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  • Black Panther

    Black Panther

    william randolph 12-5-05 afr. dias In the beginning of 1968, after selling Mao's Red Book to university students in order to buy shotguns, the Party makes the book required reading. Meanwhile, the FBI, under J. Edgar Hoover, begins a program called COINTELPRO (counterintelligence program) to break up the spreading unity of revolutionary groups that had begun solidifying through the work and examaple of the Panthers; the Peace and Freedom Party, Brown Berets, Students for a

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    Submitted: February 28, 2010 By: Max
  • History of Pc

    History of Pc

    1947 Scientists at Bell Telephone Laboratories invent the transistor. Miniaturization of electronic circuits via the transistor is a key development making personal desktop computers small, reliable, and affordable. 1958 At Texas Instruments, Jack Kilby completes building the first integrated circuit. 1960 Digital Equipment introduces the first minicomputer, the PDP-1. It is the first commercial computer equipped with a keyboard and monitor. The minicomputer represents an important size and power step from mainframe toward personal computers.

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    Essay Length: 1,356 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: February 28, 2010 By: Jessica
  • A History of Human Art and Body Painting

    A History of Human Art and Body Painting

    If the impulse to create art is a defining sign of humanity, the body may well have been the first canvas. Alongside paintings on cave walls visited by early people over 30,000 years ago, we find handprints, ochre deposits, and ornaments. And because the dead were often buried with valuable possessions and provisions for the afterlife, ancient burials reveal that people have been tattooing, piercing, painting, and shaping their bodies for millennia. All of the

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    Submitted: February 28, 2010 By: David
  • Brief History of Gui

    Brief History of Gui

    Comparison Summary By Martin Rennhackkamp DBMS Server Comparison Supplement, November 1996 An Analysis Of The Strengths And Weaknesses Of The Big Six Database Servers. In 1991 I performed a thorough evaluation and comparison of the four major DBMSs at the time: Informix, Ingres, Oracle, and Sybase. This comparison was done for a client building a huge distributed database application, currently in its second phase of d evelopment, with the first phase running successfully country-wide. At

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    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Victor
  • History of Clowns

    History of Clowns

    History of Clowns David Ball What do you think of when you hear the word clown, you may think of the circus or a striking fear that could paralyze you in your tracks. A clown really is "a familiar comic character of pantomime and circus known by his distinctive makeup and costume, ludicrous antics, and buffoonery, whose purpose is to induce hearty laughter." ("A Brief History of Clowning") The first traceable evidence of the clown

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    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Black Women in Art

    Black Women in Art

    Black Women in Art Historically and currently African American women use art as a way to express themselves, their emotions and as an act of resistance. In this paper, I will discuss the various ways two very influential artists, Laurie Cooper and Lorna Simpson, use imagery to uncover and forefront the various forms of oppression that affect their lives as African American women. Since the late 1970s, African American art, as a form of self

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    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Jon
  • History of Fashion

    History of Fashion

    History of Fashion Fashion has changed a great deal over the past three centuries. As history changes it seems that fashion in some aspect changes with it to adapt to the era. Even today fashion continues to change as the years go on. Looking at fashion even 20 years ago we can see a difference from what we see in our everyday lives. For the purpose of this essay Fashion will be divided into three

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    Essay Length: 342 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Jack
  • History of Punk Rock

    History of Punk Rock

    The History of Punk rock. By. John Maloney. November 13th, 2006 Block 1 Social studies. John Maloney 11-30-06 Block 1 Social Studies History of Punk Rock It was in a club called the electric circus, complete with pulsating lights, fragmented pieces of movies and strip lighting writhing on the floor, flashing off and on like a demented snake that’s swallowed phosphorus. That’s where Andy Warhol found the velvet underground. Some young band singing on

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    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Black Death

    The Black Death

    The Black Death came in three forms, the bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic. Each different form of plague killed people in a vicious way. All forms were caused by a bacterium called Yersinia pestis. The bubonic plague was the most commonly seen form of the Black Death. The mortality rate was 30-%. The symptoms were enlarged and inflamed lymph nodes (around arm pits, neck and groin). The term 'bubonic' refers to the characteristic bubo or enlarged

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    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Tommy
  • History Kennedy

    History Kennedy

    I. Kennedy and The Cold War A.The Election of 1960- As President Eisenhower's 2nd term drew to a close, a mood of restlessness arose among voters. 1.Kennedy and The Canidate-Kennedy intered the race with a well-organized campaign , the backing of his large family, and a handsome look and charisma that appealed to voters. 2.Televised Debate- a milestone of the campaign was the 1st televised debate ever between presidential canididates. 3.Kennedy and the King-Hearing of

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    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Max
  • History of Civilizations

    History of Civilizations

    Mesopotamia - "The Cradle of Civilization." It is indeed a cradle, starting the first civilizations on Earth: Sumer, Babylonia, Hatti (Hittites), Phoenicia, Assyria, Chaldea, Persia, and Hebrews. Mesopotamia is located between the Tigris River and the Euphrates River, in present day Iraq. Traders, nomadic herders, and invaders all easily overcame the few natural barriers around the Fertile Crescent. (The Fertile Crescent is located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf, including Mesopotamia.) As a

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    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Vika
  • History of Globalization

    History of Globalization

    History of Globablization #1 1. Globalization basically means that the world is slowly becoming one, instead of divided lands. Most people think that globalization has to do with just business influences. However, it’s also travel, communication, culture, etc that is affecting the spread of the world’s cultures. Basically, globalization is where goods and services are produced in one part of the world but eventually shared on an international level. The history of globalization started a

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    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Jessica
  • I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem

