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An Outline on the History of Chocolate (an Informative Speech)
Chocolate Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the goodness of chocolate. Central Idea: Chocolate is one of the oldest treats enjoyed by many people. Introduction I. Attention Getter: By a show of hands, how many people love chocolate? II. Credibility Statement: I have loved chocolate ever since I was a little girl. I have enjoyed the different tastes, textures, and styles of it. III. Reveal Topic and Relate to Audience: Chocolate is one of
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Philosophy of Art Van Gogh Painting
Art is something that can cause difference of opinion, controversy, and many other contemporary issues. Art can also been viewed in many different mediums; such as music, paintings, the written word whether that be prose or poetry, photography as well as many more forms. I will be discussing the famous painter of Van Gogh and a painting that he described as ugly. Van Gogh described this painting as “…one of the ugliest I have done…”
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History of Alberta
Date Entered into Confederation: Alberta became a province of Canada in 1905. They joined into Confederation because of many reason. One of the big factors was because of the fur trading. Canada was in big demand of fur, therefore having Alberta join would add to their business. Another reason was because of Manifest Destiny, the construction of an inter-colonial railway between Canada and the Maritimes was necessary since all goods were being transported on American
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History
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States and the youngest person ever to be elected president. He was also the first Roman Catholic president and the first president to be born in the 20th century. Kennedy was assassinated before he completed his third year as president. His achievements were limited. His influence was worldwide, and his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis may have prevented war. He was very popular among
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Air Force History
1- The position of Chief Master Sergeants of the Air Force occupies the top enlisted grade, and has great responsibility and prestige in the Air Force. The objective of this background paper is to inform on the career progression, awards, and decorations of the former Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Thomas N. Barnes. In the first main point, I will trace the former CMSAF military career from Non-Commissioned Officer to Senior Non-Commissioned Officer
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American History X
July 11, 2008 Movie Review –American History X United States, 1998 Running Length: 1:57 Cast: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D’Angelo, Avery Brooks, Stacy Keach, Fariuza Balk, Jennifer Lien, Elliot Gould, Guy Torry, Ethan Suplee and William Russ Director: Tony Kaye Rated: R (Profanity, violence, sex) American History X directed by Tony Kaye is a well known phenomenon and considered to be a movie that everyone is bound to see. The most important feature when
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A History of the Golf Club
Golf's beginnings have gone astray in history, but in its current form it is in general agreed to have been played in Scotland in the late 1400s. Many has been stated about whimsical links to a game played on ice-covered ponds in Holland before, but the correlation with Golf is too unsubstantiated to be convincing. It turned out to be quite infamous then, and was even debarred for a while by the King of Scotland,
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History of Baseball
History Of Baseball History of Baseball Baseball seems always to have lived more in myth that in history. Children in England and the United States had been playing variants of the game for years such as rounders, one o’ cat, and base. In 1845, some young men in Manhattan organized themselves into the Knickerbockers BaseBall Club and wrote down the rules of the game they were playing. Twenty years later dozens of baseball clubs in
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History of Pc
1947 Scientists at Bell Telephone Laboratories invent the transistor. Miniaturization of electronic circuits via the transistor is a key development making personal desktop computers small, reliable, and affordable. 1958 At Texas Instruments, Jack Kilby completes building the first integrated circuit. 1960 Digital Equipment introduces the first minicomputer, the PDP-1. It is the first commercial computer equipped with a keyboard and monitor. The minicomputer represents an important size and power step from mainframe toward personal computers.
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Brief History of Gui
Comparison Summary By Martin Rennhackkamp DBMS Server Comparison Supplement, November 1996 An Analysis Of The Strengths And Weaknesses Of The Big Six Database Servers. In 1991 I performed a thorough evaluation and comparison of the four major DBMSs at the time: Informix, Ingres, Oracle, and Sybase. This comparison was done for a client building a huge distributed database application, currently in its second phase of d evelopment, with the first phase running successfully country-wide. At
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History of Clowns
History of Clowns David Ball What do you think of when you hear the word clown, you may think of the circus or a striking fear that could paralyze you in your tracks. A clown really is "a familiar comic character of pantomime and circus known by his distinctive makeup and costume, ludicrous antics, and buffoonery, whose purpose is to induce hearty laughter." ("A Brief History of Clowning") The first traceable evidence of the clown
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History of Fashion
History of Fashion Fashion has changed a great deal over the past three centuries. As history changes it seems that fashion in some aspect changes with it to adapt to the era. Even today fashion continues to change as the years go on. Looking at fashion even 20 years ago we can see a difference from what we see in our everyday lives. For the purpose of this essay Fashion will be divided into three
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Economic of Oil
Economics of Oil 1. My article is about the oil prices falling from the lack of demand then in the United States and China. Heating oil, light, sweet crude oil, gasoline, and natural gas prices all fell, and there are predictions that prices will continue to fall. However, the downfall about predictions is they have the likelihood to not come true, and anything can happen to change this prediction. Recently, the stock market tumbled by
