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Historical Event South America
549 wordsIn December of 1915 a huge step for the rights of Peasants in Peru was taken. Juan Pevez was born in Ica, Peru and in 1915 he lead an uprising against the Picasso family who ran the that Pevez worked on. In Water! , an excerpt from Pevez's autobiography, a dispute over rights to water is described and how the peasants overcame. Southern Peru does not see much rain during the year, so when it does come it is an extremely valued commodity. In December 1915 a very unusual thing happened. The water ...
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16 Th Century 15 Th Century
1,107 words... es were made slaves! Slaves were among the first articles of trade. They were traded all over the world. Slaves were among the first articles of trade between the primitive Celts and Germans, also including their southern neighbors. It was also well established in Homeric Greece, in preliterate China and Japan, and in the prehistoric Near East. Heredity slavery dated from earliest times in every Old World civilization. In ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt, slaves were mainly captured aliens who ...
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Asia Pacific Region Auto Makers
1,552 words... year, more than three-quarters of its entire fleet of cars, trucks, minivans and sport utility vehicles. Satellite radio, offered by XM and its rival Sirius, offers coast-to-coast listening of mostly commercial-free programmes with a sound quality claimed to be superior to FM. The fledgling services are, however, about to face new competition from digital radio broadcasting which gives car buyers yet another in-car entertainment choice. Service Innovation The competition among auto industry ...
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United States Canada Men And Women
498 wordsThe Tommy Hilfiger Corporation, through its subsidiaries, designs, sources and markets men's and women's, and children's clothing under the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks. The Tommy Hilfiger Corporations major product is clothing which is broken into two major product categories men's and women's clothing. Tommy Hilfiger has an aggressive market development strategy with diversifying and pursuing markets that are already carried by the company. The company has taken their success in the U. S and foun...
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Natural Enemies South America
708 wordsCapybara The capybara is the largest rodent in the world. The capybara's name comes from the native people of South America. It means 'master of the grass. ' The scientific name of the capybara is hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, which means 'water pig' in Greek. Capybaras have been in existence since the Pleistocene epoch. Their ancient ancestors were rodents that lived about sixty million years ago. The average size of a capybara is four feet in length and two feet in height. This is about the size ...
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Costa Rica San Jose
1,198 words2 / 28 / 99 Per. 0 COSTA RICA Costa Rica is a Central American republic located north of Panama and possessing two seacoasts (Pacific-west, Caribbean east). The capital and largest city, San Jose, is located in the central mountain valley. Costa Rica is notable among many Latin American countries for its long-standing democratic form of government. Costa Rica is well known for their hydroelectric plants and agricultural goods. I. Government: 1) Capital: San Jose 2) Country: Costa Rica 3) There a...
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Monroe Doctrine Western Hemisphere
519 wordsThe proclamation, known as the Monroe Doctrine, was issued by American President James Monroe, and on December 2, 1823 it was presented to American Congress during the Presidents annual address. By this doctrine America expressed its requirement to stop any European colonization and interference into the affairs of American countries. This doctrine started a new epoch in American diplomatic foreign policy and had considerable influence on future political development of the society of the whole ...
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African Slaves Native Americans
619 wordsAccording to the evidence, Central American civilization was greatly influenced by East African culture, specially from Ethiopia, Kemet, or More. It is believed that one or more of these civilizations crossed the Atlantic between 1200 and 400 B. C. Some scholars including Charles Joyner, Richard S. Price, and Gary Nash have recognized the cultural amalgamation and inter-mixing of Native Americans and Europeans or Europeans and Africans. Nevertheless, few focus on the widespread mixing that happe...
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Bird Species Generalist And Specialist
604 wordsBird Species, Generalist and Specialist Double Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax audits) Double Crested Cormorant is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. Assuming that generalist / opportunistic species are widespread and more or less uniformly distributed, Double Crested Cormorant can hardly be categorized as generalist (Generalist an organism able to utilize many food sources, and therefore able to flourish in many habitats), as the bird may occur along inland waterways and coastal are...
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South America January 11
647 wordsEnvironmental Science - P 1 DB Indeed, there are many species in the United States. Some of them are native to the country, while some of them are imported. Many readers ask questions about how, when, and why were some species imported to the U. S. , where do they occur at the moment, was their introduction intended, how it occurred, why the species are so invasive, what are the ecological effects these species have had on local plant and animal population, therefore, the article was written to ...
