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Cold War Foreign Policy
637 words1. Eisenhower's goals were to break the dead lock in peace negotiations by going to Korea, facilitate the passing of the Cold War by dealing with the USSR, and in communicating so well with oversea relations, he turned out to be an excellent foreign policy maker. 2. Eisenhower was an open-minded individual who listened to all sides before decisions were made. He promoted peace, wanted to eliminate blame, wanted to help others, and wanted to make the UN effective as a force. Eisenhower went to Ko...
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Edgar Lee Masters William Jennings Bryan
2,008 wordsEdgar Lee Masters was an American poet, known principally for his poems about life in the Midwest. It has been 49 years since he has died and today he is virtually forgotten. His book of poems entitled Spoon River Anthology may spark a small amount of recognition. This book is a work of free verse poems about the secret lives of the inhabitants of Spoon River, a small Midwest town based on Lewistown and Petersburg, Illinois. This book remains a landmark in the literature world of realism and rev...
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Spanish American War United States Navy
1,343 wordsMost may think that the Spanish-American War was a war between the Americans and the Spanish. Most are right, but only to a point, because the Spanish-American War also included wars between the Americans and the Filipinos, as well as between the Americans and Puerto-Ricans. Reasons for these wars occurring are obvious to the history connoisseur, but to the normal individual, they may not be so distinct. America has been a country of great power for years, and that power has come not only from y...
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U S Troops Puerto Rico
637 wordsIn the years leading up to the Spanish American War, the United States experienced a growth in ethnocentrism, a belief in manifest destiny and Anglo-Saxonism. It was this combination of views that provided the incentive for the U. S. public to advocate the nations engagement in an overseas dispute. On April 25, 1898 the United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The Teller Amendment was then added asserting that the US...
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African National Congress Racial Discrimination
1,367 wordsAbout 400, 000 Americans die every year because of health problems due to smoking. 1. 5 million people quit smoking a year, but 50 million keep on going. Those 50 million people are addicted to nicotine. Nicotine addiction is when a person psychologically, physically, and socially has a compulsive need for nicotine. There is a persistent craving for the nicotine product. Out of all the people who smoke, 80 % started before the age of 21. This means that you are more likely to start smoking as a ...
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Hundred Page Long Book Three Hundred Page Long Book Jane
1,060 wordsNobody liked Jane. As soon as Emily Sweet found that copy of Anne of Green Gables three-hundred-page-long book! in Janes faded purple kindergarten backpack, that was it. Any hope Jane had for a normal life, for swing on the swings, for making a life long friend, someone to share secrets and giggles with, someone to teeter totter with, was over, because nobody likes the smart girl. Nobody likes someone who totes a three hundred page long book to read on the bus. That is the jungle gyms unwritten ...
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Crime And Punishment Red Hair
1,074 words... her nose, a big bald man whose legs and tummy seemed to be spilling out of Mrs. Teradas tiny chair gave Jane a bored stare. He didnt even say good morning. Imagine that. Who are you? asked Jane, not bothering to say good morning herself. Wheres Mrs. Teradas? Mrs. Teradas cat choked on a hairball, the man said, chomping on a nine a. m. Tootsie Roll like a cow with its cud. She had to rush Tootsie to the vet. Eww the chocolate was stuck in his teeth. Im the sub today, Mr. Moore. Jane shrugged....
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Darwin Award Flight Attendants Augusto
515 wordsThe Darwin Awards commemorate individuals who protect our gene pool by making the ultimate sacrifice of their own lives: by eliminating themselves in an extraordinarily idiotic manner, thereby improving our species' chance of long-term survival. In other words, they are cautionary tales about people who kill themselves in really stupid ways, and in doing so, significantly improve the gene pool by eliminating themselves from the human race. These individuals carry out disastrous plans that any av...
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Spanish American War War The United States
1,111 wordsThroughout history, there have been many wars that have been caused by many different reasons. Also, the effects of the wars may greatly impact, good or bad, either side of the fight. One great war in history of the United States was the Spanish-American War of 1898. The Spanish-American War was caused by many things. The war has left a lasting effect of both countries involved, the United States and Spain. Both Spain and the United States were greatly impacted by the war. The Spanish-American W...
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Terrorist Attacks Nation Wide
776 wordsThe islands of the Republic of the Philippines have many natural resources that could aid in making this new Disney Park which include timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, and copper. With its abundance of forests, over 46 % of the Philippines are woodlands; there will be more than enough wood to build rides and / or buildings. The Philippines also have many ways of getting electricity to power the Park. For example, it has hydropower, fossil fuels, and various other ways. Also...
