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    Gerald Posner’s Killing the Dream begins with a detailed description of Martin Luther King Jr.’s final days and the detailed movements of his killer. The author arranges his book into three pivotal sections: The Assassination‚ The Assassin‚ and the Search for the Truth. He begins the book with a detailed account of the events that caused King to even be in Memphis‚ the chaos surrounding the Memphis Sanitation Strike. The Memphis Sanitation strike began on February 12‚ 1968‚ because of poor treatment

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    THE OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING GOVERNMENT DETAILS Chantae’ Alexander American Government May 5‚ 2013 The Oklahoma City Bombing had taken place at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. On the morning of April 19‚ 1995 an ex-Army soldier and security guard named Timothy McVeigh parked a rented Ryder truck in front of the building. He was about to commit mass murder. Inside the vehicle was a powerful bomb made out of a deadly

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    All the terror attacks that the news broadcasters speak about have gone unpunished because nothing much has been done to fight ISIS. ISIS has many names like ISIL and Daesh. ISIS was a sub unit in Al Qaeda who broke off to pursue their own goals. ISIS’s goal for the past few years have been to create a Caliphate or Islamic state where they enforce Shariah law meaning they use the Qu’ran to make their laws and to decide what to do in times of trouble. ISIS’s members have shown their brutality towards

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    many books this year‚ most of which are in the genres of non-fiction. Non- Fiction is by far‚ my favorite genre because I love learning about not only our country’s history but the world’s. Some books I found notable in the non-fiction genre‚ were “Manhunt” a compelling read about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. I found James L. Swanson’s book enjoyable because of its descriptive words‚ and the author’s deep knowledge and love for the subject. Another book by Mr. Swanson I find very good is

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    The Geostrategic Nightmare of Afghanistan A geostrategic outlook does not depend on one single topic or attribute of a country. It encompasses concepts from geography‚ politics‚ demography‚ and topography to characterize a region. When we look into the country of Afghanistan we look into the concepts of Afghanistan being land-locked‚ their vast mountainous region‚ their relatively large population of extremists as well as the country being over all less developed than many other nations in the

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    stood in his bathtub of a shared bathroom with the rifle outside the window on a ledge and shot MLK as the Civil Rights leader was standing on his balcony in his motel. After her shot MLK he fled out of there so no one would find him setting off a manhunt that would last more than two months and cover

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    Should women be allowed to serve in combat roles and what are the ethical implications? Based on the book: WOMEN IN COMBAT Civic Duty or Military Liability? by Lorry M. Fenner and Marie de Young Since World War II‚ women have been serving in dangerous positions within the military. Although technically women cannot serve in combat roles‚ “more than 800 women have been wounded in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan alone‚ and more than 150 have been killed” (Domi)

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    Gabriel B. 1301: M‚W‚F @ 11am Lincoln’s Assassination Abraham Lincoln was pushed into the light of the world in Harden County‚ Kentucky on the 12th day of February 1809. 1 Born into a farming family‚ little Abe was no stranger to heavy labor and hardships. Thomas Lincoln‚ Abraham’s father‚ moved the family farm once locally before going to Indiana in 1816.2 Thomas’s move of the family may be attributed to their disapproval of slavery (the Baptist church they attended broke away from the

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    tells George‚ ""You had‚ George. I swear you hadda” (Steinback‚ 1993‚ p. 110). Lennie would have caused more disruption and George - like Annemarie- sacrificed his dream ranch with Lennie to put him out of his misery of life where there was always a manhunt after him.Yet a difference between the two theme novels is the components that built the companionship‚ in Number the Stars Ellen was comfortable staying at the Johansen’s as she trusted them and their judgment; in contrast‚ in Of Mice and Men George

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    federal agencies came together to undertake the massive investigation that would ensue. Surveillance technologies played an integral role in the investigation‚ and became headline news as we watched the events unfold in real time. As the five-day manhunt progressed‚ there was a coming together of citizen and state. Citizens were called upon to help identify the suspects‚ and became active agents throughout the investigation. One way to conceptualize all that happened in Boston at this time is to apply

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