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The Republic Essays and Term Papers
The Longest MemoryTHE LONGEST MEMORY Fred D'Aguiar
The Longest Memory is an award winning novel about slavery in America during the 1800's. The following pages are reviews on the novel taken from the web.
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The Longest Memory
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Gun Control In America TodayINTRODUCTION
Gun control has been a controversial issue in the United States since the Second Amendment was added as part of the Bill of Rights in 1789. We will discuss the arguments, concerns, and convictions people have with gun control. We will also examine the rights of citizens based on ...
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The History Of Iran and RevolutionIran is not a stranger to revolution. In the Persian Constitutional Revolution, which took place between 1905 and 1911. The revolution led to the establishment of a parliament in Persia (Iran). Wikipedia offers this background info on the event:
The Persian Constitutional Revolution was the ...
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Comparing the M-16 and AK-47The great military debate that has existed for decades attributes to which firearm has the better rifle platform, Eugene Stoner’s M-16 or Mikhail Kalishnikov’s AK-47? Both are used extensively by police and military forces around the world. These two weapons platforms have been going head to head ...
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Who Started The Cold War?Who started the Cold War?
The Cold War began almost immediately after World War II1. The tensions between two Super Power nations2 erupted into a “war”, but it wasn’t a people war, it was a political battle. But who started the Cold War? Who was to blame? Winston Churchill’s Iron Curtain ...
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Culture and Traditions of Contemporary Sierra LeoneCulture and Traditions of Contemporary Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is located in the Western region of Africa bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Guinea and Liberia. It is a beautiful country with white sand beaches, orange and coconut trees all around, and the people of good hearts; ...
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Causations of the Boers WarsCAUSATIONS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN WARS
Eric J. Horesky
Hst 317 – Why War
May 25, 2011
Causations of the South African War
The Anglo-Boer War remains the most terrible and destructive modern armed conflict in South Africa’s history. The South African Wars can be broken up into two ...
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Shakira"This album represents exactly the way I am—my state of mind today, as an artist and as a woman," says Shakira. "Some of the songs remind me of my beginnings, so it’s kind of like going back to where everything started, but from a new perspective, with the way I see things now." On her ninth album, ...
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Jeremy BenthamA leading theorist in Anglo-American philosophy of law and one of the founders of utilitarianism, Jeremy Bentham was born in Houndsditch, London on February 15, 1748. He was the son and grandson of attorneys, and his early family life was colored by a mix of pious superstition (on his mother’s ...
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The Holocaust & Its EffectsThe Holocaust & Its Effects
By the end of World War I, Germany lost territory, had to pay war reparations to the Triple Entente and was to abide by the humiliating terms of the Treaty of Versailles. This all had left Germany’s economy weak. There was sadness and an atmosphere of hatred towards ...
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Cromwell PlantationThis paper will discuss the Cromwellian plantations in Ireland during the 1650s. The Cromwellian plantations, in which thousands of Irish were evicted from their land, was just one chapter in the long struggle of the Irish against English domination. The English had first begun the domination of ...
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Nike Annual ReportHistory and Information
“If you have a body, you are an athlete” is an observation made by track coach and NIKE co-founder Bill Bowerman. His goal when starting Blue Ribbon Sports with Phil Knight was “To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world”. Blue Ribbon Sports was ...
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BrazilSince Brazil is so large and it’s in South America it has many landforms and landscapes. Each one different and from each other, Although Brazil is a country of hills and tall and small peaks, it does not have many high mountains. Only about 4 percent of its land area is higher than three thousand ...
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Comparing EU Economics And Developing CountryEconomic comparisons of EU country and developing country
A. Global economic and financial developments
The global economy experienced remarkable growth in 2010, however economic activity is Slowing down and has become more uneven with increasing downside risks. In many Advanced economies, ...
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Shipboard Meetings as Unique Meeting LocationsChoosing a Cruise Ship as a Meeting Destination
Tax Deductions
There are tax laws that dictate that you may deduct up to “twice the highest federal government per diem paid to government employees traveling within the U.S.” (JWB Management Group, Inc) So, any cruise line can offer tax ...
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US Intervention in Haitian Affairs.Haiti is an island consisting of about 8 million people, it is said to be one of the poorest and worst governed countries Haiti is strategically important to the United States because of its location; it is in a state of violence and instability affecting the region, there is support for drug ...
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CubaI have lived in Cuba for all eighteen years of my life. It is the largest country in the Caribbean, and the national language is Spanish. My family and I have always lived in Cayo Coco, Cuba. Cayo Coco is one of the most popular beach areas of Cuba. Named after the Coconut Birds of Cuba, Cayo ...
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Somalia's HistorySomalia’s History
In between the 7th and 10th centuries, Muslim Arabs and Persians immigrated to a region of the African coast that eventually became Somalia. These immigrants set up numerous trade sites along Somalia’s gulf and the Indian Ocean. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Somali Warriors ...
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A Comparison between the Epistemologies of Plato and St. Thomas AquinasA Comparison between the Epistemologies of Plato and St. Thomas Aquinas
By Peregrino Blanco, 2011.
Introduction
When we talk about epistemology we talk about knowledge. How do we come to gain knowledge? Plato and St. Thomas Aquinas had very different views on this topic. For this paper: ...
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Russian WinterWhile Europe and the European Union have been dogged by an economic and existential crisis, the Arab world has exploded onto the international political stage and done some spring-cleaning with its autocratic leaders. 2011 saw revolutions in Libya, Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen that led to the removal ...
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