    I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem

    In Maryse Conde’s novel,”I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem,”Tituba went through various hardships in her life her witchcraft and being black got her into a lot of trouble. Also being with a man who turned on her. She ended up being hanged just when she finally got a chance to go back to Barbados she dies. Most stories of Tituba are always like this. But in article “The Further Transformation Of Tituba,” we find

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    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: Mike
  • The History of Homecoming

    The History of Homecoming

    The History of Homecoming Every year thousands of alumni, parents, students and family come back to the University of Arizona for Homecoming. Homecoming consists of class reunions, a football game, dinners, parades and many other celebrations. Homecoming is for all the colleges and departments at the University of Arizona. Homecoming has been a tradition of U of A for almost 92 years now. This annual event has plenty of history behind it which contributes to

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    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: Steve
  • Music History

    Music History

    An orchestra is an organized body of bowed string instruments, with more than one player to a part, to which may be added wind and percussion instruments.In the Greek theater the term denoted the semi-circular space in front of the stage where the chorus sang and danced; in the Roman theater is was reserved for the Senators' seats, Throughout the years the size and strength of orchestras across the world have varied. In the mid-18th

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    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: Mikki
  • The Ebola Virus - History Of, Occurrences, and Effects Of

    The Ebola Virus - History Of, Occurrences, and Effects Of

    The Ebola Virus History of, Occurrences, and Effects of Ebola, a virus which acquires its name from the Ebola River (located in Zaire, Africa), first emerged in September 1976, when it erupted simultaneously in 55 villages near the headwaters of the river. It seemed to come out of nowhere, and resulted in the deaths of nine out of every ten victims. Although it originated over 20 years ago, it still remains as a fear among

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    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: Steve
  • Best History Ever

    Best History Ever

    To end the celebration of the 50 years of the LEGO brick, here are the best sets in history. Handpicked from Lugnet—the biggest LEGO database—based on their popularity, these 229 sets belong to the most iconic lines—LEGOLAND Space, Town, Castle and Pirates—plus three of the most popular ones—LEGO TECHNIC, Star Wars and Racers. From the most significant to the most amazing and complex, from the late '70s to today. We can't get ourselves to pick

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    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: Edward
  • Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

    Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

    The author who wrote this book Mr. Stephen Hawking is regarded as the most brilliant theoretical physicistt science Einstein. Stephen wrote this book explaining different theories that earlier scientists, philosphers and astronomers had about the univerise. In his book he wrote about the different theories and opinions people have about the univerise. Why does it iexist? How the universe was created and where is it taking us? Some of the theories he wrote about discussed

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    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: Jon
  • The History of Human Resource Management

    The History of Human Resource Management

    The History of Human Resource Management Human resource management is the strategic and coherent approach to the management of an organization's most valued assets - the people working there who individually and collectively contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the business. The terms "human resource management" and "human resources" (HR) have largely replaced the term "personnel management" as a description of the processes involved in managing people in organizations. Human Resource management is

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    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: regina
  • James Madison - Influence on the Creation of American History

    James Madison - Influence on the Creation of American History

    James Madison’s Influence on the Creation of American History PETRA HORNA April 07, 2008 Table of Contents: Introduction……………………………………………………………….…2 The Compromise of 1790……………………………………………………….…..3-4 James Madison……………………………………………………………………….4-5 Madison’s Defeat on Report on the Public Credit……………………………..5-6 Madison’s Opposition to Economic Injustice…………………………………..6-7 Slavery – a Hot Political Issue of the Union………………………………………7 Introduction The decade of 1790s is the most decisive decade in our nation’s history, in which the greatest statesmen of their generation came together to define the new Republic

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    Submitted: March 4, 2010 By: Bred
  • African History

    African History

    What is African pre-history? Our studies begin with the era called "prehistoric," meaning before the era known as "historic" (meaning written records). It is an important era. Mostly because it includes the very great majority of the total time on earth that humankind has spent developing basic human abilities and culture. "The main change throughout all of mankind was the change to bi-pedalism (Dr. Agorsah)". The traditional "Stone Age" name comes from the stone tools

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    Submitted: March 4, 2010 By: Yan
  • Black Men and Public Space

    Black Men and Public Space

    Not everyone has a special power to alter public space, but if you were different from your surrounding, then you would probably have a very good sense about what I am talking about. In “Black … Space”, Brent Staples claims that he is black man who whenever in public is meet with fear from his surrounding because of his races stereotype. He clearly points out one can easily change physical behavior and dressing in order

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    Submitted: March 4, 2010 By: Stenly
  • American History

    American History

    "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. The United States of America is located in the middle of the North American continent, with Canada to the north and the United Mexican States to the south. The United States ranges from the Atlantic Ocean on the nation's east coast to the Pacific Ocean bordering the west, and also includes the state of Hawaii, a series of islands located

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    Submitted: March 5, 2010 By: Fonta
  • History If Intel

    History If Intel

    Intel has changed in many ways through the company’s history. It is in a unique market and Intel has developed an advertising campaign to help it flourish and dominate all competitors. Intel did not reach success over night. This paper will explore how the company developed, what they did to market the product, and the spoils of having a highly successful marketing plan coupled with a product of extremely high value. Robert Noyce and Gordon

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    Submitted: March 5, 2010 By: Yan
  • Black like Me - John H. Griffin

    Black like Me - John H. Griffin

    Black like me - John H. Griffin Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin John Howard Griffin is a journalist and a specialist on race issues. After publication of his book, he became a leading advocate in the Civil Rights Movement and did much to promote awareness of the racial situations and pass legislature. He was middle aged and living in Mansfield, Texas at the time of publication in 1960. His desire to know if

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    Submitted: March 5, 2010 By: Andrew