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    From the first landing of Columbus’s ships in 1492, the Native Americans have been grossly misunderstood by the Europeans and subsequently, the Americans. Even the name coined for them, Indians, was only conceived due to the fact that the Spanish thought they had landed in India. Just from sheer ignorance of the culture alone, Americans have indirectly and directly persecuted thousands upon thousands of Native Americans young and old. Author Louise Erdrich, a Native American herself, explores

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    Theme The theme of Full Force and Effect by Tom Clancy is to “never give up.” One example that helped identify this lesson is when Colin “was about to surrender” because he was very tired but ended up continuing to run away so the documents wouldn’t fall into the wrong hands (27). Another example is when Jack Ryan Jr. wanted to cancel an operation in North Korea because it was too hard on him, but he continued it and discovered valuable information. Lastly, another case of this moral is when Gavin

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    Hiroshima and Nagasaki altered the course of world events by starting the Cold War, ushering advancements in technology, and by influencing cultures worldwide. Occurring on August 6 and August 9 in 1945, the bombing of the cities set of a series of events that would forever change history. The United States and the Soviet Union emerged from the war as superpowers with seemingly limitless power. Their ideologies, however, contrasted greatly, and the once allied nations would turn against each other

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    Should nuclear weapons be abolished? How would removing and prohibiting nuclear weapons change the world? Well, When it comes to abolishing or “getting rid of” nuclear weapons; particularly, nuclear bombs or warheads mounted on a long range ballistic missile; There are plenty of controversy and argument over this topic. The world has had plenty of instances where if nuclear bombs were not in play, The situation would have been a more peaceful experience. But speaking in long term effects, How would

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    it made such an attack, it would suffer losses that far exceeded any benefits that it might hope to gain (Kugler, 2014). Around the 1960s the deterrence strategy began to change. The Soviet Union began to develop nuclear tipped ICBMs (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) that could reach U.S. soil in a timely manner. This could undermine the precarious logic of deterrence by

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    suggesting that Iran has the intention and capability of obtaining nuclear weapons. According to Fox News, a new document issued by the Department of Defense on the Iran nuclear threat states: “Iran could probably develop and test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of reaching the United States by 2015.” Clark Abt, professor at Harvard University, estimates that a single nuclear attack on a major US harbor, such as New York City or Washington DC, could cause a loss of one million

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    possible by a Visionary Leader named General Bernard “Bennie” A. Schriever, a Visionary Leader, who is better known as being the “Father of America’s Space Program”. This man’s hard work and vision is responsible for creation of the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) fleet and paving the foundation for launching satellites in orbit. Through his 32-year career, he had many roles and with hard work and vision, he created a legacy that is still relevant to this day. Over the next 5 minutes,

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    Michael Shapiro May 6, 2015 The Iranian Nuclear Threat: A Realistic Assessment Over the past decade, an international debate over how to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon has erupted. However, many people in the United States lack a thorough understanding of the implications of a nuclear Iran. A close examination of the facts demonstrates that Tehran has clear intent to develop, but not necessarily use, nuclear weapons. A realistic assessment should take this into account when considering

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    of his nuclear missile storages upon the United States because they feared its corrupt president, Ronald Turdump. The Koreans planned on destroying Washington D.C. and some of the most populated cities in the entire country such as New York and Los Angeles. The United States government had been given private intel from an inside source that had sent details about the bombing of America to the CIA. Henceforth, sending Cyrus, America’s best spy, on a mission to infiltrate the missile launch facility

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