When I was seven‚ my grandmother was having some financial problems among other things. When my parents sold our first house‚ we moved into her double wide trailer to help her pay some bills. We lived with her my whole third grade year. Once she was old enough to draw my grandfather’s pension‚ we moved into a two bedroom apartment. My brother had a horrible teacher his first grade year‚ so my mom pulled us both out of school and started homeschooling us my fourth grade year. It was definitely
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The 1970s was a period of political neglect towards the downward spiral of struggling urban areas after multiple resistance movements against the Vietnam war and the fight for civil rights among races. States such as New York‚ particularly the city Bronx (mainly south Bronx)‚ was on the verge of collapsing. In reaction‚ Hip Hop Culture blossomed from the mounds of wreckage on August 11‚ 1973 thanks to DJ Kool Herc. What is Hip Hop? What makes it so unique? Here remains a longstanding debate about
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infused throughout space about 400‚00 years after the big bang. A reason why scientists have concluded that cosmic microwave background is so cold is because the light that was infused into space spread out into very long distances. As this happened‚ the wavelengths became less powerful and weak. Currently‚ the estimated temperature of cosmic microwave radiation is roughly 3Kelvin. The cosmic microwave background was discovered about fifty years ago in the 1960s by two astronomers named Robert Wilson
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Why was there an American Revolution? There are different ways of interpretation. Generally‚ it was agreed that the revolution originated in France and Britain about the war‚ ended in 1789 George Washington was elected the first President of the United States. One of the points on the two views of the American Revolution‚ the American Revolution in fact can not be regarded as revolutionary‚ because it does not dramatically change the entire colonial society‚ but simply replaced a distant government
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Opinion: Why do Americans get married so early? Growing up in Germany I’ve been living in America for one and a half year and I honestly have to say that I got used to the culture‚ values and traditions pretty quickly. But one thing I never understood and I’m still doubting about is why Americans get married with an age of 21 or even younger. In European countries and many other ones like China and Japan the average age of marriage is 30. There is a world out there‚ new things to experience
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New events and ideas are constantly shaping what is right and wrong. The French Revolution was one of those times in history when ideas shaped change. The French Revolution was a major turning point in the world’s history because it overthrew a long-lasting monarchy‚ introduced democracy to continental Europe‚ and gave hope for a better future for the lower classes around the world. Monarchies in Europe during the time previous to‚ and during the French Revolution were almost indestructible‚ except
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In my opinion The French Revolution was a success. The middle class was influence By the theories of Enlightenment and was familiar with the recent American Revolution. They fought for freedom and equality. In 1789 financial times were hard in France. The peasants were upset that the nobles were living lavish collecting taxes‚ while they suffered. The France social system was out of date and consisted of three Estates. The first Estates were the clergy‚ paid no taxes and lived a good easy life
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C. Why was it revolutionary? The Industrial revolution was revolutionary since it established and renovated the US Economy. Although at first workers were given hazardous jobs for low wages‚ with the consistent flow of new inventions‚ workers were provided with more freedom and an increase in pay. New manufacturing processes were less hazardous‚ such as the automation and factories‚ which reduced child labor and consequently led to lower birth rates since children weren’t used to provide money
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doubting how far you can go‚ just remember how far you have come. Remember everything you have faced‚ all the battles you have won‚ and all the fears you have overcome.” This author demonstrates precisely what it means to persevere. Perseverance was an early Native American value and many people still consider this value to be critical today. Quitting was despised by Native Americans and still is by people currently. During the initial days of the Native Americans‚ perseverance was such an essential
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Why So Many Foreigners Join Jihadists? Wang Zixuan 201201228 Mon 13:30 The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) is a jihadist group based on al-Qaeda in Iraq‚ formed in April 2013. It has become one of the main jihadist groups fighting government forces in Syria and Iraq. Its leader is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi‚ who joined the rebellion that erupted in Iraq after the US-led invasion in 2003. Its original aim was to establish a caliphate in the Sunni-majority regions of
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