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    The leader for this country is Daniel Ortega he is a member of the Sandinista junta that took power in 1979‚ and the elected president of Nicaraguan. (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica). The currency is a Nicaraguan Cordoba 1 US Dollar = to 27.9506 Nicaraguan Cordoba but 1 NIO = to 0.0357774 USD. ("XE Currency Converter."). Some of the historical background about this country is in “1821 The Central American provinces (Costa Rica‚ Guatemala‚ Honduras‚ Nicaragua and El Salvador) declared independence

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    Intensify reality Daniel Boorstin‚ an American professor‚ historian‚ writer‚ and attorney‚ is highly celebrated for his publications that classify him as an old fashioned patriot. However‚ Boorstin believed that Democracy and technology had consequential effects on an American’s experiences. Also‚ that the problems society faces are from the success of society than its failures. Boorstin uses four consequences to determine the relationship between success that technology and democracy have with

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    The Wizard of Oz (1939) embodies the true magic of film‚ as it has the ability to sweep its audiences out of their seats and straight into the land of Oz with a young Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland). Director Victor Fleming successfully carries out this transformation by use of vibrant color schemes‚ ornate set and scenery design‚ impeccable costuming‚ and captivatingly catchy soundtrack. Not to mention the brilliant acting of each and every cast member that makes suspension of disbelief an absolute

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    Daniel Betiku After gaining their independence from Spain‚ Cuba became a country/Island ruled by dictators. Fidel Castro was able to overthrow the government and made the former dictator of Cuba Fulgencio Batista fled from his dictatorship position. Fidel organized a campaign against Batista‚ he also used trained for Guerilla warfare and was able to grow so large that his forces outnumbered Batista’s forces‚ which led to Batista’s defeat. After the defeat‚ Fidel Castro became the dictator of Cuba

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    several times. This is one of the reasons The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and The Wizard of Oz are both considered classics. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and The Wizard of Oz are classic stories because of the remakes and spin-offs they inspired‚ how they are seen in our culture today‚ and their timeless appeal to many people. To begin‚ there is a collection of re-makes and spin-offs of Romeo and Juliet and The Wizard of Oz‚ including sequels and prequels. For Romeo and Juliet‚ there was Romeo +

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    How does the book of Daniel relate to Revelation? How is John using the imagery of Daniel? The book of Daniel and the Revelation are counterparts of each other. They should be studied together as to get the whole picture of God’s redemptive plan‚ world’s history‚ the future of the world‚ God’s victory over evil at the end of the world‚ and a glimpse into the new heaven and the new earth. Even if these two books are different‚ many parts of the books talk about the same event of world’s history in

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    Daniels Kelly’s research demonstrates that people can be disgusted by anything that is presented to them whether it is abstract or concrete. It can be an object or it can be something they find physically repellent. In Daniel Kelly’s book‚ we see how the role of disgust takes place in our lives‚ both moral and social lives. Research that Kelly presents will guide us to see how disgust influences morality. To begin with‚ Kelly proposes if disgust should or should not be involved in morality by his

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    The Wizard Of Oz: The Bimetallic Standard & Populism Representations At first look‚ The Wizard Of Oz just seems to be a story about a normal Kansas girl who simply just wants to get back to her home‚ and is able to do so with the help of some new friends she meets along her journey. However‚ there seems to more to the story than just that. The author L. Frank Baum wrote the story in the late 1890s and it was published in 1900. This was right around the same time there was a huge fuss over the

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    The Wizard of Oz: An Exploration of the Connections to the Populist Movement Dorothy‚ as played by Judy Garland in the movie‚ was a young teenage girl who‚ when a tornado hit her house in Kansas‚ was magically transferred to Oz with her dog‚ Toto. Dorothy was seen as the Everyman who just wanted to get back to the way things used to be. She embodies what every American wants to be: loyal‚ strong-willed‚ and resourceful. Henry Littlefield identifies her‚ “"Dorothy is Baum’s Miss Everyman. She

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    In what ways can Dorothy be described as a feminist hero? In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz‚ L. Frank Baum has made sure there is a feminist hero in his book. This is because everyone should see an example of a good feminist hero‚ especially around the time when this book was written; in 1900‚ it was very rare to read a book with any sort of feminism in it. Dorothy throughout the book‚ shows many heroic acts supporting the idea that she is a feminist hero. When L. Frank Baum is talking

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