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  • Comparing Ancient Egypt/america

    Comparing Ancient Egypt/america

    In comparing Ancient Egypt and modern day Americas, I found a few similarities and differences in their every day lifestyles. Things like religion, government, social class, writing, and their job specializations. It was surprising to me to find out that the ancient Egyptians way of leaving was somewhat like ours. Of course there are heavier differences, but still they were very modern for their times. Also I am in strong belief that we learned many

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    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: July
  • Attitudes of War in Ancient Civilizations

    Attitudes of War in Ancient Civilizations

    Chapter Eight War and Society reveals the attitudes about war in both ancient Rome and China. These attitudes prove that in these cases perhaps it is safe to say that wars are not inevitable or natural but were caused by warlike societies and social situations. After reading bits and pieces of both the ancient Roman and Chinese history, one can only gain a greater perspective on how these attitudes derived. In 391 nomads called the

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Top
  • The Lot of the Immigrant Past Present and Future

    The Lot of the Immigrant Past Present and Future

    Jason Sharkey Ms. Satter English #5 May 15 06 The lot of the immigrant past present and future America has since its founding as a nation, been a nation composed of immigrants and decedents of immigrants. Throughout our history it has been a blessing for us. Our country had the diversity of culture that so many other countries lacked, and it was this diversity that allowed us to develop so quickly because the fertile mix

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Ancient China Geography

    Ancient China Geography

    Ancient China Geography How did the geographical features affect Ancient China's culture? It affected Ancient China's culture because geography made many in some of China's parts of land. One way China's culture got affected was through the Silk Road. Now days there are plains, boats, and cars to transport stuff from one place to another, but back in Ancient China they used the Silk Road. The Silk Road made good and bad changes, a bad

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    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: Steve
  • Gdp and Olympic Success

    Gdp and Olympic Success

    GDP is defined as the total value of goods and services produced within a territory during a specified period, regardless of ownership. GDP differs from gross national product (GNP) because it does not take into consideration transactions done within a country. Nominal GDP refers to the total amount of money spent on GDP. While real GDP changes this value to effect inflation in order to estimate the actual quantity of goods and services making up

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    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: Edward
  • Over the Course of the Past Half-Millennium, the 33 Countries That Now Comprise Latin America and the Caribbean Have Gone Through Drastic Change. Since the Discovery of the New World in 1492, Each Country Has Gone Through Some Level of Colonization by "

    Over the Course of the Past Half-Millennium, the 33 Countries That Now Comprise Latin America and the Caribbean Have Gone Through Drastic Change. Since the Discovery of the New World in 1492, Each Country Has Gone Through Some Level of Colonization by "

    "Over the course of the past half-millennium, the 33 countries that now comprise Latin America and the Caribbean have gone through drastic change. Since the discovery of the New World in 1492, each country has gone through some level of colonization by ""Over the course of the past half-millennium, the 33 countries that now comprise Latin America and the Caribbean have gone through drastic change. Since the discovery of the New World in 1492, each

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    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: Mike
  • Becoming a Man a Separate Peace and the Jumping Tree by Dmar

    Becoming a Man a Separate Peace and the Jumping Tree by Dmar

    Sometimes I think that the trouble with men is that we aren't women. One almost never sees women fight. No, that's a guy thing, a manly thing that also raises disturbing questions about what it means to be a man these days. Becoming a man comes with realizing your responsibilities in life. Becoming a man comes when you take control of your responsibilities in life for yourself and for others. If you live at home,

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Fatih
  • The Irony of a "peaceful" Hymn

    The Irony of a "peaceful" Hymn

    For some the 1960's marked the end of traditional values and the beginning of an era of permissiveness. It was a time notorious for liberation movements, both political and sexual, social unrest, a widening gap between generations, drugs, and rock and roll. Indeed, the years of the 1960's were a time of change but along with this cultural revolution came a decade with a darker side, epitomized by the Vietnam conflict and the Civil Rights

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Google: Past, Present and Future

    Google: Past, Present and Future

    Google is best known simply for their widely used search engine. However, this company has become an industry leader, a technological innovator and much, much more. Today, Google is a publicly held corporation whose stock trades for nearly $500 per share and has a market capitalization of nearly $150 billion (Mills, Nov. 2006). That, coupled with their increasing market share in numerous web-based market, means Google truly is the little search engine that could. Located

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Past, Present & Future Paper

    Past, Present & Future Paper

    The University of Phoenix offers business degree programs geared toward working adults. These programs allow full-time professionals the opportunity to advance their education while maintaining a career. The Bachelor of Science in Business Management program focuses upon developing managerial, decision-making and evaluative skills. By completing individual and group assignments, the University aims to provide an education that is both academic and practical to everyday work experience. It was this aspect of the University of Phoenix

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Monika
  • The Past Revised: The Dangers of Censorship

    The Past Revised: The Dangers of Censorship

    John Milton said, “[It is almost] as good to kill a man as to kill a good book; [he] who kills man kills a reasonable creature, God’s image; but he who destroys a good book kills reason itself.” Liberal censorship must be abolished. The First Amendment states that “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press…etc.” Granted, the Amendment made no mention of censorship beyond the government, however the

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Olympic Athletes in Darfur

    Olympic Athletes in Darfur

    Over the past 5 years, the country of Sudan has gained major publicity, particularly in the city of Darfur. Unfortunately, that publicity and attention has come because of a horrific mass genocide. The UN has estimated that nearly 400,000 people have died from violence and disease over the past few years. And on top of that, over 2.5 million have been displaced as of October 2006 Hundreds of thousands of innocent men, women, and children

