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    Lebron James

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    Kobe Bryant and Lebron James  [Name of the writer] [Name of the institution] Kobe Bryant and Lebron James Introduction In today’s world whenever somebody talks about the most favourite players then Kobe Bryant and Lebron James come on the top of the list just because of their remarkable performances and their young age achievements. They both have started their sports career from the school age and then they excelled in their respective sports of basketball. They both play for American National

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    Kimberly M. Donovan History – From Beginning to Civil War Professor McConn Final Essay WHY THE SOUTH LOST THE CIVIL WAR The loss of the South in the Civil War was the result of various contributions. First of all‚ they were underequipped in artillery and production factories. The South’s population was about one fourth of the North’s excluding slaves. They were not united and lost because their own philosophical beliefs that destroyed them. Further‚ the South was underequipped and outclassed

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    The Vietnam War is different when compared to other wars that the U.S has been involved in. It is different because it was not widely supported across the nation‚ it was physically different war‚ it was also lost because of government policies. One reason why the Vietnam War was different compared to other past wars is because it was not widely supported by the nation. There are many reasons why it was not supported‚ one of them being that the war was considered the first ‘television war’. The Vietnam

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    “Compelled to become instruments of war‚ to kill and be killed‚ child soldiers are forced to give violent expression to the hatreds of adults” (“Child Soldiers” 1). This quotation by Olara Otunnu explains that children are forced into becoming weapons of war. Since 2000‚ the participation of child soldiers has been reported in most armed conflicts in almost every region in the world. They may fight on the front lines‚ participate in suicide missions‚ and act as spies‚ messengers or lookouts. Girls

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    James Dewey Watson is the man known for his great contribution to science. He and Francis Crick created the Double-Helix which later helped many other scientists. James Dewey Watson was born April 6‚ 1928 in Chicago‚ Illinois. He is still alive today. Watson’s childhood was spent in Chicago‚ Illinois. As a child‚ he lived with being punier than other boys in class. The only consolation was his parents’ empathy — they encouraged constant trips to the local store for chocolate milk shakes

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    Why Was There A Trojan War

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    Q: Was there a Trojan War? Compare the literary with the archaeological evidence. "...in that matter of Wilusa over which we were at enmity." Despite the continuing debate‚ the literary and archaeological evidence indicates that there was a Trojan War. The reality of this war however‚ was not the epic conflict as narrated by Homer‚ but more likely part of an ongoing enmity between the Mycenaean ’s and the Hittites. Troy was a wealthy city‚ well placed at the mouth of the Hellespont in the

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    protection and freedom from war. Children under 15 cannot be forced to take part in the war. Many child soldiers are in the army due to an economic opportunity‚ as they live in the areas which have lots of poverty‚ while others do not have any choice and are being kidnapped. Some child soldiers are used‚ they are made to fight and kill other soldiers from the enemy’s army. Some are trained to be suicide bombers‚ especially the ones who are weak. Many child soldiers

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    Was the Vietnam War worth all the hassle? Think of what was accomplished during the whole conflict‚ many people believe that it was necessary and that America accomplished a lot‚ others not so much. The war was good until America crumbled‚ showing their true weakness. The war on Vietnam was lost not in Vietnam but at home‚ the strain that the war put on America‚ Civil rights movement and other home conflicts was the real deciding factor on the war. These conflicts show that not only should America

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    unforgiving than the Spanish American War. An excerpt from the Library of Congress stated‚ “The war had cost the United States $250 million and 3‚000 lives‚ of whom 90% had perished from infectious diseases.” . This war brought out the worst in Americans when it came to securing vital information‚ interrogation tactics were implied by forcing water down people’s stomachs‚ known as Water Cure. Many people argued we went too far and may have been the enemy we were trying to defeat. It would be almost

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    History Term PaperThe Civil War‚ also known as‚ "The War Between the States" ‚ was necessary‚ made many positive steps for the great nation to unify again and to incorporate slaves as citizens of that nation. The South refused to compromise about slavery and they decided to create their own establishment‚ The Confederate States of America. President Abraham Lincoln ’s goal coming into the war was to unify all the states and to relieve African-Americans (World Book). I agree with both of those statements

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