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Group Of People Real War
911 wordsIn most wars, once a person is shot they are hurt, or even killed. These days people are experiencing war without getting hurt or killed. They do this by participating in the game of paintball. Anyone one young or old can wear armor, carry a gun, and fight a make believe war. The object of this game is to capture a flag from another group of people who are also armed with guns and armor. When the game begins there is no telling whats going to happen next. The players experience feelings of fear,...
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An Argument Against Burning The American Flag
352 wordsHaving been called a bleeding heart liberal several times in my life, this is one issue that you could not accuse me of being wishy-washy about. The needs to be a constitutional amendment outlawing he burning of the Flag of the United States of America. In my mind, this is no debating this issue. Recently, once again, Congress has voted down a constitutional amendment that would have favored federal criminal penalties for the description of the American Flag. There is a feeble argument that maki...
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Wife And Daughter Pearl Harbor
1,724 wordsThis book is a story of a Japanese and a white boy in Hawaii during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The story depicts how the Japanese were treated during the war and what life was like on the islands. Tomi Nakaji and Billy Wilson are best friends in eighth grade. Tomi's Mom, Dad and Grandpa are from Japan and Billy is a rich white or haole boy (means white in Hawaii). Tomi's mom works for Billy's family as their maid so Tomi and his family are allowed to stay on their property in a house behind the...
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Stay Out Of The Water Black Flag Beach
880 wordsAs we walked along the beach, we ran and spoke as freely as possible. My sister and I ran about throwing sand at one another's faces and trampled the remnants of what were once sand castles. Our fun was unhindered do to the fact that we were alone, aside from my parents we were the only ones for about a mile on the beach. This seemed quite peculiar because it was a perfectly sunny day. There were no clouds and the sky seemed to be a creamy blue, the sun seemed to warmly soak into our skin, and t...
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Field Goal End Zone
1,431 wordsFootball is a very popular sport in the United States. It is played on playgrounds and in schools all around the country. Touch football developed in the late 19 th century, as an alternative to tackle football, which required a lot of equipment. A number of variations of football were developed so that all you needed to play was a ball and a field. These variations include two-hand touch, where you have to touch the ball carrier with two hands; one-hand touch; and another method of one hand bel...
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Pierre De Coubertin Ancient Olympic Games
1,386 wordsIntroduction Today, the Olympic Games are the world's largest pageant of athletic skill and competitive spirit. They are also displays of nationalism, commerce and politics. Well-known throughout the world the games have been used to promote understanding and friendship among nations, but have also been a hotbed of political disputes and boycotts. The Olympic games started thousands of years ago and lasted over a millennium... The symbolic power of the Games lived on after their demise, and came...
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Rights And Freedoms American Flag
581 wordsSome say the stripes on the American flag stand for the 13 colonies and the stars stand for the 50 states of the union. However, the American flag also stands for much more. Freedom, civil rights, and equality are all represented by the American flag. So, what is an American? The usual response would be a person who lives in America. There is much more to living in this wonderful, majestic country than many people believe. This includes Americas vast history, American culture, and American lifes...
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Should Mexicans Be Granted Amnesty
1,905 wordsShould Mexicans be Granted Amnesty (1) It is estimated that there are about 12 million illegal immigrants live in this country, which mostly consist of Mexicans. Many naive people in U. S. suggest that illegal immigrants need to be given a chance of becoming American citizens. Political populists exploit this topic to raise their rating among Hispanics. One of them is Senator Edward Kennedy, who is the most ardent proponent of allowing America to be flooded with non-White immigrants. In his arti...
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Supreme Court Cases U S Supreme Court
2,039 wordsThe first amendment of the US Constitution states that? congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press? ? . Ever since the beginning of the Supreme Court, cases have come up time and time again that challenge this amendment, or require the justices to interpret this amendment. Looking back at all the cases heard, it is obvious that the US Supreme Court have changed their interpretat...
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Confederate Troops Confederate Forces
1,340 wordsTHE GRAND FABRICATION It is almost as difficult to find consistent information about the incident at Fort Pillow as it is to determine the moral significance of its outcome. Scholars disagree about exactly what transpired on April 12, 1864 at Fort Pillow, when General Nathan Bedford Forrest captured the fort with his 1, 500 troops and claimed numerous Union lives in the process (Wyeth 250). It became an issue of propaganda for the Union, and as a result the facts were grossly distorted. After cl...
