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  • Greek Theatre History

    Greek Theatre History

    Greek Theatre History Euripides was born outside of Athens, Greece and as some say, was destined from the beginning to be a misunderstood poet. He was a pacifist, free thinker and a humanitarian in an age when such things were overshadowed by intolerance and violence. He was an "out of the box" type thinker; he forced his characters to confront personal and social issues as opposed to the typical questions of state. Euripides was often

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    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Steve
  • At the Beginning of the Chinese History

    At the Beginning of the Chinese History

    There were over thirty-eight dynasties from the Chinese History. I am going to talk about the beginning of the Chinese History. I think it was the most interesting part to discuss because it involved the development at the beginning and then grow weak at the end of the Shang dynast due to the killing of the loyal official of the emperor. It had a profoundly impact the rest of the Shang people and it's culture

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    Essay Length: 1,483 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: July
  • Telecommunications History

    Telecommunications History

    Telecommunications History „X 1844 - 1st Public Telegraphy Display Samuel F.B. Morse demonstrates the first public telegraph message from Washington to Baltimore, Ў§What Hath God Wrought.ЎЁ This was the beginning of telecommunications in America. „X 1845 - Samuel F.B. Morse forms Magnetic Telegraph Co. Samuel F.B. Morse organizes the first telegraph company to offer telegraph service to the general public. „X 1856 - Western Union Formed New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Company is reorganized

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    Essay Length: 794 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Jack
  • Background and History of Untied Overseas Bank Limited

    Background and History of Untied Overseas Bank Limited

    Background and History of Untied Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) United Overseas Bank Limited abbreviated as UOB was founded in 6 August 1935 firstly known as United Chinese Bank. The UOB Empire was first built up by Sarawak-born Datuk Wee Kheng Chiang ЁC father of the present UOB Group Chairman, Wee Cho Yaw together with 6 other businessman. Since then, UOB has grown from strength to strength becoming a leading bank in Singapore and a dominant

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Fatih
  • History of Country Music

    History of Country Music

    When I was a young boy my Grandfather always liked to tell the tale of how he was wounded during the extraordinary battle that killed the great Roland. My grandfather was a brave knight that held all the qualities a knight was supposed to possess. He was a chivalrous, brave, strong knight that feared nothing. He had never been beaten in battle, and I suppose he never was. That is for you to decide. My

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    Essay Length: 1,668 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Kevin
  • The Legitimacy of Black Vernacular English

    The Legitimacy of Black Vernacular English

    Phillip Lee English 110 Paper 4 The Legitimacy of Black Vernacular English Language is a living, breathing, evolving, ever changing being. Language evolves as man does; as he discovers more of his environment and of his self he beckons upon language for definition. The languages spoken today are children of languages, definitions passed. If language is only a myriad of prior dialects and other languages is it so hard to believe that in a land

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    Essay Length: 1,236 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Jack
  • The Black Arts Movement

    The Black Arts Movement

    BAM! The Black Arts Movement The amazing era of the Black Arts Movement developed the concept of an influential and artistic blackness that created controversial but significant organizations such as the Black Panther Party. The Black Arts Movement called for “an explicit connection between art and politics” (Smith). This movement created the most prevalent era in black art history by taking stereotypes and racism and turning it into artistic value. This connection between black art

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Bred
  • Target Background and History

    Target Background and History

    Target Background and History With its familiar red bulls eye logo, Target Stores have become the United States’ second-largest discount chain behind giant Wal-Mart. Target offers merchandise and brand names that are aimed at a more upscale shopper than Wal-Mart. With strong growth from expansion, Target reported $46.839 billion in sales and earnings of $3.198 billion in 2004. At the beginning of the year, the company operated 1,172 regular Target stores and 136 SuperTarget stores

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    Essay Length: 480 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Jack
  • Coca Cola Brief History

    Coca Cola Brief History

    HISTORY: There are some major events in the life of the Coca-Cola Company that have an impact on the company today, these include: • 1886: Coca-Cola, the beverage, was first produced by John Pemberton. It was sold at fountains at a Jacobs’s pharmacy, a local pharmacy in Atlanta, for 5 cents a glass. Frank Robinson named the drink Coca-Cola and wrote it in his own unique script, to this day Coca-Cola is written in the

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    Essay Length: 585 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Jack
  • The Search for Black Holes

    The Search for Black Holes

    The Search for Black Holes: Both as a Concept and An Understanding for age’s people have been determined to explicate on everything. Our search for explanation rests only when there is a lack of questions. Our skies hold infinite quandaries, so the quest for answers will, as a result, also be infinite. Since, its interception, Astronomy as a science speculated heavily upon discovery, and only came to concrete conclusions later with closer inspection. Aspects of

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Artur
  • Art History

    Art History

    1. formal and iconographic characteristics are seen in high renaissanace, venetian and mannerist paintings. to begin with, in high renaissance michaelangelos Moses is shown holding the 10 commandments. You can clearly see the anger that is dipicted through the facial expression on moses. Michaelangelo wonderfully portrays the psychological states in moses, through the iconographic characteristics of his puffed lower lip, arched toes and the bulging of his veins. the formal characteristics are seen through michealangeols

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Mike
  • Jewish History - Mohammed's Speech

    Jewish History - Mohammed's Speech

    Jewish History- Mohammed's Speech People of Arabia. The angel of G-d, Gabriel, has come to me to bring you his final message. The name of this G-d is Allah. Gabriel has told Allah that he has chosen me to lead the people of Arabia. He has informed me that Abraham, Moses and Jesus were all prophets of Allah, but has chosen me to be his final prophet. Gabriel told me to embrace the will of

