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    Wolfe Tone and the United Irishmen Theobald Wolfe Tone was born in Dublin in 1768 as a Protestant. He worked as a barrister and desired to change the Irish Parliament also known as parliament reform. He was influenced to do this by the French Revolution which took place in 1789‚ during which the French people rose up against their rulers because they wanted a complete change. Tone also had great admiration for the new democracy of the United States. Wolfe Tone thought he could do something similar

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    Invention of the Car - Technology - 1920 In the 1920’s‚ the Henry Ford automobile became popular with the average family. It changed the lives of Americans and everyone that wanted a better form of transportation. The most appealing part of this automobile was the affordability for the average family. In the next few years‚ most families had a car or were getting ready to buy one. Ford cars became more and more popular. They were creating a group of cars made for mass production and selling. The

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    Analysis of subject: The painting is actually depicting the sea and the sky. The sea is black‚ and the sky is gray. The artist uses fishing hooks and nails to create the sea‚ while he paints the sky with oil. 2. Analysis of Form: This painting is an abstract and representational artwork. This painting also has a mechanical art style. The artist uses black fishing hooks to create a symmetrical balance. The achromatic color scheme of the painting conveys a nostalgic and longing mood. The artist achieves

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    Germany’s General plan Ost was Hitler’s proposition to slaughter millions of Jews‚ Polish‚ and other undesired races. Hitler then organized a racial classification system in which one would be enslaved‚ expelled‚ killed or resettled to a new place of residence. Millions of Slavic territories were viewed as undesirable and had to resettle in western Siberia. Most non-Aryans were enslaved‚ while for the Jews living in conquered territories‚ they were exterminated and Germans and other Volksdeutsche

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    concerning the intent of the Constitution of the United States. This alternative view‚ depicting the Constitution in anything more than a light of admiration‚ was first introduce by Charles A. Beard in 1913. It stirred such controversy that the resonance of his different perspective still ripples through the political teachings today. Wood and Zinn remarked on this debate with their personal perspectives concerning the intent of the Constitution in 1980‚ however‚ despite the intent of the Constitution

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    conflict in the story was the narrator getting shot at. Then the conflict was resolved by the narrator finding a way how to kill his enemy. The narrator changed as soon as he seen the face of his beloved brother dead. The theme of the story is when people are in war‚ they are taught to kill each other without hesitation. The main characters in the Crane are Songsam and also Tokchae‚ which used to be his child hood playmate. The conflict in the story was when Songsam was forced to shoot his friend

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    pieces‚ sports‚ and war. It also gave the public explanations of chaotic and upsetting events. Radio was a method for relaying threats of war and chaos that could have a major impact on the masses. Through radio broadcasting‚ political leaders and military officials could efficiently update the people of America with the most up-to-date news. Prior to radio’s golden age in the 1930s‚ it was slowly but surely coming alive once the National Broadcasting Company became the first radio broadcast network

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    Born October 3‚ 1900‚ Thomas Wolfe was the youngest of seven brothers and sisters. His parents‚ Julia Elizabeth Westal Wolfe and father William Oliver Wolfe‚ noticed Thomas’s talent since he was a child. Julia ran a boarding house just down the road from where she and her family lived and had lived for 21 years;she was all about her business. Eventually Julia got fed up with her husband’s drinking problem and took Thomas with her to the boarding house. Being the youngest of seven: Effie‚ Frank‚ Mabel

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    amendment - The 19th amendment was passed on August 18‚ 1920. This amendment gave women the right to vote‚ it made women equal to men in the political eyes. This happened after Tennessee legalized women’s rights as the 35th state. Since‚ it was the 35th state that passed this law making the two-thirds law kick in as majority rules. Women’s rights marches - This was marches that women suffragist did to spread the word about women’s oppressment. The biggest march was in 1913 started by Alice Paul

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    economics‚ and cultural and social developments from the 1940’s through the 1960’s. Another issue

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