The United States people discovered how much pride they held as a nation. In America Under Attack it is explained that some Americans became so motivated by the service the volunteers that they decided to enlist in the military service‚ hoping to help protect the United States. This is an example of how much people’s lives were affected from the attacks‚ that people were inspired to serve their country and to help keep an event like this from happening again. It is stated that "Some flew the American
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Write about an event that changed your life for the better. Written by Aris Li Lu “You have advanced lung cancer. The chance of a successful operation is very slim‚ almost non-existent.” I blundered out of the consultation room with downcast eyes as the doctor’s sentence lingered in my mind. I tore the report and threw it on the ground. Hiding my face‚ I wept‚ not believing such a terrible thing could have happened to me. After my mother passed away‚ I became an anti-social person. My mother
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Religion in America has been important since the very first settlers crossed the Atlantic Ocean. While religion itself is obviously very important in society‚ it is the symbolic power of religion that truly helped make America into the democracy that it is today. Religion served as a symbol to the American people throughout history. The separation of church and state represented a break from the past. This divide of religion and government also enforced the idea that the power belonged to the people
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Prohibition During the beginning of the roaring 1920’s‚ the ratification of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. constitution banned the manufacture‚ transportation‚ and sale of intoxicating liquors. It became known as the “Prohibition” era. The Prohibition era left a long lasting effect on the nation still to this day. Banning the sales of liquor manufacture‚ transportation‚ and sales created large organized crime/gang activity in the big cities across the United States. Prohibition was difficult to
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America is well known for many reasons‚ however one of the best things is for its capitalist economy. This comes with many perks and is very important. It gives a reason to work to try to succeed; it is the basis of the American dream. The idea that anyone can do anything‚ achieve anything. However it is not perfect‚ too much of the wealth is controlled by too few people and the rest have to make do with the scraps. The distribution of wealth in America is unjust‚ the wealthy have more opportunities
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Prohibition was when the government made the using selling and making of alcohol highly illegal . This had many affects on our way of life which you can still find there’s changes in our society today . After the government made alcohol illegal many people still tried ways to make money selling the illegal product . One thing that happened in many large cities was the rise of speakeasies . Theses were like our now day bar people would go out to have a drink and just have a good time allround . Prohibition
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America to me is Hope. Hope is what get us out of bed in the morning. We may have hard days but hope gets us through the day. Hope‚ is what pushes the caterpillar out of the cocoon to create something more beautiful. ‘’Hope is a horizon we head for leaving nothing but fear‚ And though we may never reach our goals it is hope that is going to save us from who we once were.’’ America to me is Perseverance. Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th. No matter what happens to our country
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10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America Throughout the years there have been many turning points within the history of America. Although many of the events that lead to a change in the course of history were planned‚ many were brought upon by sheer accident. Many events such as the Moon Landing of 1969 or the gaining of Independence from Britain in 1776 are revered to as the most influential turning points in American history. However‚ this paper will focus on the ten different‚ but also crucial
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Androids and the Mind/Body Problem The Synopsis: Star Trek Episode “The Measure of a Man” deals with the thought that android could have physical and mental properties. In order to fully understand or evaluate this we have to have a clear understanding of the Mind/Body Problems and solutions. Humans are material objects consisting of physical and mental properties. Physical properties examples are height‚ weight‚ color‚ shape or size and mental properties are awareness‚ consciousness‚ feeling
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The 1920’s was filled with many new social movements created in order to improve the country. While some changes benefited the nation‚ others seemed to backfire. On January 17‚ 1920‚ prohibition was passed which prevented the consumption and production of alcohol (History.com Staff). Although this became a national amendment‚ millions chose to turn a blind eye toward this reformation. Alcohol was secretly made and imported to the United States and became a guilty pleasure of most Americans. Speakeasies
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