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Saudi Arabia Arabian Peninsula
1,363 wordsOsama Bin Laden is both one of the CIA's most wanted men and a hero to many young people in the Arab world. He and his associates were already being sought by the US on charges of international terrorism, including in connection with the 1998 bombing of American embassies in Africa and last year's attack on the USS Cole in Yemen. In May this year a US jury convicted four men believed to be linked with Bin Laden of plotting the embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. Osama was exposed to terroris...
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Burning Of The Idols Fernando Amorsolo
1,392 wordsThe Burning of the Idols by Fernando Amorsolo is on exhibit at the Ayala Museum in Makati Avenue, Makati City at the Amorsolo Gallery along with several of his other paintings from different time periods such as his Untitled (Nude) painted in 1919, Planting Rice (1922) and Going to Town on Sunday Morning made in 1958. Like the latter painting mentioned (Going to Town on Sunday Morning), the painting Burning of the Idols was made sometime during 1958. It measures 84 x 128 centimeters and was pain...
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Osama Bin Laden Abdullah Ocalan
1,691 wordsHe has used Abu Muhammad (Abu Mohammed), Abu Fatima, Muhammad Ibrahim, Abu Abdallah, Abu al-Mu " iz, The Doctor, The Teacher, Nur, Usa, Abu Mohammed Nur al-Deen, Abdel May (Abdel More, Abdel Me), and other names as aliases. In 1998 he formally merged Egyptian Islamic Jihad into al-Qaeda. According to reports by a former al-Qaida member, he has worked in the al-Qaida organization since its inception and was a senior member of the group's shura council. He is often described as a 'lieutenant' to t...
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16 Th Century 20 Th Century
2,812 wordsPhilippines Philippines is a country in Southeast Asia. It is an archipelago consisting of some 7, 100 islands and islets lying about 500 miles off the coast. The total land area of the Philippines is 115, 800 square miles. It is bounded by the Philippine Sea to the east, the Celebes Sea to the south, and the South China Sea to the west and north. The Philippines takes its name from Philip II, who was king of Spain during the Spanish colonization of the islands in the 16 th century. Manila is th...
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Twentieth Centuries Firing Squad
2,464 wordsOnly Me Tangier The political and religious institutions established by Spain in the Philippines consistently contributed to the underdevelopment of the Philippines. Joseph Rival in his work called Only Me Tangier shows the development of the Phillipines under the influence of Spain. Arguably ne f the mst influential news in world history, Noli Me Tangere nt nly inspired the Philippine Revlutin but nationalist movements in China and in ther countries f Southeast Asia during the late nineteenth a...
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The Accidental Crusade Spanish American War Part 2
1,665 words... the genocide of the Spanish Army in Cuba combined with the utter disdain of the American forces had to be stopped. William Randolph Hearst's Journal even published pictures. They showed how Spanish saboteurs had fastened an underwater mine to the Maine and had detonated it from shore. Evidently the appointed illustrator was furnishing the pictures well. For weeks after the explosion of the Battleship Maine Hearst was publishing lengthy stories about horrors in Cuba. Another paper followed th...
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Edgar Lee Masters William Jennings Bryan
2,090 wordsEdgar Lee Masters Edgar Lee Masters was an American poet, known principally for his poems about life in the Midwest. It has been 49 years since he has died and today he is virtually forgotten. His book of poems entitled Spoon River Anthology may spark a small amount of recognition. This book is a work of free verse poems about the secret lives of the inhabitants of Spoon River, a small Midwest town based on Lewistown and Petersburg, Illinois. This book remains a landmark in the literature world ...
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Asian Americans American Literature
1,021 wordsA Lifetime of Journeys Journey is an important theme found in Asian American works. Although journey, by travel from one place to another is a common form of journey, the journey through life in search of success is also an important theme. In Asian American Literature, an anthology by Shawn Wong, who has been recognized for his works of published poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews there are many references to journeys. Why does journey play such an important part of the lives of Asian America...
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Tens Of Thousands Martial Law
1,025 wordsThe movement led by Cory against the dictatorial rule resulted in the People Power Revolution that overthrew the Marcos government in February 1986. Once in power, Cory ordered all political prisoners freed and built the machinery for democracy. Cory ordered the dismantling of monopolies controlled by the cronies of President Marcos. The economy showed signs of recovery but a series of political struggles and natural calamities that ensued threatened the gains made by her administration. Her pre...
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Tuition Fees Higher Education
3,416 wordsI. Introduction Under Article XIV of the Constitution of the Philippines specifically under Sec. 1 states that The State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all. This means that every citizen whether at Level 1, 2 or 3 shall be entitled to quality education and that the government should take actions to ensure that this right from the constitution that is granted to the citize...
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