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  • Chinese History

    Chinese History

    The Tang and Song eras were times of great prosperity in China. Much of the growth was by the advanced developments of agriculture, technology and commercial developments. During the Song era a shift to new farming techniques in southern China brought an increase in population and food supply. Farming moved to the south because rice was the most important crop in China. Two Chinese improvements were developing an irrigation system and developing fast-ripening rice, which

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Jack
  • Oral History

    Oral History

    Kristin Sanchez Final Exam A. Oral history is the recorded views of people who were involved in historical events which provide for perspectives that show feelings, memories, and many other significant, usually hidden experiences. Interviewing is a method used to record a person's view on a historical event. This audio or video recording has become a different way to understand and learn about the past. Preparing for an oral history interview will require a number

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Fedex History

    Fedex History

    FedEx Mission Statement FedEx will produce superior financial returns for shareowners by providing high value-added supply chain, transportation, business and related information services through focused operating companies. Customer requirements will be met in the highest quality manner appropriate to each market segment served. FedEx will strive to develop mutually rewarding relationships with its employees, partners and suppliers. Safety will be the first consideration in all operations. Corporate activities will be conducted to the highest ethical

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Genocide in Our History

    Genocide in Our History

    Genocide In our History Through out history there has been a numerous amount of massacres, holocauts, and genocides. These horrible acts of violence are also known as a massive killing of a nationality, members of an ethnic group or people of a certain religion. Within my life time there has been a genocide that has stood out to be one of the most horrifying events. This genocide would be the killing of the Tutsis and

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Kevin
  • The Worst President in History

    The Worst President in History

    Assignment 2 Erin Thrower POLS 1113 11/3/2007 Prof. Kelton The Worst President in History In the Rolling Stone article, "The Worst President in History", Sean Wilentz evaluates the first five years of President Bush's presidency. Wilentz is a well renowned historian and a professor at Princeton University. Wilentz begins his article by comparing Bush to the likes of worst presidents already in history. Those include Buchanan, Johnson, Harding, Hoover, and the only President forced to

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mikki
  • American Imperialism

    American Imperialism

    American Imperialism American Imperialism has been a part of United States history ever since the American Revolution. Imperialism is practice by which powerful nations or people seek to expand and maintain control or influence over weaker nations or peoples. Throughout the years there has been many instances where the Americans have taken over other people countries, almost every time we go into we have taken over a new piece of land. The Americas first taste

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Decline of American Comics

    Decline of American Comics

    Decline of American Comics Since the 1930’s American comic books have been one of the most popular forms of reading material. The reason for this is that not only does give the reader an interesting plot line to follow but it also gives good visual aids in the prints on each page. Another reason for this is that they are cheap. Action comic number 1 was only 10 cents. Now you can get most comics

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Vika
  • Grade Six Ancient World History Curriculum: Early Eras to 500 Ce

    Grade Six Ancient World History Curriculum: Early Eras to 500 Ce

    Grade Six Ancient World History Curriculum: Early Eras to 500 CE. I. Early Man A. Australopithecus 1. Physical traits and characteristics 2. Food gathering 3. Discovery of Lucy B. Homo erectus 1. Upright man 2. Tools 3. Fire 4. The first hunter C. Homo sapiens 1. Further physical developments 2. Communication/cultural developments 3. Neanderthal peoples D. Homo sapiens sapiens 1. Richard E. Leaky 2. Domestication of animals 3. Permanent settlements 4. Beginning of agriculture II.

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Causes of the American Civil War

    Causes of the American Civil War

    Causes Of The American Civil War Incomplete Essay Four years of American bloodshed on American soil. Why? The reasons are varied. From the formation of America to 1860, the people in this country were divided. This division was a result of location and personal sentiments. Peace could not continue in a country filled with quarrels that affected the common American. There is a common misconception that the American Civil War was fought only over slavery,

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Quiet American

    The Quiet American

    The Quiet American is a novel that captures a period of time in a country that is consumed by a war, a war with deep foreign involvement. In amongst all of the political and social unrest within the country is Thomas Fowler, a British journalist. Throughout the novel we see Fowler’s interactions with the country in which he resides, Vietnam, symbolised by his mistress Phuong. His distaste with the American presence within the country is

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Texts in Conversation: How the New Yankee Stadium Reflects American Culture

    Texts in Conversation: How the New Yankee Stadium Reflects American Culture

    Texts in Conversation: How the New Yankee Stadium Reflects American Culture Historical: Since the late 1800’s, Baseball and the United States have had significant cultural changes and had strongly influenced each other. In it’s early forms, Baseball was a sport that was sparingly played in the New York/New Jersey region of the U.S. In 1845, Teams such as the “New York Nine” and the “Knickerbocker Club” were already beginning to play organized games of baseball

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: David
  • American Jobs

    American Jobs

    Discussion Question 1 Tone is very important when communicating online. How will your tone, or writing style, change based on the different types of people you will be communicating with online? Consider family/friends, classmates, and instructors in your response. I don’t think that anything will change on my behalf in the terms of tone and/or writing style. I know the appropriate tone to use with friends and family and I know the tone needed when

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Anna
  • American Revolution

    American Revolution

    While the American Revolutionaries were successful in achieving some of their aims through the revolution, it had become apparent that the post-war country they had envisioned had since failed to formulate in 1789. The ideals of equality, political freedom, liberty and a republic government were only partially achieved by Washington's inauguration. However, this was not achieved easily or immediately. Between the period 17-1783, the revolutionaries treatment of the loyalists was a contradiction to the political

