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San Francisco Bay Francisco Bay Area
821 wordsThe primary responsibility of any elected official is to operate in accordance with his or her constituency. They are thus obligated to do so, an obligation that at times forces the individual to act courageously, against outside pressures, to accomplish this task. When San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom decided to issue marriage licenses for same-sex couples in 2004, he did so with tremendous courage, against warnings of committing political suicide, and has subsequently ignited a modern struggle...
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Puerto Rico Real World
447 wordsThe book the making of the Latin king written by Reymundo Sanchez was based on a true story. Sanchez wrote about his experiences in life. He was born in Puerto Rico and came to Chicago when he was a young boy. Sanchez also had a lot of family issues, and most of his family neglected him. His mother married a lot of men, and most of his stepfathers abused him. He enjoyed going to school because his father would never let him go out of the house and school was the only freedom he had. His family a...
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Intelligence Agency President Truman
562 wordsFor some time I have been disturbed by the way the CIA has been diverted from its original assignment. It has become an operational arm and at times a policy making arm of the government President Harry S. Truman, December 1963. What president Truman meant by this statement was that when the Central Intelligence Agency first came about in 1947, its original intent was to further the foreign policies of the United States government by covert means, while containing the spread of its sworn enemy c...
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British Museum Written Language
646 wordsMore than 5, 000 years ago, a glorious civilization called Mesopotamia arose in the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. This civilization took advantage of its countless benefits. If there were any obstacles, the Mesopotamian's adapted. Soon, great cities emerged as a result of the discovery of farming, and there was a surplus of food. Because of this surplus, not everyone had to farm, which allowed non-farming people to cull their expertise in other fields, so to say. These people cre...
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Twenty First Century Lack Of Resources
1,251 wordsGATE's chairman and CEO, Mr. Glenn Jones, has said that "Education is the great hope for the survival of humankind and for the forward progress of civilization. " The French revolutionary Danton said more than two centuries ago, "After bread, education. " Education is the most basic necessity after those that are vital to life itself -- food, clothing, and shelter. It is education that lifts people out of the state of chronic poverty in which they are constantly struggling to fulfill basic needs...
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Ernesto Guevara Che Guevara
760 wordsIN SAYING EVERYTHING ABOUT A MOVIE? MOTORCYCLE DIARIES, THE (Diarios de motocicleta) (director: Walter Sellers; screenwriters: Jose Rivera / from the books 'The Motorcycle Diaries' by Ernesto Che Guevara and 'With Che Through Latin America' by Alberto Granado; cinematographer: Eric Gautier; editor: Daniel Revenue; music: Gustavo Santaolalla; cast: Gael Game " ia Bernal (Ernesto Guevara de la Serna), Rodrigo de la Serna (Alberto Granado), M'ia Maestro (Chichina Ferreyra), Jorge Chiarella (Dr. Bre...
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Latin American Countries Costa Rica
626 wordsCosta Rica, a mountainous Central American republic located north of Panama, has coasts on the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The country has an area of 19, 575 square miles and, in 1997, had a population of 3. 6 million inhabitants. Most Costa Ricans live in a central valley where the capital of the country (San Jose) is situated. Temperatures average 15 C in the central valley and 27 C in the coastal areas. Costa Rica is notable among Latin American countries for its longstanding democratic form...
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Monroe Doctrine Latin America
465 wordsTherefore, the Monroe Doctrine announced moral opposition of the United States to any colonialism and outer interference. It was welcomed only by Great Britain, and the other European countries recognized it as demonstration of nationalism and chauvinism. Nevertheless, the doctrine played a key role in bringing short-term peace and stopping the intentions of continental powers to expand again into the New World, supported and protected by strong and powerful British Royal Navy. Although the doct...
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Why Mexicans Should Be Granted Amnesty
1,542 wordsWhy Mexicans should be granted amnesty More than one half of American citizens are ardent supporters of the idea that the United States should capitulate in Iraq. No wonder that the intention of merely one half of the U. S. beau monde to capitulate to illegal immigrants looks quite natural. Although the U. S. President is not ready for the first capitulation, he seems to be quite happy with the second idea. This issue gave birth to controversies. So, why Mexicans should be granted amnesty, if an...
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Lords Prayer Roman Catholic
352 wordsInvestigating a Web site The site I have chosen is web a Roman Catholic site. I chose it because e of the multitude of languages used on its various pages as it seeks to get its message across to as many people as possible. In an earlier age it would of course have used only one- Latin, the universal language of the Roman Catholic Church until fairly recently. Although obviously Catholic, and containing links to the Vatican's official site, it also says that the holders of the copyright, Christu...
