Also, the articles within paint a picture of American society that is not far off from today's America. ... The statement that this will be "the last great war" he remarks is ridiculous. ... The news covered locally has not changed much over the last ninety years. Local events, show times, and just the general happenings around the city are featured in the articles. ... A picture of a forceful looking gentleman, frowning, with an outstretched hand holding a pencil is at the top. ...

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No matter what other think, women will turn to abortion as a last resort. ... Making abortion illegal has little effect on the number of abortions performed and there is evidence from all over the world that shows this. ... At the time illegal abortions were approximately two to three times more dangerous than a legal abortions and " simple calculations show the there were at least 500,000 illegal abortions each year."... In countries like Canada or the United States, where individual freedoms and liberties are a very high priority, it is hard to picture a complete end to abortion. ...

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"He pictured Martha's smooth young face, thinking he loved her more than anything, more than his men, and now Ted Lavender was dead because he loved her so much and could not stop thinking about her (O'Brien 644).... Another character that shows us that the war can take a mental tole of someone is Ted Lavender. ... Also, it shows the men that anything can happen at any given moment. ... " The last character that we see has an object that he caries that represents their mental state is Kiowa. ... The story as a whole shows things that the men carry and what they represent....

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"(Garber Steve) Before this no one has seen a close up picture of the moons surface, this discovery helped the U.S. to become more prepared for mission Apollo 11. ... "The entire trip lasted only 8 days, the time spent on the surface was less than one day, the entire time spent walking on the moon, a mere 2 1/2 hours - but they were surely historic hours" (Remembering Apollo 11). This mission opened up many more possibilities to space travel and showed the world that it is not impossible. ... Neil Armstrong showed only courage and did not show any fear in taking on the long time...

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Like Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces is a 'road' picture. ... In the last few years of the 1960's, American films had been growing steadily harsher in their denunciations of the failures of contemporary American society. ... The first scenes of the film show Bobby as a typical oil field worker. ... One woman, Palm Apodaca, played by Helena Kallianiotes, wants to move to Alaska because it looked very clean from a picture she saw of it once. ... Bobby tries to show the waitress how to give him his toast and not break any rules by ordering a chicken salad sandwich and holding everyth...

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During her vigil with Poncelet during his last hours on earth, Sister Jean is taken aback by his torment and the chilly aloofness of prison officials who won't allow him to hug his mother or listen to music. ... It shows how much pain and suffering the families had to go through with all the sadness and hatred against Matthew Poncelant. ... Dead Man Walking also showed how the death penalty could be biased against the poor. ... It helps you to picture and understand each person in a different light. ... He switches from one character to the next making you wait to find out what happens w...

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Just as he steps past the last sand on the beach, a shot rings out, he falls to the ground, and his life is over. ... Dropping the Atomic bomb was necessary because it saved millions of American and Japanese lives, put an end to the war, and showed our power to the Soviet Union in lure of the post World War II era. ... Although the dropping of the two atomic bombs killed an estimated 225,000 people, the tragedy saved millions more in the big picture. ...

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The last two pairs are legs. ... The arthritis usually begins to take effect anywhere from two weeks to two months after the victim has been bitten, and quite often symptoms last for about three months. ... The reason why it is called relapsing fever is that these symptoms last for two to three days, and then suddenly quit. After about a week, they reappear and last for another two to three days. ... In Arizona, there are different species of almost every type of arachnid, and reports of almost every type of arachnid bite, as the graph below shows. ...

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Men 26 and older are selected last. ... According to the book Military Conscription by Joshua A Sanborn, statistics show that 85% of men are far more physically and mentally mature at age 21 then they are at 18. ... He was killed in combat (Show Picture of Uncle) It seems so sad that this boy had to die at the young age of 19 because he was forced into the military. ...

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Fidel Castro's picture hangs on all walls in major building and even outside. ... Journalists are required to show visa and the reporters that the government consider hostile aren't even allowed in the country. ... Castro himself has done an interview with the United States of America on the show "Dateline NBC" in which Maria Shriver discussed his role in his country and the relationship between Cuba and the United States. ...

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They also would have known that these colonists left the last country that they were in for this same reason. ... In fact, the first official United States Census, taken in 1790, showed that 8 percent of the black population was free. ... As a child, Ross was "hired out" by her master as a nursemaid for a small baby, much like the nursemaid in the picture. ... In 1844, Ross married a free black named John Tubman and took his last name. ...

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Trey Parker and Matt Stone have become household names in the last couple of years with the explosion of South Park's popularity. ... Big Gay Al is an entertainer at the USO show for the troops in which he sings a song "I"m Super" in which homosexuality is the basis for the song. ...

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This short excerpt shows his resolve and his passion: "I am in earnest. ... She fled the last of a series of masters in 1827, and several years later, in response to what she described as a command from God, she became an itinerant preacher and took the name Sojourner Truth. ... The first black woman, or woman of any color, to speak on political issues in public, Stewart gave her last public speech in 1833 before retiring to work only in women's organizations. ...

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