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Jack
  • The History Behind Marriage

    The History Behind Marriage

    The symbols and rituals that are used in the wedding mass is the development of the Sacrament of Marriage. There are many symbols and rituals involved with marriage, including: the unity candle, the bouquet, tossing of rice, and the bride's veil. The most common symbol there is in marriage is the wedding ring. The wedding ring dates back to the Egyptian time. Back then the wife would have a money ring instead of actual money

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Mike
  • History of Bangkok

    History of Bangkok

    History of Bangkok After Ayutthaya was burned by the Burmese army in 1767, the Thai army established Thonburi, a community of Bangkok as the new capital. Bangkok was instituted as the new capital in 1782 by king Chakri, also known by his dynastic name Rama I. After asking Chinese merchants to move to the Sampeng area, Rama I used the vacated land to build the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew). Another thing

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Jessica
  • The History of Gravois

    The History of Gravois

    The History of Gravois Gravois Road is all in all a fascinating part of the history of St. Louis. With its many historical landmarks and rich amount of different cultures and heritages, Gravois holds true to much of its history into the present day. Even though many of the streets in St. Louis are being worked on, this street continues to have many visitors and people living there. The first trip down Gravois was particularly

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    Essay Length: 275 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: David
  • History of Tango

    History of Tango

    The man and woman face each other, with the man holding the woman's right hand in his left, and with his right arm around her. The Tango is the third dance to use this hold for couple dancing. The Viennese Waltz is the first dance done in this couple hold. It was very popular in Europe in the 1830's. Couple dancing before the Viennese Waltz was very formal and did not involve a lot of

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    Essay Length: 672 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Mike
  • History of English Sports

    History of English Sports

    History of English Sports Sports are a favorite pastime of everybody. Through out history, sports have been a predominate part of each individual culture. English sports have arguably had the greatest impact of the sports played in the world today. Almost all of the sports we have come to know and love today have their origins in England. Though English sports are not played by everyone, they have left a lasting legacy on the world

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    Essay Length: 1,749 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Jon
  • History of Civil Aviation

    History of Civil Aviation

    Civil aviation came about after World War one when pioneers explored new uses for aircraft, before that aircraft were only used for war purposes. In 1908 the British army developed aircraft, a few years before in 1904 J. E. Cooper, from the British war office, visited the Wright Brothers. His aim was to bring back information and skills on aircraft. This did not happen because the Wright brothers asked for $100,000 for the method of

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Tommy
  • History Causation

    History Causation

    World War 1 started in 1914 where Germany where blamed of causing it. This essay will be explaining if it was really Germany their fault of causing World War 1 and if it was inevitable. There were early signs in Europe that World War was going to come. In Blackadder Goes Forth, Baldrick opined that the war began when 'Arch Duke shot an ostrich because he was hungry'. His garbled version of the assassination of

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Mike
  • History of Women in the Police Force

    History of Women in the Police Force

    Introduction Women have come a long way in the area of the workforce in the past one hundred years. If you were to look back one hundred years ago, you would never see a woman working outside of the home. Society had the idea that a woman's place was in the home cooking, cleaning, reproducing and care giving. They had the idea that there was no place for her in the workforce because that was

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    Essay Length: 3,477 Words / 14 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Steve
  • Black Elk's Cultural Displacement and His Relationship with Nature

    Black Elk's Cultural Displacement and His Relationship with Nature

    In Black Elk Speaks, John Neihardt depicts the tragedy of a culture that can no longer support its traditional ideals. In their own terms, the Sioux have lost the sacred hoop of their nation. But they did not lose it through a lack of faith or other internal weakness; they lost it, almost inevitably, to the forces of economic greed when white Americans expanded westward in search of more land and more goods. Their

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Monika
  • The History of Abortion in the United States

    The History of Abortion in the United States

    Abortion is a topic that has been around since the beginning of time. Each person has their own viewpoints, but the problem is the majority of society has little knowledge about abortion. Abortion in teens is only increasing every year, since the morality factor seems to apply no longer. There are many medical hazards that also exist in procedure with an abortion. Americans feel that it is only the mother’s choice whether or not to

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Artur
  • The Odyssey Vs. American History X

    The Odyssey Vs. American History X

    The Odyssey vs. American History X The Odyssey and American History X don’t share similarities in the plot, theme or time period, but they have an ingredient common in many stories. Odysseus and Derek are challenged with deadly obstacles and they overcome these difficulties with the help of a mentor. A guide saves both characters and assists them in their return home. Odysseus and Derek need the support and help of a trusted friend who

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    Essay Length: 575 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Andrew
  • The History of Apartheid in South Africa Strategists in the National Party

    The History of Apartheid in South Africa Strategists in the National Party

    The History of Apartheid in South Africa Strategists in the National Party invented apartheid as a means to cement their control over the economic and social system. Initially, aim of the apartheid was to maintain white domination while extending racial separation. Starting in the 60's, a plan of ''Grand Apartheid'' was executed, emphasizing territorial separation and police repression. With the enactment of apartheid laws in 1948, racial discrimination was institutionalized. Race laws touched every aspect

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    Essay Length: 989 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Tommy
  • History of Southwest Airline

    History of Southwest Airline

    History of Southwest Airline More than 32 years ago, Rollin King and Herb Kelleher got together and decided to start a different kind of airline. They began with one simple notion: If you get your passengers to their destinations when they want to get there, on time, at the lowest possible fares, and make darn sure they have a good time doing it, people will fly your airline. And you know what? They were right.

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Jack

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