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Wife And Daughter Billy
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Island Of Iwo Jima Island Of Iwo Marines
718 wordsThe Battle for Iwo Jima The battle for control of the island of Iwo Jima, one of the bloodiest battles in both Marine and American history, began February 19 th, 1945 as part of the island-hopping campaign of the Pacific theater. Ultimately, 26, 000 Marines would be wounded or slain exceeding Union losses at the battle of Gettysburg. Beginning in the summer of 1944, long range American B- 29 s had been pounding the Japanese islands. However, because of the great distances from U. S. bomber bases...
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University Of Toronto Prime Minister
1,282 wordsLester Lester Pearson Lester Pearson Lester B. Pearson lived from 1897 - 1972. He was born on April 23 1897, in Newtonbrooke Ontario (now part of Toronto). He died on December 27 1972. He was born the son of a Methodist parson. As a child he worked very hard in school, and he became one of the minority of high school graduates who went on to college. In his studies he went to Victoria College and the Methodist College inside the University of Toronto. In his free time he played hockey and baseba...
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Marine Corps Gilded Age
1,008 wordsZeitgeist: John Philip Sousa Artists do not create in a vacuum. They reflect their times or at the very least are affected by the lives they lead which are also influenced by the public sphere. The term for this reflection is? Zeitgeist. ? It literally means? spirit of the times. ? John Philip Sousa and his works can be classified under this term of? Zeitgeist. ? Most of Sousa? s music was composed during a period known as the gilded age. This period is known for its gross materialism and blatan...
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Moby Dick White Whale
1,296 wordsAhab Moby Dick Summary Ahab can sense by smell that Moby Dick is near. Climbing up to the main royal-mast head, Ahab spots Moby Dick and earns himself the doubloon. All the boats set off in chase of the whale. When Moby Dick finally surfaces, he stoves Ahab's boat. The whale is swimming too fast away from them and they all return to the ship. Saying that persistent pursuit of one whale has historically happened before, Ishmael comments that Ahab still desperately wants to chase Moby Dick though ...
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United States Supreme Court Separate But Equal
1,765 wordsRace and Ethnicity in America The Melting Pot In 1492 Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue. Everyone knows the story of Christopher Columbus; they are taught it in grade school if not before then. When he landed in America by accident, he had no idea that he would be creating the worlds largest Melting Pot. This melting pot provided means for a new country, made from a mixture of many cultures and beliefs, thus creating a new country with a new and ever-changing culture. One complication with a Meltin...
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Fourth Of July Put To Death
1,203 wordsThe Never-ending Battle Slavery has been a controversial issue in the United States for hundreds of years. Since the rise of slavery in the America, there have been numerous accounts of resistance and opposition. Some of the more famous accounts of resistance against slavery and racism are Harriet Tubman, the mastermind behind the Underground Railroad, Rosa Parks, who refused to relinquish her seat on a public bus to a White man, and Martin Luther King Jr. ? s movement and most famous speech I H...
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Rite Of Passage Henry
655 wordsAdolescence brings about many changes as a youth becomes an adult. For many people this passage is either tedious and painful or simple and barely noticeable. The anguish and torture that is usually associated with rites of passage and growing up is often used in literature, as it is common and easily understood. In The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, the character Henry Fleming survives the Civil War, which serves as his rite of passage as it teaches him the importance of things such as ...
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Red Badge Of Courage Jim Conklin
1,728 wordsThe Red Badge of Courage is the story of a young man named Henry Fleming. The novel concerns only two days in his life and he is a boy when the novel begins, a man when the novel ends. He enlists in the 304 th Regiment of New York Volunteers against his mothers wishes, and spends many boring months in training. He is sent into battle finally. The battle of Chancellorville is the agreed upon location where the book probably takes place. It is mentioned that he travels along the Arappahanock River...
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Wall Street Journal Barbara Kingsolver
1,175 wordsOf bears and bobcats, stars and stripes Small Wonder Barbara Kingsolver 282 pp, Faber Barbara Kingsolver is one of the few American writers who have refused to join George Bush's cheerleaders. A writer who reminds her readers, as Kingsolver has done, that every war is both won and lost would hardly seem extreme over here, but in the US such talk can receive some pretty nasty responses. One writer in the Wall Street Journal suggested that a reasonable response to Kingsolver's articles would be fo...
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