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  • Poverty Vs. Low Birth Weights

    Poverty Vs. Low Birth Weights

    Abstract There exist some evidence that poverty can result in low birth weight in newborn infants. On Prince Edward Island, low birth weights are currently the lowest as compared to the national average according to Statistics Canada. However, the link that exist between poverty and low birth weights leaves unanswered questions as to what can be done to reduce these low birth weights in newborn infants. The effect of Poverty on Low Birth Weight in

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    Essay Length: 997 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Bred
  • History

    History

    European Civilization: Groups of people came together to build towns, cities, etc. People came to build their towns around lakes or rivers to utilize their resources. People found areas near the Danue River to grow crops, it was the majority of their food sources. In this area they gave the name Lepenski Vir. The roofs were made by animal skins, arranged to make maximum use of the sun. Everything was oriented of the alter. This

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    Essay Length: 7,100 Words / 29 Pages
    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Top
  • The Tower of London - a Landmark Alive with History

    The Tower of London - a Landmark Alive with History

    The Tower of London: A Landmark Alive With History The Tower of London is one of the most famous and visited historic monuments in the world. For some people it conjures up images of Norman architecture and towering battlements, but most associate it with arms and armour, ravens, the Crown Jewels, Yeoman Warders, imprisonment, death and ghostly apparitions. But this does not do it justice: the history of the Tower and its buildings is a

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    Essay Length: 1,457 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Anna
  • The Greek Chorus’ Small Place in History

    The Greek Chorus’ Small Place in History

    THE GREEK CHORUS’ SMALL PLACE IN HISTORY The history of the Greek Chorus can be traced back to a relatively small time period; from the original Dithyrambs, to Thespis’ small, but revolutionizing changes to the system, to Aeschylus’ triple entente of tragedies The Oresteia, which included the infamous Agamemnon. To truly understand the Greek Chorus, and what role it was meant to play when it was created and thereafter altered, one has to go

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    Essay Length: 2,185 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Top
  • English History

    English History

    If there can be such an entity as a brief history of England, I hope I am not being too presumptuous in attempting to provide one for the general reader. To compress thousands of years of history into a readable and I hope, entertaining few chapters is a daunting task indeed, but here at Britannia we hope to do just that. We can discover the ancient landscapes, historical monuments, Roman remains, medieval towns, Georgian squares

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    Essay Length: 306 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Tasha
  • History of Syatp

    History of Syatp

    See You At The Poll is an event that takes place at schools across north America and more than twenty countries. It’s where students gather around their flag poll outside of school hours and pray. It is not a formal event, but more of a prayer meeting. Also they don’t just pray, some people sing worship songs, and some people read the Bible. It all started back in 1990. On April 6th in Burleson, Texas.

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    Essay Length: 800 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Mike
  • American History X

    American History X

    "American History X" is an unflattering and often disturbing look at the roots and consequences of racism. And like the hard reality that it attempts to mirror, there are no easy answers or simple solutions offered in this cautionary tale. Instead, it portrays the scourge of racism as an endemic and self-propagating problem, festering and feeding upon itself, resulting in distant consequences both unexpected and tragic. In his heyday, Derek Vinyard was one of the

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    Essay Length: 582 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Jessica
  • History of Computers

    History of Computers

    History of Computers Table of Contents Table of Contents………………….…….2 Abstract…………………………….……3 Body of Research…………………….4 - 6 Conclusion…………………………….…7 Bibliography……………………………..8 Abstract This project explains the history of computers, starting from Howard Aiken’s Harvard Mark I to present day time. Although I have not gone over all of the models in my report, I have chosen those which I feel have had the greatest effect on the computer world. I will show how in just forty years, computers have

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    Essay Length: 826 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Victor
  • History of Computers

    History of Computers

    The earliest existence of a modern day computer's ancestor was the abacus. These date back to almost 2000 years ago. It is simply a wooden rack holding parallel wires on which beads are strung. When these beads are moved along the wire according to "programming" rules that the user must memorize, all ordinary arithmetic operations can be performed. The next innovation in computers took place in 1694 when Blaise Pascal invented the first "digital calculating

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    Essay Length: 1,353 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Globalization’s Other Side: The Negative Impacts on Poverty and The Environment

    Globalization’s Other Side: The Negative Impacts on Poverty and The Environment

    Critiquing Jagdish Bhagwati's Interpretation of the Social Impact of Economic Globalization Date Submitted: November 19, 2004 There have been countless numbers of books and papers written on the controversial topic that is globalization, and it seems every author or activist has their own arguments against or in support of the liberalization of trade and the social impact of economic globalization. However, in regards to the novel In Defense of Globalization, there is no doubt on

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    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Victor
  • Turning Points in History

    Turning Points in History

    In global history, many civilizations have undergone changes that historians consider turning points. A turning point is a point in time at which a significant change occurs that affects a whole society's way of life. There are many examples of turning points in the past. One turning point is in the Commercial Revolution of the middle ages. Feudalism in medieval Europe was ruthless. The manor economy was based on land, so those who had land

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    Essay Length: 421 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Fatih
  • History of Jazz and Classical Music

    History of Jazz and Classical Music

    History of Jazz and Classical Music Upon entering a modern record store, one is confronted with a wide variety of choices in recorded music. These choices not only include a multitude of artists, but also a wide diversity of music categories. These categories run the gamut from easy listening dance music to more complex art music. On the complex side of the scale are the categories known as Jazz and Classical music. Some of the

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    Essay Length: 1,788 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Mike
  • History of Herman Melville

