(see: #679)
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arthur zimmermann
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burger king
one of the biggest fast food chains in the world. even though they have good deals, it is impossible to order on their mobile app* and it never processes your order. gave me a headeche. then, i stopped trying.
in the us: mcdonald's > burger king
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be my eyes
an app that connects blind people and sighted people through their smart devices. official website
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los pollos hermanos
a fried chicken fast food restaurant. its owner (gustavo fring) is so humble, meticulous, and works together with the employees. this place also welcomes student workers and overpays.
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genocide
according to united nations, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
a. killing members of the group;
b. causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
c. deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
d. imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
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hamburger
is derived from the city of hamburg/germany.
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nat turner
he was born a slave on a virginia plantation. he i was a devout christian, and he preached his visions of freedom to other slaves. in 1831, turner led a group of slaves in a rebellion against local white landowners. fifty-five whites were killed, including turner's master, joseph travis, and travis's family. a militia caught the gang and hanged about 15 slaves. both pro- and anti-slavery forces saw turner's rebellion as a reason to fight for their causes. this and other uprisings led state leaders to toughen their slave codes, laws that prohibited educating slaves and restricted their movement from place to place.
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jacob riis
many middle and upper-class families knew little about immigrants problems. jacob riis a danish immigrant-and a photographer and journalist-exposed the suffering experienced by many immigrants. riis's work, how the other half lives, published in 1890, helped people realize that government action was necessary to improve conditions in city slums. image
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mustafa kemal ataturk
"science is the only true guide in life."
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covid-19
coronavirus disease 2019. first case reported in november 2019 in china. a virus which is from the family of coronaviruses known to cause sars and even the common cold. attacks the respiratory system and is particularly dangerous for the elderly and those with compromised immune systems. cause of the current global pandemic which was declared in march 2020 by the world health organization.
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feminist
someone who advocates for women’s rights based on a desire for intersexual equality
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pray for the wicked
the most recently released album from panic! at the disco (2018).
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netflix
a streaming platform used popularly to play movies in the background of a night in together.
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league of legends
one of the most addictive games i have ever played in my life. even though it is not very common in my generation, i could barely quit playing it.
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russian oligarchs
(see: roman abramovich)
(see: mikhail khodorkovsky)
(see: boris berezovsky)