My grandmother did not speak a word of English until starting public school. ... Public school opened up the children to new worlds of American and English culture, language, literature and history. ... My father, when studying about the Great Depression in school, asked his mother when she felt its onset. ... Zelda was forced to abandon any ideas of an academic education and dropped out of high school in the tenth grade. ... My maternal grandmother, Rivkah, served as a combatant during the 1948 Israeli War for Independence in the elite Palmach force. ...

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For decades, people have engaged in wars as a motive to bring about peace. However it has proven to do nothing but disturb and hurt the lives of millions of civilians around the world. It is an unjust and necessary evil into our society. Civil wars exist to end disputes over land, over throw religio...

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Adolf attended school at the age of six and his family lived in several different villages around the town of Linz, east of Braunau. ... Adolf grew up with a poor school record and eventually dropped out. ...

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Asked by a reporter in Strasbourg, France, whether he subscribed, as his predecessors had, "to the school of American exceptionalism that sees America as uniquely qualified to lead the world," the president began by observing: "I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism.... For Americans what claims their pride is the declaration of the independence. ...

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