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The Rise Of Communism In Russia

Unless we accept the claim that Lenin's coup that gave birth to an entirely new state, and indeed to a new era in the history of mankind, we must recognize in today's Soviet Union the old empire of the Russians -- the only empire that survived into the mid 1980s (Luttwak, 1). In their ...

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The Petersburg Campaign

The Siege of Petersburg began on June 12th, 1864 and ended on April 3rd 1865, lasting a total of 292 days. To put the siege into perspective, I have included brief summaries of the Overland Campaign, the Shenandoah Campaign, and the Appomattox Campaign. The struggle for Petersburg has no equal in ...

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Julius Caesar

The play opens with a little word play between Flavius, Marullus, and a few workers. The workers are on their way to see who has recently returned from his victorious battle against Pompey. The reader immediately sees the dislike the tribunes have towards Caesar. However, the commoners seem to ...

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Daily Life Of The Aztecs

Jacques Soustelle was an anthropologists that specialized in pre-Columbian civilizations in Mexico. The author used a collection of references in writing this book. The author did research his material in great depth. He used many quotes, including some from Cortez. This book covers the life of ...

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To Kill A Mockingbird

By Harper Lee left a lasting impression on me. At the time it was written, it must have been looked down upon as a piece of literature since there was so much hatred towards negroes in the 1950's that no one could probably realize the unjustified prejudice against them. It especially deals with ...

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From A Female’s Point Of View: Misogyny In Vampire Literature

Misogyny is the mistreatment of women. Even though it can occur in any type of literature, nothing can be so vital in making a vampire story work the way misogyny does. Although this is true, I do plan to take a feminist point of view by connecting the four stories that we have read over the ...

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Nuclear Strikes

Scientifically, there is no obstacle for a nuclear or atomic bomb. There are no secrets in Nuclear Science anymore. Anyone with a reasonable physics degree and access to a good technical library could design a workable atomic bomb in less than 6 months, so why hasn't anyone. Maybe there has been, ...

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Business And The Economy

Discuss whether firms like Rechem should be allowed to "import" chemical waste from overseas to be disposed of here in the U.K. Rechem have thirty years of experience in solving environmental problems caused by a wide range of hazardous and toxic materials. Their range of services included the ...

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General George S. Patton

Soldier, General, Pilot, Athlete, Father, Gun Owner, Hero, Legend UNLIKE many war heroes who had no intention of ever becoming famous, George Patton decided during childhood that his goal in life was to be a hero. This noble aim was first inspired by listening to his father read aloud for hours ...

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Walkabout

- 1/4-In this section of the book Peter and Mary wake up to find themselves stranded in the Australian Outback due their plane crashing. The pilot and the other passengers were killed when the plane exploded, but Peter and Mary got out just in time. Then they began to wander in search of food in a ...

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The History Of Affirmative Action

has its roots in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and stems from the United States Supreme Court Case of Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued Executive Order #11246 at Howard University that required federal contractors to undertake ...

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Gilgamesh

Many of the same ancient stories can be found in different cultures. Each story differs in a small way, but the general idea remains synonymous. One story that is paralleled in several cultures is the legend of a great flood. The epic of resembles the Bible’s story of Noah’s Ark, but specific ...

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Advertiser Influence On The Media: Censorship And The Media

In North America there are 11,000 magazines, 11,000 radio stations, 2,500 book publishers, 2,000 television stations, 1,700 daily newspapers, and seven major movie studios . Such a large number of media outlets should foster free expression without the influence from outsiders. However, 23 ...

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Neal Cassady

: The Man Who Set The World Free grew up as a quasi-homeless wayfaring boy with his alcoholic, unemployed father in the projects of Denver. His unconventional upbringing led to adolescence rife with theft, drug use, and extreme sexual awakening at a young age. Cassady grew up quite quickly and ...

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Sex In Society

Sex plays a major role in today's society. From television, radio, music, and advertisements, to video games, the Internet, and even art and pictures, all forms of media use sex to help sell their products. With the public being exposed to so many different types, the overuse and exploitation of ...

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Raid Is Not As Good As It Used To Be

Whenever you are walking around your house on a summer night, have you ever seen a cockroach? Of course, mostly everybody has. What is your first reaction? Some people would probably run screaming, twitch, and shake. There is even some people brave enough to reenact the mexican stomp trying to ...

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Nicholas Ferrar

was assumed to be born in 1592. I have found that his most probable birth date was in February of 1593. This is due to the usual calendar confusion: England was not at that time using the new calendar adopted in October 1582. It was 1593 according to our modern calendar, but at the time the new ...

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Antigone: Gender Conflict

In the play Antigone there are many references that link to the oppression of women. Creon made many convictions insulting womenkind. His convictions seemed true to a large population of men. I believe the majority of men, in the ancient Greek times believed in the undeniable domination ...

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Islam 3

Islam has always appealed to a certain kind of person irrespective of his religious or cultural background the sincere and open-minded human being who has not lost hope of eventually knowing the truth, which will satisfy his soul. Islam refuses to accept any form of creation whatsoever as a deity ...

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Video Games: "Ummmm? I Do…buttt…. C'mon I'll Play Ya "

Video Games: "Ummmm? I do…buttt…. C'mon I'll play ya " A moment before John was to begin the most important paper for his English Comp. II class, which would determine his whole grade for the semester Aaron, barged into his room. " Hey man. Are you still working on that paper?" asked Aaron. "Yea, ...

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