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  • Celilo Falls

    Celilo Falls

    Celilo Falls Celilo Falls named after the "Si-le-lah" tribe, was located about one hundred and two miles from Portland Oregon. Today Celilo falls no longer exists because the Dalles Dam was built March 10 1957; it was covered up by what is now Lake Celilo. Celilo Falls was a very important place for Native Americans nearby. Many tribes used the falls for fishing. Fishing platforms were built next to the water and men would spend

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    Submitted: February 17, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Discuss the Reasons for the Downfall of the Russian Empire in 1917

    Discuss the Reasons for the Downfall of the Russian Empire in 1917

    Discuss the reasons for the downfall of the Russian empire in 1917 There is so much that can be said in regards to the question "Why the Downfall of the Russian Empire? " You cannot blame it on just a few individuals or because of any single factor, but you have to consider the historical and spiritual situation during the time Tsar Nicholas reigned. You have to consider historically development of Europe, its spiritual changes

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    Essay Length: 620 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 17, 2009 By: Steve
  • The Road from Seneca Falls

    The Road from Seneca Falls

    Title: The road from SENECA FALLS. (cover story) Source: New Republic, 08/10/98, Vol. 219 Issue 6, p26, 12p, 3bw Author(s): Stansell, Christine Abstract: Reviews several books related to women's suffrage and feminism. В‘The Selected Papers of Elizabeth Cady STANTON and Susan B. Anthony, Volume One: In the School of Anti-Slavery, 1840-1866,' edited by Ann D. Gordon; В‘Harriet STANTON Blatch and the Winning of Woman Suffrage,' by Ellen Carol DuBois; В‘Woman Suffrage and the Origins of

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    Submitted: February 17, 2009 By: Steve
  • Benito Mussolini's Rise and Fall to Power

    Benito Mussolini's Rise and Fall to Power

    Benito Mussolini's Rise and Fall to Power Benito Mussolini had a large impact on World War II. He wasn't always a powerful dictator though. At first he was a teacher and a socialist correspondent. He later married Rachele Guide and had 5 children. He was the editor of the Avanti, which was a socialist party newspaper in Milan. Benito Mussolini founded the Fasci di Combattimento on March of 1919. "This was a nationalistic, anti liberal,

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    Submitted: February 18, 2009 By: Edward
  • The Rise and Fall of Nazism

    The Rise and Fall of Nazism

    - Hitler was fully responsible for the order for the mass executions in Poland in 1939 and 1940. He was also actively engaged in setting up plans for a Jewish reservation in Poland and he backed the Madagascar plan. He was continually preoccupied with further deportations and deportation plans. - In 1941 Hitler ordered the extermination of every potential enemy in the occupied Eastern territories. He was fully aware of mass executions of Jewish civilians

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    Essay Length: 685 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 2, 2009 By: Kevin
  • The Roman Military

    The Roman Military

    The strength of the Roman military was the string that held the Roman Empire together for as long as it lasted. The military was made up of strictly disciplined men whom were ready and willing to serve their emperor. The Legions Outward appearance was extremely important to the Romans and the first thing that new recruits learned was to march in perfect form. Once they knew how to march they were then assigned to the

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    Submitted: March 16, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Early Western Civilization

    Early Western Civilization

    Egyptologists had lost interest in the site of tomb 5, which had been explored and looted decades ago. Therefore, they wanted to give way to a parking lot. However, no one would have ever known the treasure that lay only 200 ft. from King Tut's resting place which was beyond a few rubble strewn rooms that previous excavators had used to hold their debris. Dr. Kent Weeks, an Egyptologist with the American University in Cairo,

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    Submitted: March 16, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Benito Mussolini's Rise and Fall to Power

    Benito Mussolini's Rise and Fall to Power

    Benito Mussolini had a large impact on World War II. He wasn't always a powerful dictator though. At first he was a school teacher and a socialist journalist. He later married Rachele Guide and had 5 children. He was the editor of the Avanti, which was a socialist party newspaper in Milan. Benito Mussolini founded the Fasci di Combattimento on March of 1919. "This was a nationalistic, anti liberal, and anti socialist movement. This movement

