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Indiana Essays and Term Papers
Western ExpansionTHE WESTWARD EXPANSION Introduction The Westward Expansion has often been regarded as the central theme of American history, down to the end of the19th century and as the main factor in the shaping of American history. As Frederick Jackson Turner says, the greatest force or influence in shaping ...
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Illinois Vs. Nathan Leopold And Richard LoebThe crime that was to capture the attention of the nation in 1924 all began as a fantasy in the mind of eighteen year old Richard Loeb. Although Loeb was the handsome and privileged son of a retired Sears and Roebuck Vice President, he was obsessed with crime. Loeb, despite his high ...
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Social Inequality In 1820sSocial equality has been a goal of America since its very beginning. However, it was only an intention to be socially equal, but not a goal. Social equality or the fact that all men were created equal only applied to the white man. There was no intention in meaning that the blacks and Indians or ...
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Civil War 2During the American Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, over 620,000 accounted soldiers were killed. Known as the "the first modern war", historians generally agree that the reason for this was because this was a time of transition for the military. Armies and Navies were still using tactics ...
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Abraham Lincolnwas one of our nation’s greatest presidents. He was the 16th US president. Even though his family was poor, he worked himself to the highest office in the US. As president of the US, he led our country through one of our most difficult times, the Civil War.
was born in Kentucky. The ...
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Winning For ZorichThis article is about the life of Chris Zora. Chris Zora was a boy who grew on Chicago's tough South Side. Throughout his childhood he was criticized because of his weight, speech problem, his heritage and his tendancy to studder. There was one person in his life that lifted his hopes, his ...
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Black PanthersHuey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in October 1966, in Oakland, California. The name was shortened to the Black Panther Party later. Stokely Carmicheal, the leader of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) also joined the Black Panther ...
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Rights Of Egyptian WomenThroughout written history, women have experienced status subservient to
the men they lived with. Generally, most cultures known to modern historians
followed a standard pattern of males assigned the role of protector and provider
while women were assigned roles of domestic servitude. Scholars ...
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The Serious Problem Of Acid RainAcid rain is a serious problem with disastrous effects. Each day
this problem increases and many people believe that this issue is too small
to bother with right now. This issue should be met head on and resolved
before it is too late. In the following paragraphs I will be discussing
the ...
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Book Report: The Hot Zone By Richard PrestonIn October of l989, Macaque monkeys, housed at the Reston Primate
Quarantine Unit in Reston, Virginia, began dying from a mysterious disease at an
alarming rate. The monkeys, imported from the Philippines, were to be sold as
laboratory animals. Twenty-nine of a shipment of one hundred died within ...
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School UniformsA safe and structured learning environment is the first requirement of a good school. Children who feel safe and secure will better learn basic American values. In return they will learn the basis of good citizenship and become better students. In response to growing levels of violence in our ...
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Jimmy Hoffa, His Life And DisappearanceIn his prime Jimmy Hoffa was one of the most influential men in the
United States. From his very beginning his existence was threatened. He
had a very traumatic childhood. His adult life was even more zestful than
was his childhood.(Friedman 124) His sudden disappearance has remained ...
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Religion In Public SchoolsCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof......Ó according to the First Amendment of
the Constitution. This idea of freedom of religion has been stated very
clearly, but it also raises questions about the meaning of religious ...
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The Existence Of Prejudice: Past And PresentPrejudice and discrimination have been a part of American history since before the Civil War. Throughout history, the government has tried to enact legislation to change the views of society and give equal rights to all people. However, we still find ourselves struggling for equality among all ...
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Imigration And Discrimination In The 20`sBeginning in the early nineteenth century there were massive waves
of immigration. These "new" immigants were largely from Italy, Russia, and
Ireland. There was a mixed reaction to these incomming foreigners. While
they provided industries with a cheap source of labor, Americans were both
afraid ...
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Billy The KidOne of the most famous outlaws and gunfighters of old west, was Henry Mccarty (most people think his name was William H. Bonney) or "" as most people knew him.
There is much speculation as to where Billy was born. So far, the possibilities are New York City, Indiana, and Missouri. But he did ...
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Jim Jones And The Peoples TempleJim Jones was born in Lyn, Indiana in 1931 during the Great Depression. Jim’s parents were so caught up in surviving because of the depression, Jim was allowed to go off and explore the world around him. He came upon a Pentecostal congregation and joined it is known as the Gospel Tabernacle, ...
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The Hot ZoneIn October of l989, Macaque monkeys, housed at the Reston
Primate Quarantine Unit in Reston, Virginia, began dying from a
mysterious disease at an alarming rate. The monkeys, imported from the
Philippines, were to be sold as laboratory animals. Twenty-nine of a
shipment of one hundred died ...
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The House Of Seven Gables - SyAmerican Literature reflects life, and the struggles that we face during our existence. The great authors of our time incorporate life’s problems into their literature directly and indirectly. The stories themselves bluntly tell us a story, however, an author also uses symbols to relay to us his ...
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As I Lay DyingWilliam Faulkner's is a novel about how the conflicting agendas
within a family tear it apart. Every member of the family is to a degree
responsible for what goes wrong, but none more than Anse. Anse's laziness and
selfishness are the underlying factors to every disaster in the book.
As the ...
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