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The Watergate Scandal
Number of words: 2090 - Number of pages: 8

.... and sentenced to prison terms by District Court Judge John J. Sercia was convinced that relevant details had not been unveiled during the trial and offered leniency in exchanged for further information. As it became increasingly evident that the Watergate burglars were tied closely to the Central Intelligence Agency and the Committee to re-elect the president. (Watergate) Four of these men, that were arrested on the morning of June 17, 1972, came from Miami, Florida. They were Bernard L. Barker, Frank A. Sturgis, Virgillio R. Gonzalez, and Eugenio R. Martinez. The other man was from Rockvi .....

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American Revolution Vs. Americ
Number of words: 835 - Number of pages: 4

.... created without the consent of the people and they were later informed that they were included by Virtual Representation. The colonists lived with these annoying custom duties by evading them through smuggling. Soon after a Declaratory Act was passed reasserting the right of Parliament to legislate “in all cases whatsoever.” (Graham 78) The people of America just wanted to separate from the English and soon become interested in the fact that England was producing all sorts of laws and acts onto them. Having such a government displeased the Americans and soon the reaction that .....

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Number of words: 1874 - Number of pages: 7

.... of slavery in the United States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so." He then warned that he did not recognize the secession from the union of the southern states: "...no State, upon its own mere motion can lawfully get out of the union...resolves and ordinances to that effect are legally void...acts of violence within any State or States against the authority of the United States are insurrectionary or revolutionary....I therefore consider that in view of the Constitution and the laws, the Union is unbroken, and to the ext .....

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Ben Franklins Autobiography
Number of words: 1667 - Number of pages: 7

.... his son (though anyone may become Franklin's moral descendant) may have a filial interest in the events of his ancestor's life; (2) Franklin has the time and ability to write a good memoir; (3) his moral posterity, desiring self-improvement, may want to imitate those actions, "suitable to their own Situations," that led to Franklin's successes; (4) composing his autobiography provides Franklin the pleasure of recollecting his successes; (5) recording his memories permits him to return continually to more pleasures of recollection in the future; (6) old men, as a rule, tend to repeatedly recou .....

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Difference Between Sephardic A
Number of words: 2254 - Number of pages: 9

.... Just as the worldwide language of the Ashekenazim, Yiddish, is a mixture of Hebrew with German, the common language used by the Sephardim Ladino, still in use in some parts of the world, is a dialect formed by combining Hebrew with Spanish. The Sephardim who have historically been more involved into the lives of the gentile societies where they settled don't have as strict a set of observances as do the Ashkenazis who have been contained in closed ghettos up until two centuries ago. The official doctrine of the Sephardis does not for example prohibit polygomy, .....

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Indian Affairs
Number of words: 1624 - Number of pages: 6

.... Indians of the region. Settlers poured in by millions looking for a better life, brought with them great catastrophic changes to these tribes. The native people were free nomadic people who were largely dependant on the buffalo. As the settlers came in the buffalo was killed for food and sport. Between 1872 and 1874, close to nine million buffalos were killed and without the buffalo many tribes could no longer roam, be self sufficient and were confined to reservations. Along with the disappearing of the buffalo population, Indians were soon taken off their land into reservations by the united .....

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D-Day: The Invasion Of Normandy
Number of words: 1262 - Number of pages: 5

.... The invasion also involved a long- range deception plan on a scale the world had never before seen and the secret operations of tens of thousands of Allied resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied countries of western Europe. American General Dwight D. Eisenhower was named supreme commander for the allies in Europe. British General, Sir Frederick Morgan, established a combinedAmerican-British headquarters known as COSSAC, for Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander. COSSAC developed a number of plans for the Allies, most notable was that of Operation Overlord, a full scale .....

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Dissabiliteis
Number of words: 1543 - Number of pages: 6

.... constitute discrimination provided that the distinction or preference does not in itself limit the right of persons with disabilities to equality and that individuals with disabilities are not forced to accept such distinction or preference. If, under a state's internal law, a person can be declared legally incompetent, when necessary and appropriate for his or her well-being, such declaration does not constitute discrimination. ARTICLE II The objectives of this Convention are to prevent and eliminate all forms of discrimination against persons with disabilities and to promote their fu .....

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Babe Ruth Changed The Game Of Baseball
Number of words: 855 - Number of pages: 4

.... pace picked up again. In 1927 he would hit his famous 60 home runs which was a record at the time and would last until 1961 when it was broken by fellow Yankee Roger Maris. He also made the first Major League Baseball All-Star Game memorable when he hit the first ever All-Star Game home run at Comisky Park in 1933 (Babe Ruth Museum 4). Babe Ruth had many glorious seasons and memorable moments. For instance, in 1921 he hit 59, 16 triples, 44 doubles, had 177 runs scored, 170 RBIs (Runs Batted In), a .846 slugging percentage (record), 204 hits, 144 walks, batted .378, and had an unbelievabl .....

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Darwins Sea Change
Number of words: 583 - Number of pages: 3

.... him company. It turned out that Charles Darwin was asked to join, and he accepted. He barely knew the captain but said "yes" anyhow. Darwin only lasted a year or so as the "natural historian", before he took over Robert McKormick's job. McKormick was the ship's naturalist, and did not get along with Darwin at all. When Darwin did take over (which did not take long), McKormick actually left the ship and went back to Britain. Even before Darwin became the naturalist, he did more then just eat dinner with the captain to keep him sane. He would collect specimens in the foreign lands, and do hi .....

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