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  • The Middle East Crisis

    The Middle East Crisis

    The Middle East Crisis Just like countries in Latin America, Asia and Africa, the Middle East has always been a subject of continuous dominance by the world's major super powers (Mohammed, 1995). Compared to the aforementioned regions, the Middle East not only occupies a vital position with regards to world

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    Submitted: October 15, 2012
  • The Might of Assyria

    The Might of Assyria

    The Might of Assyria One day in 674 BC Esarhaddon, a powerful and capable ruler of Assyria, abdicated his responsibilities as King. He cast off his regal attire, travelled in secret far out into the countryside, and hid in fear for his life on an obscure plot of farmland, tilling

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    Essay Length: 2,716 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: August 30, 2011
  • The Model T

    The Model T

    the model t was an automobile designed by Henry Ford. He created this model to make transportation a better way to get to places faster. Of course at first some people could not afford it because they were not as wealthy as others. Or had as many luxury things as

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    Essay Length: 268 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 8, 2012
  • The Myth Behind the Egyptian and Navajo Creations

    The Myth Behind the Egyptian and Navajo Creations

    The Myth behind the Egyptian and Navajo Creations Maenell Hendricks HUM/105 Megge Fitz-Randolph April 28, 2012 Old ancient stories are not only myths and legends, nor just amusement to stimulate one's imagination. Myths can help man view things from a different angle, while increasing one's philosophical skills. Every culture has

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    Submitted: June 10, 2013
  • The National Hero

    The National Hero

    YEAR is the launch of the durian float program in conjunction with Independence Day with the theme at the 55th Independence Year '55 promises are kept 'new record history when for the first time held simultaneously at three different locations, namely, Brickfields, Kampung Baru and Jalan Petaling. The ceremony was

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    Essay Length: 272 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: August 31, 2012
  • The Natural - George Herman Ruth - Known as "babe Ruth"

    The Natural - George Herman Ruth - Known as "babe Ruth"

    The Natural George Herman Ruth, known as "Babe Ruth," was the first sports celebrity. He was an American Major League baseball player and is one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture. Babe Ruth has also been named the greatest baseball player in history due to his rankings and

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    Essay Length: 1,215 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: March 12, 2011
  • The Natural Oven

    The Natural Oven

    The Natural Oven Many people think that global warming should be stopped because it is damaging the quality of the environment. Scientists think that global warming is a natural cycle where natural gases exchanges in the atmosphere and had played as a major role player during the history of Earth.

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    Essay Length: 673 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 14, 2011
  • The Nazi - Annihilation Camps

    The Nazi - Annihilation Camps

    During World War II, a time of great sorrow and pain, Nazis under Hitler's command committed some of the worst acts in history trying to exterminate the Jewish people and not by any normal execution methods. Hitler put the Jewish people through some of the worst torment in some of

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    Essay Length: 750 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: June 21, 2011
  • The Negros Island Region: What Went Wrong and What Would Have Been Right?

    The Negros Island Region: What Went Wrong and What Would Have Been Right?

    RICHARD L. RECELLA 1999-20546 PA 208 THE NEGROS ISLAND REGION (NIR): WHAT WENT WRONG AND WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN RIGHT? I. Introduction As early as the 1980s, a separate region for the Negros Island was already been suggested to improve the delivery of basic services for the two provinces that

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    Submitted: February 22, 2019
  • The Normal Heart Play

    The Normal Heart Play

    REACTION PAPER on the play “The Normal Heart” By: Larry Kramer The Normal Heart stage play by playwright Larry Kramer held at USPF auditorium in lahug last February 24, 2017, directed by Emman Mante and brought to us by the Young Thespians of Cebu was based on the true story

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    Submitted: February 26, 2017
  • The Origins of Lahore

    The Origins of Lahore

    Lahore, having a great blend of royal gardens, grand monuments, antique buildings and residences, can be claimed as an historical city of International importance. Over the ages it evolved as the economic and cultural centre of the Northern portion of the Indian sub-continent. The origins of Lahore are shrouded in

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    Essay Length: 877 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: July 30, 2011
  • The Origins of the Syrian Civil War

    The Origins of the Syrian Civil War

    The Origins of the Syrian Civil War The land of Syria has been fought over for centuries, for example the Persian, Romans, Greeks, and British are just a small portion of the empires that Syria has been apart of. Modern day Syria however has turned into a civil war, set

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    Submitted: December 19, 2016
  • The Painting of Priscilla Johnson by Alice Neel in 1996

    The Painting of Priscilla Johnson by Alice Neel in 1996

    Work of art is an item or a creation of art, such as a sculpture or a painting. It can also be described as an object specifically designed for its aesthetic appeal. Priscilla Johnson is a piece of work done by Alice Neel in 1996. The painting has described a

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    Essay Length: 327 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 11, 2019
  • The Panic of 1819's Lasting Effects on America Leading to the Civil War

    The Panic of 1819's Lasting Effects on America Leading to the Civil War

    The Panic of 1819's Lasting Effects on America Leading to the Civil War US History 1 Honors March 15, 2013 The Panic of 1819 was America's first great depression. It was caused by inflation and speculation because of bad and weak loans, public debt from the War of 1812, the

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    Essay Length: 2,526 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: November 11, 2013
  • The Parthenon

    The Parthenon

    The Parthenon Introduction The Parthenon was a symbol of excellence in Greek architecture. The temple was built by Greek's master architects in the names of Iktinos and Callicrates, who were main designer and master builder respectively. Phidias, one of the greatest names in Greek Sculpture, also supervised the design of

