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- 3331: Why The Civil War Was Unavoidable
- ... By the Southern states seceding and the sectional differences between the two sides building up, compromises just weren't enough to solve the problem. The Civil War needed to take place and was unavoidable. Lincoln lived up to his promises about staying unified because after the long war, slavery and the confederacy were no more.
- 3332: The Meaning Of Abortion
- ... strong points. They believe that the child inside them is their property and it's life doesn't be until birth. In 1973, the United States Supreme Court decided that as long as the baby lived in the womb, he or she would be the property of the mother. Because of this decision almost every third baby conceived in America is killed by abortion, over one and a half million babies ...
- 3333: How The Decision To Declare War Was Influenced
- ... win, but they did not want to get involved. However, they did have an opinion that was strong and divided. Many of the naturalized American citizens were in support of the country where they originally lived. Socialists were critical of the war because they felt it was English and German business men’s way of controlling raw materials and commerce in China, the Middle East, and Africa. They wanted America to ...
- 3334: The Holocaust: Tragedy In The 20th Century
- ... s, or to survive the concentration camps, but these people will never be lucky enough to escape the horrific memories. The concept the “dead survivor” may seem unrealistic, but for many of those who lived through the tragedy, it describes their existence. The fact is that for thousands of individuals, the Holocaust did not end until 1945. One individual said, “It is far easier to extinguish a man, than ...
- 3335: Hiroshima And Nagasaki Bombing
- ... people's bodies, destroying cells. At that time, there were fluctuations in Hiroshima's population due to the presence of military personnel and evacuations, but it is believed that approximately 280,000-300,000 civilians lived in the city and approximately 40,000 military personnel were stationed there. Three days later, at 11:02 A.M. on August 9, an even more powerful atomic bomb "Fat Boy" (made of plutonium) was ...
- 3336: The New World
- ... 32). Columbus had paved the way for others to travel to . The Europeans called this place, where people were already living, a New World. To them it was a New World because they had never lived there before. The Europeans also felt American land was virgin. Virgin Land is defined as "land never touched by man" (Franklin). The land was touched by the Indians, but to the Europeans they were simply ...
- 3337: World War 1: Forever Wounded
- ... time a soldier inhaled, he knew it could be his last breath. Surprisingly, daily life within the trenches was almost as hard on a soldier as fighting in the fields. In the trenches the soldiers lived with constant hunger. In the book, All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Demanque, Paul a soldier during WW1, had to deal with hunger. At one point in the story, Paul and his comrades ...
- 3338: Euthanasia
- ... about when and how they should die. A case in point: Jackie Kennedy Onassis, she asked to leave the hospital, stop her treatments for cancer, and stop antibiotics so she could die as she had lived, - privately and with dignity. And another, Richard Nixon had a living Will that specified he wanted no “heroics”. He, too, was allowed to die as he wished. Sadly, some people can’t get the ...
- 3339: Women’s Role In Today’s Society
- ... going to have to live my life without it, just as I have learned to accommodate other subtractions” it’s really saying something important about the development of the feminist movement. For so long women lived without certain rights and options and the heroine has learned to live without a man, without the support and comfort of parents, without a family of her own, without the invitation to the accountants party ...
- 3340: Minority Groups: African Americans, Women, And Hispanics
- ... Only 15% of European Americans were not covered as well. (Hornor 1999). Crime Infested Ghettos In 1998 approximately 43.8% of all Puerto Ricans lined below the poverty level, and 80% of all Hispanic Americans lived in barrios. (Robertson 1989) Large Percent of Prison Population In 1997 Hispanic Americans were considered 10% of the U.S. population, yet 15.5% of all jail inmates. (Hornor). Hispanic Americans who are confined in ...
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