So was it, that we were so comfortable that we let our guard down? ... Another snap into reality was when American were taken hostage in Iran. ... Only the fact the Americans were reminded why we are so lucky to live in a country so great. ... Now that we know our country is not immune to acts of terrorism, we are reminded to continue with what Americans to best, and that is continue to go on about our lives with out hesitation reservation or fear we will let them who fears us continue to fear us ever more so now than before. ... As long as we keep America strong, free and proud. ...

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If the child cannot have a world without these torments he prays for, he state to "otherwise kill me", showing how he is thinking of death before he is born, he does not want to be born and he does not see anything in the world which he could find worth living for. ... The racist discrimination that was happening to the Jews and the tortures, prisons and gas chambers they were put through. ... The poet is saying that we must show an interest in their stories and learn from them. ... The poet uses this method because it shows that these are things that we have to do for society but in actua...

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Also, he clearly announces that there will be "free men- and "free governments- with a new alliance between neighboring nations giving freedom throughout the world so that these alliances will not become prey of "hostile powers-. ... We must never forget that although we are "a new generation of Americans-, we are still freedom fighters. ... Kennedy saw that transition was on the horizon; with each passing year in the sixties, African-Americans were becoming less segregated and women were becoming less subjugated. Added to that was the fact that the nation was only 15 years from the end of Wor...

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The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima at the end of WWII was not a way to intimidate the Soviet Union of our military force we could possibly use against them. ... At the time of the bomb dropping, Russia was allied with the United States and posted no threat to them, as nearly all the countries of the world were recovering from vast losses. ... Stalin agreed to give free elections to his people and then later broke the promise by not allowing it. ... Before that, we had nothing to show we were against the Soviet Union in anyway. ... The documents were some opinion and I respect eve...

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Before the war we were struggling to get our of a depression that had carried on about ten years; after we were an economically strong country facing many new opportunities and struggles. We were now a huge world power, and though we may have been before WW2, we had finally acknowledged it. We were economically and technologically advance, and a free country was doing it. ... We were fighting to "save the world" and "save democracy", but racism still ran rampant. ... But during the war they were given opportunities never given to them before. ...

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All citizens and residents must know what it takes to keep the most powerful nation in the world alive and free. Possibly the biggest military spirit breakdown that our nation had was in the Vietnam Conflict where the soldiers were treated as killers and not defendants and warriors against communism. ... This country has been fighting for its rights to freedom before it was even called a country and even now that is considered the most powerful nation on the world therefore we must be prepared for any conspiracies against us. ... The main purpose for this policy would not be to put people ...

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We though that the Spanish were to blame for blowing up our ship. ... We also had another problem we only had normal one shot guns, but the Spanish had auto-mastics and could fire and kill many men before reloading. ... After we had freed Cuba and took it over ourselves from the Spanish we went to take the rest of Spans land. ... Before we went to the Philippians we stop at Hawaii and over throw the queen that had ruled it and took it over ourselves. ... We won, but many people were ashamed because we had killed so many of their people. ...

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Elections were never going to be fair. ... The majority of bombs used were highly explosive containing Amatol and Torbex. ... " When bombs were launched they destroyed cities from big to small. ... We have given the order to discontinue building the installations we shall dismantle them and withdraw them to the Soviet Union." Before all of this, Kennedy ordered a quarantine of all offensive military equipment being sent to Cuba. ...

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Roosevelt, with his broadcasted "fireside chats- and revolutionary "New Deal- program which helped bolster American confidence and get the country out of financial disaster, people were beginning to recover; to many, the world finally seemed to be returning to the worry-free paradise that they had so enjoyed in the 1920s. ... And fight back we did. ... Still today, warnings of possible nuclear-based terrorist attacks, and of North Korea's development of a nuclear arsenal, strike fear into the hearts of free citizens of the world. ... But for better or for worse, the early fourties...

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The Second World War brought had an aftermath of another war, the Cold War, which was basically the U.S vs the Soviet Union, both were highly equipped with weapons of mass destruction and were opposites, this was cause enough to bring fears of destruction or even annihilation, change in economics and social changes to the U.S and the free world. ... The U.S and its people were afraid of losing their thriving economy; they were afraid of the expansion of communistic ideas, and most of all, they were afraid of a nuclear holocaust and destruction. ... They loved the power by the people and the...

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Australians were born and bred into servitude, first to mother England as cannon fodder in World War 1 and then as a testing ground for nuclear weapons. When we could take no more of our control by England we thought to break free, yet quickly went back to our lapdog service, this time for the United States of America. ... John Howard has a chance now to begin the process that should end before too long in a second constitutional referendum to make Australia a republic. ... Pilger devotes two chapters, The Struggle for Indpendence and Breaking Free, to this increasingly important issue. ... W...

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If Hitler had been challenged early, they were convinced, the carnage of World War II might have been avoided. ... "The devotion to Marxism, the attack against capitalism, and the often repeated desire to provoke Communist revolutions in other countries had made that nation the object of American suspicion long before the coming of World War II or even Vietnam." The experience of the Korean War, which left the safety of South Korea dependent upon the presence of American soldiers, sealed the U.S. government's attitude that all communist movements were hostile to the interests of the Un...

