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Culture, And Arts Of ArgentinaArgentina is a nation with a vivid Spanish heritage, soundly
affected since the 19th century by European, prominently Italian,
immigration. A blithesome interest is maintained in the nation's history,
particularly as symbolized by the Gaucho or cowboy. Europeans also shaped
literature in ...
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Ordinary Men, ReviewThe men of Reserve Police Battalion 101 were just ordinary men, from a variety of backgrounds, education, and age. It would appear that they were not selected by any force other than random chance. Their backgrounds and upbringing, however, did little to prepare these men for the horrors they were ...
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Salem Witch TrialsMany of the American colonists brought with them from Europe a belief in witches and the devil. During the seventeenth century, people were executed for being witches and follower of Satan. Most of these executions were performed in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. Mostly all of the accused were ...
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Aspirinis a white crystalline substance made of carbon, hydrogen, and
oxygen. It is used in the treatment of rheumatic fever, headaches, neuralgia,
colds, and arthritis; reduce temperature and pain. The formula for aspirin is
CH3CO2C6H4CO2H. Aspirin's scientific name is actylsalicylic acid (ASA). ...
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LincolnAbraham was a man who was best known for bolding standing against the difficult problems of his day. Issues such as slavery, negro social and political rights, and saving the Union in a nation based on the Declaration of Independence. had many strength as well as flaws. He considered himself a ...
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Native AmericansPeople have been living in the Americas for thousands of years. Only fairly recently, the past few hundred years, have foreigners begun to arrive and drastically disrupt the way of life of the aboriginal population. The situation has become so severe that a population that was one believed to be ...
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What Is Orientalism?Said made a clear analogy between orientalism and colonialism. They are both set
with the same binary opposition.
white/ non white
occidental/ non occidental
In a very detailed and structured study of the orient (behavior, habit,
tradition ...) we document a ...
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The Compromise Of 1850The annexation of Texas to the United States and the gain of new territory by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo at the close of the Mexican War (1848) aggravated the hostility between North and South concerning the question of the extension of slavery into the territories. The antislavery forces ...
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Knute Rockne - Coach And Legend Of Notre DameKnute Kenneth Rockne was born on March 4, 1888 in Voss, Norway. He first
moved to Chicago at the age of 5. Nobody liked him there, and he was in many
fights. Before football or even baseball, Knute discovered skiing. He loved it,
and went skiing every chance he got during the winter. Knute was a ...
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The Olympic AthleteI always have respected Olympic athletes, for they spend all their time
training. Victorious athletes were professionals in the sense that they lived
off the glory of their achievement ever afterwards. Their hometowns might reward
them with: free meals for the rest of their lives, honorary ...
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Egypt 4Egypt" -Egypt is located in the North East part of Africa. More than 90% of Egypt is desert. Only a very small portion of the population does not live along the Nile Valley and the Delta. Without the Nile River Egypt would be little more than a desert. Egypt has a hot season from May to ...
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Standing MahadevaIndian art is based on gods and goddesses of India. The only proof of the existence of the god is the sculptures, which have been carved by the people for thousands of the years. These sculptures tell us the story of the gods and goddesses. The stones are the storytellers, which are now found ...
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History Of Coca-ColaCoca-Cola was born on may 8th, 1886 at the hands of Dr.
John Smith Pemberton. In the laboratory of his house at 107
Marietta Street, Atlanta, Georgia he finally settled
on the syrup later to be known as Coca-Cola.1.
John Pemberton was born in Knoxville, Georgia in 1831.
At the age of ...
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HippiesThrough out history the world has seen some generations that have made an
impact more than all of its predecessors. The decade from 1960 to 1970 was
definitely one of those eras. The people didn't follow the teachings of
its elders, but rejected them for an alternative culture which was their
very ...
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Pablo Picassois one of the most famous and well-documented artists of the twentieth century. Picasso, unlike most painters, is even more special because he did not confine himself to canvas, but also produced sculpture, poetry, and ceramics in profusion. Picasso painted for himself, as a release from the ...
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Dutch Slave TradeDuring the 17th and 18th centuries, mercantilism was the emerging economic policy through which the slave trade developed in Europe. In the Netherlands many historical events gave rise to a desire for domination of international trade. They were serious tradesman and were heavily involved in the ...
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27 Years Of Influential 60 MinutesSince 1968 America has been better enlightened than previously
concerning current events and happenings around the world. A considerable
factor for this occurrence is the television program 60 Minutes which
debuted on the air in September of 1968. Many other television
newsmagazines have been ...
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The Evolution Of The Monroe DoctrineOn December 22, 1823, in a memorable session of Congress, James Monroe read an important message that would become renowned in the years to come. This speech that he presented has often been misunderstood as a law, official government document, or a proclamation, but in fact, it was simply a ...
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Langston Hugheswas born in Joplin, Missouri into an abolitionist family. He was the grandson of Charles Henry Langston. His brother was John Mercer Langston, who was the the first Black American to be elected to public office in 1855. Hughes attended Central High School in Cleveland, Ohio, but began writing ...
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The Tatyana Caste\'...Just as the storm clouds often slay
The scarcely breathing new born day.\' 1
One of the most popular of Tennyson\'s poems, The Lady of Shalott relates the tragic story of an extremely lonely young lady longing for a soulmate. A poem of \"technical virtuosity, inspired landscape-painting ...
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