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    In James Crotty’s piece‚ “The Great Austerity War: What Caused the U.S. Deficit Crisis and Who Should Pay to Fix It?” speaks on the effects of the post-war period pertaining to the deficit in the United States‚ inequality and income by stating; “the deficit is the result of a shift from the New-Deal based economic model of the early post-war period to today’s neo-liberal‚ free-market model.” And this new “free-market model” is what’s been the cause of “slow growth‚ rising inequality and rising deficits”

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    WHY IS WAR A NECESSARY EVIL There is no double that war is evil‚ human suffering in the biggest man-made disaster. It brings death and destruction‚ hunger and dieses‚ and run in its wake. If looking back to the havoc war only brings destructive effects to social and economic of this world. However‚ according to Richard Gabriel nations normally just customarily measure the ‘costs of war’ in dollars‚ lost production‚ or the number of soldiers killed or wounded. Rarely do military establishments

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    Citizen/Soldier

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    Citizen/Soldier “We’ll always be ready‚ because we will always be there.” These are lyrics from a song called Citizen/Soldier‚ which is performed and owned by the band 3 Doors Down. Members of this alternative rock band include: lead singer Brad Arnold‚ lead guitarist Christopher Henderson‚ bass player and back up vocalist Matt Roberts‚ and drummer Todd Harrell. This song was released as a single in November of 2007‚ and hit the sound waves of the radio in December of 2008. The song was released

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    The Civil War was an very important historical event because it shows that the world can be a cruel place at some moments and this war shows that we need to come together and not have arguments because this war had many more deaths than all the U.S wars all together. Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman were very important appliances in the war and also the technology for the war. The cap bullet was a very important part of the war and including the telegrapher‚ photography and the railroads were

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    Why The Civil War Started?

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    Jonathan Deleon Period 5 September 19‚2015 The Civil War As we all know the Civil War is a huge part of United States history. Have you ever wondered why the Civil War Started? Have you thought about the impact this war had on the country‚ people‚ slaves‚ and trading. It’s very important to understand that intentions of the war along with life during the war and the economy have shaped what the U.S‚ has become today. The war started on April 12 at 4:30 A.M. And everybody from the charleston’s

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    Presedent roosevelt visited Yosemite Vally. "Presedent roosevelt was going camping in Yosemite Valley. And he was going with the famous outdoorsman and preservationist John Muir. (Source 1) Presedent Roosevelt was going to go camping with John Muir. Jhon Muir is trying to perserve nature by "Jhon Muir had lived in Yosemite for thirty years‚working as a wilderness guide and living off the land. He tried to persuade people to perserve the area. But that wasn’t easy." (Sorce 1) Jhone Muir was trying

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    Discipline as a Soldier

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    grades. If you use discipline in athletics you gain success in being a recognized athlete which can lead to scholarships and awards. In this case using discipline as a soldier can lead you to a successful career‚ obtaining promotions and respect. A small number of disciplined soldiers can easily defeat a large number of undisciplined soldiers. A person with a disciplined life style will provide them happiness. As a student discipline is shown and instilled in you. You are required to do certain task from

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    Accountability is also a very important part of an enlisted and a None Comisiond Officers jobs. The enlisted soldier is responsible for all items issued to issued to him weather it be a weapon‚ Night Vision Gogles‚ clothes‚ a vehicle‚ or some TA-50‚ a feild manual‚ medication (morphine‚ demoral‚ or any narcotics)‚ BII‚ etc. The None Comissioned Officer’s responsibility is to make sure that the soldier is accountable for the items and has eyes on these items when need‚ so that he can report it to his higher

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    James Longstreet

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    US HISTORY RESEARCH PAPER JAMES LONGSTREET The Civil War was a time of great conflict in America. James Longstreet was one of the most successful generals for the Confederate Army. Longstreet had a long respected military career where he performed many different tasks and jobs. Most of his leadership abilities were drilled into him during his time at West Point. After the war he became a target by some of his comrade for many reasons. They no longer believed in the confederacy like Longstreet

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    “I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest‚ not just military service” (“John F. Kerry Quotes."). The Vietnam War‚ although not a war since congress has not declared war since 1941‚ occurred from 1955 - 1975. What does that quote mean though? It says something very interesting about this conflict. That is that the Vietnam conflict was one of the most influential conflicts of recent history. The following will show the aspects

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