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Watergate Scandal
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 941.... Haldeman and Ehrlichman and
announced the dismissal of Dean U.S. Attorney General Richard Kleindienst
resigned as well. The new attorney general, Elliot Richardson, appointed a
special prosecutor, Harvard Law School profesor Archibald Cox, to conduct a
full-scale investigation of the Watergate break-in. In May of 1973, the Senate
Select Committee on Presidential Activities opened hearings, with Senator Sam
Ervin of North Carolina as chairman. A series of startling revelations followed.
Dean testified that Mitchell had ordered the break-in and that a major attempt
was under w .....
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Prisoners Of War
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 528.... nowhere, so it would be quite
useless to attempt to escape, especially at the risk of being gunned down
at any given time. The POW were always having to turn their back and keep
an eye out for one another. They were considered to be "hostages" and were
treated like the enemy.
The concentration camps were not very large but were numerous. They
contained about 500-600 warriors and were divided into groups of under
sixteen, older than sixteen, and of course by gender (Male and Female). 3
This caused many problems with the POWs as they were split from their
families, and i .....
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Art 4
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 505.... and sketching are just a few of the different forms of art that I use to express myself in a way that I enjoy. Because each art discipline appeals to different senses and expresses itself through different media, each adds a special richness to the learning environment. Arts help people Learn to identify, appreciate, and participate in the traditional and non-traditional art forms of their own communities and the communities of others. Art teaches us how to be imaginative, creative, and reflective. Different art forms help us develop the verbal and nonverbal abilities neces .....
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The Declaration Of Independence
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 512.... unanimously elected by a
Committee to draft the Declaration of Independence.
Jefferson Took to work at his desk in the attic of a brick layer's
house where he was staying while in Philadelphia. As a distinguished
writer Jefferson knew just what needed to go into his document, he took the
feelings of the people of the 13 colonies and put them into his words. He
addressed the reasons for our independence, which he listed in a set of
complaints to the King of England, even though Jefferson knew that the king
did not cause some of the problems the people were facing himself b .....
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Cooperative Pursuit
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 536.... of a
hot water heater controlled by electricity.
Electrical lighting has unquestionably altered the average
household and will increase your farm productivity. With electricity it is
possible to make use of the entire day not just the daylight hours.
thereby increasing your farm production by being able to work at a steady
pace for a longer period of time. Imagine not having to blow out or
relight candles, with the flip of a switch you automatically lighted the
entire house. Electric lighting is not only one of the most common
conveniences, it is the most practical.
Moder .....
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Thats Not Art
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 464.... ideas or feelings. I do realize that not knowing the history of this piece or of its creator changes what I see when looking at this sculpture. When I view the iron, I see it as a meaningless object that does not appear to have any creativity or significance attached to itself.
Other artists from this time such as Duchamp and Picasso were also having a hard time finding an audience for their work because society did not understand the ideas they were trying to communicate, and now Picasso is one of the most famous artists in the world. The genius of these people is finally .....
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The American Revolution
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1314.... taxes, laws, and acts to make this possible, several influential measures were the Mercantile system, the stamp tax, and the Intolerable acts.
“The British Empire was erected on the then-popular theory of mercantilism, which held that colonies existed for the benefit of the mother country.” (Bailey 92) The Mercantile system was certainly not a new idea, it was already used by French and Spanish as a way of profiting more from their colonies. The Mercantile system was a way of ensuring that England exported more than it imported. The colonies would supply the raw materials .....
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Hamlet
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 919.... court is ensnared in a
web of espionage, betrayal, and lies. Not a single man speaks his mind,
nor addresses his purpose clearly. As Polonius puts it so perfectly:
"And thus do we of wisdom and of reach^Å
By indirections find directions out"
Act 2, Scene 2, Lines 71-3
The many falsehoods and deceptions uttered in Hamlet are expressed
through eloquent, formal, poetic language (iambic pentameter),
tantamount to an art form. If deceit is a painted, ornate subject then,
its foil of truth is simple and unvarnished. Accordingly, when the
pretenses of illusion are discarde .....
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