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  • Art History Analysis of Art Works

    Art History Analysis of Art Works

    Art History Analysis of Art Works After Flipping through paintings I chose to write my paper about Diego Valasquez's, Las Meninas. This painting was made in 1656. It is oil on canvas. I was drawn to it at first glance. It immediately caught my eye. As I continued to observe the painting it gave off a mysterious vibe. Was this what the artist wanted me to feel while viewing his work? In what seems as

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    Essay Length: 687 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Mikki
  • No More Poverty

    No More Poverty

    The question of solving poverty has been pondered by philosophers, politicians, socialists, and even economists for centuries. What causes poverty, how can we fix it, and when we can fix it are all questions that they ask. Many solutions have been proposed, few have been tested, and none have proven to be successful. In The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities of Our Time, Jeffrey D. Sachs presents a practical and viable plan to end global

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    Essay Length: 3,068 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Google History

    Google History

    Google is a play on the word googol, which was coined by Milton Sirotta, nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasner, and was popularized in the book, "Mathematics and the Imagination" by Kasner and James Newman. It refers to the number represented by the numeral 1 followed by 100 zeros. Google's use of the term reflects the company's mission to organize the immense, seemingly infinite amount of information available on the web. Back before Google? Aye,

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    Essay Length: 545 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Top
  • The Varied History and Future of Psychology as Science and Philosophy

    The Varied History and Future of Psychology as Science and Philosophy

    The Varied History and Future of Psychology as Science and Philosophy As events in history unfold, they have ways of appearing to be part of one simultaneous thrust of coordinated progress. Perhaps as part of one view of evolution, individuals are inclined to regard those developments and occurrences which transpire during their lives as somehow interrelated, interdependent, and principally part of the same body of human thought and ideology. This is likely the philosophy which

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    Essay Length: 4,269 Words / 18 Pages
    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Mike
  • History of Athens

    History of Athens

    In a city called Athens, just below the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and near the junction place of the North and Middle Oconee Rivers, a town and university grew and prospered among it's music, food, and of course, football. Athens has nurtured individuals and ideas that have sparked controversy nation-wide. It began as a small settlement , known as Cedar Shoals, where ancient Cherokee Indians crossed over the Oconee River. It was based

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    Essay Length: 768 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Jon
  • Structure of the Heart; Function of the Heart; Diseases of the Heart ; History of Heart Research; Hearts in Other Animals

    Structure of the Heart; Function of the Heart; Diseases of the Heart ; History of Heart Research; Hearts in Other Animals

    Editors' Picks Great books about your topic, Heart, selected by Encarta editors Related Items * Aorta * Artery more... Encarta Search Search Encarta about Heart Also on Encarta • 7 tips for funding an online degree • How to succeed in the fashion industry without being a top designer • Presidential Myths Quiz Advertisement Click Here! Heart Encyclopedia Article Find | Print | E-mail | Blog It Multimedia House MiceHouse Mice 29 items Article Outline

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    Essay Length: 877 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Fatih
  • The History of the Iww

    The History of the Iww

    The International Workers of the World is an ample union who are commonly known as the IWW and the Wobbles. During the time period between 1900 and 1930 the United States focused their attention and was occupied with the Labor Union Movement, which started in the late 1800’s and also World War I which began a later. The IWW stood strong throughout and never gave up for what they were fighting for. This can be

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    Essay Length: 1,906 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Hawaiian History Timeline

    Hawaiian History Timeline

    These lovely islands were discovered by the Polynesians, who gave them the name Hawaii. When Captain Cook discovered Hawaii, he renamed them The Sandwich Islands. This information was culled from From Mauka to Makai. I have also added some dates of my own. 300 - 0 A.D. Polynesians arrive by outrigger canoe from Tahiti 1778 British explorer Captain James Cook discovers the Hawaiian Islands and names them Sandwich Islands after Britian's Earl of Sandwich. 1779

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    Essay Length: 665 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Bred
  • The History of the Aztecs

