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Roots Essays and Term Papers
The Spanish-American WarDuring the last years of the nineteenth century, the United States would find itself involved in what John Jay, the American secretary of state, later referred to as a "splendid little war; begun with highest motives, carried on with magnificent intelligence and spirit, favored by that fortune ...
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Fairy Tales and Gender RolesFairy Tales and Gender Roles
Some things about fairy tales we know to be true. They begin with "once upon a time." They end with "happily ever after." And somewhere in between the prince rescues the damsel in distress. Of course, this is not actually the case. Many fairytales omit these ...
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International Relationship between Russia and USAUS and Russia Relations After the Fall of the USSR
US and Russia relations after the defeat of the USSR: The end of Cold War brought new challenges to Russian life, economy and politics. Actually, the post-Cold War period opened the new opportunities for Russia. Democracy made its first steps ...
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A psychological look into serial killersSerial Killers are notoriously known as being predominantly male. The fact of the matter is there is a small percentage that is female. Female serial killers are rare and are hardly spoken of in society unless a woman is accused or convicted of heinous acts like murder. This is a very interesting ...
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BuddhismBuddhism is one of the biggest religions founded in India in the 6th and 5th cent. B.C. by Siddhartha Gautama, called the Buddha. One of the great Asian religions, it teaches the practice of and the observance of moral precepts. The basic doctrines include the four noble truths taught by the ...
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Islamism and DemocracyIt has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried. Democracy can be found in societies around the world, yet this political formation is not exempt from constant challenges and fallacy. The best way to comprehend democracy is through the ...
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Crevecoeur vs. Equiano: Slavery vs. Freedom in AmericaWhat does it mean to be an American? What does it mean to be an American slave? These two questions are ideal thematic rhetorical statements that both Crevecoeur and Equiano write about in various ways. Crevecoeur was not born in the United States, but once he arrived here, he was a free man who ...
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GandhiA heroic person can be considered as one who is willing to stand by his principles regardless of the consequence, is a leader or a pioneer in his field, and is looked up to by people and sets an example for others to follow. One great man who possessed all these great qualities was Mohandas K. ...
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Greek Grave StelesThe Portals to Immortality
Greek Grave Steles
To us who live in modern times the ‘melancholic look’ that we find in the sculpture of cemeteries throughout the world is something we take for granted. Although its authenticity has been lost to us, this so-called look can be traced back to 5th ...
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Coco Chanel Early LifeEarly Life
She was born the second daughter of traveling salesman Albert Chanel and Jeanne Devolle in the small city of Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. There was a mis-spelling on her birth certificate that recorded her surname as "Chasnel", making the tracing of her roots almost impossible for ...
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ColonizationColonization Essay
One of the ethnic groups that have expanded the most throughout the whole world, especially in North America, are the Africans. These people were forcefully taken from their homes due to the extreme poverty they lived in and therefore transformed into slaves. Possessing a ...
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Voodoo And WitchcraftWITCHCRAFT VERSUS VOODOO
Voodoo and Witchcraft are considered the most maleficent practices in the world. A California based writer Starhawk remarked in “In the Popular Image”, “Witches and Voodooists of the past were old ugly hags riding over broomsticks and dancing nude, and in modern view, ...
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Egyptian, Mycenaean, and Greek Centers of WorshipEgyptian, Mycenaean, and Greek Centers of Worship
As we explore the architecture from the Egyptian, Mycenaean, and Greek culture we will discover how each culture had strong religious beliefs that influenced their architecture. Each culture used materials that were easily accessible to them. ...
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The Fall of Rome (Ammianus Marcellinus)The Fall of Rome: Did Ammianus Marcellinus Have it Right?
History 101
Michael Ponziano
Indiana State University
November 24, 2009
One of the biggest debates about classical history during the fourth and fifth centuries focuses on the decline of the Roman Empire. There have been ...
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The Cleveland CavaliersThe Cleveland Cavaliers first began play in 1970 and the first season they were the league’s worst team with a record of 15-67. The Cleveland Cavaliers got their nickname the Cavs by Jerry Tomko; father of MLB pitcher Brett Tomko gave the Cavaliers their name when he trumped more than 11,000 ...
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Intelligent DesignTed Peters, who teaches systematic theology at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, is author of Science, Theology, and Ethics and co-author of Evolution from Creation to New Creation: Conflict, Conversation, and Convergence.
Some ...
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World GeographySince the beginning of humankind, the study of geography has captured the imagination of the people. In ancient times, geography books extolled tales of distant lands and dreamed of treasures. The ancient Greeks created the word "geography" from the roots "ge" for earth and "grapho" for "to ...
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Concert ReportReview Summary
This PBS special documents the musical dance celebration of Ipi Ntombi -- a part of the black South African culture that was first performed in 1974. The video shows a live performance with a cast of 50 talented dancers and singers. The story begins in a small South African ...
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The Global Financial CrisisThe Global Financial Crisis
The current financial crisis is known to be the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930’s. It is accredited for the failure of many businesses, decline in consumer wealth and an overall decline in economic activity. It doesn’t end there. This crisis soon ...
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Pride and Guilt in Crime and PunishmentPride and Guilt in Crime and Punishment
Although a person may repress his conscious, the guilt is merely displaced to another part of the mind, and eventually, this repressed matter must return. In the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment, he displays the idea that a ...
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