When then-President Boris Yeltsin stood on a tank in 1991, waving a fist in defiance of communist hard-liners, he heralded a new dawn for Russia.The Soviet Union collapsed months later, promising to usher in a new era of Western-style democracy. But at the end of Yeltsin's rule, eight years later, democracy had become a dirty word for most Russians.President Vladimir Putin often is praised for bringing an end to what some see as a reign of lawlessness and corruption under Yeltsin, his predecessor. But not everyone agrees. Some officials who ran the government under Yeltsin say Putin has put an end to a period of positive change.
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poll tax
Explanation:
A poll tax is when people are "taxed" to pay, or essentially pay-to-play. This soon was dropped out of favor, for there were relatively poor whites who were not able to pay the tax, thereby they were ineligible to vote.
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An American theoretical physicst
The United States was forced to ask itself harsh questions about race and equality after WWII because many blacks and women had been called in a variety of ways to help their country, which did not treat them fairly back home--leading to accusations of hypocrisy.
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17. Conservation is generally associated with the protection of natural resources, while preservation is associated with the protection of buildings, objects, and landscapes.
18. Look at it closely on all visible sides to see how it reflects light.
Test its hardness.
Identify its cleavage or fracture.
Name its luster.
Evaluate any other physical properties necessary to determine the mineral's identity.
19. Reduce, reuse, and recycle.
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