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Espionage Act Of 1917
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Espionage was rampant in the early 1900 's.
Citizens made significant sacrifices "to make the
world safe for democracy (2). " Americans were
also alert to the presence of spies who could
sabotage the war effort. Congress passed the
Espionage Act on June 15, 1917. The law provided
stiff penalties for those found guilty of aiding
the German enemy and increased public rancor
toward Germany and all things German. Espionage is
defined as the act of obtaining information
clandestinely. The term applie...
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Crotalus Horrid Is A Member Horrid Is A Member Snakes
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The following is a brief description, as well as
know characteristics commonly associated with the
Crotalus horrid snake family. The Crotalus horrid
is commonly referred to as the timber rattlesnake,
or in more indigenous terms, the canebrake or
banded rattlesnake. Its genus name is a
translation from the Greek word krotalon, which
means rattle. The species is a Latin word meaning
"standing on end. " (Breen, 1974). Together they
illustrate the rattler's stalking posture. The
Crotalus horrid is a...
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Allen Ginsberg Jack Kerouac
1,447 words
Born on March 12, 1922, the youngest of three
children in a French-Canadian family that had
established itself in Lowell, Massachusetts, Jack
Kerouac was by the age of ten already aiming to
become a writer. His father ran a print shop and
published a local newsletter called the Spotlight.
Before long he began writing and producing his own
sport sheet, which he sold to friends and
acquaintances in Lowell. He attended both Catholic
and public schools, and won athletic scholarships
to the Horace Ma...
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Eastern Yemeni Province Uss Cole World
552 words
Thursday FBI director Louis Freeh arrived in a far
eastern Yemeni province and went directly into
talks with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Freeh has praised Yemen for its cooperation in the
investigation into the apparent terrorist bombing.
The U. S. warship was attacked as it arrived to
refuel a week ago, killing 17 sailors and injuring
39. Yemeni security officials said today that a
search earlier this week of an Aden apartment
where bomb-making equipment was found also yielded
document...
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Points Of View Point Of View
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Write an essay in which you present Limericks
account of the problem of history to a novice,
someone new to Limerick and new to the academy.
You should assume that your reader has not read
the section in this textbook- you will, that is,
need to set the scene, to summarize, paragraph,
quote, and explain. Your goal is to give your
reader not only a sense of what Limerick says but
an idea of why it might be important to a student
in the early ages of a college or university
career. When Limerick w...
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Puerto Rican Puerto Rico
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Status: Endangered throughout its range, Federal
Register, March 11, 1967. The Puerto Rican parrot
is bright green, about a foot in length, with red
forehead, blue primary wing feathers, and
flesh-colored bill and feet. This bird feeds
chiefly on wild fruits, particularly the sierra
palm (Pre storia montana), but may also consume
flowers and tender shoots. During October, when
other fruits are scarce, the tabonuco fruit
(Dacryodes excelsa) becomes an important food
item. Rodriguez-Vidal (1959) l...
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Rocky Mountains Mississippi River
881 words
The Louisiana Purchase was a vast region in North
America, that the United States purchased from
France by a treaty signed on Apr. 30, 1803. The
Louisiana Territory contained more than 2 million
sq km (800, 000 sq mi) of land extending from the
Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. The
territory comprised present-day Arkansas,
Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota west of the Mississippi
River, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska,
Oklahoma, nearly all of Kansas, the portions of
Montana, Wyoming, and Co...
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Bye Bye Buddy Holly
1,880 words
"Singing... bye bye, Miss American Pie, drove my
Chevy to the levy... but the levy was dry... These
lyrics, this song, sung today by Madonna, and
years ago, a song that my Dad probably sung... as
written by Don Mclean in the 70 's, symbolized for
many an aspect of America of the 60 's and 70 's.
Who was the American, and what did it mean to be
American? What did America mean or represent? When
I listen to that song, I see different things than
what my dad probably saw. To talk to my dad, you'd
l...
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Part Of The Body Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Canada, federated country of North America,
bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean; on the
Northeast by Baffin Bay and Davis Strait, which
separate it from Greenland; on the east by the
Atlantic Ocean; on the south by the United States;
and on the west by the Pacific Ocean and Alaska.
Canada is the world's second largest country,
surpassed in size only by Russia. Canada has a
total area of 9, 970, 610 sq. km (3, 849, 652 sq.
mi), of which 755, 180 sq. km (291, 575 sq. mi) is
covered by bodies ...
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Put Into Effect Spread Of Communism
1,567 words
Thesis: The "Red Scare" of the 1950 's caused a
massive movement for the people of that time
period. IV. Leaders in the movement-McCarthy C.
Comparisons between the Fifties and now America:
Land of the free, and the home of the brave. This
famous expression has been used numerous times
throughout history, even scoring a line in our
country's national anthem. But in our high-tech
society, many Americans can not even understand
what our forefathers went through to achieve this
American dream. Peop...
