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American Essays and Term Papers
The Changing Face Of BasketballBasketball has come a long way since its soccer ball and peach basket beginnings
in that its style, players, facilities and leagues have developed dramatically
and gained tremendous popularity. Salaries have increased from Bob Cousy's
minute $45.00 a game (Minser 37) to Michael Jordan's $300,000 ...
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Economics In Colonial AmericaDuring the 1500's to 1800's, the strength and stature of a country depended upon its political power, which can be traced to how self-sufficient it was. Striving to be self-sufficient was what actions sought after; dependency was not a characteristic of a powerful nation. Raw materials were the ...
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Thomas Edison And His InventionsThomas Alva Edison is considered one of the greatest inventors in history. He was born in Milan, Ohio on February 11, 1847 and died in 1931. During his life he patented 1,093 inventions. Many of these inventions are in use today and changed the world forever. Some of his inventions include ...
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The Cold WarHarry Truman was the 33rd President of the United States from about the end of World War 2 and from the beginning of in 1945 until he retired in January, 1952.
Harry Truman was born in 1884, in Missouri. In April 1945 Truman assumed office as the President on the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. ...
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Brazil ContextBrazil occupies almost one-half of the entire South America continent, and is the fifth largest country in the world. It borders all Latin American countries except Chile and Ecuador. The 9,170km coastline and the 50,000km navigable inland waterways provide great potentials for water ...
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Wherefore The Maintenance Of LThe tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.
On a cold, miserable day in the North Caucasus, the only one who does not look dismal is Russian General Mikhail Malofeyev. He is dead. His body is flag draped and on open ...
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The Conquest Of The Aztec EmpireHistory is possibly the most important area of study in the modern world. We begin our study of history at an early age and continue throughout our lives. We need to keep an account of the past in order to truly understand who we are today. The old saying, "history repeats itself," has a ...
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Sex Education -- 2Perhaps one of the most controversial issues arising today is that of sex education in America's public school system. In today's world, where information travels at the speed of light and mass media is part of our everyday lives, teenagers are more exposed to this world than ever before. In ...
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Transcendentalismis a newly founded belief and practice that involves man's interaction with nature, and the idea that man belongs to one universal and benign omnipresence know as the oversoul. The term was first introduced by German philosopher Immanuel Kant, and was published in his "Critique of Practical ...
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Symbols In The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby is based on a man named Jay Gatsby and his
idealistic infatuation to a girl named Daisy that he met while he was young.
Gatsby was not of a wealthy family and therefore Daisy would not marry him.
Gatsby devoted his life to getting what he needed to win Daisy. After the
war Gatsby ...
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Robert E. LeeRobert Edward Lee is considered one of the greatest generals in the history of the United States. Lee was opposed to many views of the south, including succession and slavery, yet his loyalty to his native state of Virginia forced him to fight for the south and refuse command of the Union armies ...
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The Influence Of Thoreau On Gandhi And Martin Luther King Jr.I have heard it said that the pen is mightier than the sword, but can mere written words change the course of history? Henry David Thoreau did nothing to directly change the course of history, but his words did influence others who did change the course of history; two notable names that the ...
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The New WorldHST 114
In 1492 Christopher Columbus headed across the Atlantic Ocean in order to find a trade route to India. When Columbus finally reached land, he believed that he was somewhere near the Asian mainland. Where he had actually landed, was the Americas. Columbus found, in America, that there ...
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PackagingSuccessful and Unsuccessful Packages
Budweiser package and Foster package does more than they contain and protect products. They also tell their great deal about the people from different countries that buy the products, as well as the people from different countries who sell the products. In ...
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King Of The SeasFrom the many inventions that emerged from the American Civil War, the Ironclad, designed by Captain John Ericsson and Robert L. Stevens, has impacted the world by advancing naval warfare technology. It gave America more influence in Europe and put America ahead of Europe in naval matters. The ...
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The Birth Of Fiber Optics-To It's PopularityIn 1854, John Tyndall demonstrated to the Royal Society that light could be conducted through a curved stream of water, proving that a light signal could be bent.
In 1880, Alexander Graham Bell invented his "Photo phone" which transmitted a voice signal on a beam of light. Bell focused sunlight ...
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Mass Media, Sex, And PornographyIt started by way of messengers and scribes, evolved through the
presentation of newspapers and radio, brought us together with television,
and now serves us world-wide via the ever-popular Internet. It is the
mass media, and even from the earliest days of its existence, it has
contributed ...
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The Presidential Election Of 2000As draws closer, the list of front-runners for the nomination of the major parties is becoming increasingly clearer. Two of the most recognizable Republican candidates for President are Gov. George W. Bush of Texas and publishing magnate Steve Forbes. Some voters are wary of Steve Forbes lack ...
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Gun Control: The failure of Laws Americans are faced with an ever-growing problem of violence. Our streets have become a battleground where the elderly are beaten for their social security checks, where terrified women are viciously attacked and raped, where teenage gangster shoot it out for a patch of turf ...
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The White Man's Abuse On The LandsQuestion: Does the white man attempt to care for or respect the earth?
Claim: Indians share common thoughts on different aspects of the earth on
how the white man does not care for or respect it.
From the beginning of time, we have been in confrontation with the
American Indians. In most of the ...
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