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Latin America Upper Class
1,678 wordsColonial Latin America: European Encounters in the New World Throughout history and during alternating time periods, countries have grown from feeble entities, defeated by or ruled by the governing structures of foreign nations, to powerful nations. Between the fifteenth and the sixteenth century, Spain ruled as a great power among other nations. Its empire began when, in 1492, Spain financed Columbus's expeditions and explorations to conquer territory in the New World. Once it held its new esta...
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National Drug Control Alcohol And Drug
1,506 wordsCocaine Cocaine is highly addictive stimulant of natural origin, which directly affects brains of a human. This drug can be produced from a special extract of the leaves of coca plants, which are growing in the highlands of South America. Cocaine is one of the most harmful, but, at the same time, one the most usable drugs in the world because of its strong psychological and psychical effects, and also because of the thrill of danger, associated with its producing, distribution and usage. In the ...
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Evolution By Natural Origin Of Species
2,608 wordsThe Origin of Species Charles Robert Darwin, the grandson of the British scientist Erasmus Darwin, studied medicine at the Edinburgh University and prepared for the ministry at Cambridge. Following his abiding concentration in natural history, however, he became a naturalist and sailed in this capability on the H. M. S. Beagle from 1831 to 1838. The Beagle's voyage took Darwin to various Southern Pacific islands and to the coasts of Australia and South America. When he Returned to England, Darwi...
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16 Th Century Religious And Political
1,666 wordsAmerican History 1. The promise of new riches and the potential discovery of the fabled Northwest Passage were the primary objectives, which fueled the exploration of the New World. Yet these goals were not practical enough when the European nations decided to colonize the Americas. Apparently, a prosperous and enduring colonial empire depended on self-sustaining economic development (article) rather than an autocratic and rigidly controlled colony in which everything was to benefit the parent c...
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20 Th Century Origin Of Species
1,664 wordsEugenics On the Origin of Species, by Darwin, is a scientific abstract about revolutionary ideas on evolution and the diversity of species from the evolutionary process. This book was originally a personal journal while Darwin was touring onboard the ship H. M. S. Beagle as the naturalist. The ship sailed along the west coast of South America and stopped by islands that were later called the Galapagos Islands. Darwin discovered new sub-divisions of species that were on mainland South America and...
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Code Of Ethics Codes Of Ethics
1,157 wordsThe Interactive Computer Ethics Explorer (ICEE) found online at web provides an interesting insight into the case study about electronic promotion of the written material using spamming techniques. Though the author of the website does not question whether the conditions of the case can be classified as ones that are doubting the moral and ethical baselines of electronic relations the person taking part in the investigation is given the choice of answering the questions from individual attitude ...
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19 Th Century Evil Spirits
1,245 wordsToday over 60 million people practice Vodun worldwide. Religious similar to Vodun can be found in South America where they are called Umbanda, Umbanda or Candomble. It is widely practiced in Benin, where it is the official religion. Vodun (a. k. a. Vodun, Voudou, Voodoo, See Lwa) is commonly called Voodoo by the public. The name is traceable to an African word for spirit. Vodun's roots go back to the West African Yoruba people who lived in 18 th and 19 th century Dahomey. That country occupied p...
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Thousand Five Hundred Billion Dollars Worth
2,848 wordsExecutive Summary Brazil is a large country with a large population. The natural resources that Brazil possesses are some of the richest in the world. From minerals to timber to manpower, Brazil has all the raw materials to be an economic powerhouse. However, Brazil is being held back from making great industrial strides. The problem for Brazil lies in its inability to move its supplies and products. The roads, although better than they have ever been, are not up to par with other industrial nat...
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South America One Side
1,457 wordsCarnivorous Plants In a world where plants are at the bottom of the food-chain, some individual plant species have evolved ways to reverse the order we expect to find in nature. These insectivorous plants, as they are sometimes called, are the predators, rather than the passive prey. Adaptions such as ossiferous lures and trapping mechanisms have made it possible for these photosynthesizes to capture, chemically break-down and digest insect prey (and in some cases even small animals. ) There is ...
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Percent Of The Population Costa Rica
975 wordsThere Central America Central America There are 26 million people in Central America. Mestizos of mixed white and Indian heritage make up one half of the population. Indians, who make up one fifth, are concentrated in Guatemala. Whites are dominant in Costa Rica, and blacks and mulatto's in Panama and the Caribbean coastal plains. Central America extends for a distance of 1, 200 miles east southeastward from Mexico to South America. Its wider western half is occupied by the nations of Belize, Gu...
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