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Multiculturalism In Music
Number of pages: 6 | Number of words: 1440.... has evolved into a vast amount of identifying styles.
The birth of youth oriented music began with the birth of rock and roll. Many think that rock is generally composed of a white population, and not many would believe that rock was actually started by blacks. This shows early signs of multiculturalism through music. Rock and roll music is actually a spawn of rhythm and blues, that was created in the 1950’s. The name ‘rock and roll’ was identified by Alan Freed, a radio disc jockey that introduced rhythm and blues to the mainstream public, and altered it for the rock and .....
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The Civil War
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 549.... 170,00 Germans and more than 150,00 Irish. Many saw
their services as a proud sacrifice. The first officer to die for the
Union was Captain Constatin Blandowski, one of many immigrants who earlier
had fought for freedom in Europe and then joined Lincoln's army. Born in
Upper Silesia and trained at Dresden, Germany, he was a veteran of
democratic struggles - a Polish revolt at Krakow, the Polish Legion's
battles against Austria, and the Hungarian fight for independence. Some
nationalities contributed more than their share of Union soldiers.
Some immigrants earned th .....
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The Assassination Of John F Kennedy
Number of pages: 13 | Number of words: 3411.... purpose of the Commission was to examine the evidence developed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and any additional evidence that may hereafter come to light ... to make such further investigation, as the Commission finds desirable. In less than one week they found that a 'lone nut' killed JKF.
At no time did the Warren Commission seem to consider the basic legal rights of Oswald - innocence until proven guilty, the right to legal representation, or the right to cross-examine witnesses and evidence against him. There is no way that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone assass .....
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The Battle Of Gettysburg
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 899.... to continue the Southern offensive. While looking in Gettysburg, Pettigrew's brigade spotted Burford's cavalry on a ridge a mile west of town.
began on July 1 with Confederate troops attacking that Union cavalry division on McPherson Ridge, west of town. Out-numbered, the Union forces managed to hold, and even drive the Confederate army back, after the addition of John Reynold's Infantry division (and Reynold's subsequent death on the front lines). They prevailed until afternoon, when they were overpowered by additional southern troops, and driven back through town. In .....
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The Causes Of The Civil War: Slavery, Economics, Or Constitutional Differences
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 721.... to each side, and it gives us a good idea of why
it could be important as one of their goals during the Civil War. With
slavery in mind, it brought about ideas of succession to the South.
Because the South was scared of Lincoln abolishing slavery, they thought it
would be a wise decision to secede from the Union. In fact, Lincoln had no
plans of abolishing slavery, but stated that it should not spread to the
territories. The South, basically misunderstood, and decided to secede
anyway. The reason slavery was so important to the South, and lead them to
break apart from the .....
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The Broadcast Of "War Of The World" In 1938
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 528.... Adolf Hitler had taken control and was looking towards invading
more countries and terrorizing more people. President Roosevelt was
debating whether to go to war or not. Most of the American people did not
go to war, but some of them did. Many Americans had relatives in Germany
or in Czechoslovakia. Everyone was extremely worried and stressed out due
to war threats and viewed everything that went on around them as a sign
that war would break out. Therefore, when the people heard the news of
Martians they went absolutely insane.
On September 21, 1938, about six we .....
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Mi Familia
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 896.... (Jacob Vargas) moved across to California to look for a better living. The only living relative Jose Sanchez had was in Los Angeles. It took him over a year to get to the other side. Finally he reached Los Angeles. The border in those days was just a line in the dirt. El Californio was the name of the only living relative Jose had. They called the old man "El Californio" because he didn't come from anywhere else; he was born here in California when it was still Mexico. Children soon followed, first Paco then Irene. Jose Sanchez was always working in the milpa (corn in the back .....
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Fort Pillow Attack
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1288.... marched non-stop to Fort Pillow to begin their assault under the
command of General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Confederate sharpshooters
claimed the lives of several key Union officers during the morning assault
on the fort. The losses included the commanding officer Major Loinel F.
Booth, and his second in command shortly after that. These losses created
a complete breakdown of order and leadership among the Union troops within
the fort. (251) During the morning engagement, the gun boat the New Era
was continually attempting to shell the Confederate forces from the
Mississi .....
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