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    Fixin’ Nixon After the infamous Watergate incident‚ President Nixon was looked at as the worst ever occupant of the white house. Although he had some flaws‚ Nixon did many good things for America that changed our country for the better. History has definitely not judged him fairly. Nixon‚ who was the 37th President of the United States‚ did do a lot of good things while in office. In 1972‚ he reopened America’s relations with China‚ which was necessary to acquiring the goods our country needed.

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    1. The reason why hunter changed societies to sedentary agriculture is because this was a way for him to apply food much easier. When people began to figure out how to plant and harvest crops. Life became much easier. Much rather than searching for food every night. James Woodburn helped hunter when he found a rich enlightened area of Hadza. Full of life and places to harvest their food. The transition of agriculture also played a huge part in why hunter switched. The number of people living in each

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    Why America Will Fall

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    Owen Skinner Rogers GT 7 11/14/14 The Fall: Why Obama is no Augustus Conquest. Control. Rule. That is what defines an empire. How the empire expands to other states‚ how much surface are they command‚ and how they govern that land. Societies that fell into this category: Rome‚ the Inca‚ the Mongol‚ the British (when it was an empire)‚ America‚ etc. Why do I say the U.S‚ because like an empire‚ the U.S. exacts political control and influence past it’s own original boundaries‚ The U.S. meddles in

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    Introduction & Background The book selected for this analysis is entitled‚ “Triangle: The Fire that Changed America” by David von Drehle‚ which was published in Washington D.C. by Grove Press in 2004. Drehle starts by providing a succinct background of the living and working situation of people working at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory. Drehle takes time to exposition to the readers the prevailing circumstances that led to an upsurge in the number of child-age men and women to enroll for work in

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    Lastly‚ America experienced many challenges during this time period. Racism‚ social segregation‚ and‚ child labour all were major problems in the United States. Segregation occurred between Caucasians and African Americans in 1877. Segregation was due to the Jim Crow laws where Africans were “separate but equal” people would take it as far as creating house developments that separated the white people from the black through a neighbourhood. State laws‚ even segregated African people and denied them

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    Drug Prohibition

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    should be prohibited because drugs are unhealthily for the users ’ brain and body. Day-by-day brain cells start to die and users ’ start to think slowly and unhealthily. Acording to the website(http://en.wikipedia.com) titled Arguments for prohibition: The brain damage associated with drug use is a result of regular use and generally cannot be avoided. Accordingly users ’ lose weight‚ and get some psychologic problems. For example; forgetfulness‚ depression‚ tremble. User start to

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    (Hook/Intro) How is America the best of all the countries? Researching our many available resources‚ we found information about our (Topics 1‚2‚3) military‚ diverse population‚ and equality among the others‚(Thesis) It’s good to know information about our country especially‚ equality / equal treatment and how it further develops into a greater country. (Body #1) One of the three reasons on why America is so great is how professional and experienced our military is. It’s actually the advanced military

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    END THE PROHIBITION ON MARIJUANA AND INDUSTRIAL HEMP Outline Thesis Statement: Legalization of industrialized hemp and marijuana benefits our economy‚ decriminalizes a 35 billion dollar a year industry‚ creates jobs‚ and makes sense for the environment. I. Marijuana has been illegal in the United States since the Marihuana Stamp Tax Act was enacted by congress in 1937 A. A Brief History B. Marijuana Cash Crop II. The prohibition of marijuana contributes to a black market system‚ which

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    Prohibition and Organized Crime In 1919‚ America was torn with the decision of prohibiting liquor from being sold. There were many incentives to do so. However‚ political officials did not take into account that people would get what they wanted at all costs. With prohibitionAmerica was set for an untamed drinking binge that would last thirteen years‚ five months‚ and nine days (Behr 91). Prohibition‚ though it was dignified‚ was a great failure that taught the United States valuable lessons

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    that drove all people at the time. However‚ this time is also known as the Prohibition Era‚ as alcohol was banned at the very beginning of the decade. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ it is important to understand the historical context of the ongoing Prohibition and desire for increased status in the 1920’s to fully grasp the role alcohol played on the novel’s theme of social class. Despite the Prohibition of the 1920’s‚ alcohol flowed freely at Jay Gatsby’s parties‚ and thus attracted

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