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  • Government in Colonies

    Government in Colonies

    The first articles dealt with the government (or proposed government) of the Colonies during a war with the French, and the terms of land use as well as treatment of Natives after the war. The other articles give a Native perspective on the Royal Proclamation, a colonial soldier’s diary of a winter spent with the British regulars, and an account of colonial newspaper articles and their influence during the war. The articles on law and

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    Submitted: April 15, 2010 By: Edward
  • Government Issues

    Government Issues

    The 1992 president election of Governor William Clinton and President George Bush was a prime example of what issues can affect the outcome of a president election. The position and valence issues took a major toll on both of these opponents declaring Clinton as the 1992 election winner. Although the Republican Party was fairly strong during the term of President Bush the tax issue caused a near down fall, which caused the Democratic Party to

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    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Victor
  • Government Terms

    Government Terms

    1. “closed-ended/open ended” questions – Closed-ended - Yes/no question; open ended – question that can’t be answered with yes/no. Used in surveys. 2. 501c3 - Various charitable, non-profit, religious, scientific and educational organization groups that can’t engage in political activity, but can engage in some voter registration. (501c refers to the IRS tax code). 3. 527 – A type of American tax-exempt organization. Created primarily to influence the nomination, election, appointment or defeat of candidates

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    Submitted: May 21, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Government Time Line (rap)

    Government Time Line (rap)

    Seven Years War (War) Britain gets a global struggle on their hands On our American Turf, In 1754 to 63 yo, Fight For Land, Sticks, and to beat Indian clans 1765, Britain’s the butch, and we’re the bitch They give us taxes, enough to make us itch So in our 13 colonies, were required for pay for good taxes, To pay off your dept from your seven years war. In October of 1765 Stamp act

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    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Jon
  • Government: Too Big for Its Own Britches

    Government: Too Big for Its Own Britches

    Government: Too Big for Its Own Britches The government in America has obtained too much power for its own good. Scandals such as wiretapping, the absence of Habeas Corpus in detained “terrorists”, and the war on terror are all proof of this fact. There is a public outcry for the government to stop these acts, but their cries fall upon deaf ears. The Bush administration refuses to acknowledge the opinions of the masses, justifying all

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    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Graciela Iturbide

    Graciela Iturbide

    Graciela Iturbide Some may call her a legend and others may call her one of the most gifted photographers to come from Mexico. There is no doubt that Graciela Iturbide is a very talented woman. Born in Mexico City in 1942, Iturbide did not find a strong interest in photography until her early twenties. At the age of twently Graciela married and started a family with three children. In 1970 Graciela lost her six year

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    Submitted: March 11, 2010 By: regina
  • Graffiti Culture

    Graffiti Culture

    I have chosen to do my essay on the sub cultural art form: Graffiti.. Graffiti though very controversial, is recognized in many circles, but different circles have different opinions of the art form, much like traditional art, we have the people who hate it and think it is a mess, and we have the people who appreciate it, in graffiti’s case, yes a lot more people hate it than appreciate it, but usually its because

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Artur
  • Granny Weatherall

    Granny Weatherall

    The Story begins with Granny Weatherall already lying on her deathbed. Granny is having mental flashbacks as the end of her life approaches like "a fog [rising] over the valley." Porter uses the foggy weather to show the cloudiness and disillusionment that Granny seems to be receiving as the end of her life becomes more and more apparent. Granny recalls events throughout her life, from being left at the altar on her wedding day, (her

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Great Awakening

    Great Awakening

    The Great Awakening was when religion was sweeping throughout New England with more conversions and church membership. This spiritual awakening took place from 1735 up until 1745. (Brief Outline Notes on the Great Awakening, 1735-45 ) Most of this had taken place within the American Colonies, especially New England.(McCormick, pars. 9) . The Great Awakening had many causes, however the consequences benefitted many. Many people were moving farther and farther away from religion, the Great

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    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Vika
  • Great Awakening

    Great Awakening

    The first Great Awakening was a religious movement among the colonies in the 1730’s and the 1740’s. The movement was needed because of the substantial decrease in the amount of members in the church. The Puritans had “lost its grip” on society. When the New Massachusetts law of 1691 allowed colonial Americans to worship freely and the right to vote, colonist were overwhelmed that they discarded what might be in store for them in the

