Even so, the "sack dress" became more than a mass consumer product or a symbol of youth culture "it also served foreign policy purposes as a Cold War symbol of democracy and freedom. ... As many Americans felt more pressure to conform in their working lives, collecting and creating served as "spiritual compensation," and promoted individuality and family togetherness (55). Marling asserts that hobbies and handiness also served as a "badge of unabashed manliness." ... In fact, since most American men rarely used their new tools, the possession of a "fetishistic tool" often served as the ob...

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For example, India is building a wide variety of new missiles with a range of 90 miles to 1,300 miles. (2) And Iraq refuses to let United Nations teams in to inspect its nuclear weapons stores. (1) In addition, the many of the countries in the former Soviet Union have set up lines of trade, both legal and not, to support their own economies. ... Even if they did the set date to lower arsenals is by 2003... In many cases the collapse has, in fact, served to amplify the problems already plaguing arms control. To support its failing economy Russia has become an arms dealer, and Full nuclear w...

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Citing his faith and his patriotism in that two day conference in Indianapolis, Welch and the John Birch Society set forth on a crusade to enlighten America about the a very real Conspiracy of a Communist coup. ... Clearly, the upheavals and atrocities of 1789 served as a model for revolutions to come, especially the Bolshevik Revolution- (Thorton The New American). ...

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This shocked the Americans back home, and as practically every home owned a TV set, these shocking images bombarded the public, and sympathy for the war fell. ... He got life but served only three months. ... The youth started to revolt against the ideals set by their parents in favour of a life of peace, love and copious amounts of marijuana, Timothy Leany who was a professor of philosophy summed it up with the quote "Turn on and drop out". ... People were unwilling to fight and tore up their draft papers, support for the war was diminishing and people were tired of the endless stream of terr...

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Daniel Hallin's coverage of the Vietnam war shows that Television's presentation of the Vietnam war was structured by a set of assumptions about which television itself seemed barely aware. ... The media reported what the Iraqi government did and said during the Iraqi war all the while functioning under serve restrictions. ... This set of a military conflict where the media didn't once question why exactly people might hate America until much later on. ... The medias role in this conflict provided coverage of the attacks, showing round the clock coverage on our television set...

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U.S soldiers received a standard issue "pot" or steel helmet that not only protected them from shards or bullets but also served multipurposly as a chair or cooking pot. ... These grenades could be thrown anywhere under 40 yards without exploding, however carrying them through the jungle thickets could be a dangerous proposition for some soldiers due to the fact the fuse pins could sometimes get stuck on branches and unintentionally blow United States soldiers up (Bernard 100) The M18A1 was an anti-personnel claymore mine that could be used as a pressure mine or rigged to a tripod and trip wir...

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All of these childish objects did not serve to actually physically protect them, but to protect them from their own fear. ... Now and then, there were times when panic set in, and people squealed or wanted to, but couldn't; when they twitched and made moaning sounds and covered their heads and said "Dear God"; and hugged the earth and fired their weapons blindly and cringed and begged for the noise to stop and went wild and made stupid promises to themselves and God and their parents, hoping not to die. They carried the traditions of the United States military, and me...

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The parties undertake, as set forth in the charter of the United Nations, to settle any 1nternational disputes in which they may be involved by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security and justice, are not endangered and to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of forces in any manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations.. ... The council shall set up subsidiary bodies as may be necessary, in particular, it shall establish immediately a Defense Committee-which shall recommend measures for the implementation of Article 3 an...

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Philip Caputo spent his life acquiring the skills of killing, learning how to fieldstrip and assemble and M-14 rifle blindfolded, how to face death, and how to cause it. This was the normal lifestyle of Caputo's time, war. Caputo knew nothing about the everyday lifestyles we lead today. His life ...

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For those with property, however, collectivisation meant giving up to the collective farms and selling most of the food that they produced to the state at low prices set by the state itself, leaving the farmers with a bare minimum. ... Several show trials were held in Moscow to serve as examples for the trials that local courts were expected to carry out elsewhere in the country. ...

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In this way, Reagan served as an outstanding conservative and Evangelical leader. ... The Issue of communism in the eyes of the Evangelicals was brought up and interpreted by Reagan in a way that brought about conflict, but was important in the set up for Christianity in our country. ...

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This set aside $400 million of the nation's money to aiding Greece and Turkey, and any other nation that was facing Communist pressures. ... The Red Scare of the 1950's was a dark and regrettable era that will continually mar the landscape of American history, but hopefully serve as a reminder of mistakes gone by....

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I would like to have told them that the sooner I was rid of that hate-beleaguered atmosphere the better, that I was fed up of America's insults and moral pomposity. 5 Move To Europe and Production of A King in New York All of these events would set the stage for Chaplin, now residing permanently in Europe, producing his first film. ... The years that Chaplin had served in producing it had actually ended up resulting in a lessened effect and probably damaged the perception of the film among many as the bitter ramblings of an out of touch old man. 10 Conclusion A...

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In their northern zone the Soviets set up a puppet Communist clique and trained a Communist army, Deter minded to prevent the formation of a free South Korean government, the Russians fought against its establishment. ... General Macarthur set forth his assessment of the situation along with his military proposals. ...

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Having acknowledged that and feeling capable of anything and having a strong military organization for sea warfare and defense, America started catching up and set into motion in racing against the other countries around the world to control the uncontrolled regions. ... In the west, efforts as diverse as the building of a transcontinental train line, federal support for capital enterprises and a federal subsidization of land settlement all served to bring western territorial areas within the influence of eastern economic and political institutions. ...

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As President of the United States, Ronald Reagan had four major achievements that defined his presidency. These achievements made his presidency one of the best in US history. He pressed congress to lower taxes. Taxes have always been a major part in American history. America has had taxation datin...

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Mutual distrust, suspicion, and misunderstandings can characterize the Cold War by two sides and their allies. The Cold War shortly followed the conference held between the leaders of the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain, which took place at the Black Sea resort of Yalta between th...

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Statements such as this from within this country's leadership completely undermines the non-proliferation goals set by the authors of this treaty in 1968, ratified by this country in 1969, and extended indefinitely and without condition by its Parties in 1995. ... The thought that not only will my enemies die, but my loved ones and I will die as well, was able to serve as the only necessary detractor. ...

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The South part of Korea believes that its ruler Syngman Rhee set the new foundations for the future of South Korean politics. ... There was also an estimated 6.8 million men and women who served in the Korean War (Sandle 1-2 ed.). ...

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We Were Soldiers Once and Young was co-authored by Lt. General Harold G Moore and Joseph L Galloway. Lt General Moore was in command of the 1st Battalion, 7th Calvary division during the November 1965 battle, which took place in the Ia Drang valley in Vietnam. Joseph L Galloway was a reporter that accompanied the 1st Battalion into this battle. This book does not try to make a political statement by addressing the issues surrounding America's involvement in Vietnam. ...

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http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_A.pdf A Three-Part Model for Measuring Text Complexity (the Standards' model of text complexity consists of three equally important parts) To grade the presentation, as an assignment I would use an analytic rubric; a numerical scale that follows the criterion set out by the Standards' model for text complexity thus clarifying what needs to be improved: (1) Qualitative dimensions of text complexity. ...

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The changes did not come directly after the war, because the war only served to harden the attitudes of the Australian people because of how the Japanese had treated Australian troops in their POW camps. ...

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Between the years of 1953 - 1956, these three countries had set up violence revolution in the purpose to gain independent from the hands of the Soviet Communism. ... This serves the purpose of Stalin's to degrade the intellectual and cultural life of the Russians. ...

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