTRODUCTION In the years of 1975 to 1979‚ Pol Pot became the head of the most murderous revolution of our time. His communist regime with the Khmer Rouge created one of the largest‚ yet greatly under-looked atrocities of the time. The genocide in his Democratic Kampuchea has created a death toll that could be as high as 3‚000‚000 people‚ or 25% of the country’s population. (Chandler‚ 1999; Cambodia Genocide) In an attempt to refashion his country‚ "people were simply sacrificed to our struggle
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Today‚ we will be speaking about the legacy of the Qin Dynasty first. Qin Shihuangdi‚ the king of Qin born a peasant; proclaimed himself the first emperor and what would rule for thousands of generations. Unfortunately‚ the Qin had a relatively short dynastic cycle‚ the cycle that every dynasty goes through where it comes to power‚ rules and the falls apart. The Qin dynasty established a sense of centralized Imperial rule that later set the the foundation for later Emperors to Emulate. Even in that
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The Legacy of the New Deal During the time of the Great Depression there were many people in dismay. The United States population‚ as a whole was pessimistic and negatively perceived the situation of the country. Once elected president‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt started changing the perspective of the country one piece of legislation at a time. Roosevelt was able to turn the negative believes the people once had into many positive and optimistic believes through the New Deal. Although the New Deal
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many celebrities who were born into the extravagant lifestyle of the rich and famous‚ however there are also some that built themselves up to success from a “normal life.” These people change the status quo everyday‚ by working hard and creating a legacy they can be proud of. Youtubers are an excellent example of this. A celebrity who built herself from the ground-up‚ and became extremely influential is Lilly Singh‚ also known as aka “Superwoman.” Lilly was born on September 26‚ 1988 in Canada. She
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Legacy of Hate: The Conquest of Mexico’s NorthWest 1. The chapter started off with the author explaining how the USA invaded and Mexico and not the other way around; many Euro-Americans are offended and ignorant at this fact. Even the author’s history professor told him he was lying about the USA invading Mexico. The author’s purpose is to show the people of the history behind Mexico and USA. As Mexico separated from the Spaniards and were finally at their own‚ it was hard for them build a nation
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Northfield‚ Minnesota‚ resulted in the capture or deaths of several gang members. They continued in crime for several years‚ recruiting new members‚ but were under increasing pressure from law enforcement. On April 3‚ 1882‚ Jesse James was killed by Robert Ford‚ who was a member of the gang living in the James house and who was hoping to collect a state reward on James’ head. The approach of the American Civil War loomed large in the James-Samuel household. Missouri was a border state‚ sharing characteristics
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Malcolm X was an activist that continued on the legacy that his father showed him and left behind. Just like his father he wanted peace and he wanted to get it even if it meant that things got violent. He wanted the equality for black people. He didn’t think that how blacks were getting treated were fair. He was going to fight for what he thought was right by any means necessary. Malcolm X was born on May 12‚ 1925. His parents are Earl little and Louise little. He had eight siblings and the middle
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A few months before he died‚ Chekhov told the writer Ivan Bunin he thought people might go on reading him for seven years. "Why seven?" asked Bunin. "Well‚ seven and a half‚" Chekhov replied. "That’s not bad. I’ve got six years to live."[85] Always modest‚ Chekhov could hardly have imagined the extent of his posthumous reputation. The ovations for The Cherry Orchard in the year of his death showed him how high he had risen in the affection of the Russian public—by then he was second in literary
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African History 08/12/12 African Legacies: Europe and America With every encounter‚ a memory remains‚ no matter how small the event the impact is always present. For the last 6 centuries‚ Europe and America have had a strong influence on Africa. Beginning in 1441 with Portugal’s hand in slavery to the United States and Great Britain part in the Libyan Civil war‚ the Western world has long been attracted to Africa (Hoag Lecture Notes). The legacies left behind are seen as reasons for Africa’s
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Intro: O’Luminous‚ the king of The New World‚ murdered on the night of his second wedding in the civilization’s main ziggurat. The only remains are his legacy and his son. Joseph‚ the son of O’Luminous was abandoned as a child after is father’s death. The death of the king left the entire civilization of The New World hopeless.The day after the king’s death‚ Joseph rediscovered who he was. The god of hope‚ Ydar‚ granted extraordinary powers on Joseph‚ such as extreme intelligence and time travel
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