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Jewish History

... have also had a dramatic effect on world history and whose mysteries are still being unravelled. For twelve years following 1933 the Jews were persecuted by the Nazi's. Jewish businesses were boycotted and vandalized. By 1939,Jews were no longer citizens,could not attend public schools,engage in practically any business or profession, own any land, associate with any non-Jew or visit public places such as parks and museums. The victories of the German armies in the early years of World War II brought the majority of European ...

Number of words: 1159 | Number of pages: 5

The Ancient Art Of Jujitsu, And The Modern Form Of Judo

... around the world that has its basis in Jujitsu. Judo originally came from the old art form known as Jujitsu. It is a popular sport today not only in Japan but all over the United States and the world. (The Japan of Today Pg. 23) Judo has been an Olympic Game since the 1964 Tokyo Games. (The Japan of Today Pg. 23) Judo has been known by many different names such as "Yawara", "Taijutsu", "Wajutsu", "Torite", "Kogusoku", "Kempo", "Hakuda", "Hamiuchi", "Shubaku", "Koshinomawari" and most popularly "Jujitsu". (Judo Information Site internet) I ...

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Violations Of The Declaration Of Human Rights During The Salem Witch Trials

... inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment". During the witch trials in Salem, those who were declared guilty, depending on the charges he/she was accused of, the victim might suffer a punishment of being hanged, and one person suffered being crushed under rocks. If the declaration had been functioning during those past moments, it would have occured, most likely, that the victims of the illegal charge of witchcraft, might have been given a life-time jail sentence and not the death-penalty by being hanged or crushed. Another artic ...

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Lyndon B. Johnson

... greatly admired the president, who named him, at age 27, to head the National Youth Administration in Texas. When war came to Europe he backed Roosevelt's efforts to aid the Allies. During World War II he served a brief tour of active duty with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific (1941-42) but returned to Capitol Hill when Roosevelt recalled members of Congress from active duty. Johnson continued to support Roosevelt's military and foreign-policy programs. In 1948 he ran for the U.S. Senate, winning the Democratic Party primary by only 87 votes. In ...

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Desert Flower

... She left with nothing but the swaddling clothes on her back not even shoes to protect her feet from the scorching African sun. Her journey on foot went on for weeks, until she found her sister, who had also ran away five years earlier for the same reasons. After getting reacquainted with an aunt and her ambassador husband, Waris moved to England with them. When her uncle’s term was up, she stayed in England where a photographer, who eventually put her on the cover many major magazines, discovered her. In describing her remarkable journey ...

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Leonardo Di Vinci

... Da Vinci create magnificent paintings and sculptures still celebrated today as astonishing and masterful works of art, but he also produced noteworthy innovations in the fields of architecture, engineering, and science. Several of his paintings and sketches deriving from his scientific studies-particularly in the fields of anatomy, optics, and hydraulics-anticipated many of the developments of modern science. Leonardo Da Vinci was a masterful artist and innovator, considered by many as artistic master and genius. His continued motivatio ...

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Black History

... so-called "three-strikes and you're out" legislation. Between 1993 and 1995, 24 states and the federal government passed new "three strikes" laws. While there are considerable differences in these laws, all of them mandate much stiffer sentences for people who have been convicted of multiple felonies. California's three strikes law--the second one to be passed in the U.S.--is one of the most repressive in the nation. California Three Strikes Law The three strikes law has made it possible for people with earlier convictions to be sentenced t ...

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Frederic Douglass

... of his father except that the man was white. As a child, he had heard rumors that the master, Aaron Anthony was his father. Frederick's mother was required to work long hours in the fields, so he lived with his grandmother, Betsey Baily. Betsy Baily lived in a cabin a short distance from Holmes Hill Farm. Her job was to look after Harriet's children until they were old enough to work. "Frederick's mother visited him when she could, but he had only a hazy memory of her." He did not think he was a slave during the years with his grandmother. W ...

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Character Analysis

... hearty roll down the green slope behind her house. Unlike most girls, her thumb is far from green. She can be found in a garden only when picking forbidden flowers. Catherine is never able to figure something out on her own. She needs to be taught something before she knows it. Sometimes she still doesn't learn because her mind tends to wander a bit. Catherine is quite fond as books so long as they are far from educational. She has a high amount of creativity however learning is not something she is fond of. She loves books that have a m ...

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Kkk 2

... In 1915, William J. Simmons, a former Methodist clergyman, organized a new Klan in Atlanta, Ga., as a patriotic, Protestant fraternal society. The Klan directed its activities against groups it considered un-American, including blacks, immigrants, Jews, and particularly Roman Catholics. Ku Klux Klan: Pronounced KOO kluhks KLAN, is a group of white secret societies who oppose the advancement of blacks, Jews, and other minority groups. The Ku Klux Klan, also called the KKK or the Klan, is active in the United States and in Canada. It often us ...

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Human Rights In Tibet

... monasteries, temples and other cultural and historic buildings were destroyed. The contents of the thousands of buildings destroyed was taken back to China and sold (Office of Tibet 3). The Tibetan people tried to rebuild their country, but the political leader who tried to start the “recuperation” policy was forced to resign from office shortly after (Office of Tibet 2). During the National Uprising alone 87,000 Tibetans were killed. Another 430,000 died in the fifteen years of guerilla warfare that followed. Sources also say tha ...

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The Vietnam War

... was that they did not want war (Doyle 95-110). was not a war at all, at least not from the United States standpoint. It is known as the Vietnamese Conflict. The conflict was between two different political parties in Vietnam, one of them being North Vietnam and the other being South Vietnam. Each party wanted to control all of Vietnam under their political beliefs. The North wanted the South to unite with them, but the South wanted to break away and start it's own country. But with little compromise the only thing that occurred was neg ...

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