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Jon
  • Brief Ghana History

    Brief Ghana History

    Brief History Modern Ghana takes its name from the ancient kingdom of Ghana that flourished, north of the present day state, between the 4th and 11th centuries A.D. The history of Ghana, however, dates back ever further to the Sudanic empires of West Africa that controlled the trade in gold and salt to and from the Trans-Saharan trade routes. In later Ghana history Portuguese came in search of gold, which they found in abundance. The

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Censorship Censors Every American’s Freedoms

    Censorship Censors Every American’s Freedoms

    Censorship Censors Every American’s Freedoms. One of the many freedoms that Americans seem to take for granted is the liberty to say what we like. This freedom was given to us in the First Amendment. This part of the Constitution states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or the press; or the right of the people to peacefully

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Bred
  • History of Public Relations in Lebanon

    History of Public Relations in Lebanon

    History of Public Relations in Lebanon э Public relations, is an art not a science; it is a developing field of эcommunications. It is the planned and organized effort of institution to establish эmutually beneficial relationship with its various public.э Our advertising professor once said:” If I tell you are handsome and эexciting, that is advertising. If somebody else tells you I am handsome and эexciting, that is sales promotions. If you come and tell

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Top
  • History of Astronomy and Neptune

    History of Astronomy and Neptune

    Science is and has become a necessity to know just to keep up with the tremendous advancements of today and tomorrow. Basic things, such as how the universe was suspected to be started or who Ptolemy and Galileo were and what they did are just things that need to be known to fully understand what is happening in the world around you. These things are what you need to know, if you’re a scientists,

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Artur
  • Great Men of History

    Great Men of History

    Prince Otto von Bismarck noted that "What we learn from history is that no one learns from history." I contend that a major reason is that virtually no institution actually teaches history. Instead we get a corrupt mythology that reinforces the dominant ideology and affirms the status quo. Snap quiz for 25 percent of your mark: "In the United States, who freed the slaves?" Did you answer Abraham Lincoln? Sojourner Truth, Lucretia Mott, Fredrick Douglas,

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Jon
  • A Brief History of Baseball

    A Brief History of Baseball

    A Brief History of Baseball: Part I: Origins of the Game Unlike professional basketball and football, interest in baseball has not been sweeping the globe . Declining participation at the amateur level and protracted labor problems at the professional level have thrust "America's Pastime" into an era of uncertainty. Despite this current adversity, baseball will always occupy an important place in American culture. This column starts a three part look at the history of baseball.

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • Ap Us History: After Math 1812 -Ghent Treaty

    Ap Us History: After Math 1812 -Ghent Treaty

    was the Ghent Treaty a Failure or a Success in the views of Americans? How Did it affect the country ? Ghent Treaty: Success or Failure? The War of 1812 was fought between the new and fragile United States against the British Empire, Canadian Provinces and a few Woodland Indian Tribes. The War of 1812 was an attempt by the Americans to establish their dominance in North America by conquest of the British owned Canadian

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Japanese Americans Internment

    Japanese Americans Internment

    Japanese Americans internment Just a moment before the final call for flight Belgrade-London-Los Angeles, my girlfriend gave me a wrapped gift and she asked me not to open it before I arrive to my final destination. I couldn’t wait so long and I opened it just after I arrived in London. It was the Easy English dictionary with dedication on the first page. She wished me the best with the quote: “All persons born or

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Japanese History: Shinto Religion

    Japanese History: Shinto Religion

    Studies of Japanese culture and history have always pointed to Shinto as the defining element of Japanese religion, having continually existed from prehistoric to modern times. There are those who go so far as to say that Shinto is even more than a religion, that it is and has always been the very nature and spirit of the Japanese people. Shinto is argued to be the unifying force among the Japanese people, bringing together the

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: regina
  • 16 Century History

    16 Century History

    Joseph His.152 12/3/06 Textbook Assignment, Chapter 28: ( Define) 1.Iron Curtain: Winston Churchill's term for the Cold War division between the Soviet-dominated East and the U.S.-dominated West. (p.658) 2.Cold War (1945-1991) The ideological struggle between communist (Soviet Union) and capitalism (United States) for world influence. The Soviet Union and the United States came to the brink of actual war during the Cuban missile crisis but never attacked one another. The Cold War came to

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Exploring the American Dream

    Exploring the American Dream

    The 1920s and 1930s represent two decades in our country’s history that were very much connected to one another but extremely different in terms of economy. The Great Gatsby takes place during the roaring 20s, a time of extravagant parties and attempts at finding happiness after World War I. On the other hand, The Grapes of Wrath takes place during the 30s while America is suffering from the Great Depression and people are leaving their

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • Example of a Health History Report

    Example of a Health History Report

    Health History 1. Biographical Data Date: 10/03/05 Examiner: Name: . Phone: Address: Birth date: Birth place: Age: 19 Sex: M Marital Status: Single Occupation: Student Race/ethnic origin: Caucasian Employer: N/A Health Insurance: None 2. Source and Reliability: Client himself, Seems reliable 3. Reason for Seeking Care: "Nausea, Upset stomach" Getting in the way of patients normal activity. Patient has had pain for up to 3 days now. 4. Present Health or History of Present Illness:

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Anna