Though masters were, in their own regard, the law in which slaves had to obey; the true overseer of the plantations was the solar cycle. ... As the crop flourished, so did the plantation master's ambitions to cultivate the crops more quickly and in more abundance. The growth of crops and this ambition, caused by the solar cycle, established a relationship between labor and slaves. ... This growth in turn, fueled both the masters' ambitions for wealth and his stress; shaping slave labor hours and work intensity. ... As we can see, the solar cycle, even in the sun's absence, dir...

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During this era, the American Dream was to have the pursuit of happiness as a result of hard work and ambition. Andrew worked hard and acted on his ambitions as he built his first powerhouse steel plant on the shores of the Monongahela River outside of Pittsburg to construct his dream into reality. ... " In spite of the ruins of the economy, emotions and ambitions, there remained some who kept their faith in the dream. ... In addition to trying to own a home, feeding your family and being employed, many Americans desired the ability to have a quality education. ... They look forward to o...

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Both Fitzgerald, the man, and Gatsby, the character, share in their ambition to achieve the American Dream through the relentless pursuit of a "perfect" woman whose unworthiness leads to the disintegration of that dream. ... In his article, "Fitzgerald as Gatsby", Davis writes, "The ambition that both Fitzgerald and Gatsby share brings them into the lives of the women they love" (Davis). ... Bowers cites Fitzgerald's own devastation: The novel was published in 1925 . . . sales were a considerable disappointment compared to the success of his first novel . ...

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Much of Kennedy's success is owed to his fathers" ambition in politics and fortune. ... Despite this great dismay in the family, they managed to lift themselves up and Kennedy was to keep his brothers ambitions and bring about a legacy to the United States. ... Lee probably felt conflicted and somewhat rejected by his mothers" behavior and withdrew into his own work, which consisted mostly reading and watching TV. ...

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So Ko Kyaw Kyaw was encouraged to leave his own country. ... He started his own business making bread. ... Their lives became better, and they owned the house, car and other properties. ... His daughter graduated from UC Berkley and with her own job. ... They have ambition to benefit from astounding achievements in education, rising occupational statuses, increasing income. ...

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So many scholars have defined education by using their own methods and ways, the irony is that the end result of their definitions summarize education simply as conveying of skills or knowledge from one individual to the other or from one institution to the other. ... He believed that everybody including his own kids were equal and were supposed to have a better future. ... The curriculum should be such that the learners are given a chance to make their own choices which must be well informed. The learners should have ambitions which they want to achieve in future. ...

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The central theme in much of traditionalist historiography was an ideological one: the United States, confronted by an implacably hostile foe for which no amount of Western conciliation would satisfy its global ambitions, came to the defense of freedom and democracy, saving the world from the spread of communist rule.8 This was the fortification needed that would generate policies towards dealing with the Soviet Union such as the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine, to which Keenan would also be involved with. ... Revisionists challenged the orthodox idea that U.S foreign policy after World...

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Significantly, their king was particularly inept, and chose to exploit the colonies through taxation rather than allow them to prosper on their own. ... The problem with military dictators is that they worry more about their own ambition than the good of the country. ... Radical is the notion the masses should live long and live well, not merely to improve the lives of their betters but for their own pursuits....

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Not only do average citizens express their freedoms, but also high-ranking political figures carry out their religious ambitions through their people. ... It is known that Hussein's regime has had its own people executed, tormented for various reasons and then pleas with its citizens to love and look up to Leader. ... Surprisingly, information is an addiction in its own, but on what side would they take?...

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Not only do average citizens express their freedoms, but also high-ranking political figures carry out their religious ambitions through their people. ... It is known that Hussein's regime has had its own people executed, tormented for various reasons and then pleas with its citizens to love and look up to Leader. ... Surprisingly, information is an addiction in its own, but on what side would they take?...

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From my own definition, I would define that multipolar system consist of three to seven independent centers, or poles, that are relatively equal in power. ... Mearsheimer's integrates the basic neo-realists assumptions to his own theories, and tends to describe better the international system. ... In response to hegemonic ambitions, states are more often act buck-passing than balancing. That is, "states pass the security buck to others if they can, hoping that another state will expend its own strength to stop or at least weaken the aspiring hegemon, leaving the buck passer stronger rel...