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    Essay Length: 1,916 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: March 16, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Western Civilization

    Western Civilization

    Western Civilization from 1589 to 1914 had many specific changes that contributed to the structure of the western world before World War I. In the absolutism state sovereignty is embodied in the person of the ruler. Kings were absolute kings and were resposible to no none except god. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries absolute rulers had to respect the fundamental laws of their land. They had to control competing jurisdictions, institutions or groups that

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    Submitted: March 16, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Why Was There Stalemate on the Western Front Between Germany and Franc

    Why Was There Stalemate on the Western Front Between Germany and Franc

    Due to the complexity of this question, it must be broken down before an attempt at answering it can be made. Following this, it will be easier to understand the exact context in which this article will consider this question. By asking В‘Why was there stalemate on the Western front' two questions are actually being asked. Firstly, why did a stalemate start and secondly why did the stalemate continue between 1914 and 1918. The second

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    Submitted: March 17, 2009 By: Anna
  • Fall of the Bastille

    Fall of the Bastille

    Ce n'est pas une revolte, c'est une revolution! "Your Majesty! They have stormed the Bastille!" exclaimed King Louis XVI's aide. "Is this a revolt?" asked the king. "No, sire, it's a revolution." On July 14, 1789, a huge, angry mob marched to the Bastille, a high security prison that symbolized royal tyranny, searching for gun powder and prisoners that had been taken by the unpopular and detested King, Louis XVI (Time Life 1999). The flying

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    Submitted: March 19, 2009 By: Edward
  • Short Review on Snow Falling on Cedars

    Short Review on Snow Falling on Cedars

    Evocative and extremely well written, this book lets the mind soar throughout all different types of drama. The fictional world the write has created is so realistic that the atmosphere is unmistakably recognized. Including history and romance, this incredibly written book satisfies the reader in ways no book can. The primary pleasure of the book is David Guterson's interpretation of the diverse characters and the beautiful places. Set on an island in the straits north

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    Submitted: March 19, 2009 By: Edward
  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    "All Quiet on the Western Front" was written in a first person style. The story was told by Paul Baьmer, a nineteen year old student, convinced to enlist with the German army by his schoolmaster, Kantorek. Along with many of his friends from school, he is trained under Corporal Himmelstoss, a strictly disciplined commander who dislikes Paul because of his "defiance." When sent to the front, Paul, along with his other friends, made new

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    Submitted: March 19, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart By Chinua Achebe Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. New York, New York Copyright 1959 Author Biography Albert Chinualumogu Achebe, or Chinua Achebe, was born November 16, 1930, in Ogidi, Nigeria. His parents were Janet N. Achebe, and Isaiah Okafo, a teacher in a missionary school. Mr. Achebe was educated at the University College of Ibadan, but also attended Government College in 1944. He wrote his first novel, Things Fall Apart, in

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    Submitted: March 19, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Dbq: Settlement of the Western Frontier

    Dbq: Settlement of the Western Frontier

    DBQ: Settlement of the Western Frontier During the years between 1840 and 1890, the land west of the Mississippi River experienced a wild and sporadic growth. The natural environment contributed greatly to this growth spurt and helped shape the development of the trans-Mississippi west. The natural environment dictated and facilitated the development of the west by way of determining who settled where, how the people survived, why people wanted to settle, and whether they were

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    Submitted: March 22, 2009 By: Top
  • America's Age of Empire: The Bush Doctrine

    America's Age of Empire: The Bush Doctrine

    America's Age of Empire: The Bush Doctrine With barely a debate, the Bush doctrine has set out a radically new -- and dangerous -- role for the United States. On September 20, the Bush administration published a national security manifesto overturning the established order. Not because it commits the United States to global intervention: We've been there before. Not because it targets terrorism and rogue states: Nothing new there either. No, what's new in this

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    Submitted: April 13, 2009 By: Janna
  • Wilderness Empire

