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    Through William Carlos Williams’ story‚ “The Use of Force”‚ we can see a characters attitude and actions change abruptly. Through the story‚ we can not only draw a conclusion from the doctor‚ but from people in his position. The authority given to people in his position‚ provides the sense of power and dominance. The doctor was the sole reasons for the girl living or dying. His use of force can be justified by the parents because he was saving her life. But from the doctor’s perspective‚ he enjoyed

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    On May 6‚ 1937‚ an explosion occurred at Lakehurst‚ New Jersey‚ one that will be forever known as the Hindenburg disaster and one that would put an end to the Zeppelin era. The Hindenburg was a zeppelin‚ or a large German dirigible airship‚ long and cylindrical in shape and with a rigid framework‚ that exploded killing 35 of the 97 passengers (Grossman). Zeppelins were used in World War Ⅰ for bombing‚ military observation of the enemies and their territories‚ and after the war ended‚ as passenger

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    Why Did Tsarism Fail

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    1) Contrary to traditional historiography‚ Pipes states that tsarism need not have collapsed. So why did it? a. Pipes explains that‚ despite what many historians view (in hindsight) as the “inevitable” collapse of tsarism‚ that no one could have foreseen its end. That revolutionaries “acted with such reckless abandon” because they believed it would have no consequences for the regime (11). b. He also cites the fact that foreign states were investing in the tsarist government‚ with nothing to indicate

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    Why Did Harrison Fail

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    Henry Clay and Daniel Webster wanted to control the government‚ and they planned to basically take over during Harrison’s term. Although they had a good plan‚ one thing failed. Harrison died 4 weeks into the job and John Tyler was now in office. Harrison was devoted to the Whig party and many of the things that the Whig party said they were going to do were shut down by Tyler. For example‚ the Whig’s had a plan to establish a new bank‚ called the Fiscal Bank but it was vetoed by the Democrat president

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    Serena Williams

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    Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams was born on September 26‚ 1981 in Saginaw‚ Michigan to Richard Williams and Oracene Price. Today‚ she is a renowned American professional tennis player. Serena was the youngest of her five sisters. When the children were young‚ the family relocated to the city of Compton in Los Angeles‚ where Serena started playing tennis at the age of five. Serena and her older sister Venus began daily two-hour practices with her father. Her father home-schooled Serena and

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    william cleghorn

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    William Cleghorn (1718-1754) William Cleghorn was a Scottish physician and philosopher. He‚ alongside Antoine Lavoisier‚ are responsible for the caloric theory. Although he only lived to the age of 36 he held the Chair of Pneumatics and Moral Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh from 1745 until his death in 1754.1 William Cleghorn was born in 1718; he and his eight siblings were raised by his uncle‚ George Cleghorn. His uncle George was a physician at the University of Dublin and also had

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    William Hall

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    Nova Scotia Museum 1747 Summer Street info Halifax‚ Nova Scotia‚ Canada B3H 3A6 William Hall‚ V C first Black person‚ the first Nova Scotian and one of the first Canadians to receive the Empire’s highest award for bravery‚ the Victoria Cross. The son of former American slaves‚ Hall was born in 1827 at Horton‚ Nova Scotia‚ where he also attended school. He grew up during the age of wooden ships‚ when many boys dreamed of travelling the world in sailing vessels. As a young man‚ Hall worked in

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    William Penn

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    William Penn William Penn was born October 14‚ 1644 in London too Admiral Penn and Margret Penn. William was an adventurous little boy catching and finding anything he could. He was an extremely fast runner and could run three miles nonstop. When William was very young he got smallpox and it left him bald; he always had to wear a wig. When William was four years old a group of rebels rose up against the King or Roundheads‚ as they were called‚ over threw King Charles and beheaded him.

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    Why Did Starbucks Fail

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    Founded in 1971‚ Starbucks was a small‚ specialty coffee roaster until 1987. Since then it has expanded tremendously and it is now a coffeehouse behemoth with more than 24‚000 stores across 70 countries. They’re well known for their brewed premium coffee and also providing a unique customer experience at their stores. Although Starbucks had their tremendous success across the globe‚ it still doesn’t automatically make them successful in every country they try. As a proof‚ in Israel‚ Starbucks had

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    Apush Paper (It's Fail)

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    James Jun Pribaz APUSH 5 13 February 2013 Frontier Thesis- Summary‚ Agreement‚ and Why “The existence of an area of free land‚ its continuous recession‚ and the advance of American settlement westward explain American development.” In this article‚ Frederick Jackson Turner believes that‚ in relation to his frontier thesis‚ the history of the United States is most influenced mainly by how Americans had assimilated the West into the culture they held. The frontier‚ in Turner’s stance‚ was

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