... Scott's opinion. In May 1856, Scott offered Carnegie a new opportunity to make money, a chance to buy ten shares of valuable Adams Express Company stock for $610. "This was my first investment," Carnegie proudly recalled. He never forgot receiving his first Adams Express dividend of ten dollars. "I shall remember that check as long as I live. . . . It gave me the first penny of revenue ... investor and philanthropist, he endeavored to be honored and respected. To sum up, Andrew Carnegie himself put it best when he said, "Do not make riches, but usefulness, your first aim; and let your c...

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... hip-hop. To win you had to demonstrate your skills in front of the other players and fans and were judged by the size of your crowd when u played. The aim of the game was to reduce violence in the hood by giving youths something to do and keep them occupied for most of the time. Competitions were held in parks ... , community halls and other open spaces around the block. Rap caught on because it offered young urban new Yorkers a chance to freely express themselves. It was seen as an art for accessible to any one. One did not need a lot of money, or expensive resources to rhyme. Rapping w...

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... government actually expressed complete disinterest in the Iraqi border dispute with Kuwait, saying (through the US Ambassador to Baghdad): "The instruction we had during this period was that we should express no opinion on this issue and that the issue is not associated with America" ("Some History of U.S., Iraq Dealings"). Shortly thereafter, Iraq went forward with its own imperialist plans, and ... of the United States." The overview states: "The U.S. national security strategy will be based on a distinctly American internationalism that reflects the union of our values and our nation...

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... the coast of Vietnam. On August 3rd, 1964, President Johnson gave the right " to attack with the objective of destroying attacking forces ". Retaliation air attacks began on August 3rd. Their aim was to destroy North Vietnam's gunboat capability. As two more United States destroyers were supposedly sunk, more air and sea forces were sent. Up until now, the U.S. had refrained from ... of Diem's first acts was to announce that his government would refuse to hold reunification elections, on the grounds that the people of North Vietnam would not be free to express their will and because of ...

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... the United States to do whatever may be necessary to develop and encourage the maintenance of such a merchant marine, and, in so far as may not be inconsistent with the express provisions of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall, in the disposition of vessels and shipping properties hereinafter provided, in the making of rules and regulations, and in the administration ... the act of 1920. Senator Jones pushed through the bill without any congressional debate or any record of vote, President Wilson signed the bill in June that year. "The primary aim of the Act was to establish...

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... the Founding of this Country that, "I may disagree with everything that you say, but I shall defend to the death you're right to say it." People should be able to express themselves, any way they so choose as long as they do not harm anyone else's person or property. There are limits to speech; we cannot yell fire in a crowded theater ... the placing of sites on servers in other countries. They bring in a concept of 'unlawful hosting' which they define as the 'hosting...of sites containing hate messages...with the sole aim of taking advantage of the more lenient regulations in the hosti...

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