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    The Attack on Pearl Harbour Focus Question: How did the attack on Pearl Harbour affect WWII? What significant reason did the Japanese choose to start a war with the United States? How did the surprise assault affect the surroundings of Pearl Harbour? The quotation of “issued Potsdam Declaration” had Japan to surrender‚ even if they did surrender why are the United States still deciding to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki? How has the results of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombing affect the lives

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    changed when Thorin and his dwarves came to Erebor. Thorin was one of the last descendants of Durin. Thorin’s Grandfather had once ruled Erebor before Smaug took over Erebor. Once Thorin had driven Smaug out of Erebor he was overcome with power and greed. Although Thorin thought he had good intentions gold and his lust for power caused his demise. In The Hobbit it Shows that Dwarves Gold and Treasure. The dwarves created a song when smaug took over Erebor and the wanted‚ “To claim

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    Amy Jacobson Mrs. Albinak Honor English 3 26 October 2015 Secret Destruction “Got a secret can you keep it? Swear this one you’ll save. Better lock it in your pocket‚ taking this one to the grave” (Secret by The Pierces). This musical composition makes the exigency of a secret prevalent to the outside eye. Keeping a secret changes someone’s personality‚ leading them to have self-doubt or guilt until that secret is out. After the secret is divulged‚ the character affected by the secret are

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    One of the greatest arguments of philosophy and the scholastic disciplines of the sort has been the debate on the degree of influence that nature has on the growth and development of human beings and the civilizations that define them. By examining the interactions of the environment and the living creations that reside within‚ one is able to examine and define the type of relationship in place between nature and the creatures of the world. Upon first glance‚ one will notice that the fundamental

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    The Great Gatsby: The Destruction of Morals In The Great Gatsby‚ the author F. Scott Fitzgerald shows the destruction of morals in society. The characters in this novel‚ all lose their morals in attempt to find their desired place in the social world. They trade their beliefs for the hope of being acceptance. Myrtle believes she can scorn her true social class in an attempt to be accepted into Ton’s‚ Jay Gatsby who bases his whole life on buying love with wealth‚ and Daisy‚ who instead of marrying

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    In The Pearl by John Steinbeck the Pearl symbolizes happiness and hope but soon turns into greed and evilness. He kills four men and eventually ends up losing his child because of what the pearl brought into his life. Kino shows how much he loves his family in the beginning but towards the middle you don’t see it as much and at the end he shows how much he regrets the things he’s done. Steinbeck uses the pearl to symbolize joy and a new life in the beginning of the book. Once they found the pearl

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    Tentative title for program “Of need or greed” Premise: When confronted with an opportunity to receive financial help for personal needs‚ would an individual (and family) succumb to temptation and use the funds for unnecessary items – or remain committed to only accessing the funds for immediate needs? This program is developed to test the premise of need versus greed – offering single individuals‚ couples and families access to “emergency” funds to help out in desperate (or simply stressful)

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    ck on Pearl Harbor “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.” This is a famous quote that Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto uttered just after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was nervous that one of the most important surprise attacks in recent history would turn out to be a complete failure. Over the course of history there have been numerous decisions to attack other nations with some of them being successful and others not so much. However‚ few have

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    Simrohn Iftekhar Mr. Demmers 9A Summer Reading Assignment (The Pearl by John Steinbeck) I. Examine Steinbeck’s use of imagery. Writers carefully choose their words in order to convey vivid images to the reader. Re-read the first three paragraphs of the novel (pp.1-2)* and answer the following questions: 1. What visual image does Steinbeck create? He creates an image of very early morning when the stars are out and the sky is still dark. He paints the setting of a small and quaint house on the

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    On ​ December 7th‚ 1941​ ‚ Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese forces. The next day‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the United States Congress with his memorable “a date which will live in infamy” speech​ . This speech had two purposes: 1. To urge Congress to formally declare war on Japan (which they did just minutes later)‚ and 2. To rally the American people to support the war effort. Yesterday‚ December 7‚ 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly

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