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Leuchtenburg, Roosevelt as portrayed as a man of great inspiration and ambition, but his social dreams that helped the mental state of the nation didn't bring that much success to reformation programs. ... President Roosevelt, a very energetic and enthusiastic person, inspired the people with his own confidence and faith in the future. ...

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The United States government highlighted an ambition reconstruction plan. ... No section shows a more prosperous laboring population than the Negros of the South, none in fuller sympathy with the employing and land-owning class. ...

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"Iraq despite its present predicament is considered potentially the single most powerful Arab state, the only one that combines enormous oil wealth, freshwater and land sufficient for cultivation with skillful manpower, an almost uninterrupted track record of military endeavors, and a fierce ambition to achieve regional hegemony (Ya'ari 69). The level of control currently being exerted by Saddam Hussein may be a costly factor to address, but also may resolve itself under the heavy wait of his own knowledge. ...

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Because of these reasons, and the fact that Saddam has shown the international community that his ambitions lie in developing dangerous weapons that pose potential grave danger, it was imperative that the United States and a handful of allies invaded and replaced the evil dictatorship in Iraq to ensure the safety of the United States, as well as the world. ... Saddam's tyrannical behavior towards his own citizens and neighboring nations makes one wonder what he would do if ever given the opportunity to inflict destruction on nations such as the United States, who Saddam reveres as a prim...

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This group of Englishmen had the ambition of expanding English commerce amongst the international trade market with the various new goods accessible in the New World, thus increasing the wealth in England as well as across the Atlantic in the colonies. ... While both had fled England to pursue a religious lifestyle of their own, the Pilgrims had settled quite peacefully with the natives, and kept to themselves. ... Unfortunately, as New England colonization went on, more and more colonists began forming their own religious beliefs and straying away from strict Puritan ideals. This caused a gre...

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Abortion is a topic that is steeped in controversy in the United States and throughout the world. It is one that will not be easily resolved and one in which the basis for the two-sided argument, those for or against, lies solely in matters of opinion. While some claim a religious foundation as the ...

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So, after this was over, the new nation was free to develop into a greater nation without the Europeans trying to butt in and control the American's decisions and restrict them from making their own decisions. ... Along with Madison's help and his own ambitions and energy, Monroe had worked his way up to become the Republican's choice for presidency. ...

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The American Revolution is not only significant to the United States as for Australia it marks the beginning of their own history where Britain's supremacy tries to take over other nations and influence their political ideologies upon them. ... In 1764, Britain passed a law known as the Currency Act, preventing the colonies to print and use their own money. ... Push came to shove as both colonists and imperialists belatedly recognized the contradiction, long overlooked, between the growth in imperial ambition and the persistence of colonial autonomy." 3 In October 1765, nine out of thi...

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The states were focusing on their own personal issues and this is where the effect of the Great Compromise becomes apparent. With the power of the Senate laid out the delegates from each state now had an idea of how the central government affected their states and ambitions. ...

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I. James Knox Polk A. Born - November 2nd, 1795 B. Died - June 15th, 1875 II. Education A. Graduated from the University of North Carolina (1818) B. Studied law with Felix Gundy, who was a delegate to the Kentucky State Constitutional Convention, Member of the Kentucky Ho...

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Abstract The American dream comes to mind to most of us when overlooking some of the greatest accomplishments that some of our most inspiring American icons have achieved. Ronald Reagan is just one of the many hundreds of role models that our society is appreciative of. As the fortieth president of the United States and also the oldest president ever elected, Ronald Reagan had constructed some of the most efficient strategies in order to keep America protected. Not only did Reagan show concerns for the American people, but also people all over the world. Without Ronald Reagan's achievemen...

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However, Beard feels as though this force also could be used for ill; he describes this use when he states, "The army and navy are to be not only instruments on defence in protecting the United States against the commercial and territorial ambitions of other countries; but they may be used also in forcing open foreign markets." ... The problem with money was that each state could print their own. ...

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Imagine living in a place where your religious viewpoints aren't tolerated. Imagine being so desperate for religious freedom that you want to leave your homeland and cross the ocean to a place where you have little knowledge about. A place inhabited with a race of people with a completely different ...

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