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Maine Essays and Term Papers
The Utilities Confront Y2KThe clock strikes midnight of the Year 2000 and suddenly the lights go out with chaos erupts throughout the country. Stores are being looted, riots are breaking out, and more seriously massive destruction occurs nearly destroying the Earth. Although this frightening scenario is extremely ...
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Causes Of Civil WarAs members of the Futurist of America Association, we have been assigned to look specifically at the cause of the American Civil #War. There are five aspects that could of led to the Civil War and they are Westward Movement, Social Change, Froeign Policy Development, Government/Politics ...
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United States And ImperialismDuring the time period including the close of the nineteenth century, with the climax of the industrial revolution, the United States had become an industrialized and more sophisticated nation. The United States now had the resources, technology, and political organization to hold the status of a ...
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Teddy BearTheodore Roosevelt American History Chickasha High School Mr. Solomon April 16, 1998 Second period Robert White Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United states Was the youngest President in the nations history. he took office at the age of 42. Roosevelt had been vice President for only six ...
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What Is Meant By The Era Of Good FeelingsThe Era of Good Feelings describes the presidency of James Monroe, from 1817 to 1825. During this time span, America experiences a transition from the old to the new. Great changes occurred in the areas of politics, national economic development, cultural institutions, and religion. Monroe’s ...
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The Singing School: An American TraditionThe Singing School was an institution that was uniquely American. it was
established to serve a dual purpose: the desire to create music and the need for
sociability. Generations were taught to read and sing music by itinerant singing
masters, who developed characteristic methods and materials of ...
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The Reasons Why The South Went To WarThe Civil War which lasted from 1861 to 1877 was mainly caused by
the diverging society between the North and the South. The North and the
South had different goals. There were many factors that led to the war and
the chief ones were political and economic differences between the North
and the ...
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The Serious Problem Of Acid RainAcid rain is a serious problem with disastrous effects. Each day
this problem increases and many people believe that this issue is too small
to bother with right now. This issue should be met head on and resolved
before it is too late. In the following paragraphs I will be discussing
the ...
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A New World PowerThe Spanish-American War fought in 1898 and World War I fought in 1914 helped recognize the US as a powerful nation. In the Spanish-American War, the US fought Spain in Cuba over the territories of Cuba and the Philippines. In World War I, the Triple alliance fought the Triple Entente in Europe. ...
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Landfills - Fact Is More Ominous Than FictionIt has long been believed that the largest entity brought upon the Earth by humankind is the Pyramid of the Sun, constructed in Mexico around the start of the Christian era. The mammoth structure commands nearly thirty million cubic feet of space. In contrast, however, is the Durham Road ...
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Personalities And Themes In "The Shawshank Redemption""The Shawshank Redemption" is a unique movie which involves many
different personalities and underlying themes. The personalities of the
inmates are very interesting and when combined they create a fascinating
plot, which gives a different perspective of prison life. The main
characters are ...
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Hurricane Flloyd1. A tropical cyclone usually involving heavy rains
And winds exceeding 74 mph. (119 kph.)
From carib [huracan]
What is a hurricane? Encarta defines it as a tropical cyclone with winds up to 74 mph (119 kph.) To many people it means destruction. Hurricane Floyd caused tremendous destruction to ...
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The Watergate Scandalwas a series of crimes committed by the President and his staff, who were found to spied on and harassed political opponents, accepted illegal campaign contributions, and covered up their own misdeeds. On June 17, 1972, The Washington Post published a small story. In this story the reporters ...
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Charles LindberghThe flight of Charles A. Lindbergh was actually three phases. The preflight that was step of obtaining the plane, the arrangements of sponsors, and making a list of land marks. Probably the most important phase out of all was the actual flight from New York to Paris, France. The final phase ...
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Lizzie BordenIt is best described by the closing arguments for \'s defense, made by her attorney, George D. Robinson:
The case has mystified and fascinated those interested in crime forover on hundred years. Very few cases in American history have attracted as much attention as the hatchet murders of Andrew ...
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Labor In AmericaThe Industrial Revolution was dawning in the United States. At Lowell, Massachusetts, the construction of a big cotton mill began in 1821. It was the first of several that would be built there in the next 10 years. The machinery to spin and weave cotton into cloth would be driven by water ...
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Black Female Bodybuilders"Yo, Yo, Yo -- go girl!" "Hey, over here -- We here for you, girl!" "You look good! REAL GOOD!" This is family and neighborhood pride at stake on the stage tonight. Sisters, mothers, boyfriends, husbands, cousins, and friends from the outer boroughs, Jersey, Philly, the deep South, and everywhere ...
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Why Safety BeltsExperts say Princess Diana would have lived had she been wearing a seat belt. The same holds true for countless others who die needlessly in car accidents every day. In the Highway Patrol findings, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for every age from 5-32. In 1997, 70,676 people ...
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Mark Twainalso known as Samuel Clemens. He was born in Florida, Missouri on Nov 30,1835, the sixth child of John and Jane Clemens. Several years later, in 1839, the family moved to nearby Hannibal, where Clemens spent his boyhood years. Clemens boyhood dream was to become a steamboatman on the river. ...
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Indian AffairsOne of the least noble occurrences from 1865 to the 1900 was the subduing of the Native Indian. The subduing of the original inhabitant of the American West did uplift the quality of life, but did not advance the quality of the culture in the united States during this period.
The settlement of the ...
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