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Gas Station License Plate
1,900 wordsMary and Peter Jackson were driving down highway 50 in the middle of Nevada when Collie Entragian, the Desperation police officer, pulled them over for having a missing rear license plate. He told Peter that he could take the front license plate off and put it on the back and they should be ok. Peter went to the trunk of the car to get a tool kit under the spare tire. When he lifted up the tire to get the tools, Entragian and Peter found a bag of marijuana. Entragian started to get violent and h...
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Pearl Harbor Attack World War Ii
1,302 wordsThe Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941 Ships Present at Pearl Harbor, 0800 7 December 1941 Action Reports for commands and ships at Pearl Harbor Cryptologic Histories relating to the Pearl Harbor Attack Related Web Sites on the Pearl Harbor Attack The road to war between Japan and the United States began in the 1930 s when differences over China drove the two nations apart. In 1931 Japan conquered Manchuria, which until then had been part of China. In 1937 Japan began a long and ultimately uns...
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Children Of The Forest Peoples Of The World Mbuti
1,199 words"Children of the Forest" is a narrative written by Kevin Duffy. This book is a written testament of an anthropologists everyday dealings with an African tribe by the name of the Mbuti Pygmies. My purpose in this paper is to inform the reader of Kevin Duffy's findings while in the Ituri rainforest. Kevin Duffy is one of the first and only scientists to have ever been in close contact with the Mbuti. If an Mbuti tribesman does not want to be found, they simply wont be. The forest in which the Mbut...
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History Of Privateering Pirates
1,354 words... cargo and withstand the torture of the open sea were built. Advances were made in sail design and mast placement. These new ships had multiple sails, which made them faster and more maneuverable. They also had an upgraded rudder system enabling the ship to hold to the water better and withstand heavy seas. The two main types of ships at this time were: The Carrack a large merchant vessel having three masts and many types of defense mechanisms such as fighting castles; Second was the Galleon,...
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Man In The Yellow Hat Man In The Yellow George
612 wordsFriends are appreciated the most in times of need. They calm you down when you are stressed and comfort you when you cry but first and foremost they are there when you get in trouble. A couple of friends that are shining examples of sticking together in times of trouble are Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat. No matter what kind of trouble Curious George got into the Man in the Yellow Hat was always there to bail him out. There were many times when George has somehow gotten himself int...
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The Cuban Missile Crisis Eyeball To
1,161 wordster> Eyeball to Eyeball: America, Cuba and The Soviet Union America and The Soviets again using other countries for their own warfare Excitement was high for Cuba, when Fidel Castro overthrew the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in January 1959. With a heady mixture of nationalism and left wing ideologies US became very cautious for its southern comrades Central and Southern America and perhaps herself. When Castro took over Cuba, the US lost valuable investments in the sugar and toba...
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Hardy Weinberg Genetic Drift
1,115 wordsThe Hardy-Weinberg theorem states that the frequency of alleles and genotypes in a populations gene pool remain constant over the generations unless acted upon by agents other than sexual recombination. For example, take a population of mice that consists of 1, 000 members. A specific allele, albino allele, is recessive within this species. 80 % of the population expresses the normal phenotype- brown coloring, while the remaining 20 % are albino. 640 members of the population have the genotype A...
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Attack On Pearl Harbor Surprise Attack
642 wordsThe Japanese navy launched a surprise attack on US forces in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, killing thousands of US troops. This surprise attack played a key factor in the United States entering World War II. Because of the local commanders lack of attention and good judgment, the Japanese had the ability to attack the naval base and were successful in doing so. Primarily, the commanders ignored the obvious warnings of an attack from the Japanese and the current political situation between Ja...
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World War One Declared War On Germany
1,344 wordsThe U-boat fleet all started in 1905, when the German government ordered for a new type of military submarine to be produced, and be called das Unterseebootein, which means undersea boat, and is abbreviated as U-boat. Within a short time, Krupps Germaniawerft plant designed the almost perfect submarine, except for one flaw, the use of petrol engines. Using gasoline was extremely dangerous, with the constant risk of explosions. So instead of petrol engines, they replaced them with diesel engines....
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Created By God Read And Write
1,230 wordsGod's presence is apparent in the beauty of nature. The world created by God is a perfect home to all living things. God has created an intricate world that is astonishing in its variety. In William Blake's 'The Lamb' and Gerard Manley Hopkins' 'Pied Beauty, ' the poets illustrate the theme that the beauty of the earth proves the existence of a benevolent creator. Gerard Manley Hopkins was born on July 28, 1844. He was the first of nine children. He grew up in a family of writers and artists. At...
