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The uranium bomb detonated over Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 had an explosive yield equal to 15,000 tonnes of TNT. It razed and burnt around 70 per cent of all buildings and caused an estimated 140,000 deaths by the end of 1945, along with increased rates of cancer and chronic disease among the survivors.
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The correct answer is option D.
After the Seventh Regiment Cavalry gathered and rounded up over 300 Sioux at Wounded Knee Fort, an attempt at disarming them led ultimately to the massacre of more than 300 Sioux. Also about 40 whites died during the incident.
A deaf American Indian, confused by the orders from the soldiers, refused to follow orders thus starting the incident which ultimately would cost the lives of over 350 people, both Sioux and whites.
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The two lines from Passage 1 which suggest that the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom and refuge are:
"Line 10: With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor..."
"Line 14: I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
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Emma Lazarus wrote his poem titled "The New Colossus" (1883), where he depicted the Statue of Liberty as the "Mother of Exiles" and a refuge of freedom. Commissioned to raise funds for the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, Emma's poem illustrated the Statue of Liberty as a welcoming symbol to all immigrants from around the world.
To be a human rights defender, a person can act to address any human right (or rights) on behalf of individuals or groups. Human rights defenders seek the promotion and protection of civil and political rights as well as the promotion, protection and realization of economic, social and cultural rights.
Human rights defenders address any human rights concerns, which can be as varied as, for example, summary executions, torture, arbitrary arrest and detention, female genital mutilation, discrimination, employment issues, forced evictions, access to health care, and toxic waste and its impact on the environment. Defenders are active in support of human rights as diverse as the rights to life, to food and water, to the highest attainable standard of health, to adequate housing, to a name and a nationality, to education, to freedom of movement and to non-discrimination. They sometimes address the rights of categories of persons, for example women’s rights, children’s rights, the rights of indigenous persons, the rights of refugees and internally displaced persons, and the rights of national, linguistic or sexual minorities.
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The Puritans settled most of the region that is now called the Middle Atlantic States.
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