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    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Great Chicago Fire

    Great Chicago Fire

    Great Chicago Fire I have no passion or desire to write about a thunderous destruction of a city or the death of hundreds of people. Yes, I have no connection to this topic, besides my home being 30 minutes from downtown Chicago, but that does not mean that this fire does not pertain to me or anyone who lives in a completely different state for that matter. So, just because I have never experienced a

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    Submitted: June 11, 2010 By: Top
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression

    The Great Depression took place from 1930 to 1939. During this time the prices of stock fell 40%. 9,000 banks went out of business and 9 million savings accounts were wiped out. 86,00 businesses failed, and wages were decreased by an average of 60%. The unemployment rate went from 9% all the way to 25%, about 15 million jobless people. CAUSES Unequal distribution of wealth High Tariffs and war debts Over production in industry and

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression

    The Great Depression was the worst economic decline ever in U.S. history. It began in late 1929 and lasted about a decade. Throughout the 1920's, many factors played a role in bringing about the depression; the main causes were the unequal distribution of wealth and extensive stock market speculation. Money was distributed unequally between the rich and the middle-class, between industry and agriculture within the United States, and between the U.S. and Europe. This disproportion

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression

    Great Depression The Great Depression was the worst economic decline ever in U.S. history. It began in late 1929 and lasted about a decade. Throughout the 1920’s, many factors played a role in bringing about the depression; the main causes were the unequal distribution of wealth and extensive stock market speculation. Money was distributed unequally between the rich and the middle-class, between industry and agriculture within the United States, and between the U.S. and Europe.

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Steve
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression

    The Great Depression in the United States lasted from 1929-1940. It was the worst and longest economic collapse in the history of the modern industrial world. This paper will address the main causes, Federal government response, policies enacted, and the impact the Great Depression had on American society. A common misconception is that the stock market crash of October 1929 was the cause of the depression. In fact, it was a result of multiple

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    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Yan
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression

    The Great Depression is probably one of the most misunderstood events in American history. It is routinely cited as proof that unregulated capitalism is bad, and that only a massive welfare state, huge amounts of economic regulation, and other interventions, can save capitalism from itself. Among the many myths surrounding the Great Depression are that Herbert Hoover was a laissez faire president and that FDR brought us out of the depression. What caused the Great

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    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Jack
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression

    Greg Squires The Great Depression was the worst economic slump ever in U.S. history, and one which touched virtually all of the industrialized world. The Depression began in late 1929 and lasted for nearly a decade. Many factors played a role in bringing about the Depression; however, the main cause for the Great Depression was the combination of the greatly unequal distribution of wealth throughout the 1920's, and the extensive stock market speculation that took

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Mike
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression

    TRANSPORTATION (AUTOMOBILE) The United States had 725 miles of paved roads in 1909. By 1930, American cars were driving along in a nation that included 100,000 miles of roads, tunnels, bridges, and multi-lane highways. Vacationers could now take their own transportation anywhere. Along new highways appeared businesses that appealed to motorists: diners, campgrounds, and tourist cabins. Drive-in restaurants also had their beginning in the 1920s. In Dallas a fast food place sold barbecued pork sandwiches

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    Submitted: February 5, 2010 By: Edward
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression

    The Great Depression is probably one of the most misunderstood events in American history. It is routinely cited, as proof that unregulated capitalism is not the best in the world, and that only a massive welfare state, huge amounts of economic regulation, and other interventions can save capitalism from itself. The Great Depression had important consequences and was a devastating event in America, however many good policies and programs became available as a result

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    Essay Length: 1,353 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: July
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression

    The Great Depression The Great Depression is the worst economic period in the U.S history. This didn’t just affect the United States of American, but the entire industrialized world. Historians may say that the Great Depression started in the late 1929, but it really started years earlier. There are many reasons way the Great Depression came about. One of the main causes was the great unequal distribution of wealth throughout the county. This wealth was

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    Submitted: February 21, 2010 By: Yan
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression

