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So the Republicans were founded as an anti slavery party. But about a century later the democrats under Kennedy had to fight for equal rights. When how why the reversal?

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When did long hair for females and short hair males become the dominant paradigm?

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Did the rennaisance sculptors actually sculpt their statues all by themselves or did they have help with it? Or did they just make wax models and their studio completed the actual sculpting?

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I heard that Gorbachev broke the Communist Party's power. How did he rise to the top if that was his intention in the first place?

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Were there any other reasons for the Civil War but the ideological differences? Any less than noble motives on the part of the Union? (Detailed thoughts behind question in the text)

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I am a lower caste member in pre British / Portugese / Dutch. Was I aware of my inequal status. How big a factor did it play in my daily life ? How much part of the psyche was it ?

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So the Republicans were founded as an anti slavery party. But about a century later the democrats under Kennedy had to fight for equal rights. When how why the reversal?	608
When did long hair for females and short hair males become the dominant paradigm?	114
Did the rennaisance sculptors actually sculpt their statues all by themselves or did they have help with it? Or did they just make wax models and their studio completed the actual sculpting?	8
I heard that Gorbachev broke the Communist Party's power. How did he rise to the top if that was his intention in the first place?	3
Were there any other reasons for the Civil War but the ideological differences? Any less than noble motives on the part of the Union? (Detailed thoughts behind question in the text)	3
I am a lower caste member in pre British / Portugese / Dutch. Was I aware of my inequal status. How big a factor did it play in my daily life ? How much part of the psyche was it ?	0