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The Attack Of Pearl Harbor
1,485 wordsHawaii's Pearl Harbor is one of the most well known military installations in the world. On December 7, 1941 Japanese fighter planes attacked the United States Naval base Pearl Harbor killing more than 2300 Americans. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto had conceived the surprise attack. Commander Mitsuo Fuchida led the striking force of 353 Japanese aircraft. There had been no formal declaration of war. There were approximately 100 ships of the United States navy present that morning, and it was known as ...
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Nineteenth Century President Grant
759 wordsThe nineteenth century was a time in which a dark cloud hung over the Untied States. Many Americans were possessed by an intense economic greed. This avarice, as well as the intentions of individuals and of the American government were the foremost reasons for the desire to terminate the American Indian. During the years of 1830 and 1890, the Americans signed various treaties with the Indians. However, these promises were never kept and throughout these six decades the Indians were continuously ...
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20 Th 1506 Died In Valladolid Columbus
762 wordsChristopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy on August 25 th 1451, and he died in Valladolid Spain on May 20 th 1506. His life is filled with mystery and controversy. Even though there has been controversy about his birth date and this birthplace, the historians have narrowed it down to this date and place. His childhood is another mystery. It is said that Columbus was the oldest of five children to poor wool weavers. His son has stated that Columbus had attended the University of Pavia; Columb...
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Vigorously Wiping Rain Fell Baby
466 wordsVigorously wiping off Granite Granite Vigorously wiping off the dead grass and dandelion petals from the rock, the girl s hand brushed a jagged edge roughly. As she quickly drew her hand away for examination, she saw what her hand had lain upon. The right upper corner of the baby s headstone was broken off. She took a moment to contemplate her blood expanding into the crevices and gullies of the edge s gap. She scanned the knoll ahead and around it and spotted the chunk. She walked over and pick...
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Hester Prynne Arthur Dimmesdale
1,271 wordsAlthough Nathaniel Hawthorne s The Scarlet Letter is primarily the story of an adulteress atoning for her sin and conquering the insignia which brings torment to her spirit, the quest of the partner in her sin, Arthur Dimmesdale, is no less important and even more painful. His quest, simply phrased, is to glorify God through his priesthood and expiate his sin of adultery to save his soul while protecting his reputation. To do so, he tries to continue day by day to do the work of the Lord which h...
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Jeanne Marguerite Lecadre Terrace At Sainte Adresse Painting
642 wordsOn a Sunday morning I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I saw many amazing, interesting and beautiful paintings and sculptures. As I was walking around, I spotted a painting by Claude Oscar Monet. This painting was called Terrace at Sainte-Adresse, which is also known as the Garden at Sainte-Adresse. Since I was so interested in this painting scenery, I approached someone who worked there and asked questions about it. Claude Monet was the best-known painter of the French Impressionist Era....
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Spanish Armada King Philip
857 wordsThe Spanish Armada was a great Spanish fleet sent by King Philip II of Spain in 1588 to invade England. It was ironically called Invincible. During the late 1500 s, Spain was the major international power over much of the known world (Goldman 1). Spain s leader, King Philip II, wanted to conquer the Protestants from England and convert them to the Church of Rome. King Philip II also had hatred against Queen Elizabeth I, and wanted revenge because she had executed Mary Queen of Scotland in 1587 (...
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U S Military U S Government
1,598 wordsIn the summer of 1947 a series of puzzling events took place at Roswell, New Mexico. In the early days of July one of the influential and concrete UFO cases of all time evolved. It is not exactly known what took place due to various military and government cover-up campaigns. My proposition is that extra-terrestrial entities and their craft were found in the desert near Roswell, New Mexico in 1947. There are 3 main points which will prove that this event took place. 1 st: There were many eyewitn...
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Physical Evidence Air Force
1,605 wordsOutline Thesis: We once believed that Earth is the only planet in the Universe that supports life. Today there is overwhelming evidence that not only suggests, but supports the very real possibility that we may share the Universe with other intelligent beings. I. Things in the Sky A. The First Documented Sighting B. The Fever Spreads 1. Pilot Encounters 2. The Lights in the Sky II. Dents in the Earth III. Unexplained Phenomenon A. The Writing on the Wall B. Geodes IV. What About Religion? A. The...
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Mary Ann Police Officers
1,386 wordsMary Spook (Book Report) SPOOK Mary Ann Nelson has never been to school. She is fifteen years old. Her and her mother, Muriel live in an old house. No one has ever seen what Mary Ann looks like in years because she always wears a hood to cover her face. The other children used to make fun of her. They called her the Spook. An educator comes to town. Her name is Lola Aragon. She hears of Mary Ann and wants to help her. Lola wants to get Mary Ann into school. But she has to hurry because by law af...
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