    The Great Depression was the worst economic decline ever in U.S. history. It began in late 1929 and lasted about a decade. Throughout the 1920’s, many factors played a role in bringing about the depression; the main causes were the unequal distribution of wealth and extensive stock market speculation. Money was distributed unequally between the rich and the middle-class, between industry and agriculture within the United States, and between the U.S. and Europe. This disproportion

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    Submitted: March 6, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression

    During the late 1920s the U.S. economy experienced rapid growth. As a result, when the economic decline of 1929 occurred, it was originally seen as part of an economic boom-bust-boom cycle. However, productivity continued to tailspin unexpectedly for three and a half years, resulting in the loss of millions of jobs and bankruptcies in countless businesses. One person who experienced the Great Depression said “It was a time of utter chaos, in which there were

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    Submitted: April 17, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression

    The Great Depression began in late 1929 and lasted for about a decade. The economic depression that beset many countries in the 1930s was unique in its magnitude and its consequences. “At the depth of the depression, in 1933, one American worker in every four was out of a job. In other countries unemployment ranged between 15 percent and 25 percent of the labor force.” The great industrial slump continued throughout the 1930s, shaking the

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    Submitted: April 19, 2010 By: Monika
  • Great Depression 1929

    Great Depression 1929

    DBQ While laissez-faire policies are considered liberal in the Roaring 20's, the onset of the Great Depression in 1929 quickly changed America’s view of liberalism. Suddenly, the small government politics of Hoover were conservative and the progressive politics of Roosevelt were considered liberal. Because the Great Depression quickly changed America's view of liberalism, Roosevelt would be considered a liberal and Hoover a conservative. Because the Great Depression occurred during Hoover's term as president, in the

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    Submitted: May 15, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Great Depression Dbq

    Great Depression Dbq

    Beginning with the Wall Street stock market crash of October 24, 1929, the Great Depression was a time in United States history that continued for a much longer period than panics the country had experienced before. Although the unemployment rate vacillated for the following decade, it was highest in the recession of 1937. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the man the people of the United States called upon in order to pick up the copious economic

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    Submitted: May 1, 2010 By: July
  • Great Depression History Essay

    Great Depression History Essay

    Beginning in the year 1929 and enduring all through the 1930's, America was brought into the most noticeably awful economic droop that America and the rest of the world had ever seen (Doc. 1). Soon to be refer to as The Great Depression. What caused this depression was the crash of the stock market system in 1929 and the greater part of the Americans had to experience the ill effects of market's crash. Individuals were

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    Submitted: April 25, 2019 By: Urijah Gray [STUDENT]
  • Great Depression in the United States

    Great Depression in the United States

    The collapse of the US stock market in 1929 that led to a worldwide economic depression caused the Great Depression in the United States. For most of the nation, the "Black Tuesday" (also sometimes referred to as "Black Thursday" or "Black Monday") stock market crash of October 29, 1929, marked the beginning of a decade of high unemployment, poverty, and deflation. Although some observers think the causes of the Great Depression are still uncertain, most

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    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Yan
  • Great Gatsby

    Great Gatsby

    TRAGIC LOVE STORY In Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, the protagonist, Jay Gatsby is a tragic character rather than a pathetic one. After losing the love of his life, Gatsby desperately wants to rekindle their relationship. Gatsby strives to impress Daisy, and by doing so he acquires wealth. He orders his life around this one desire: Daisy. This novel portrays material values and focuses much on outer beauty pressuring its characters to be portrayed

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    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Great Gatsby

    Great Gatsby

    Gender Roles: In some respects, Fitzgerald writes about gender roles in a quite conservative manner. In his novel, men work to earn money for the maintenance of the women. Men are dominant over women, especially in the case of Tom, who asserts his physical strength to subdue them. The only hint of a role reversal is in the pair of Nick and Jordan. Jordan's androgynous name and cool, collected style masculinize her more than any

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    Submitted: May 27, 2010 By: Jack
  • Great Gatsby Essay

    Great Gatsby Essay

    All books have themes and lessons in them that teach us something important after reading them. Sometimes these lessons are learned from the characters of the books. In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby teaches us lessons about success, hope, and ethics or morals. Many of the characters in The Great Gatsby are used to construct different themes and teach us moral lessons. Gatsby has been in love with daisy for many years. Gatsby uses

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    Submitted: March 9, 2010 By: Victor
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