... war, American President Woodrow Wilson heard his people's cry for peace and chose to advocate a different route. President Wilson didn't want to lay blame on the Germans. Instead, he wanted to set up a League of Nations where all nations could sit and employ channels of diplomacy ... sacrificing a piece of land that was strategically vital to Czechoslovakia. The growth of Germany's territory was looked at by Americans as Europe's problems. Groups such as the America First movement led by Charles Lindbergh promoted isolationism in foreign policy. President Roosevelt furiously tried to swa...

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... I tried to stop them. The part I didn't like was the almost immediate turn against anyone resembling Afghani in any way. Freedom was beginning to be as free as your ability to not look like Osama Bin Laden in the United States for a while. Something that sat in my mind, when this happened, was the ... the 9-11 there has been all sorts of relief from Americans with food, clothing, and medical supplies. Its more than these people have ever seen. As well as being recognized for changing the status of America, I"d say Osama knew exactly what he was doing and for us to forget what we are doin...

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... 's heels £ kick one's legs (25)To give up the ghost £ will die (26)I love to work with 99s £ the dying patient (27)Give him enough rope £ let him kill himself (28)To go without a passport £ kill oneself (29)Cash in one's ... ) £ •Ç apple: apple polisher(kiss-ass) £ »apple-pie(representative American style);apple-dumpling(sweet elder sister) £ •È egg: lay an egg(throw bombs) £ »put all one's egg in one basket(a ling shot gamble) £ »Teach your grandmother to suck eggs.(to ... flaunt, exaggerate, without restrain?(Liukaifang,1995:128). Accordingly, the Author thinks anoth...

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