So all i have to do is give you guys a essay i wrote? ... The media have played a role in military conflicts since the 1960's. ... Vietnam was often described as the first television war since Television only played a minor role in the Korean War. ... This is the role the media played in Vietnam, to bring the war into people's living rooms. ... The media also played a role in the cold war; it was a tool of propaganda in the cold war. ...

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He also wrote three important works while in France. ... Then, he wrote The Evidence of Things Not Seen (1985). ... Baldwin wrote novels, poetry, essays and a screenplay in the later years of his life. ... The play, Blues for Mr. ... Mainly his plays are thesis plays-talky, over-written and cliché dialogue and some stereotypes, preachy and argumentative. ...

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Armstrong grew up learning how to play the trumpet and made his star performance at a picnic because he was too young to play in clubs. ... Ernest Hemingway wrote a novel based on his experiences in Italy during WWI that captured readers and influenced other writers with his writing style. ... Scott Fitzgerald wrote about wealthy Americans who could not find happiness. ... Black writers wrote about the experiences of African Americans, the lynchings and other violence that they had to survive after WWI. ...

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How We Chose Our Topic Seeing as how the National History Day theme is Rights and Responsibilities in History, my partner and I were thinking about the rights and roles that other cultures and countries play besides the United States. ... Next we wrote out what each picture meant. This process took a while because we hand wrote it. ...

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They wrote about Cuban people. They wrote how they suffering so American people wanted to help Cuba to get their independence. ... Newspaper wrote that Spanish blew up the ship. ... Spanish diplomat wrote letter to American president saying that President McKinley was weak. ... Foreign policy played major role in 19th century. ...

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., whose main philosophy on civil disobedience revolved around nonviolence, wrote a "Letter From Birmingham Jail" to eight clergymen informing them of the situation in Birmingham, Alabama, in April of 1963. Henry David Thoreau, a 19th century individualist, wrote an essay called "Civil Disobedience" in which he explained his reasons for not paying taxes to a government that was involved in an unjust war with Mexico. ... During the time he wrote this piece, slavery was the biggest issue among Americans. ... Within his essay he wrote, "When the majority shall at length vote for the ...

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Hollywood played a major part in producing a number of movies that provided a release for the war-weary. ... Sports also played a major rule during World War II. ... He wrote songs that Americans sung across the country and lifted spirits while family members were off at war. Guthrie wrote songs such as "This Land is Your Land", which described the beautiful land of America. ... As the new season approached, Landis wrote a letter to President Roosevelt asking if he should shut down the game until America felt it was a proper time to continue. ...

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The parents play a major part in Native American writing, showed in the poem "A story of How a Wall Stand", written by Simon Ortiz... However, author Longfellow wrote Hiawatha in 1855, which became particularly popular. ... It was an autobiography in which someone wrote down the life story of an older Indian. ... She also wrote American Indian Stories in 1921. ... Another author influenced by Eastman was Marie McLaughlin who wrote Myths and Legends of the Sioux in 1916. ...

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The men known as the founding fathers played a major part during that war period. ... John Adams also played a major role during the revolution. ... Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of independence. ... Jefferson with help of James Madison wrote the Kentucky and Virginia resolution which opposed the alien and section act. ... They have played major roles and have been admired for a long time. ...

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Washington wrote many pieces that include Sleepy Hollow, a tale of romance and horror, and Rip Van Winkle, a story about a man and how he changes over time. While Crevecoeur wrote Letters from an American farmer, a collection of letters describing the attributes of America. ... Crevecoeur wrote a very famous piece entitled, Letters from an American Farmer. ... Rip wasn't what anyone would call a poster man for the American Dream as he lazed about and played with kids all the time as evident in a few quotes from this story; "He inherited, however, but little of the martial character o...

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Many people write things like poems, lyrics, and even scripts for plays. ... He wrote a well written poem called, "Song of Napalm". ... Since it was such a big event in Bruce's life, I understand why he wrote literature about it. ... They wrote things that they experienced, and since they were big events, they were really gory. ...

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She wrote many short stories, many of which she tried to avoid her Chinese heritage in, but finally, she discovered her true passion was in writing from a Chinese prospective. With this newfound talent, she wrote the Joy Luck Club and many other books about the relationships between Chinese mothers and daughters. ... June's mother wants her to be a child prodigy, like her friend Waverly who plays chess. ...

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The plaintiffs in the suits argued that "a monopoly in New Orleans on the butchering of livestock violated the rights of butchers elsewhere. " And, "the monopoly, created by the state legislature, violated their right to pursue a legal occupation, supposedly protected by the privileges and immunities clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. " (Kommers, Finn, & Jacobsohn, 115) In the ruling, Justice Miller wrote that the Fourteenth Amendment recognized state and national citizenship as two different things, and that it overturned Dred Scott v Sanford. ... Justice Frankfurter wrote a concurring opini...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He wrote, "Powers must be granted, or civil society cannot exist; the possibility of abuse is no argument against the thing" (Stourzh, p.182). ... In the Declaration of Independence he wrote, "All are men created equal." ... Jefferson wrote, "No man is more ardently intent to see the public debt soon and sacredly paid off than I am. ... On February 15, 1791, Jefferson wrote his opinion on the National Bank to President Washington. ... After receiving the opinions of Jefferson and the Attorney-General Edmund Randolph, President Washington then wrote to Hamilton a day later. ...

