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    Gold Rush: The California Gold Rush was the biggest mass relocation in American history since it realized 300,000 individuals to California. It began on January 24, 1848, when James W. Marshall discovered gold on his real estate parcel at Sutter's Mill in Coloma. The news of gold rapidly spread around. Individuals from Oregon, Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) and Latin America were the first to hear the breaking news, so they were the first to touch base so as to test their fortunes in California…

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    Within a picture there is more to be said than what you see. In the story Persepolis, written by Marjane Satrapi, the picture on page 42 this picture has a million of people in it and they are all laughing, smiling and throwing up the peace sign. However that is only what you see and there is more to the image. Every picture has an meaning and some may view it differently, yet this is not just for pictures it can apply for people also. This picture is a representation of people who were happy…

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    beacon of socialism to counter prior leaders. Finally, to strengthen his bases, Chavez introduced state subsidized food, that was cheaper than the market value, and subsidized housing for the homeless population and engaged in trade deals with Fidel Castro of Cuba to provide health care for those without (guardian documentary). This lead to many uneducated peoples in Venezuela to idolize Chavez; deeming the president as a face to the revolution. This halo affect surrounding populist leaders is…

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    everyday people have their own take on what really happened on November 22, 1963.There are many different theories and possibilities that people concoct. Some involve the Vice President at the time Lyndon B. Johnson, the Mafia, Cuban President Fidel Castro, and even the CIA. If all of these conspiracies continue to grow in popularity, the true answer many be skewed, that is if we have the true answer. There are many theories about how John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and will continue to…

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    After World War II ended, many of the former superpowers were weakened. This left two major powers, the USA and the USSR in power. Because of differences in political ideologies and egos, another conflict arose. This conflict is called the Cold War. Many countries were terrified since nuclear war and World War III was a possibility if the war didn’t stop. It affected many regions of the world, particularly East and West Berlin and Cuba. The Soviet Union helped Cuba and established in the world…

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    teachers say es muy bien already, although it needs work. I do like the sound of my own language, though, and I still speak it at home with mi familia. I thought it would be good if I started this journal on the day we left Cuba, as a reminder of Fidel Castro and what I left behind. I remember everything clearly now, but I may not be able to remember later, and that is why I write this. After all, I already miss the sights and smells of home. Though I live in the great city, Miami, where there…

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    high and low pace, leaning towered the upper pitch in a rhythm, just like a protagonist on a neighborhood stage play, an exaggerated version of Bertolt Brecht! I positioned myself next to his bed, added more names after Regan. Leonid Brezhnev, Fidel Castro, Iran's Reza Pahlavi and Ayatollah Khomeini, Afghan’s King Jahir Shah, his cousin Daud. Then it comes Nur Mohammad Taraki, Hafiz Al Amin and Babrak Karmal.…

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    My home town is Little Havana, a neighborhood in Miami, Florida. It is home to loads of citizens from Central and South America and Cubans, hence the Spanish name “La Pequeña Habana”. Little Havana was named after the capital city of Cuba, Havana. Growing up in the area made you gain some Cuban qualities, most of which are existent to this day. Back in the day, we would sneak into shops while the vendors were busy serving customers and sneak back out with loads of tobacco stashed in our hoodies.…

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    one training spot in the whole map but it has three 1200 point doors, so in conclusion Five is not the best map for training. Then with every map there are characters. The characters in this map are Jfk, Richard Nixon, Robert McNamara, and Fidel Castro. But the characters in this map are ok because their quotes are not funny and…

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    As a response to the United States’s failure in the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the USSR was allowed to intervene in Cuba by their president, Fidel Castro. The USSR wanted to establish nuclear missiles, which they would be 90 miles away from the United States’ southern mainland. This USSR’s threat wasn’t taken lightly by the United States’ president, John F. Kennedy, who decided to form a blockade…

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