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    terms of liberty. The great depression denounced the american way of living into a downsizing effect of liberty through economy and labor, while also affecting multiple groups of individuals. World war two revitalized the American nation’s previous wartime spirits and efforts, all the while proving to change the perception of freedom to the citizens that their freedoms should be protected to maintain a world order of peace. Primarily, the working environment for the great depression surely required

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    informs us how the mentality of a young man can change with the constant thought of death and fear as a daily ritual. Men do not think about death occurring to them at a young age. This changes when death is surrounding them on a daily basis during wartime. Caputo intended to inform the young public about the horrible nature of war. Mistakes are doomed to repeat themselves if people are not well informed and Caputo is trying to avoid future mistakes. Death surrounded him and many of his comrades during

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    The cultural movement of hip hop music was created by African-Americans during the late 1960s and was composed of chanted rhythmic lyrics accompanied with a repeated beat, also known as rap music. Rap accentuated the syncopated, perpetual rhythms of percussion and other instruments. Its popularity continued in the 2000s and it transformed from being the music of choice of the predominantly poor and urban into conventional everyday music, bringing people from all over the world together (Blanchard)

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    how did war change canada

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    Change Canada? The act of warfare has never been and will most likely never be celebrated and perceived as a beneficial act for humanity. In most instances throughout history, the act of war has represented loss of life, a loss to great for any wartime triumph to overcome. Despite the negative connotations that warfare implies, a nation which goes through a major war can often emerge positively transformed. The Second World War represents a colossal juncture in Canada’s history as a nation. The

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    Note there is no “senior” let’s assume I meant “wartime” P( H ∪ W ) = 87 + 35 − 14 = 0.216 500 The probability is 21.6% that a randomly selected Nova Scotian has a high level of agreement or is a senior (wartime generation). (e) The probability that a randomly selected Gen-X 'er has a low level of agreement. P( L | X ) = 93 = 0.5407 272 The probability is 54

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    The events that transpired following the Second World War left many people with questions of what was in store for Europe’s future. Germany became a house divided, exhibiting shifts in culture across a border that created the east and the west. Between 1945 and 1960, Germany underwent a reconstruction influenced in part by the occupation of the Four Powers. West Germany began to experience long-lasting changes in the state of economic conditions. In lieu of this, 1945 marked a year in which cinema

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    The Japanese sought to expand in the East in the 1930s with the invasion of the countries of Manchuria and China when they decided to sing the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy in order to form the military alliance known as the Axis Powers. This move was seen by the United States who decided that stopping Japan’s aggression and forcing a withdrawal of troops was a major problem which could be solved through economic sanctions. These sanctions became a harsh blow to the already devastating economy

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    The last reason would be they were outnumbered or basically outmanned, and lacked in resources, factories, and transportation that would help them during wartime, compared to the North. So basically the three reasons the North won and the South lost was because of the economy and financing, overpowering manpower of the south, and centralized government, or lack thereof by the South. “For better or worse, the

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    Fight Or Flight Response

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    Hitler Youth leader, his ethical side diminished under the weight of his high position in the ranks. “It was astonishing how fast these kids grew up under such tremendous pressure,” (Ayer et al. 113) says he. As the adolescents in the army bonded over wartime struggles and mass death, it could be said that members of the Hitler Youth had their morals worn away by those that reigned over them in an effort to further the Nazi cause. Furthermore, in the Nazi party, many felt that the conscience didn’t exist

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    The Invisible Injury

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    sign of weakness. It is a sign of absolute strength. P.T.S.D. is earned by doing what others fear to do. -Unknown- Post traumatic stress disorder is defined as “A psychological reaction occurring after experiencing a highly stressing event (i.e. wartime combat, physical violence, or a natural disaster) that is usually characterized by depression, anxiety, flashbacks, recurrent nightmares and avoidance of reminders of the event.” PTSD has become synonymous with many historical war-time diagnoses

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