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    Over the past 45 years‚ the British Invasion had a huge impact on American culture including music and art. The original members of the Beatles were John Lennon‚ Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison‚ and Pete Best. This greatest band had their small beginning‚ it started on October 9‚ 1940‚ John Winston Lennon was born in Liverpool‚ England. He was raised by his aunt Mimi after his parents got a divorce. He formed his first band in 1956 known as “The Quarrymen”. He soon met Paul through one of his friends

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    and city blocks throughout the United States. Gold rushes and manifest destiny helped fuel the American Dream. The dream was alive. But the dream was far lived in reality. Many immigrants and citizens suffered underneath the conspiracies and corrupt rule of power hungry company‚ corporation‚ and business owners. Despite the suffering‚ the population of America kept growing from immigration. The American dream was still alive across the sea and in the

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    with American Psycho. But due to its popularity we got this clunker. Everyone hates this film‚ as it was widely panned‚ holds an 11% on Rotten Tomatoes and even the lead actress Mila Kunis. Whom has expressed embarrassment over the film. Now I’m going on record here and saying that while American Psycho 2 is terrible‚ it’s not that bad. In fact if you ignore the connections to the first film‚ American Psycho 2 becomes entertaining and that film should have just remained its own thing. American Psycho

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    In examining a variety of factors that resulted in Napoleon ’s defeat in Russia in 1812‚ judge the most significant of those factors. The Patriotic War of 1812‚ or more commonly known as the Russian Campaign‚ significantly altered the course of European history as Napoleon Bonaparte‚ a French military leader and adversary of Russia faced a notable downfall of his military rule and career. Czar Alexander I’s fueled France’s campaign in Russia through his withdraw of participation in the Continental

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    Orwell‚ this statement is first heard in a dream. It seems to be a symbol of hope: A chance to meet with someone that shares the same ideas; a way to escape the dreary world of Big Brother. However‚ later in the novel it is discovered to be a symbol of defeat. Winston is a dead man‚ simply waiting for his bullet. By examining the symbolism in this novel we can trace the total destruction on Winston. One of the largest symbols in the entire novel is the figure of Big Brother. The massive gloomy face

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    The American Revolution can be tied to a litany of well-known historical events‚ such as the Proclamation of 1763‚ the Stamp Act‚ Boston Massacre‚ Boston Tea Party‚ the First and Second Continental Congresses but these are just that events and not factors. When you break the revolution down to its simplest form the two most important factors were money and distance. As with every conflict going back to the first instance there was a currency to spend if you follow the money you will find your reason

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    In this essay‚ I would like to discuss on why the British wanted to have a trading settlement in Singapore. The British needed a new trading settlement in the region. This was to break the Dutch monopoly in the Malay Archipelago‚ because‚ though the British then had already established two trading settlements at Penang and Bencoolen‚ they were not located near the main trading area in the Archipelago‚ thus were not suited to become major trading centres. Penang was located too far up‚ thus away

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    "Were the American colonists justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain" The colonists were in every right‚ aspect and mind‚ not only justified but also it was about time that they stood of and actually take action against the British. The choice of going to war with them‚ was the only choice that they had. All diplimatical options that they had ceased to stand a chance against the tyrant Britain. From the very beginning when the colonists felt upset against their mother country and

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    Oil sands Issue briefing bp.com/sustainability Oil sands Issue briefing How we operate BP recognizes that we need to produce energy responsibly – minimizing impacts to people‚ communities and the environment. BP’s systems of governance‚ management and operation are designed to help us conduct our business while respecting safety‚ environmental‚ social and financial considerations. Across all BP international operations‚ established practices support the management of potential

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    money was worthless; personal saving had vanished. Confederate general Braxton Bragg returned to his ‘’ once prosperous’’ Alabama home to find ‘’all‚ all was lost‚ except my debt.” Many of the southern cities Richmond- Atlanta Columbia were ruins‚ most railroads were damaged or

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