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    Buzz Aldrin, raised controversy throughout the public as to whether or not they were staged, and if the moon landing even happened. Conspiracy theorists raised questions about things seen in the photograph such as how the flag was waving if there was no wind in space. However...CLAIM SOSOSOSOSOSOSOS Since space is still a new frontier to this day, knowledge and understanding of it is very limited to top scientists and even more limited to the public. This knowledge was even more limited 47 years

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    Native Americans were indigenous to the land for at least 11,000 years prior to European interference, and consisted of hundreds of different tribes and settlements. However, upon the European’s arrival, they were all labeled a homogenous “ Indian”, and classified as barbarians and savages due to their lack of clothing, and dark coloring. Today, Native Americans still struggle to assert land ownership and even basic human rights. “ Some of the most impressive artwork

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    Colonization of Egypt

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    What is a good country? Is a good country a country with a cheerful population? Is a good country a country which controls more land than the next? Is a good country a country whose government and economic system has absolutely no problems? Or is a good country a country that has a delicate balance of benefits and problems. Well, we are here today to discuss the corruption of Egypt, a good country, by Britain, a huge and powerful country. Although Britain was not the first, Britain has retained control

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    Essay about Public Grazing Lands

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    grazing of public lands has become a very controversial issue over the last couple of decades. This is due to the fact that there are some people who believe that grazing the land is beneficial to the wildlife and the different plant species there. Then there are other people who have the belief that the grazing of livestock on public lands is detrimental to wildlife and plant health. Therefore, they believe that it is actually doing more harm than good. What are Public Grazing Lands? Public lands

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    holiday. So in 1789, President George Washington declared Thursday, November 26 to be “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer.” For the next two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. Until Sarah Josepha Hale, author of the nursery rhyme “Mary had a Little Lamb,” and editor of Godey’s Lady’s Book, became one of the most influential people in making Thanksgiving a national holiday. She fought for 17 years and finally, during the Civil War, she convinced President

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    remained one of the places that everyone from all over the world strives to make a living in. But what if in the future the United States couldn't offer people the basic needs of life such as water, food, land, and clean air? Well that harsh reality isn't too far away after all. Due to the increase in land and water usage in the United States it has become a cesspool of urbanization and disease. Because of this the United States is quickly running out of natural resources and shows no sign of stopping

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    Australia Day This is a speech directed at the people of Australia, it is to convince you, that by celebrating Australia day on the 26th of January, you are celebrating the day that European prisoners came to this country and stole it from the aboriginals. I want you to put you into a story. Imagine you are living on the land with your family and friends. By day you hunt wild animals and travel. And at nights you gather around the campfire and tell stories. You meet up with other groups of

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    Introduction Following the French Revolution, the National Convention and Robespierre as the head of the Committee of Public Safety, employed drastic measures to achieve their goals, however managed to successfully consolidate power as demonstrated by the overall success of the revolution. Whilst the revolution itself was a momentous undertaking, nothing was quite as dramatic as the execution of King Louis XVI that was orchestrated by the National Convention. “The king must die so that the country

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    them What do you think of when you hear national parks? Most people would say fresh air, blue skies, beautiful landscapes, and wild life. Others might give you the names of parks or landmarks, such as Yellowstone, Yosemite, The Liberty Bell, and Pearl Harbor, I guarantee you that no one would bring up crime. Crime does occur in national parks, and it has been happening since the early beginnings of parks. It ranges from graffiti and defacing of property all the way up to more serious crimes such

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    Limited War Essay

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    Limited war was not so successful. Eventually, Lincoln realized that limited war should be replaced by total war. When total war began Lincoln order that the southern ports be blockaded and he insisted that 75,000 voluntary serve for the ninety days. Ulysses S grant implemented the policy of total warfare because, “he was determined to control the Mississippi valley”(86). Grant was very eager to be involved in the war and the actions he took proved to be very victories. He was able to capture nearly

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