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Seize The Day Carpe Diem
573 words? Carpe Diem? In the film Dead Poet? s Society there is an environment created that was rigid and strict. At Welton Academy there were four pillars of ideals that students must attain to and follow. These were excellence, honor, tradition, and discipline. A new teacher was appointed to teach English. John Keating brought with him a style that promoted the individual. This was in direct contrast to the four pillars of ideals. Mr. Keating? s Latin saying of Carpe Diem, which meant seize the day, w...
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Pig Headed Dont Understand Family
926 wordsI do not know how to feel about Latinos here. This [is] my home. I do not feel like I have took it from no one? says Ramerro Hernandez, a twenty-five year old hispanic originally from Mexico. I think it was harder when I was a kid. No one had it good. I really think [of] this as my home. I am American, just like the whites. Ramerro moved to Texas when he was two or three, he doesnt really remember. He grew up to two cultures: Ours and his. Thus, he became a Latin American. I remember my mom tell...
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Research And Development Company In The World
1,641 wordsHewlett Packard is a company for the 21 st century. HP, (Hewlett Packard) uses its technological advances to heal, educate, and connect people worldwide. It is one of the worlds largest computer companies and the foremost producer of test and measurement instruments. The companys more than 29, 000 products are used in industry, business, engineering, science, medicine and education. In its 1997 fiscal year HP had a net revenue of $ 42. 9 billion, which puts it at 14 on the Fortune 500 list. Amon...
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Nobel Peace Prize Russo Japanese War
1,525 wordsHow Influential Was Theodore Roosevelt In American How Influential Was Theodore Roosevelt In American Politics In The Period 1898 To 1912? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Theodore Roosevelt was the 26 th President of the United States of America. He succeeded McKinley as President, on his assassination in 1901. Roosevelt became? very popular and became famous for tackling business monopolies, initiating the conservation of natural resources, his role in the development of the Panama Canal and his part in th...
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London Routledge Al Eds
1,047 wordsObviously, before answering such a question it is important to reach some definition of a quartier. Speaking to an englishman who had lived in Paris for a number of years threw some light on the issue. He loosely described a quartier as an area with a common-thread running through it. Although undoubtedly vague this definition does convey the flexibility of the quartier concept. A common-thread, in this sense, could refer to any uniting characteristic a population may exhibit, the interrelated f...
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World A Better Place Place To Live
880 wordsGail Hulsey WC: 700 American Lit. Dr. Betting Nov. 1, 1998 Two Great Men Two men who will live on forever in our history books are Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. These two men have contributed many positive and sound ideas to our American culture. Their participation in so many different fields changed the world immensely. In their later years, they were noted politicians as well as respected scholars. Both were determined men who wanted to make the world a better place to live. Many co...
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Rain Forests Latin America
437 wordsEndangered Species Study: Jaguars I. The jaguars of Central and South America have been being killed for game and protection. This cat used to have homes around the United States to Uruguay, but ever since the fears of extinction the jaguars have moved to the undeveloped rain forests in Latin America. Jaguars are being killed due to many people fearing for their own lives and many are also being killed to protect cattle. Jaguars do stalk and ambush their prey, however, they rarely ever attack ma...
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Brazilian Culture Latin America
431 wordsFor Latin America Latin America For my creative piece I was wanted to write a poem. My inspiration for this task was tropicalism. Webster defines tropical as? Of relating to, the characteristic of a region? . Tropicalism in Brazil is? The idea to take the Brazilian values the trashy ones as well as the good ones, the ugly ones as well as the beautiful ones and incorporate them into its art? . In attempting to write this poem I wanted to bring up five aspects of Brazilian culture. Using the Tropi...
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Martin Heidegger Harvard University
1,263 wordsWe turn clay to make a vessel; But it is on the space where there is nothing That the utility of the vessel depends. Lao-Tz When we fill the jug, the pouring that fills it flows into the empty jug. The emptiness, the void, is what does the vessels holding. The empty space, this nothing of the jug, is what the jug is as the holding vessel... From start to finish the potter takes hold of the impalpable void and brings it forth as the container in the shape of the containing vessel. Martin Heidegge...
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World Trade Organization Third World Countries
674 wordsLength Last Geography Paper 5 - 21 - 00 The reason for the World Banks existence is to stimulate economic growth in developing nations. Its members include 180 nations the major players being the g- 7 with the U. S. domination the presidency. The World Bank was created after World War II, and became the largest single source of lending for development. Between 1947 and 1990 the funds lent to nations in Asia, Latin America, Middle East, and Africa totaled 186 billion dollars. These loans were gra...
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