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Hitler has invaded Austria and the Sudetenland in 1938 reclaiming land that historically has belonged to Germany, and before then, the Prussian Kingdom. ... They were killed by every means imaginable, most infamous of course are the gas chambers, but it did not stop there. There were an untold number of other horrific methods of torture used to kill his enemies. ... There is no nation on Earth more free or fair, and because of that the United Sates is more than willing to see to it we once again become the closest of allies and friends. You must realize, as we do, it is in the best interest of...

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Once the taxes were lowered, economy boomed, the quality of life improved, and the American people were happy. ... Before Reagan took office, America was in an economic crisis. ... These missiles were a response to the Soviet's SS-20 missiles. ... The dividing line between the Free World and Communism was Germany, which was divided into East Germany controlled by the Soviets, and West Germany, which was part of the Free World. ... And we all know how well that turned out for America. ...

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Footballers were athletes, they played with pride. ... Before World War II, players with serious injuries just continued playing. ... Your own team could get a free kick or a few minutes to rest while the referee was dealing with the injury. ... Every year we observe how teams sign up with players who are not from the reserve, who do not feel the colours. ... If divers were punished more severely and more frequently, they might think twice before faking injury. ...

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After he obtained the doctor degree and terminate his university career, he made up his mind to devote himself in literature, feeling was finally outwardly free and remained equally free inwardly. ... The path laid clear before him. ... However, peace and the sense of fulfillness were soon destroyed. ... "I never loved that old earth more than in those last years before the First World War, never hoped more ardently for European unity, never had more faith in its future than then, when we thought we saw a new dawning. ... On the contrary, the twenty thousand copies of the book were sold a...

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As with any major policy however, there were those that did not believe it would work. ... After the speech many Americans were able to see why it was critical to "Contain" Communism, and therefore allowed billions and billions to be spend to reach that end. ... The Truman Doctrine said that the United States should aid all free people fighting against Communism across the globe. ... Perhaps many wars could have been avoided and much money would have been saved in both countries, or perhaps we would all be speaking Russian now. ... Lastly, the case could also be made that we owe much of ou...

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This void is best illustrated when the prisoners in the camp were freed and Elie looks at himself in the mirror and sees a corpse. ... When the Jews were finally freed, their first reaction was to search for food. "The first act as free men was to throw ourselves onto the provisions. We thought only of that. ... We have examples of what not do, and consequences that are direct results of repeating the mistakes of those before us, and then there are positive examples, those that benefit the world and all of as human beings....

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They got served justice and are now free and Independent. Last but not least new weapons were revealed during WWI. We had advanced. We had tanks, subs, aircraft, and so many more things nobody has ever seen before. ... However we can't forget the Jewish. ...

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There was no signs that showed that we had spies. ... As a result, when they were freed after the war they had no homes or businesses left, and had to start over. ... Causing many Japanese American citizens back then and even today to live in poorer circumstances than before the war. ... We might as well be honest. We do. ...

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Eisenhower's administrations policies were Korea, communism, and corruption. ... Also he pledged to have a strong NATO commitment against communism and a corruption free administration during his Presidency. ... The United States had 33,629 causalities and another 105,785 were wounded. ... We will never say that the people of the USSR are an enemy with whom we have no desire to deal or mingle in friendly or fruitful relationship. On the contrary, we hope that this coming conference may initiate with the Soviet Union which will eventually bring about a freer mingling of the peoples of the...

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She was born on a train enroute to Vienna just before midnight on January 26, 1905. We are now going to jump to when Maria was about seventeen. ... They for the first time could run about and be free. ... They were in love, and soon, they were married. ... Before then the couple had two more children making nine! ...

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We Were Soldiers Once and Young was co-authored by Lt. ... We moved our patrols out from the LZ and captured intelligence from deserters of the NVA and were cut off from the rest of A- Company (www.nvo.org/vv98/other/010031.htm, 2001.). ... The war traced its origins to before the Cold War and even before World War II. ... "We count on your great kindness to honor our appeal by your support whenever the opportunity arises," wrote Ho. ... Before long incidents involving U.S. advisors were becoming more common, with mounting deaths the Govt. assured the people that things were well under contr...

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The problem, exactly what change do we need. ... We fought with the British in bloody battles till we finally were able to obtain our own country. ... If you look at a video gaming magazine it will show that these violent games are released in Japan before America. ... We cannot let the media control our emotions. We are a free country and many believe the greatest of all free nations. ...

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This had a significant impact on the economy, in that the industrial strength of nations was rapidly growing, and producing new military products that the world had never seen before. ... Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini used the concept of nationalism to their benefit, even before their leadership. ... He used the media to his advantage, as the German public were told only what Hitler wanted them to hear. ... Our society should note the failures of Hitler and Mussolini, and take into account the many hardships that were present long after these ultra-nationalistic leaders were gone. .....

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