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Los Angeles Olympics

    Los Angeles Olympics

    In 1923 the Olympic Organizing Committee for the United States as well as the entire nation was ecstatic to hear from the IOC that Los Angeles had won their bid to host the 1932 Summer Olympic Games. Construction was already completed on the main stadium, where the opening and closing ceremonies were set to take place in less than a decade. However, excitement soon gave way to panic and frustration as the New York Stock

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Ancient Egyption Pottery

    Ancient Egyption Pottery

    Ancient Egyptian Pottery I chose to do my research paper on Egyptian pottery because in my art appreciation class I was most fascinated with the ancient Egyptian era. I found this website that explained all about how pottery they made helped them function in everyday use. It also told me a lot about how the made everything. The need to store things led to the development of containers, first among them bags of fiber or

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Top
  • Grade Six Ancient World History Curriculum: Early Eras to 500 Ce

    Grade Six Ancient World History Curriculum: Early Eras to 500 Ce

    Grade Six Ancient World History Curriculum: Early Eras to 500 CE. I. Early Man A. Australopithecus 1. Physical traits and characteristics 2. Food gathering 3. Discovery of Lucy B. Homo erectus 1. Upright man 2. Tools 3. Fire 4. The first hunter C. Homo sapiens 1. Further physical developments 2. Communication/cultural developments 3. Neanderthal peoples D. Homo sapiens sapiens 1. Richard E. Leaky 2. Domestication of animals 3. Permanent settlements 4. Beginning of agriculture II.

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Gay Olympics

    Gay Olympics

    I had always enjoyed the summer Olympics and the way the athletes strive to be their best, but after watching the winter Olympics I couldn’t help but ask, are these really sports. I have no doubt that the races are sport. There is a definite outcome and no dispute over who won. Then you have these other “sports” like figure skating and ice dancing. Somehow I cannot take any point of view that would support

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: July
  • Finding Peace

    Finding Peace

    “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, and the hopes of its children. This is not a way of life at all in any true

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Ancient Inca Indians

    Ancient Inca Indians

    The common Inca greeting was “!Ama Sua, Ama Kjella, Ama Lllulla!” (anonymous). This greeting means “Don’t lie, don’t cheat, don’t be lazy!” This sounds like pretty good advice. The Inca civilization extended along the western coast of South America beside the Andes Mountains. The ancient ruins of their cities are beginning to reveal themselves to us. In this paper, I intend to describe the lifestyle of the Inca Indians. The civilization of the Incas is

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Monika
  • Ancient Egypt

    Ancient Egypt

    Cities and states During the ancient Egypt time, the kingdom can be divided into nomes, or districts. This idea of dividing into nomes was invented over 3100 BC. Nomes were the autonomous, or self-govern, districts. Each nome had nomarch as the governor. The country was divided into 42 nomes, 20 lower Egyptian nomes and 22 upper nomes. Apparently, all nomes were located along the nile river plain, main river of ancient Egypt kingdom, which showed

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: David
  • Gift Tax

    Gift Tax

    Gift Tax One of the taxes that we went over in class was gift taxes. This is a tax that is implied when property, personal items, or money with a value of over 10,000 dollars is given from one person to another. There are a few exceptions to this law such as giving to non-prophit organizations or the donation is going towards an education or tuition. I feel that this is a good tax

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Victor
  • The Black Death: From a Dark Past to a New Light

    The Black Death: From a Dark Past to a New Light

    Italian Renaissance Professor Piciche The Black Death: From a Dark Past to a New Light It is impossible to discuss Europe's history without mentioning the Plague of 1348, also known as the Black Death. The Black Death reached Italian shores in the spring of 1348. The presence of such a plague was enormously devastating making its mark in unprecedented numbers in recorded history. According to records, it is estimated to have killed a third of

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Ancient Egypt

    Ancient Egypt

    How has our everyday culture and society of America been impacted by Ancient Egyptian culture and society? When thinking about the way of life during the Ancient Egyptian time period one can only wonder how so long ago would have a lasting impression on a culture today. How the Ancient Egyptian’s culture has carried over into the modern American culture is through their artwork, architecture and politics. One way the artwork has made a lasting

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Jon
  • Peace & Order

    Peace & Order

    PEACE AND ORDER Peace and order unites religions and culture, incorporating values of security and harmony together with justice and respect for the human dignity. While peace undoubtedly, is one of the most universal and significant of human ideals, it is describe as “one of the most positive symbols having meaning for the whole humanity”, the ways that we think about peace and how to attain it are often diffuse and content-dependent. Peace is the

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Jack
  • Ancient Greece

    Ancient Greece

    Ancient Greece, being the polytheistic culture that it was, derived extravagant myths regarding fourteen gods and goddesses they believed to rule over every aspect of life. The Greek population believed that the gods were incorporated in every part of their lives, from washing dishes to growing crops, one of the many gods would be watching over them. These gods and goddesses however were not the first to rule over Greece. It is said that prior

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Janna
  • Green Peace

    Green Peace

    We interviewed Andra Zommers from Greenpeace. The questions we asked were as follows: 1) What is Greenpeace? 2) How is Greenpeace run/structured? 3) Why did you get involved in the environment? (Your motivation) 4) Why Greenpeace? 5) In your opinion, where is the greatest concern? 6) Is there any Spiritual emphasis Greenpeace has or that you personally have? 7) What is Greenpeace’s vision for the future? 8) What gives you hope? Taken from www.greenpeace.ca: “Greenpeace

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Vika

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