    The History of the Aztecs

    The Aztecs The Aztec Indians, who are known for their domination of southern and central Mexico, ruled between the 14th and 16th centuries. Their name is derived from Azatlan, the homeland of the north. The Aztecs also call themselves Mexica and there language came from the Nahuatlan branch of the Uto-Aztecan family. The Aztecs were formed after the Toltec civilization occurred when hundreds of civilians came towards Lake texcoco. Late families were unfortunate and

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    Essay Length: 666 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Stenly
  • American History to 1887

    American History to 1887

    Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum's Salem Possessed explores the pre-existing social and economic divisions within the Salem Village community, as an entry point to understand the accusations of witchcraft in 1692. According to Boyer and Nissenbaum, the village split into two factions: one interested in gaining more autonomy for Salem Village and led by the Putnam family, and the other, interested in the mercantile and political life of Salem Town and led by the Porter

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    Essay Length: 1,127 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Fatih
  • The Personalization of History in “murder in the Cathedral”

    The Personalization of History in “murder in the Cathedral”

    The Personalization of History in “Murder in the Cathedral” T. S. Eliot was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He went to school at Harvard and, after graduating, lived in England. It was here that he was employed as a schoolmaster, a bank clerk, and a literary editor for a publishing house called Faber & Faber. After working there for a number of years he became a director. Eliot's poetry shows the growth of a poet

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    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Edward
  • Economic and Political History: A Comparison

    Economic and Political History: A Comparison

    Conal Fury and Micahel J. Salevouris define historiography as "the study of the way history has been and is written-the history of historical writing". When one studies historiography one studies the changing interpretations of events in the works of individual historians more than historical occurrences. The study of forms of historical writing has led to the identification of various schools of historical thought but mainly it has led to the evolution of sub-branches of history

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    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: regina
  • History of Rock and Roll

    History of Rock and Roll

    The premise of this work is that rock 'n' roll matters, and that it means what it says. It seems that rock 'n' roll music has seldom been given its due as an art form, that it is somehow relegated to a category of less "mature" or "serious" artistic pursuits by the media and the intellectual community. Some critics use the generic term "Pop" to refer to any popular music, including all contemporary rock

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    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Steve
  • Menocchio History Paper

    Menocchio History Paper

    In Carlo Ginzburg's "The Cheese and the Worms," a common person by the name of Menocchio went against social and cultural norms to present a reformation during the Sixteenth Century. Studying common people's lives help to understand how everyday life was like for most people in Italy during this time. Only they knew how it felt to be ruled and told what to do because of their low social status. People like Menocchio are worthwhile

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    Essay Length: 718 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Mike
  • American Sports History

    American Sports History

    Negro League Owner: My name is DeHart Hubbard, founder of the Negro League, Cincinnati Tigers. Just recently Jackie Robinson-a black man- racially integrated the major leagues of baseball by signing a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers. This is both a bitter and sweet victory for Negroes in America on countless levels. Segregation forces Negroes to create our own educational, social and business institutions. These same black owned and operated institutions help foster pride within the

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    Essay Length: 1,246 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Yan
  • History of Films

    History of Films

    Main article: History of film In the 1860s, mechanisms for producing artificially created, two-dimensional images in motion were demonstrated with devices such as the zoetrope and the praxinoscope. These machines were outgrowths of simple optical devices (such as magic lanterns) and would display sequences of still pictures at sufficient speed for the images on the pictures to appear to be moving, a phenomenon called persistence of vision. Naturally, the images needed to be carefully designed

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    Essay Length: 420 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Ben Carson Tells of His Journey from Poverty

    Ben Carson Tells of His Journey from Poverty

    Vol. 19, No. 33 June 8, 2000 Commencement 2000 Ben Carson tells of his journey from poverty Benjamin S. Carson went from an angry street fighter in Detroit to become director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Carson, who attributes his escape from the poverty of his youth to the support and love of his mother, is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including an honorary degree from UD in 1997. His autobiography,