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"Mausoleums, statues, monuments will never be erected to me," Adams wrote in 1809 to a friend who also had been breading John Marshall's massive and pietistic Life of Washington. " I wish them not. ... One could wish for his comments upon learning that a definitive edition of his papers is in progress, that biographers and students of all aspects of his career and thought are busier and more numerous that ever, and that he is the leading character- and a highly attractive one-in a musical play, 1776, that ran for years on Broadway, has been performed with great success elsewhere, and is ...

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{Guterson's novel interweaves realistic interpretations with romantic accents to fuse these subplots, together with a role-playing setting, into one watertight mystery romance.} ... Subplot, as well as underlying qualms instilled by difference in cultural influence, plays an imperative role in the full understanding of David Guterson's novel, Snow Falling on Cedars. ... " "He hated her with everything in his heart, he wrote, and it felt good to write it in just that way. I hate you with all my heart, he wrote, I hate you, Hatsue, I hate you always. ... Satiated with unde...

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Based on Arthur Miller's play of the same name, "The Crucible" is set in the small settler town of Salem, Massachusetts in the early 1690's, a town with many young ladies looking for love. ... The original play was written in 1953 in response to the infamous Senator Joseph McCarthy, who at the time was leading a "witch hunt" of sorts for the arch-nemesis of the United States, the communist. Many of the people targeted in McCarthy's hunt were celebrities based solely on the reason that they spend a lot of time outside the country; Miller topped this exclusive list and i...

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It played a large role in many of his core ideas and values. ... After being imprisoned in Birmingham he wrote a now famous letter, in which he states "the purpose of our direct-action program is to create a situation so crisis-packed that is will inevitably open the door to negotiation. ... While both men had great ideas, I think that Martin ultimately played a larger role in the civil rights movement to instill change for the better. ...

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How does our super power mentality play in this picture and why do many citizens of the world feel ill will towards Americans? ... The politics could never play out without the reporters but on that same side the politics could never play out without a reporter willing to report what the political official wants to be heard. ... The media plays a crucial role in the formulation of U.S. foreign policy. ... Zapp addressed this situation in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, he wrote "But why do they blame us for actions of Israel? ... Siddiqui wrote, "The public, more than the media, senses this. ...

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Washington wrote "The duty and interest of the United States require that it should with sincerity and good faith adopt and pursue friendly and impartial conduct toward the nations at war" (Washington, 1793). ... In 1801, Thomas Jefferson wrote a statement encouraging the U.S. to not even think of the foreign policy and focus on themselves. ... Personally I think either allying or not would both be a equal beneficial, if we play our cards smart than will could be allies take over Britain and get the land, but that just me. ...

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In the discussion board I wrote that Ray Kroc's: Ambition, persistence, and unrelenting dedication towards making McDonalds a successful business proved to have paid off in the end. ... Guadalupe De La Cruz, a student who commented on Elvis Presley's influence on America, wrote that: Elvis illustrated the culture of the 1950's by changing the face of popular music forever His unusual style, that included sexy moves, and good looks started to cause more and more excitement everywhere he played. ...

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Tanya Maria Barrientos wrote the essay "Se Habla Espanol" in order to express her struggle with accepting her heritage with pride, as well as her struggle with being a Latin woman who did not speak Spanish. ... This experience really played an essential role in Barrientos life as she felt even more embarrassed of her heritage, and her desire to suppress it was growing. ... Barrientos wrote this descriptive essay in order to express to her audience that it is important to embrace their heritage. ...

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As the U.S. began to expand into a bigger, dominant country, James Monroe wrote the Monroe Doctrine which explained to other nations that North and South America were completely off limits, and that any country that came into the area's would be considered a threat, and dealt with accordingly. ... Not only did an economy begin to develop in the U.S., but an American System was put in to play by Henry clay, in order to produce better roads and canals. ... One very famous author was Washington Irving, he wrote the very famous story of Rip Van Winkle. ...

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Livingston in his book "A Prospect of Liberal Democracy " wrote: "In the developing nation the problem of democracy are more directly economic."... Money and economic status are playing a big role in the developing nation. ... Harvey Wheeler in his book "Democracy in a Revolution Era" wrote: "The problem of world order is directly related to the second issue, that of democracy. ...

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Both offered everything I was looking for, housing, lessons, benefits and playing. ... With each job I took a piece of paper and wrote down all the positives side by side and I did the same for the negatives. ...

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