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| | : My favorite period of American history is right now. Nothing is better than seeing history unfold before your very eyes. (Sean R.) | | : My favorite period of American history is right now. Nothing is better than seeing history unfold before your very eyes. (Sean R.) |
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| | + | : My favorite period of time was WWII and the beginning of the Depression because they weren't too long ago and if you were to ask your grandparent or neighbor, they can tell you the whole story. (Matt N.) |
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| | 2. Contrast President Ronald Reagan with President Bill Clinton. | | 2. Contrast President Ronald Reagan with President Bill Clinton. |
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| | :I think one of the greatest threats is an over dependence on employment. Throughout our history, there always seems to be a conflict between workers and employers. ... The only alternative is self-employment. ... Just imagine ... where rather than having a million Wal-mart employees we have a million small businesses and a million people living the American dream. (Daniel N.) | | :I think one of the greatest threats is an over dependence on employment. Throughout our history, there always seems to be a conflict between workers and employers. ... The only alternative is self-employment. ... Just imagine ... where rather than having a million Wal-mart employees we have a million small businesses and a million people living the American dream. (Daniel N.) |
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| | + | :From the beginning America has been based on freedom for everyone. This is one of the most important trends America has set in front of the world. America's plan for a nation has convinced many other countries to do the same thing: give freedom and opportunity to every man. (Laura Grace K.) |
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| | 4. What is the most important threat to the future of America? Cite history to support your view. | | 4. What is the most important threat to the future of America? Cite history to support your view. |
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| | ::As we're sung to sleep by philosophies | | ::As we're sung to sleep by philosophies |
| | ::That save the trees and kill the children. (Jonathan R.) | | ::That save the trees and kill the children. (Jonathan R.) |
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| | + | :The most important threat to the future of America is religion, or the absence of it. Religion has been the key component in the history of the world. ... Nation after nation has fallen when they said, though usually not in these words, that anything goes. America must learn from its ancestor nations and stop itself from following on the well-paved path of destruction. But if homeschoolers and Christians and those who love this country have any say in it, you can be sure this nation will last. (Cole N.) |
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| | 5. Do you see a connection between culture and success for a nation? Give an example from history (e.g., period of time) to support your view. | | 5. Do you see a connection between culture and success for a nation? Give an example from history (e.g., period of time) to support your view. |