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While Americans cling to the Civil War, they've forgotten most of the rest of their history. There is no comparable obsession with the Mexican War, the War of 1812, or even the American Revolution. Create an essay where you discuss some of the reasons for this, as stated by the author's stories.
Horwitz meets many women who are as devoted as men to memory of the War: Sue Curtis, June Wells, Melly Meadows, Mauriel Joslyn. How does their approach to the War differ from that of men in the book?
Many Southern whites revere the rebel battle flag as a symbol of the valor and sacrifice of their ancestors. To many African-Americans, the same flag is a hated symbol of segregation and white supremacy. Create an essay that discusses this topic with examples from stories in the book: Is there any middle ground?
Which of the states in the South have navigated this minefield most successfully?
Horwitz writes about the killing of Michael Westerman while flying a Confederate flag from his truck, in Todd County, Kentucky. What are the social and emotional reasons why Westerman's killing becomes such a flashpoint for Southern anger, both black and white?
The subtitle to Horwitz's book is "Dispatches from the unfinished civil war." In what ways is the war unfinished, according to the stories noted in the book?
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Analyze transformative effect that world war had on japanese
: World War II brought about a major realignment of East Asian politics, society, and economy. Analyze the transformative effect that World War II and the Cold War had on Japanese politics, society, and economy.
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Write an essay on progressive movements
: Write an essay on Progressive movements.
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Disadvantages of a push system and a pull system
: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a push system and a pull system. Give specific product examples as part of your discussion and post should be at least 250 words and APA format too.
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Government regulation and provision of services
: Discussing how the Coase Theorem provides an alternative to government regulation and provision of services.
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Write essay that discuss some of the reasons for mexican war
: Create an essay where you discuss some of the reasons for Mexican War, as stated by the author's stories.
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Change equipment between styles of hammers
: If a plant was designed to produce 7000 hammers per day but is limited to making 6,000 hammers per day because of the time needed to change equipment between styles of hammers, what is the utilization
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Salte cost of equity
: Sake Corporation is issuing new common stock at a market price of $31. Dividends last year were $1.65 and are expected to grow at an annual rate of 11 percent forever. Flotation costs will be 9 percent of market price. What is Salte's cost of equi..
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Assignment on leadership and change
: Choose one of the quotes, mottos or sayings OR provide one from elsewhere and share it with the class. As you do so, be sure to explain to us WHY you have chosen that particular phrase - what does it mean to you and how does it reflect what you ar..
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Who was responsible for the global financial crisis
: Free-Market capitalism, government intervention, or a combination of both? Identify the causes of the crisis, the steps the private and public sector took to resolve it, and what leaders should do to keep it from happening again. Remember, banks a..
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