Operation Paperclip: postwar/Cold War; recruit Nazi scientists‚ deny USSR and UK scientific advances; hinder German military W.T. Stead: invest. Journalist; 1885 “Maidens Tribute of Modern Babylon”: child sex traffic‚ prostitution; bought girl to prove point‚ jailed; urban voyeurism Battle of Verdun: 1916 WWI: France v Germany; deplete France’s resources‚ food‚ weaponry/soldiers; railway gun & rain transport for soldiers (FR); Schlieffen Plan ruined; Russia mobilizes; (DE) not as powerful
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Hardy‚ Will Poulter The Truth: Noely Ramos February 16th‚ 2016 3rd Period Fur trading in the west was a very dangerous business to be in because little was known. People would hire those who knew the land because they’d scout it before helping out the others. Beyond the frontier was a lawless and wild “world”. Territories in the West were occupied by the Natives that had claimed that land years ago. The story of Hugh Glass was “embroidered” as it passed from writer to writer until eventually it was
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Island Beneath the Sea‚ is a historical tale that takes place in the Caribbean and New Orleans‚ at the turn of the 18th century. The story‚ which is written from several characters perspectives‚ is primarily centered on the life of a slave named Tété. Tété‚ the principle protagonist in the novel‚ is a mulatta who spends most of the novel enslaved by her main antagonist‚ a Frenchman named Toulouse Valmorain. Written from both a historical and a feminist standpoint‚ Allende paints a picture of the
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Character Analysis: ____chapter 3__________________ Your task is to choose a character from the novel and draw a picture of them in the first box. Surround your picture with quotes from the novel‚ as well as adjectives describing their appearance. Next‚ describe your character’s personality‚ family‚ and the conflicts he/she is facing in the story. You must have at least 5 points in each category and evidence from the novel. For example: Daniel is a ‘”free spirit” because in Chapter 3 he disguises
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The Declaration of Independence was written as a way to try and gain freedom for the colonists. Within‚ there are stated many ideals that the colonists had and believed were important‚ they were; equality‚ the right to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness‚ consent of the governed‚ and the ability to alter or abolish government. Many have differing views on what ideal in the document is the most important out of the four listed. In my opinion they started off with a bang and put the most important
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The Blind Side is a motion picture taken from a real life story of Michael Oher. Michael came from a life of poverty and had experienced a life of struggle until the homeless teen had a chance encounter with Mrs.Tuohy who was a wealthy woman with a generous and caring heart. The Blind Side use Mrs. Tuohy‚ S.J‚ Mr. Tuohy‚ and Coach Hugh to demonstrate that acts of kindness can change lives. On a cool‚ rainy night while driving home with her family‚ Mrs. Tuohy spots a young man walking along the road
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The economy of West Germany was created by the merger of the individual zones of the French‚ British and Americans powers to create a united economic entity for West Germany in 1948. The Western powers were instrumental in rejuvenating the economy of the newly formed state. They instituted measures such as ending price controls and putting a new currency in place. This was done not only to create an ally and trade partner but also to impress upon West German leaders that the nation would be a part
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John L. Hancock’s film titled The Blind Side depicts a struggle of a homeless boy becoming an All-American football player in a dense white society. Depicting the challenges that a kid had to face before he became the famous player. Michael Oher‚ (the main character) had more obstacles in his life than any other person from the Tuohy family had ever faced. Even with all of those challenges he had faced‚ the determination leads Michael to change his life for the better. Even though Michael had an
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used by professional athletes and body building to get an edge over their competitors. Performance enhancing drugs are usually injected but can also be taken orally. Setting aside the increase in athletic performance steroids also come with a lot of side effects; many steroid abusers suffer from strokes‚ liver damage‚ and reproductive problems. Although steroid may help increase athletic
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Question: How does Daniel Keyes create a protagonist and an antagonist within one character in the story? In Flowers for Algernon‚ the developmentally disabled Charlie Gordon lives a very innocent life. However‚ Charlie is harshly treated by his coworkers and his mental superiors‚ causing him to be viewed as the protagonist of the story. Due to the fact that the story is written in the perspective of Charlie‚ the reader begins to develop a strong relationship with him. When Charlie catalogues
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