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    The Great Gatsby written by F.Scott Fitzgerald and published in 1926. The novel is set in the early nineteen twenties in the post world war one era and takes place in the New York on the west and east egg of Long Island. The novel explores the life of the central character, Jay Gatsby. Nick Carraway, the narrator of the story, tells of Gatsby's ongoing quest to win over the love of Daisy, despite her marriage with Tom Buchanan. Fitzgerald uses ideologies and marginalizes class, education, race and

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    Rodney king Police brutality against African Americans was a huge impact in Los Angeles, California in 1991, and continues to be a problematic situation in America today. On March 3, 1991, a group of white LAPD beat Rodney King. After this incident occurred a lot of negative events started to transpire. A lot of African Americans were angry and demanded justice. The relationship between the LAPD and the Los Angeles community in 1991 were horrific and still continues to be awful today. Police

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    emphasizing basic human rights and racial equality for black people in campaigning against various forms of racism. The black lives matter campaign all started when an unarmed 17 year old African American high school student named Trayvon Martin was shot by George Zimmerman. There are many events that took place during the civil rights movement and in the Black Lives Matters movement. The Howard beach incident and the Black lives matter and the Sandra Bland attack both made a tragic impact in the black community

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    FDR: The New Deal Essay examples

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    Outline Thesis: The various programs created by FDR’s New Deal helped bring the United States out of The Great Depression. Paper Outline Intro Who was FDR Why was he popular His views Thesis II.) The U.S. emerges from a depression About the depression Who was affected What the nation needed at the time FDR’s help during New Deal Who helped him Why they did it It’s effects on the nation Restoring Banks Why people lost faith in the banks What FDR did to increase faith the

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    The formal mission of Collin County is to deliver services including justice, public safety, infrastructure, and public health as mandated by the State of Texas and to execute other priorities as determined by the Commissioners Court (Collin County). The mission statement is very concise and specific at times by mentioning the main services that are provided, such as justice, public safety, infrastructure, and public health. Length of mission statements can be cumbersome at times to understand because

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    Silver Valley with coastal seaports.” This depot was responsible for transporting passengers during the silver boom. In addition, the depot also transported freight, boosting Idaho’s economy. The development on I-90 highway in 1970 sent the residents Wallace into a panic. The Federal Highway Administration planned for Interstate 90 to run right through the middle of downtown Wallace. All of the downtown buildings were at risk of impending destruction. Residents worked effortlessly to find a way to save

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    roads did not keep up with the rapidly increasing popularity of the automobile. The 1920’s were the dawn of a new era due to vast changes to the relationship between health and the built environment as Robert Moses transformed New York City's highway and parks systems. Prohibition: Both

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    individuals, helicopters and boats rescued people that were trapped on roofs and treetops. Those that were stranded on treetops were forced to eat leaves because it was their only means of greenery. Many people were stranded on the overpasses of highways without water, food, or protection from the blazing sun as temperatures soared into the upper 90s and the humidity level remained above 100 percent. Homes were leveled in New Orleans and Mississippi to such an extent compared it to the scene of Hiroshima

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    essentially reshaped the city of New York, since the pushing of manufacturing industry “made it possible to disentangle the changing distribution of workplaces, homes, and commuting patterns” (Harris 169). In addition, the construction of interstate highways that took place after World War II benefitted workers and their families when leaving the city (“New York City - Facts & Summary”). The end of the 20th century represented the rise of New York’s finance community to world ascendancy. This phenomenon

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    Martin Luther King, Jr. was a prominent voice in the 20th century and an iconic figure that used nonviolence as a tool. Martin was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta Georgia. He was commonly known as “Mike” and it seems he was ordained to be a minister from birth. His maternal grandfather found Ebenezer Baptist Church and his father Martin Sr. made Ebenezer one of the most distinguished Baptist churches in Atlanta. The King family legend was to have a robust personality but be a man’s man to be

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