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Amenhotep Iii Sun Disk
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The Pharaoh Who Was Called Akhenaten A research
paper submitted to Mr. Tour in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for World Cultures Akhenaten
will always be remembered as a great heretic
ruler, who uprooted traditional Egyptian
religions, and conjured a monotheistic religion
that is very close in nature to Christianity and
Judaism. His political power was not his strong
point, but with the creation of the religion, and
the vast change in art forms, Akhenaten will never
be forgotten. Amenho...
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Hellbender Cryptobranchus Alleganiensis Alleganiensis Cryptobranchus Alleganiensis Alleganiensis Hillis
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(Cryptobranchus Hellbender The Eastern Hellbender
(Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis)
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis is the
largest North American salamander, ranging in
length from 30. 5 to 74 cm (Niering 1985). Eastern
Hellbenders are members of the order of tailed
amphibians, Caudata and the family,
Cryptobranchidae. Along with C. a. bishop, the
Ozark Hellbender, it is one of the two subspecies
of hellbenders, also known as the Allegheny
alligator or devil-dog. C. a. alle...
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Civil War Gain Control
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Question: Assess the main achievements of the
first four caliphs (632 to 661 AD). How powerful
and united was the Arab Empire at the death of
Ali? { 1996 } Abu Bakr, , was the father-in-law of
Mohammed and was the first converts to Islam.
After the demise of Mohammed, Abu Bakrs main
objective was to maintain the heritage of the
prophet. However, distance tribes refused to
recognize Abu Bakr's authority as their treaty
relation was with the late Mohammed only. Thus
after learning about the death ...
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Nazi Era War Crimes
559 words
Hitlers Hitler Hitlers Legacy Hitlers Legacy is
the first comprehensive, historical look at the
ex-Nazi legacy in Germany from 1945 until the
present day in any language. The author, as he
stresses the major controversies engendered by the
reappearance of Nazis in key positions, also looks
at many of the other problems the Germans faced in
resolving their Nazi legacy. The occupation and
war crimes trials fulfilled the allies need for a
sense of justice while they fueled German
resentment. Many i...
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World War Ii 19 Th Century
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HOW USEFUL IS THE TERM? CULTURAL REVOLUTION? WHEN
APPLIED TO THE SIXTIES? I propose to define and to
argue the question How useful is the term?
Cultural Revolution? when applied to the Sixties?
My objective is to include examples from history,
history of science and religion. History?
Mainstream Culture Let us first consider Arthur
Marwick? s decision to periods the sixties from
1954 to 1975 and Eric Hobsbawm? s periodization
(within his book Age of Extremes, written in 3
parts) with the sixties...
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Million Years Ago 000 Years Ago
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Evolution is the complexity of processes by which
living organisms established on earth and have
been expanded and modified through theorized
changes in form and function. Human evolution is
the biological and cultural development of the
species Homo sapiens sapiens, or human beings.
Humans evolved from apes because of their
similarities. This can be shown in the evidence
that humans had a decrease in the size of the face
and teeth that evolved. Early humans are
classified in ten different types...
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Put An End House Of Representatives
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I. Cyprus has almost always been under outside
rule. Its location, which is at the meeting point
of three continents, has made it a target for
other conquering peoples for almost twenty
centuries. The Mycenaean Greeks settled there in
the 13 th century BC. They introduced Greek
language and culture to Cyprus, which are still
preserved to this day. Cyprus has been conquered
by peoples such as Alexander the Great, the
Romans, the Byzantines, the Crusaders, the
Ottomans and finally the British. 1 P...
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Fourteenth Century Indus Valley
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Indian History 038; Culinary Influences Essay,
Research Indian History 038; Culinary
Influences Asian Indian History Overview 038;
Food Culture India, a nation with varying
cultures, languages, climates and people, boasts a
span of history of more than 4000 years. Also,
with a population of nearly 960 million and 300
hundred languages along with 700 dialects, the
various historical influences have significantly
affected the cultural aspects of Indian culinary
arts. Between the years of ...
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Leonardo Da Vinci One Of The Great
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Italy (Italian Italia), republic in southern
Europe, bounded on the north by Switzerland and
Austria; on the east by Slovenia and the Adriatic
Sea; on the south by the Ionian Sea and the
Mediterranean Sea; on the west by the Tyrrhenian
Sea, the Ligurian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea;
and on the northwest by France. It comprises, in
addition to the Italian mainland, the
Mediterranean islands of Elba, Sardinia, and
Sicily and many lesser islands. Enclaves within
mainland Italy are the independent...
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Island Madagascar Forests
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Madagascar: The Exotic Island Looking at a map of
the southern hemisphere, one wouldn t expect such
a seemingly small island to be so exotic and
bountiful, but the island of Madagascar is just
that. A 226, 658 square mile (587, 041 square
kilometers) piece of land, with a a coastline of
about 2, 480 miles (3, 990 kilometers), it s a
beautiful and different view of its large
neighbor, Africa. The island itself is made up of
ridges, rivers, valleys, and tropical forests
sectioning off the differen...
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