    Wilderness Empire

    In Wilderness Empire, Allen W. Eckert has given a sweeping and thorough look into the lives of key decision makers and the pivotal events leading up to and including the French and Indian War. Through Eckert's educated insight, the reader is able to enjoy a look into a distant way of life made edifying through his portrayal of historical figures. Following the lives of William Johnson and his friend Tiyanoga, a powerful leader of

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: Vika
  • An Analysis of the Meanings of Seneca Falls

    An Analysis of the Meanings of Seneca Falls

    While being born in the modern times, no woman knows what it was like to have a status less than a man's. It is hard to envision what struggles many women had to go through in order to get the rights to be considered equal. In the essay The Meanings of Seneca Falls, 1848-1998, Gerda Lerner recalls the events surrounding the great women's movement. Among the several women that stand out in the movement, Elizabeth

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: Vika
  • The Influences of Rational Thought on Western Civilization

    The Influences of Rational Thought on Western Civilization

    The Influences of Rational Thought on Western Civilization The Greek’s notion of rational thought is a very strong reason why Western Civilization has become so influential in the world today. During their time, the Greeks spurred an intellectual revolution. They questioned the meanings of life and began using their minds to expand the world. According to Glenn Blackburn: “In many ways, they “discovered” the human “mind” through their philosophy and rational thought [ . .

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Wendy
  • 18th Century Commerce in the Western Hemishpere

    18th Century Commerce in the Western Hemishpere

    Colonial America during the Eighteenth Century gave people the opportunity to become land owners, explore their religious freedom, and to take part in a growing economy. Whether you were poor or rich, all free men and women had an opportunity to raise their standard of living. Along with the rise in commerce came more problems such as slavery, taxes, conflict with the natives, debt, and much more. As expressed already many positives and negatives were

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Jack
  • Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart

    How Things Fall Apart There was a man who dreamed as a child of being well known and respected throughout his village and neighboring villages. This man, Okonko, worked hard at his goal, and he achieved it. Okonko, a man with great strength and personality, had achieved his goal to become rich and famous, a privilege that was unseen before in his family. Although Okonko reached his goal at an early age, his life began

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Max
  • The Fall of one of the Largest Species

    The Fall of one of the Largest Species

    Animal endangerment is bad. We know that by now. It means animals are going extinct by either themselves, humans, or the environmental causes. That's bad for us humans and the environment, which is eventually bad for us. We depend on this, yet we are doing so many things that hurt the animals and the biosphere. For one, the oil dumping into the oceans. This hurts are oceans and the animals and plants that live in

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Jessica
  • The Second Republic and Its Fall

    The Second Republic and Its Fall

    The Second Republic and Its Fall One of many hurdles that Nigeria had to overcome in the attempt to return to civilian rule, and then to have such a new system entrenched, was the fact that competitive politics encouraged recourse to sectional identification. On the one hand, there is need for a understanding of the nature of the dynamics of Nigerian society, especially with regard to the phenomenon of ethnicity. On the other hand,

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    Essay Length: 3,902 Words / 16 Pages
    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Niagara Falls

    Niagara Falls

    Niagara Falls holds mystery and intrigue for people around the world. We think of the Falls as one entity, when in fact three separate waterfalls make up the popular tourist spot. When standing on the Canadian side of the US/Canada border and looking toward the Falls, you see the American Falls to the left. A smaller waterfall toward the center is the "Bridal Veil Falls." To the right is the "Horseshoe" or Canadian Falls. The

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    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Artur
  • All Quiet on the Western Front Notes

    All Quiet on the Western Front Notes

    KEY LITERARY ELEMENTS 1. SETTING All Quiet On The Western Front is set during World War I, behind the German frontlines where Paul Baumer is assigned. The setting weaves back and forth between the warfront and the camp where Baumer stays. Once during the novel, Baumer goes home on leave, but the setting quickly reverts to the warfront. The only other setting in the novel is in the hospital. LIST OF CHARACTERS Major Characters Paul

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    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Mike

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