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    Goals and Strategies of Reconstruction Reconstruction is the period after the United States Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union in 1865-1877. Reconstruction is probably the most controversial period in U.S. history. The South needed to be rebuilt socially, economically, politically, and physically. In order to do this, President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Johnson, and the Congressional Republicans put forth their very best effort to help them

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    To begin, I want to start with how much society means to a person. Many may not notice that some people act and do what they do because of society's standards. Society has became a huge competition for many people on the way they dress and how they look. In addition, social media has a huge impact on this one problem. Women today go on social media to see what other people are wearing or doing for the day. Social media is not the main cause but it is one of the big causes of this problem we have

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    In the history of America, the people have always had a mixed opinions or views with certain presidents on certain bills. Some presidents brought change, while others didn't which shows why not all presidents have a bill with their face on it. But the people have never felt more mixed about a president on a bill until Andrew Jackson took the 20. While Andrew Jackson has made a lot of positive gains in America there is still a lot of negative things and I think he shouldn't be on the bill at all

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    The motion picture, The Birth of a Nation was produced and directed by D. W. Griffith and released March 21, 1915. D. W. Griffith also co-wrote the screenplay with Frank E. Woods, which they adapted for the screen from the novel and play The Clansman: An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan by Thomas Jr. Dixon. The movie based on the book began with two friends; however, as they grow up the struggles between the north and south became harder to overcome. As the love story unwraps the introduction

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    With every young country comes mistakes, and every good leader comes an awful one. When President Andrew Jackson got elected into office, a massive amount of problems erupted and many policies were broken. The main policy that Jackson broke was passing the Indian Removal Act: the forced removal of the Five Civilized Tribes to relocate to land west of the Mississippi. The Five Civilized Tribes were groups of Indians who took up territory within the United States but upon agreement of the United States

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    I can prove that MLK was one of the best charismatic people of his time. Did you know that Martin Luther King JR was shot and killed in a hotel in Memphis? Martin Luther King is one of the best motivators of his time, with words like, don’t judge someone by the color of their skin, but by the actions that they choose to make. MLK (Martin Luther King JR) was a shooting star, that actually makes dreams come true, you only see that once in a lifetime. First, MLK was one of those people who knew education

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    During Andrew Jackson’s presidency, which lasted from 1829 until 1837, he believed in the removal of the American Indians to help avoid annihilation. During these years, the Indian Removal Act was passed, and was the first major law within the time frame. This act, passed in 1830, stated that all the Indian tribes residing east of the Mississippi River needed to pack up and move to the west of the river, although the relocation was only voluntary. Jackson did this in the hopes that they would give

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    Water Pollution

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    Water pollution in Tennessee is a major environmental issue. Polluted rivers and streams are major problems because the water inside of them is supposed to be a clean source of water, but sadly that’s not the case. In order to stop this, we have to keep moving forward to find a solution. First, the Tennessee River is one of the United States most polluted rivers. In 2015, the West Morgan-East Lawrence Water Authority and three North Alabama residents filed a class action lawsuit against 3M Company

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    Descriptive Essay Jackson State Community College is a great place where everyone can go for a head start of education. It is even a great place where it is good people, and has a positive environment. Instructors and administration are always there pushing you to the best of your ability. There are many things that I love about the campus, but one thing that catches my eye is the courtyard or in other words the quadrangle. The Quadrangle is located outside, in the center of the campus surrounded

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    David Cusic’s, “The Iroquois Creation Story,” was published at the height of tensions between the Native Americans and the expansion of the United States into their territory, and illustrates how the Iroquois creation beliefs are actually similar in some comparison to that of Christianity. The story is about how The Iroquois Confederacy believed the world was created and their views of good and evil. This writing by David Cusic was extremely significant at the time because it was now the only written

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