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  • 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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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Kevin
  • 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
  • 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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    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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    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
  • Black History

    Black History

    African Americans have come a long way since they first arrived in America. When African Americans first arrived here they were slaves and treated like dirt. Now days they are treated equally and have the same rights as everyone else. African American scientists and inventors have impacted my life in so many amazing ways. There’s Mark Dean, Rebecca Cole, and the famous George Washington Carver. To begin with, Mark Dean invented the first one gigahertz

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Yan
  • 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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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Steve
  • 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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    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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    Essay Length: 765 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Jack
  • Music History : Vienna

    Music History : Vienna

    I. In the reading, "Vienna under Joseph II and Leopold II," the major opera theatre was called the Burgtheater. This particular theater sat 1350 audience members. These audience members sat in various locations within this theater. The, "parterre noble," sat right in front of the stage and was reserved for the nobility. The first two tiers of boxes were also reserved for nobility except for those belonging to the imperial family, or reserved for foreign

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Edward
  • Early American History

    Early American History

    Early American History Unity within colonies was extremely strong because it was assembled in a primal urge for survival. The colonists were in this entirely new land, so it was natural they would stick together to the familiar, and therefore build strong bonds and loyalty to their colony. Exclusion also excellently describes early America because of the way colonies expelled their own people if they did not follow the colony’s strict ‘rules’ of life. The

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Tommy
  • History of Video Games

    History of Video Games

    Some problems are solved over a cup of coffee and some go on for decades without any sign of resolution. The reason may be that a solution can not be found or possibly that too many solutions are established. The ongoing argument of whether video games are good or bad for society is a clear example. Opponents believe they are a bad contribution to society while proponents believe they are a necessary and supportive

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Jack
  • History Defined

    History Defined

    History Defined History is the explanation of change over time. A constant characteristic of history is that it is grounded in fact and actuality. However, the re-telling of concrete events must be perfectly crafted to provide meaning and efficiently relay experiences. Such crafting requires a number of various artistic literary aspects. History is not so much glorious as it is concrete and faithful- if a given event has occurred than it is possible, but if

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Us History from 1877

    Us History from 1877

    Susan B. Anthony October 18, 2004 US History from 1877 Grand View College The word feminist can be though of in many ways. Some people can hear the word in a positive way, and think of it as a woman standing up for her gender’s rights. Other people can think of it in a negative way, as a woman who is too high strung and opinionated. The word feminist is actually a female who

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Mike
  • White Devil History

    White Devil History

    Review for History 302 Thomas Dennis Brumwell, Stephen. White Devil: A True Story of War, Savagery, and Vengeance in Colonial America. Da Capo Press Inc. March, 2005. The book opens “Nous sommes tours Sauvages," which translates to “We are all Savages.” It’s a fitting way to begin a book chronicling the story of Major Robert Rogers and his rangers journey, Native American slaughter, and return home. In White Devil: A True Story of War, Savagery,

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Jack
  • Stalin History Channel Notes

    Stalin History Channel Notes

    Stalin Declassified “The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic” • Murders more than his own country than all killed in war Russia were in wars combined • May 1945, victory. USSR celebrate end of WWII. Victory at great cost. Death toll at 7mill according to Stalin. Soviet documents declassified rose and said at 9million military, 17 military civilians. 26 million total. • January 1924 Lenin dead. Stalin

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Tasha

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