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Battle of the Bulge
British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill declared the Allied Victory at the Ardennes campaign, of which he dubbed the Battle of the Bulge, "undoubtedly the greatest American battle of the war and will, I believe, be regarded as an ever famous American Victory". Arguably so, as great a victory as
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Battle of the Wilderness
The Battle of the Wilderness was initiated on May 5, 1864 when the Army of the Potomac began its spring offensive by marching quickly through the Wilderness. Once through the tangled forest, Ulysses S. Grant planned to defeat Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in a battle fought on
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Battle of Thermopoly
The Battle of Thermopylae took place during the Greece-Persia war in 480 BCE. The Spartan King Leonidas led the army to the pass at Thermopylae, the main passage from northern into central Greece. One of the best points at which to hold off an invader was at Thermopylae, a
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Battle of Vicksburg
By 1863, the Confederate hold on the Mississippi River was limited to Vicksburg and Port Hudson- both strong bastions- difficult to overcome. In a daring move, U.S. Grant, commanding the Union forces, sent his troops past Vicksburg and landed to the south of the city. Grant's troops then defeated Confederate
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Beatles' Movie Success
"A Hard Day's Night" catches the first flaring of Beatlemania in a manner at once subtle and intelligent. The plot is simple: a day in the life of the Beatles as they try to make it to a performance, burdened by Paul's trouble-making grandfather (Wilfred Brambell); inept reporters, police, and
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Beautiful Mind
LOS ANGELES, March 15 вЂ" John Nash says he is not an anti-Semite. He says he is not a homosexual. Nor, he says, did he try to conceal any of his deficiencies as a father or any humiliating episodes in an attempt to glamorize his life. To combat those rumors,
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Becoming a Surgeon in the Civil War
Becoming a Surgeon in the Civil War At the beginning of the Civil War, most people thought the war would only last a few weeks or months, so not much effort was put into recruiting doctors or surgeons. The surgeons that were recruited did not have formal training in medicine.
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Beginning Case
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Beginning of Basketball
Rickie Combs Professor Young EN 111 26 February 2007 Who invented the game of basketball? What kind of life did that person lead? How does it influence the world today? The Beginning of Basketball Have you ever had an interest in how something was invented? An interest in how your
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Being a Multicultural Leader
Total score: 31 Being a multicultural leader is something really unique and it required to be aware of all cultural background. After doing the quiz I realized that to be able to be multicultural leader you have to know your team culture and you have to be ready to accept
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Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and the American Dream
Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and the American Dream The definition of "American" is belonging to or having characteristics of America. To live in America and to be an American during the colonial period or American Revolution are characteristics defined by Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson of living what is referred
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Benedict Arnold
Prior to his act of treason, Benedict Arnold was highly regarded as America's greatest Revolutionary general. Due to his high rank and excellent performance on the battlefield it seemed most unlikely that Arnold would defect to the other side. "Arnold has betrayed us. Whom can we trust now?" asked George
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Benefits of the Death Penalty
Benefits of the Death Penalty Have you ever thought about if the person next to you is a killer or a rapist? If he is, what would you want from the government if he had killed someone you know? He should receive the death penalty! Murderers and rapists should be
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Benito Juarez
Benito juarez To talk about Juarez in Mexico is almost to talk about Lincoln in the United States, consider one of the most important heroes in Mexico, like the Indian who became president after defeating Porfirio Diaz from his dictatorship Born in a town named San Pablo Gualatao in the
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Benito Mussiolini
Benito Mussolini, the Fascist dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943. He centralized all power in himself as the leader of the Fascist party and attempted to create an Italian empire, ultimately in alliance with Germany. The defeat of Italian arms in World War 2 brought an end to his
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Benito Mussolini Case
As a youth, Benito Mussolini led a disorganized life. He had been a rebellious boy in school. He had fled from Italy to avoid military service in 1902. And he was arrested in Switzerland for organizing a general strike. World War I, however, gave Mussolini more focus. He rejected some
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Benjamin Banneker
Fredrick Douglass was a former slave, talented writer and outspoken abolitionist. Douglass was a slave from Tuckahoe, Maryland who fled to New York and than later on to Massachusetts. He was born into slavery and was officially sent to a plantation to work at the age of seven. Prior to
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Benjamin Franklin
In the passage from Benjamin Franklin, "Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America," a sense of kindness and a feeling of childishness is proven through the use of creative diction and examples. This passage gives the reader a great example that sometimes what people tell you is not the
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Benjamin Franklin and His Contribution to the American Revolution
Benjamin Franklin was one of the most influential men of the eighteenth century. He was the only man to sign all of these four major documents: the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Alliance with France, the Constitution of the United States, and the Treaty of Peace with Great
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Beowulf Case
Beowulf is believed to be an essential balance states J.R.R. Tolkein. The opposing ends would fall under youth and becoming elderly. These two vast times hold a lot of growth and achievement at hand for Beowulf. Even at his death Beowulf died an honorable death with even more remarkable reputation.
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Berkeley in the Sixties
Beginning in the late 1950s, the idea of higher education had become something tangible and many middle and upper class students began to think of college education as a right, rather than a privilege. Those students arriving at Berkeley were extremely different than their parents were at their age, and
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Best American President
American President Franklin D. Roosevelt once stated," There is nothing to fear but fear itself." Roosevelt is commonly remembered for instilling hope and faith in American when needed most. Roosevelt possessed several qualities as President, which led him to become America's best-known and most beloved president. Roosevelt demonstrated his ability
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Best of the Worst
From the year 1837 to 1857, there was a string of less than average presidents. Minus James K. Polk, the best president of the group was the eighth president, Martin Van Buren. The reason Van Buren was a bad president was because he marched to the beat of his own
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Betsy Ross
Betsy Ross Betsy Ross was born Betsy Grimcom in Philadelphia on January 1, 1752. She was the 8th child out of 17 children. She always had a love for sewing and was very good at it. She was a very spirited girl and always made up her own mind.
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Betting on the Hall of Fame
Betting on the Hall of Fame What has the game of baseball meant for Americans? For many baseball is a game of integrity, honesty, and without a doubt skill. When one of these factors is allowed to overtake the other it leaves the game unbalanced with lost priorities. Like
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Bhutto Benazir
Bhutto, Benazir, pronounced BOO toh, BEHN uh zihr (1953-...), served as prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 until 1990 and from 1993 to 1996. She was the first woman ever to head an elected government in an Islamic nation. Benazir Bhutto was born on June 21, 1953, in Karachi. She
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Biblio
1. Benjamin Franklin faced adversity in his life at a young age. He dealt with criticism, loneliness, harsh conditions, and poverty all at an age where the body and mind are in constant change. At only seventeen years of age, Franklin left his family in Boston to travel 300 miles
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Big Business in the Gilded Age
The late 19th century and early 20th century, dubbed the Gilded Age by writer Mark Twain, was a time of great growth and change in every aspect of the United States, and even more so for big business. It was this age that gave birth to many of the
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Bikini Atoll, 1954
The world trembled when America dropped the atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The world trembled once again years later, but this time to the heavy steps of Godzilla. Along with him came his highly radioactive body leaving trails of radioactive residue. His main abilities were his plasma breath ray,
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Bill Gates
WASHINGTON (CNN/Money) - The government hammered away at Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates in court Tuesday, attempting to portray him as an unreliable witness. And at one point Gates offered to alter his sworn testimony, landing a solid blow against Microsoft's position. The courts have found that Microsoft violated antitrust
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