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    Even with both the English and the Americans willing to compromise and make deals‚ it would have been very hard to prevent the War for independence. The American enlightenment‚ however‚ could have been stopped. A large majority of Americans wanted independence from England mainly because of the way they were being ruled. Of the Americans that wanted to break away were from many backgrounds‚ they came from all over the social ladder and from all over the world. If they didn’t all come together to

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    What was the progressive movement and what did it aim to do? Protecting Social Welfare • Who was Florence Kelley and what did she advocate for? Promoting Moral Improvement • What was the Prohibition and what led up to it? Creating Economic Reform • What were muckrakers? Fostering Efficiency • Who coined the scientific management? Reform Governors • Why was Robert M. La Follette an important figure under the progressive Republican party? Reforming Elections • What was

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    Addicted to Television The temptations that can disrupt human life are often caused by pure indulgences. That which we most desire may ultimately harm and destroy us. For example‚ no one has to drink alcohol. Realizing when a diversion has gotten out of control‚ such as alcohol‚ is one of the greatest challenges of life. These excessive cravings do not necessarily involve physical substances. Gambling can be compulsive‚ leading to great financial distress; sex can become obsessive‚ often altering

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    The Impact of Globalization on US Economy Globalization is a good thing. However‚ its implications on economies are not entirely rosy. There are people who have been negatively affected by globalization. Globalization has resulted to more jobs‚ and generated more wealth something that cannot be said of everyone. People in developed nations have been hurt by it. Americans are one such lot. Factories have closed and moved to locations such as China‚ Vietnam and Mexico. The factories that have remained

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    the solution or some background. II. Main Point One:  What evidence supports your persuasion? This should be your second strongest point. III. Main Point Two:   What other evidence supports your persuasion?  This should be your weakest point. IV. Present the Opposition:  What opposition can you find against your claim? V. Refute your Opposition: Acknowledge your opposition and address the opposition’s evidence. VI. Main Point Three: What third piece of evidence supports your persuasion?  This

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    sky. The American Expeditionary Forces were a force created by Woodrow Wilson and used to provide support to allies countries with American troops. These troops were under the command of a American general‚ in these services they would provide to ensure that the AEF were used to the best of their ability. John J Pershing‚ a general in the United States Army used African-American troops to help fight on the side of the French‚ the troops

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    Task One Television Advertising Throughout this assignment I will be explaining where to find audience data‚ how it is used throughout the television industry and also why it is helpful for the television industries to know about their audience this part of the assignment will be including information on; ratings‚ television research agencies‚ rate cars and also advertisers information packs. As well as this I will also be explaining how the classification system are used with audience profiling

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    brought. An innovation that has troubled the youth of America for many years is television. Although there is no certainty to eliminate this “plug-in drug‚” there are many ways to control and monitor your television as a parent. Children between two and eleven years of age watch an average of 25 hours of television a week.(Children’s Television) Which means that children spend more time watching television than in school. With that statistic it is no wonder why this is such a huge

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    musician was not an easy path for Akiyoshi. Seen as an accomplished jazz composer‚ starting with her Granz-recording‚ Toshiko began to realize that people saw her as an outsider to American jazz because she was both Japanese and a woman. These two categories were considered second class no matter what nationality or race. In 1959‚ after she left Berklee‚ she made her own way as a musician‚ composer‚ and arranger and thought that audiences were seeing her just like other musicians‚ no matter what her

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    Is Television Harmful

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    everyday life and what goes on in the world so I would say yes but at the same time it’s a shame for parents they are to be careful. I think more shows need to be aimed at children not just 17 right up to 40‚ but I can think of a few shows that are okay for young children there just isn’t enough of them. But for us teens and adults I think some really good shows have come out that really does grab us. I am not one for saying TV is bad because there are so much scenes of using drugs and what not cause

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