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I found it intereresting that Congress expanded Women's History Weel to a month during the year I was born. I have always felt very strongly about women's rights and pursued a concentration in women's studies during my undergraduate studies.
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Top Names of the 1980'sMichelle Fazzolari
Generation Y
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That afternoon, Reagan said,
“We welcome change and openness; for we believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of human liberty can only strengthen the cause of world peace. There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace. General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization, come here to this gate. Mr. Gorba -
The election of George H.W. Bush continues the conservative period of Reagan. He will be the 1st Bush as President during my life.
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This event is important since it will impact and set the stage for 9/11 and the war on Terrorism. This will later impact me when I enter high school
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Tiananmen SquareThis event will later have an impact me during my college career. I ffound it fascinating to stand amongst the square where students protestted and demanded their rights to democracy. Today, any one my age or younger in China is unaware of the tragic events of this day.
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The World Wide Web, abbreviated as WWW and commonly known as the Web, is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. With a web browser, one can view web pages that may contain text, images, videos, and other multimedia and navigate between them via hyperlinks. Using concepts from earlier hypertext systems, English engineer and computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee, now the Director of the World Wide Web Consortium, wrote a proposal in March 1989 for what would even
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This event marked the beginning of the end of Communism.
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Acting on the policy of the Carter Doctrine, and out of fear the Iraqi army could launch an invasion of Saudi Arabia, U.S. President George H. W. Bush quickly announced that the U.S. would launch a "wholly defensive" mission to prevent Iraq from invading Saudi Arabia – Operation Desert Shield was when U.S. troops were moved into Saudi Arabia on August 7, 1990 (or August 8 depending on time zone used). This "wholly defensive" doctrine was to be quickly abandoned. On August 8, Iraq declared part
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This was one of my favorite school trips as a child. It was during 4th grade that I fell in love with social studies. It was also the first time I knew I loved social studies and wanted to teach it.
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I remember this event vividly. I remember sitting in my living room watching the news with my sister and mother. Many people were crying and were so upset, I was upset. I was very young but could see the potential he had. What I remember most was that many people compared it to the day his father was assassinated. I remember thinking what terrible luck he and his family had with death.
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Google has made a global impact on the world. It has helped to connect and provide information to people across the world.
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This was one of those events where I remembered exactly where I was and what I was doing. I was walking up the stairs to my second period class when I saw the events taking place on TV. At first, I did not understand what was happening. I went to my next class and heard several names being called on the speaker. My Religion teacher explained to us what had happened and informed us that the names of the students called where those who had parents who worked in the World Trade Center.
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This was my first imajor international trip alone. I was both nervous and excited. I had an opportunity to go two years before China was to host te 2008 Olympics. In dping so, I had an oportunity to watch China as it prepared to showcase itself to the world and prepare the stadium for the events.
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This event also had a major impact on my life. I could never imagine such destruction taking place in our own country. I remember feeling vulnerable becaise I did not know what to do to help and reach out.
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I remember this event having a large impact on my life. Growing up, I remember watching his news specials with my father and always found him gifted and informative.
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Ban Ki-moon (Hangul: 반기문; born 13 June 1944) is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations succeeding Kofi Annan in 2007. Before becoming Secretary-General, Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. He entered diplomatic service the year he graduated from college, accepting his first post in New Delhi, India. In the foreign ministry he established a reputation for modesty and competence.
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This was an important event in my life. He was the first person I have ever lost. It was also very difficult for me because he lived in Canada, so I was unable to see him often. He was an excellent story teller and would spend hours telling me about the Great Depression and his life back in Italy. His stories transformed me. He is a major reason why I love and pursued the stufy of history.
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This was an extremely enriching learning experience for me. During my studies I had an opportunity to learn about the ancient history of Egpyt, the Islamic culture, modern day Egypt, and the environmental factors that affecting the country as well.
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This was a tragic event. It took several days and weeks to shake the stories and images I saw on the news. It made me self reflect on what type of teacher I want and would like to be. It also made me appreciate my profession and the dedication of other teachers.
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