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    The US-Iraq War‚ a military action led by the United States against the regime of Saddam Hussein‚ the authoritarian leader of Iraq. US president George W. Bush‚ who announced the beginning of the war in March 2003‚ explained that the goals were to disarm Iraq and to free its people. For months‚ President Bush had threatened war‚ arguing that Saddam Hussein’s regime posed a grave threat to US security and peace in the region because of its alleged pursuit of weapons of mass destruction. The conflict

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    Naples’ Prisoners of War Camp Conditions There were 700 POW camps in the United States during World War II. One of these POW camps was in Naples‚ New York. This camp was very well kept and prisoners were treated fairly. The prisoners worked and got paid daily in the POW camp in Naples. The prisoners had to work ten hours per day and they were paid $.80 a day. They were handed a check when they left and the war was ended. The prisoners were put in work teams‚ some worked in the vineyards. Other pressed

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    Medicine‚ Disease‚ and Death in the Civil War Melanie Padner History 330 Instructor O’Hara August 9‚ 2014 The Civil War holds the record of being the deadliest war that the United States has ever been involved in. The Civil War’s death toll reached approximately 633‚000 compared to the 521‚000 lost in World War I and II combined1. Some of that was caused by the fact that medical techniques and care were not advancing as quickly as weapons were. Another major factor in the amount of

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    The Greco-Persian Wars was a series of conflicts between several Greek city-states and the Persian Empire that lasted roughly half a decade from 500 B.C. until 448 B.C. Some of the most distinguished conflicts know to this day are Marathon‚ Thermopylae‚ Salamis and Platea. Although despite the superior number and imperial resources the Persians were defeated resulting in a Greek triumph. In this essay I will be discussing the key factors which contributed to the defeat of the Persian Empire such

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    COUNTRY: Switzerland COMMITEE: Historical General Assembly TOPIC: * Situation in Iraq and Kuwait in the Aftermath of the Persian Gulf War DELEGATE: Alperen Erşad Bozkurt The invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi troops that began 2 August 1990 was met with international condemnation‚ and brought immediate economic sanctions against Iraq by members of the UN Security Council. U.S. President George H. W. Bush deployed American forces to Saudi Arabia‚ and urged other countries to send their own

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    lack of physical exercise will eventually result in a worldwide epidemic. Type 2 diabetes is a lifestyle disease that millions of people worldwide suffer from. Type 2 diabetics are insulin resistant and generally suffer from obesity‚ hypertension and other serious illnesses. This disease can however be controlled and prevented with time and effort‚ a healthy eating and active lifestyle is very important. CAUSES Type 2 diabetes is caused by lifestyle factors and no exercise. Personal lifestyle choices

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    County‚ but had to move again to New Salem‚ Illinois. His activities and hobbies made him popular with the locals there. Later on‚ when the Black Hawk War broke out between the US and the Native Americans in 1832‚ the volunteers fighting in the war wanted Lincoln to be their captain. This was the first experience he had with politics. After the war‚ he set out to pursue a new career - law. He applied for the legislature of Illinois and was elected in as a member of the Whig Party. His support of Whig

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    The Guatemalan Civil War and its role with Mayan Genocide After researching the Guatemalan Civil War‚ and the circumstances in the country leading up to the genocide of Mayan Indians‚ it is clear that this unfortunate event was preventable. A war that began because of economic and political inequality. The Guatemalan Civil War triggered more than 200‚000 casualties‚ 83 percent of those deaths being Mayan Indians‚ throughout the span of 36 years. (Miller‚ 2011). The fall of the Mayans came a while

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    evolution. Another one of the issues that puts science and religion on opposing sides‚ is the reading of Genesis 1-2 and how one should interpret the Bible. The Old Testament begins with Genesis‚ Genesis 1 describes the six days of God’s creation‚ and the seventh resting day. Genesis 2 goes more in depth about God’s creations and his connection to them. Although reading Genesis 1-2 can be simple‚ interpreting it is a completely different story.

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    Classified into two main categories‚ diabetes mellitus (referred as diabetes) impacts many people in today’s world. Diabetes is the condition of hyperglycemia‚ or when the body’s blood glucose level is too high or too low because of an error in the amount of insulin excreted from the pancreas (Blair 27). This can result in the imbalance of homeostasis and cause a chain reaction of problems within the body. The two common types of diabetes are Type I and Type II. The two types are very similar in

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