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    1936 Berlin Olympics was just a foreshadow of the war itself. The fact that America was going to boycott the olympics, Jesse Owens being black and winning gold medals, and Nazi propaganda. This olympics had a big effect on the war even though it’s not very renowned. In the 1936 olympics, things were getting complicated, months before the U.S thought about backing out and boycotting the olympics. Adolph Hitler was not allowing Jewish athletes compete for the host nation, so the U.S was concerned

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    The fall of the Berlin Wall and reunification of Germany is seen by many as one of the iconic events of the twentieth century. As iconic as it was, it would also prove to be highly consequential as issues surfaced once East and West Germany joined together. Although some people have been critical and believe that reunification should have been executed differently, the importance of this event in history cannot be understated. The reunification of Germany was an inevitable that was bound to happen

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    and will be discussed in sociology classes forever. This paper will outline the differences and similarities of Georg Simmel and Max Weber. GEORG SIMMEL Georg Simmel grew up and went to the University of Berlin receiving his doctorate in philosophy in 1881. Simmel stayed at the University of Berlin where he became an unpaid lecturer (Privatdozent) in 1885. He made his way to the social sciences, but was never regarded as an insider in the academic world among his peers. However, he did become a

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    Goethe and this was highly thought to have influenced some of his later works. Weber started off as a law student in 1882 at the University of Heidelberg but in 1883 took a year off in 1993 for military service before transferring to the University of Berlin. Weber passed the Referendar in 1886 after completing his apprenticeship as a junior lawyer. He continued studying law throughout the late 1880’s and in 1889 he earned his doctorate based off his dissertation of legal

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    crisis, Malcolm X and his “A Black Man’s History” and President Barrack Obama‘s 2004 Keynote DNC speech. One speech that stood out to me was Ronald Reagan’s “Tear Down this Wall” speech he made in West Berlin in 1987. He is a remarkable speaker and portrait some speaking traits that I can adopt in my speeches. On June 12, 1987 the then president of the United States Ronald Reagan delivered his speech known as “Tear Down This Wall”, on his second visit to the berlin at the Brandenburg gate. His speech

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    Stopped at # 11 profreading Today we look at three  more of the seven churches, in our study of the “History of the Christian Church. “ http://andnowyouknowmore.blogspot.com Please feel free to forward to your friends if these are of any help to you.    PERGAMOS The Altar of Pergamun Its origins have been lost in time, Greek in flavor and influence. A very progressive city by 420 B.C. This was a strong financial city which minted   its own money.  Its hot spring was also known for its healing

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    location? What is Nigeria’s other major city and former capital? What was the Conference of Berlin (1884-1885)? How did European countries work together to decide (from their perspective) which African territories each European country would control? Who gave them the right to do this? According to Britannica Encyclepia, the Conference of Berlin was negoitations of major European nations held in Berlin during Nov. 14, 1884 – Feb. 26, 1885, to discuss the competitive connection of the Congo River

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    Life is a game of survival, people have two choices, they can either play the game and be noticed by someone or they can watch from the sides. Many of history’s leaders played the game of life and stood up for a numerous amount of different things. Our role models from the past all had one goal in life and that was that they wanted equality between man, woman, and child. Sojourner Truth, Henry David Thoreau, Ronald Reagan, and Mahatma Gandhi were only a few of history’s role models. These people

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    Mia Allen HST 102 Paper 1: Industrialization in Germany and its Social Impact The industrialization of cities, such as Berlin, greatly increased the price of living for the working class. Because of this, children who were a cheap source of labor, were often times expected to work daily for meager earnings. This process is exhibited in the engraving titled “Orphan Girls and Boys in a Welfare Institution.” The images are set in Germany in 1846 and display orphaned girls working in a sewing factory

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    Cold War was a “war” between the United States and the Soviet Union. Nothing was ever fired, but tensions were very high in both countries. It started in 1947 and lasted all the way until 1991 when Gorbachev officially ended the Soviet Union. The Berlin Wall also fell in 1989. These things can all be attributed to President Ronald Reagan. At the Geneva Summit in 1985, he talked to Gorbachev and was able to come to a peaceful conclusion to the Cold War in only four meetings. He was able to diminish

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