viewed as a way to make people less smart‚ but a way to interest people in the world around them. It is also the fastest way to improve your knowledge and help you learn something completely new. Where else can you learn about Marylyn Monroe and Winston Churchill in the same afternoon? Many people who cannot afford university or night courses or simply just want a basic knowledge of one particular subject or
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Joseph Chamberlain A British politician and statesman who was best known as the leading imperialist of the day in Britain‚ first in the radical wing of the Liberal party then in the Liberal Unionist faction of the Conservative Party. He was the chief advocate and supervisor of the Second Boer War (1899–1902)‚ and by 1906‚ when a stroke ended his career‚ was the leading advocate of "tariff reform" (that is‚ imposing high tariffs in place of free trade). Chamberlain divided both major British political
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Striving for Personal Success University of Phoenix Gen 200 Striving for Personal Success Eleanor Roosevelt once said‚ "In the long run‚ we shape our lives‚ and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility" (Goodreads Inc.‚ 2013). Although life can be a major deterrent on success‚ it also can be one factor in obtaining college success. The personal responsibility a student holds is based on their motivation and self-sacrifices
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including food‚ machinery‚ and services to nations whose defense was considered vital to the defense of the United States in WWII Atlantic Charter: Statement of common principles and war aims developed by President FDR and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at a meeting in August 1941 War Powers Act: Act that gave the U.S. President the power to reorganize the federal government and
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Between February 13th and February 15th 1945‚ combined American and British forces bombed Dresden‚ the capital of the German state of Saxony. Dresden was reported as an industrial target because it was a major rail transportation center. However‚ during the bombing raid over thirty five thousand civilians were killed.(1) Due to this devastation‚ many people believe that the bombing was unnecessary and unethical and should not have been carried out even though it further weakened Germany’s war efforts
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JR SMITH Great Depression The Great depression probably the hardest time‚ financially‚ for most Americans. The GD went on for a while but the hardest time would be from 1929-1939. It was so bad the eventually other countries were affected by it. During the Great Depression there were many life stories‚ major events‚ government reaction‚ and a comparison to modern day America. With so many things going on‚ families being financially distraught‚ war‚ strikes‚ and a bad economy‚ it set the U.S
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"Leaders must be close enough to relate to others‚ but far enough ahead to motivate them." - John C. Maxwell * English Proverb “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.” - “we make a living by what we get‚ we make a life by what we give”‚ Sir Winston Churchill - “…by staying in control of their feelings and impulses‚ they craft an environment of trust‚ comfort‚ and fairness…” Daniel
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Hitler’s forces‚ in an attempt to achieve air superiority‚ were preparing for an invasion of Britain code-named "Operation Sea Lion." Prime Minister Winston Churchill‚ speaking of the British pilots in an August speech‚ said‚ "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." The British defenses held‚ and Hitler quietly canceled Operation Sea Lion in October. The Battle of
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Paper submission Lieutenant Colonel John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming "Jack" Churchill‚ DSO & Bar‚ MC & Bar (16 September 1906 – 8 March 1996)‚ nicknamed "Fighting Jack Churchill" and "Mad Jack"‚ was an English soldier who fought throughout World War II armed with a longbow‚ arrows‚ and a claymore. He once said "any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly dressed." Born in Hong Kong to English parents and educated at King William’s College on the Isle of Man‚ Churchill graduated
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Churchill was not the benign legend we remember him as. Though an integral personality that drew hard boundaries and made many great quick decisions as a leader during the Second World War‚ outside of war-period circumstances many of his virtues become vices. No one in history has ever‚ will ever‚ or should ever‚ be labeled with absolute titles such as ’good’ or ’evil’. Most people‚ especially prominent historical figures‚ reside in the grey area. We can find the good in political figures that
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