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History of Punk Rock
The History of Punk rock. By. John Maloney. November 13th, 2006 Block 1 Social studies. John Maloney 11-30-06 Block 1 Social Studies History of Punk Rock It was in a club called the electric circus, complete with pulsating lights, fragmented pieces of movies and strip lighting writhing on the floor, flashing off and on like a demented snake that’s swallowed phosphorus. That’s where Andy Warhol found the velvet underground. Some young band singing on
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History Kennedy
I. Kennedy and The Cold War A.The Election of 1960- As President Eisenhower's 2nd term drew to a close, a mood of restlessness arose among voters. 1.Kennedy and The Canidate-Kennedy intered the race with a well-organized campaign , the backing of his large family, and a handsome look and charisma that appealed to voters. 2.Televised Debate- a milestone of the campaign was the 1st televised debate ever between presidential canididates. 3.Kennedy and the King-Hearing of
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History of Civilizations
Mesopotamia - "The Cradle of Civilization." It is indeed a cradle, starting the first civilizations on Earth: Sumer, Babylonia, Hatti (Hittites), Phoenicia, Assyria, Chaldea, Persia, and Hebrews. Mesopotamia is located between the Tigris River and the Euphrates River, in present day Iraq. Traders, nomadic herders, and invaders all easily overcame the few natural barriers around the Fertile Crescent. (The Fertile Crescent is located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf, including Mesopotamia.) As a
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The Father of Black History Month
The father of Black History Month Today’s page looks at Dr. Carter G. Woodson, who started this celebration of black history and culture. By JASMIN K. WILLIAMS BLACK History Month actually began as Negro History Week. It started by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1926 as a way to focus on the contributions of blacks in both American and world history. Woodson was born in New Canton, VA in 18. He was part of a
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History of Globalization
History of Globablization #1 1. Globalization basically means that the world is slowly becoming one, instead of divided lands. Most people think that globalization has to do with just business influences. However, it’s also travel, communication, culture, etc that is affecting the spread of the world’s cultures. Basically, globalization is where goods and services are produced in one part of the world but eventually shared on an international level. The history of globalization started a
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The History of Homecoming
The History of Homecoming Every year thousands of alumni, parents, students and family come back to the University of Arizona for Homecoming. Homecoming consists of class reunions, a football game, dinners, parades and many other celebrations. Homecoming is for all the colleges and departments at the University of Arizona. Homecoming has been a tradition of U of A for almost 92 years now. This annual event has plenty of history behind it which contributes to
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Music History
An orchestra is an organized body of bowed string instruments, with more than one player to a part, to which may be added wind and percussion instruments.In the Greek theater the term denoted the semi-circular space in front of the stage where the chorus sang and danced; in the Roman theater is was reserved for the Senators' seats, Throughout the years the size and strength of orchestras across the world have varied. In the mid-18th
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The Ebola Virus - History Of, Occurrences, and Effects Of
The Ebola Virus History of, Occurrences, and Effects of Ebola, a virus which acquires its name from the Ebola River (located in Zaire, Africa), first emerged in September 1976, when it erupted simultaneously in 55 villages near the headwaters of the river. It seemed to come out of nowhere, and resulted in the deaths of nine out of every ten victims. Although it originated over 20 years ago, it still remains as a fear among
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Best History Ever
To end the celebration of the 50 years of the LEGO brick, here are the best sets in history. Handpicked from Lugnet—the biggest LEGO database—based on their popularity, these 229 sets belong to the most iconic lines—LEGOLAND Space, Town, Castle and Pirates—plus three of the most popular ones—LEGO TECHNIC, Star Wars and Racers. From the most significant to the most amazing and complex, from the late '70s to today. We can't get ourselves to pick
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Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
The author who wrote this book Mr. Stephen Hawking is regarded as the most brilliant theoretical physicistt science Einstein. Stephen wrote this book explaining different theories that earlier scientists, philosphers and astronomers had about the univerise. In his book he wrote about the different theories and opinions people have about the univerise. Why does it iexist? How the universe was created and where is it taking us? Some of the theories he wrote about discussed
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The History of Human Resource Management
The History of Human Resource Management Human resource management is the strategic and coherent approach to the management of an organization's most valued assets - the people working there who individually and collectively contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the business. The terms "human resource management" and "human resources" (HR) have largely replaced the term "personnel management" as a description of the processes involved in managing people in organizations. Human Resource management is
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James Madison - Influence on the Creation of American History
James Madison’s Influence on the Creation of American History PETRA HORNA April 07, 2008 Table of Contents: Introduction……………………………………………………………….…2 The Compromise of 1790……………………………………………………….…..3-4 James Madison……………………………………………………………………….4-5 Madison’s Defeat on Report on the Public Credit……………………………..5-6 Madison’s Opposition to Economic Injustice…………………………………..6-7 Slavery – a Hot Political Issue of the Union………………………………………7 Introduction The decade of 1790s is the most decisive decade in our nation’s history, in which the greatest statesmen of their generation came together to define the new Republic
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