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    For my political campaign project, I partnered up with Christina in my class to phone bank with Jane Kim’s campaign for California State Senate. Jane Kim is San Francisco’s Supervisor of District 11. She is a more than a capable and qualified candidate for the spot as a senator with her alma mater being Stanford University and UC Berkeley School of Law. In 2010, she was elected onto the District 6 Board of Supervisors and became the first Asian-American candidate to win an Asian district in the city

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    Legend Of Gallipoli

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    Hypothesis: In contrast to common societal belief, the Gallipoli Campaign had both a positive and negative impact on Australian Society. By building the Anzac spirit, it distinguished Australia as its own nation, built on a foundation of qualities embedded in this Anzac Legend. The nation advanced socially and gained respect on a Global stage, but, Australia did significantly decline economically and the morals of praising a failed war are question by some. Intro: As the battle died, the legend was

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    Gallipoli Campaign Essay

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    It was World War I. The Huns (Germans) had been building their navy and were challenging Britain’s supremacy of the sea (Gallipoli Campaign, 2012). Britain sought to achieve control of the Dardanelles and the Bosporus straits, capture Constantinople, and open a Black Sea supply route to her ally Russia (Gallipoli Campaign, 2012). In simple terms, the Gallipoli campaign was a bloody war with Turkey over trade routes. Turkey had aligned themselves with the Ottoman Empire and barricaded the straits with

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    GoFundMe is just one example of a crowdfunding website. Crowdfunding is a type of platform where anyone that has a specific URL can donate any amount to a cause they may support. There are several people who use these sites for good well thought out campaigns, however there are others that try to get donors just from comedic effects. The people that use GoFundMe for impractical reasons give it a bad connotation and draw from people who actually need it. While GoFundMe has successfully raised money for

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    The major I wish to pursue at the University of Illinois-Springfield is Political Science. In the spring of 2015, I became more acquainted with politics when I found out about a senator from Vermont named Bernie Sanders on Reddit(a social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website) and when I took AP U.S. Government & Politics that fall. Like a lot of young Americans, I found myself galvanized and inspired by Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders, what a shocker. But I truly believe

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    Have you ever been passionate about something? Well teen activists are. Teen activists are kids that want to make a difference. How can you can become a teen activist? Well do something that benefits the community. Three people who did this are Bianca V, Malala Yousafzai, and Faye Carey. This is how they started a fight for what they believe in. The First Teen Activist is Bianca. She is 17 and is from Rancho Cucamonga, California. First off, She started a club at her school called “Hearts

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    These people I will be telling you about today are called teen activist. I think teen activist are inspirational and in this article I will show you how they are inspirational. Hey maybe you can be the next teen activist . Persistent that is a word I would use to describe teen activists for example There is a teen called alex libby who was bullied. At first he was sacred to speak out but he overcame his obstacle and spoke out. Now he is a icon around the world.Also another example is a girl

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    receive and spend within a campaign. In order to enforce fairness between candidates,

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    On the 25th of April 1915, the Anzac soldiers were involved in an attack on Gallipoli. Although, the minor campaign turned out to be a costly failure, the event made a huge impact on the Australian soldiers and women. The attack also contributed greatly to the development of the Anzac Legend as the Australian men presented their true Aussie culture to the world. The Australian soldiers faced extremely tough conditions during their attack on Gallipoli. They were in constant danger, always exposed

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    The Last Hurrah Analysis

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    chosen to compare and contrast are The Campaign, and The Last Hurrah. In some cases, the goal may be small but in the movies I chose, the goal was in fact being elected so it was pretty large. There are many different types of campaigns and each one has a different outcome. Some of the outcomes may be positive and others will be negative, it’s all about the approach in a tough election. Even though Campaigning may mean capitalism, Different types of campaigns reach out to potential voters and In person

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