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    Essay Length: 1,212 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: July
  • Singer’s Utopian Solution to World Poverty

    Singer’s Utopian Solution to World Poverty

    Peter Singer’s provocative essay has aggravated a diversity of strong emotions in me, varying from shame to admiration, to anger and protest. In his writing he’s using some very dangerous techniques in order to attain his goal of getting readers to truly believe in his ideas, rethink their values and change their lifestyles. It is questionable though weather Singer is really successful at this difficult task. At the beginning of the essay Peter brings up

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    Essay Length: 1,741 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Mike
  • History of the Beatles

    History of the Beatles

    Early beginnings Lennon met McCartney on July 6, 1957 at the annual St. Peter's Woolton Parish Church Garden Fete. Lennon was in a skiffle group called The Quarry Men who were performing at the event. Lennon was impressed by McCartney as he knew the words to several rock 'n' roll songs (Lennon would just make his own words up), and because he taught him some guitar chords (Lennon only knew the banjo chords taught to

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    Essay Length: 4,660 Words / 19 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Fonta
  • The Early Years of Keeneland History

    The Early Years of Keeneland History

    The Early Years of Keeneland History Kentucky's open grasslands had attracted the type of settler who loved horses because of its great beauty. Also, Kentucky imposed richness of soil minerals, abundance of water, and suitable climate, terrain, and vegetation that attracted these people. People that lived in Kentucky possessed a great love and pride for sporting horses. Their love and passion of horses would shape the Thoroughbred world of today. The horse industry in Kentucky

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    Essay Length: 2,384 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Janna
  • History Repeats Itself

    History Repeats Itself

    "History repeats itself. Historians repeat each other."- Philip Guedalla This quote implies that when events happen, we do not learn from them so they happen again. Wars are started and ended with dreadful consequences yet almost as soon as one is ended another begins. Nothing is learned from the mistakes so history repeats itself. Natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes and hurricanes occur frequently throughout the world yet we still continue to pollute the atmosphere

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    Essay Length: 281 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: July
  • Poverty Among Women

    Poverty Among Women

    For centuries, gender, race, ethnicity, and age, have contributed to the social stratification of persons in society, and more specifically, for the means of this essay, women in society. In the United States for example, gender and age greatly contribute to whether or not one will be subject to a life of poverty. In Cultural Anthropology: A Problem Based Approach, Robbins discusses the book Women and Children Last by Ruth Sidel in which Sidel

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    Essay Length: 1,101 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Mike
  • Philadelphia 76ers History

    Philadelphia 76ers History

    Introduction The Philadelphia 76ers is one of the oldest franchises in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Although ticket sales have declined as a result of recent poor performance, the team has enjoyed moderate success over the years with two championship titles and a loyal fan base who continue to give their seemingly unconditional support. The team is owned by Comcast Spectacor, which has recently been considering selling the franchise in order to

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    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Top
  • Mongolian History - Rise of Ghengis Khan

    Mongolian History - Rise of Ghengis Khan

    Mongolia RISE OF GHENGIS (Chinggis) KHAN After the migration of the Jurchen, the Borjigin Mongols had emerged in central Mongolia as the leading clan of a loose federation. The principal Borjigin Mongol leader, Kabul Khan, began a series of raids into Jin in 1135. In 1162 (some historians say 1167), Temujin, the first son of Mongol chieftain Yesugei, and grandson of Kabul, was born. Yesugei, who was chief of the Kiyat subclan of the Borjigin

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    Essay Length: 1,271 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Hindu History

    Hindu History

    Hinduism claims no identifiable human founder, nor a specific origin in history. It is so old that its past recedes into pre-history. Furthermore, the tradition itself claims to be eternal. Hinduism is extremely diverse, and only recently conceived of as a single, distinct religion. Hindus did not feel compelled to unify their many traditions, or define the common ground that distinguished them from "other faiths" — not, at least, until these "others" threatened to impose

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    Essay Length: 543 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Tasha

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