His family received a telegram from hospital. Only Morrie could read English in his family‚ and that is why he read this telegram for his family. The telegram informed family about his mother’s death. Morrie didn’t feel any warmth and attention from his father. He felt lonely. Once he said: “I lost my mother when I was child… and it was quite
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Author and purpose The "Zimmermann Note" was a diplomatic communication sent by Arthur Zimmermann‚ the German Foreign Minister‚ in January 1917‚ during World War I. Zimmermann wrote the note intending to ally with Germany and Mexico if the United States entered the war against Germany. The purpose of the Zimmerman Note was to propose a military alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States. In the note‚ Germany promised Mexico the territories of Texas‚ New Mexico‚ and Arizona if Mexico
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Quoting Proverbs in 1904‚ Vice President Theodore Roosevelt said‚ “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” These words have become a piece of American history and a philosophy that is part of the foundation of this nation. The desire being not to dominate the world‚ but to use the power the US has to help defend and protect it from forces that would try to dominate. This philosophy was tested during World War I. The citizens of the US had no desire to join the conflict. In general‚ they believed that
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Madison Mann English 3 summer 2015 Prompt 2 Choose one short story and one poem from the 19th century. Write to compare the ways in which each of these may be considered representative of American culture during the time period in which it was written. Cite specific evidence from the literature to support your ideas. “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe is a poem that was written during the Romantic period. It depicts the story of a young man mourning over the loss of his love‚ Lenore. One night he
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Cold War DBQ Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1 -- 14. (Some of the documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise.) This question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay that: • Provides an appropriate‚ explicitly stated thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question and does NOT simply restate the question. • Discusses a majority of documents individually
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the German’s threatened the security of the United States. The British intelligence intercepted the Zimmerman telegram that was sent to the German minister in Mexico that reflected the attempt to get Mexico to rise up against the United States. The Zimmerman message went on to say that Germany would help Mexico recover the territories that they had lost in 1848. Although the telegram content later was found to be untrue it stiffened President Wilson’s resolve. (Norton‚ 638) The reality of the
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The chapter in Stephen J. Gould’s Bully for Brontosaurus titled “To Be A Platypus” touches on the discovery and classification of the duck-billed platypus native to Australia. The chapter opens with a note on the origin of the telegram‚ in which the platypus was first described using the four words “monotremes oviparous‚ ovum meroblastic” by Cambridge biologist W. H. Caldwell. Fundamentally‚ this translates to the platypus being a mammal that possesses a duck-like bill and lays eggs. The “duckbill”
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North and South America‚ Australia and Asia‚ by 1914 they Introduced the first customer charge card‚ by1933 they delivered the first singing telegram‚ by 1943 they pioneered the first commercial inner-city microwave communications system. In 1974 they Introduced the first commercial satellite in the U.S.In 1980 money transfer revenue exceeded telegram service revenue for the first time‚ then in 1993 they introduced the first disposable prepaid phone card. By 2001 they celebrated 150th anniversary
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Technology is a major effect of the Industrial Revolution that has impacted the present day significantly. During the Industrial Revolution‚ technology had just began to advance into what we have come to consider everyday necessities‚ such as our modern transportation and communication. Throughout the 1800s‚ businesses began to expand and flourish due to this widespread development of technological advancements that made their way into the business industry. Likewise‚ the technology used during the
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cause of the Cold War. The Berlin Blockade was not as important in the causing of the Cold War as compared to more significant events like that of the overarching German Question‚ instances of Soviet aggression in Manchuria and Iran‚ Kennan’s Long Telegram of February 1946‚ the Marshall Plan of June 1947 and the entry of West Germany into NATO in 1955. The Berlin Blockade is merely seen as a subset of the umbrella German Question and a mere reflection of the divide between the US and the Soviets‚ especially
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