    History of Herman Melville

    Herman Melville was born in New York City on August 1, 1819. He was the third child of eight. Herman went to school early in New York City. His dad used to travel a lot and used to tell him stories which sparked his love of adventure. His father was always on boats and told stories about the giant waves and the ships breaking like sticks. His father also enjoyed talking about Liverpool also, being

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    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Steve
  • Who or What They Refer To, When This Was Important, and Why It Is Significant to Our Understanding of Us History

    Who or What They Refer To, When This Was Important, and Why It Is Significant to Our Understanding of Us History

    Terms: Who or what they refer to, when this was important, and why it is significant to our understanding of US history Black Codes: Taking advantage of Johnson’s policies, the southern states aimed to penalize “vagrant” blacks, defined as those who did not work in the fields for whites, and to deny blacks the right to vote, serve on juries, or in some cases even own land. People arrested under the Black Codes faced imprisonment

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    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Wendy
  • The History of Dicrimintaion

    The History of Dicrimintaion

    THE HISTORY OF DICRIMINTAION Discrimination in the USA has a big history. From the blacks to women to gays and also people with disabilities all of these groups have been discriminated against in the U.S. in some way. People with disabilities have had an especially hard time over coming discrimination. They have had a lot of help from the govt. by way if the amendments passed such as sect. 504 of the Voc. Rehab Act.

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    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Janna
  • Poverty

    Poverty

    Throughout the last century, poverty has been a major issue in the society of the United States. The government has tried to help those who are living in poverty through numerous acts including Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plans to get the country out of the depression or the welfare reform in 1996. Although the government has sought to ease poverty, mainly by creating government anti poverty programs, their methods are in fact ineffective. The Federal governments

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    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Top
  • Hollywood Vs. History: The Alamo

    Hollywood Vs. History: The Alamo

    10/7/04 Hollywood vs. History: The Alamo The Alamo was one of the most astounding and critical battles of our country. Its men were ruthless in their bravery and love of their country. Their mission for independence lives on in the hearts of all American’s today. Their legacy lives on forever and their courageous souls are still in the heart of the people of the lone star state. This is the story of bravery, love, tyranny,

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: regina
  • Home Depot History

    Home Depot History

    The Home Depot “You Can Do It. We Can Help.” History of The Home Depot As you can see the stock that we charted for this project was the Home Depot’s stock. The Home Depot was founded by two men Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank. Their original partnership was called MB associates and they officially incorporated on June 29, 1978. They did change their company name obviously to The Home Depot. They opened their first

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Vika
  • The History of Swing Music and Dancing

    The History of Swing Music and Dancing

    The period of the 1930s and 1940s is known as the Swing Era. Big bands like Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Artie Shaw, and others became household names and music icons ("Jazz History- Swing"). Swing music was a trendy style of jazz, while swing dancing was very popular and performed in many dance halls. As they became more widespread, both became a vital part of America. The 1930s brought a style of music that was possibly

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Top
  • History

    History

    The Book Vinland Sagas is written as two separate documents Graenlendinga (Greenland) Saga and Eirik's (Erik) Saga. Magnus Magnusson purpose of writing this book was to inform his readers of the only history about the Norse settlement in Greenland and Vinland. The book is a short one with two stories and straight to the point. It started off with Erik the Red father dying and those who descended from Erik the Red. He also let

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Engish History

    Engish History

    The quake, which measured a preliminary magnitude of 7.0, brought railways across most of the region to a halt, crippled essential utilities and disrupted telephone services. In the city of Fukuoka, Mitsue Itoyama, , who was trapped by a collapsing wall later died in a hospital. Two other women, aged 56 and 83, were unconscious and in critical condition. More than 400 people received treatment at hospitals in Fukuoka Prefecture alone, including at least

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Dell History and Analysis

    Dell History and Analysis

    SWOT analysis of Dell Computers History: The company was founded in 1984 by Michael Dell, now the computer industry's longest-tenured chief executive officer, on a simple concept: that by selling personal computer systems directly to customers, Dell could best understand their needs, and provide the most effective computing solutions to meet those needs. Today, Dell is enhancing and broadening the fundamental competitive advantages of the direct model by increasingly applying the efficiencies of the Internet

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    Essay Length: 440 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 6, 2010 By: July
  • North Americas Different History

    North Americas Different History

    North America’s Different History The human history in North America I believe was very different than that of Asia, Eurasia, and Europe. One example of why I believe that North America’s history was different is that the importance of a military force was far more important to the Europeans than the Americans. The Europeans were so intertwined in their problems of over population, poverty, and political order that the need for a military was needed.

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    Submitted: January 6, 2010 By: Monika
  • Poverty in the Us

    Poverty in the Us

    Abstract The issue of poverty in the United States seems to lie on the grounds of race education and family structure. As expected I found that educational levels paralleled poverty levels. Unexpected , research was found to prove that race did in fact play a substantial role in poverty. Family structure along with other influential factors either locked an individual into poverty or provided a means for escape from the continuing cycle. Other factors contributing

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    Essay Length: 777 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: Jon
  • Family History

    Family History

    What I did for my project was a pedigree chart, archive of old photos, personal PowerPoint, digital scrapbook, family history timeline. In my pedigree chart my family made a family tree that includes pictures from past family reunions, family poem, Family reunion timeline, History of the Clark and Forrest families, what's going on within the families, a tribute, family birthdays, a list of the deceased. I did a power point including pictures of my family

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    Essay Length: 550 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: Kevin