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The Entry of the USA and the Failure of the Ludendorff Offensive. The Entry of the USA. Both of these factors were very important in determining the outcome of the war. The American factor was important because when America joined the war, it was a critical period for the allies (April 1917). At the time…

Mishawn SimmsPeriod 4Hannah vs. JoeIn Tony Kushners to part play, Angels in America, readers are introduced to a closeted gay man, Joe Pitt and are exposed to his relationship with his Mormon mother, Hannah. An underlying conflict occurs when Hannah finds out her son is a homosexual; a problem which forces her to question her…

IINTRODUCTION Belize, independent state, northeastern Central America, bounded on the north and northwest by Mexico, on the east by the Caribbean Sea, and on the south and west by Guatemala. Belize, until 1973 known as British Honduras, became independent in 1981 and is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The total area of Belize…

Indians Immigrating To AmericaTheir homeland has the second largest population in the world, yet in Americathey form one of our smallest minorities. Americans were influenced by theirbeliefs long before the first immigrants arrived, and an important interchangeof ideas has continued to the present day. Although many came to America asearly as the turn of the…

LABOR IN AMERICABy Ira Peck(Scholastic Inc. )The Industrial Revolution was dawning in the United States. At Lowell, Massachusetts,the construction of a big cotton mill began in 1821. It was the first of several that wouldbe built there in the next 10 years. The machinery to spin and weave cotton into clothwould be driven by water…

BelizeHistoryBelize was once part of the Maya civilization; Cortes probably traversed the region on his way Hondura. The Spanish did not colonize the are. Buccaneers founded Belize City in the early 1600’s and were followed by British Jamaicans, who exploited its timber. Spain long contested British possession, but in 1859 Guatemala and Britain agreed on…

The settlers in Colonial America continued to cook in tradition with their heritage, while incorporating new foods into their diet. Colonists had staple foods which they used in almost everything, but they also had seasonal foods. All and all most settlers had similar diets to the ones they had had in their old country, but…

. It is also considered by some to be the most controversial. Many say that America did not belong in the fight and that it was a waste of money, man-power, and time. Others say that it was important to show that the U. S. will not stand by and let a country or territory…

“Should the United States Congress Designate English to be the Nations Official Language”Is it fair to have a designated language for the country that has the freedom of speech and freedom of choice? There are many good arguments in defense of both sides of this controversial issue. It is hard to say if one side…

Explore how any playwright of the time has successfully dramatised a social issue. Contemporary theatre has stepped further and further away from the sugar-coated happy society plays and musicals that once dominated Broadway and the West End. Now, harsher more realistic stories with issues facing today’s society and politics are shocking that conventional-type of theatre….