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    Essay Length: 1,625 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: February 13, 2012
  • The Perils of Progress

    The Perils of Progress

    Study guide #1 ​ Chap. 3 "The Perils of Progress" 9/24/12 1. In his introduction to chapter 3, Winn discusses social and economic changes, which transformed Argentina after 1870. What were some of the features of this "new Argentina"? Were these changes "typical" of Latin America at this time? Explain

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    Submitted: March 18, 2013
  • The Piazza San Marco

    The Piazza San Marco

    The Piazza San Marco The Piazza San Marco has been the center of Venice for centuries, as the city's most important public buildings surround the plaza. The structure and façade that is seen today in the Piazza both have been drastically altered from their original state. Today, the Basilica of

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    Essay Length: 1,537 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: July 10, 2011
  • The Plague Disease Europe

    The Plague Disease Europe

    Plauges broke out all over Eurpoe between the fiftenth and the sevententh century, plague affected millions of Europeans and killed so many of them. It would be terrifying to be in their place, wondering if or when you would become effected and probably die. Plague could even cause people to

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    Submitted: December 2, 2015
  • The Plague Hits Florence

    The Plague Hits Florence

    The Plague Hits Florence (c. 1350) Giovanni Boccaccio Introduction A merchant ship returning to Italy from the Crimea in 1347 carried a deadly disease that would devastate Europe, reducing its population by a third to a half by 1400, and reappear periodically in epidemics lasting well into the seventeenth century.

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    Essay Length: 418 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: October 3, 2011
  • The Politics of Racial Reparations by Charles P. Henry

    The Politics of Racial Reparations by Charles P. Henry

    Article Review #1 Charles P. Henry examines why reparations for Blacks are a constant topic of debate, how it is still relevant today, and what can be done to solve the issue. In order to do this, the article uses examples of historic events that have acted as a catalyst

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    Essay Length: 687 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: October 10, 2018
  • The Prince

    The Prince

    “The Prince”. “The Prince” is a book of Niccolo Machiavelli. It was written as a set of advices to the Lorenzo de Medici. It consists of XXVI chapters. Each chapter has own name and provides the examples. This book is the best book among the books I read last half

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    Essay Length: 304 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 21, 2016
  • The Progressive

    The Progressive

    Objectives: * Analyze the roots of progressivism and its components. * Examine the part played by women in progressive reform. Contrast their approach to progressive reform and how it related to the established, home oriented roles of women in the society of the era. * Discuss the reasons why consumer

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    Essay Length: 524 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: October 2, 2011
  • The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006

    The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006

    The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006 prohibits marriage below 18 for girlsand 21 for boys.But some 80 % of Indians live in villages where family ,caste and community pressures are more effectual than any remote legislature. By Ruchira Goswami, Guest Contributor Upheld and sanctioned by traditional customs, child marriage

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    Essay Length: 1,406 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: September 6, 2011
  • The Puritan Threat

    The Puritan Threat

    Puritanism was not a unified movement, making the threat more widespread and diverse, there were different sects in amongst them who shared certain common and moderate beliefs, however there were few who had totally independent interpretation on other issues. Certain puritans like the conformists didn't pose Elizabeth much threat as

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    Essay Length: 352 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 11, 2012
  • The Purpose of Fate in the Aeneid

    The Purpose of Fate in the Aeneid

    In a story, fate is a factor that determines the direction of every single action that every single character does. That is because fate shapes the general plot of the story. In order to fulfill a fate, everything needs to fit perfectly with everything. The most basic way for doing

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    Essay Length: 249 Words / 1 Pages
    Submitted: August 17, 2011
  • The Queensland Show - Ekka

    The Queensland Show - Ekka

    The Royal Queensland Show – EKKA 1- Introduction Every August of each year, one of the most famous shows takes place in Brisbane, attracting thousands of people from all the Queensland state but also from all parts of Australia. The Royal Queensland Show – EKKA is the most popular in

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    Submitted: September 9, 2015
  • The Reforms of Gaius Julius Caesar

    The Reforms of Gaius Julius Caesar

    Throughout his life, Gaius Julius Caesar (100BC-44BC) was one of the most influential political figures in the Roman world (Lorenzen, 2010). During his time as both general and dictator he reformed the republics workings to a level before unseen. Following his leadership the republic however fell, after surviving a 500-year

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    Essay Length: 1,828 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: July 31, 2011
  • The Renaissance

    The Renaissance

    There have been many historical events that have affected the societies we live in today. One of these historical events would be known as the renaissance, as it set a new way of life within the people of Europe. In relation to its time it also set a new stepping

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    Essay Length: 1,265 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: June 29, 2011
  • The Renaissance Period 1350 -1600: Italian Culture

    The Renaissance Period 1350 -1600: Italian Culture

    Renaissance is an imported word from French meaning resurrection. It was a cultural and artistic achievement period in Europe from 14th century to 16th century. It was described by several distinguishing ideas about life, particularly individualism, materialism, secularism and humanism. Its spirit predisposed European society for years making it a

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    Essay Length: 1,529 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: July 29, 2012
  • The Representation of Classical Heroes

    The Representation of Classical Heroes

    The portrayal of heroes and why they are looked up to has changed over time, this is easy to see through the comparisons of ancient and modern representations. Heroes are a popular subject matter of movies, artworks and literature. They are interesting because it causes the reader/audience to feel the

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    Essay Length: 2,797 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: March 27, 2016
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