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How might common understandings of the "American Dream" from the 18th and 19th centuries differ from what we often refer to colloquially today?

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Is there any evidence that the introduction and proliferation of caffeine consumption had significant effects on the tone or expressed values of Western philosophy, either that of literate, high society or the popular wisdom of the masses?

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How common was it for soldiers during WWI to commit suicide by running into the line of fire?

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Where I live in the US, we generally feel sympathy for Vietnam veterans and their trauma from being sent overseas to fight in a war where atrocities were committed by the US military. As far as I know, Germans today do not share the same sentiment toward veterans of WWII, for instance. Why?

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How might common understandings of the "American Dream" from the 18th and 19th centuries differ from what we often refer to colloquially today?	12
Is there any evidence that the introduction and proliferation of caffeine consumption had significant effects on the tone or expressed values of Western philosophy, either that of literate, high society or the popular wisdom of the masses?	10
How common was it for soldiers during WWI to commit suicide by running into the line of fire?	1
Where I live in the US, we generally feel sympathy for Vietnam veterans and their trauma from being sent overseas to fight in a war where atrocities were committed by the US military. As far as I know, Germans today do not share the same sentiment toward veterans of WWII, for instance. Why?	0