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Gold Rush Strongly Influenced
1,431 wordsThe gold rush of the 1850 s symbolized Americas quest towards westward movement, challenges of life on the frontier, and the impact it had on California's growth. As a result, the gold rush strongly influenced the shaping of American History. Many people that had heard of the gold rush in the 1850 s moved right out there as fast as they could to get their hands on that gold. Once the people got out there they wouldnt return back to the east. As a result, the gold rush strongly influenced the sha...
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Hong Kong Joint Venture
1,700 wordsIn 1986, Tony Wang was Vice President of the Southeast Asia division of KFC. He had an opportunity of bringing the world's largest chicken restaurant company into the world's largest populated country. Wang was an experienced entrepreneur and had been working for KFC for seven years. No other fast food companies were currently operating in the People's Republic, so Wang did not have anything to go by and nothing to help him evaluate the attractiveness of the Chinese market. The main downsides of...
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Prince Edward Island 000 Years Ago
1,317 wordsPrince Edward Island lies in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and is separated from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia by the Strait of Northumberland. It once was connected to the mainland. I chose to do this province because I love lobster and the land is really beautiful. About 11, 000 years ago the early people known as the Paleo-Indians lived on what is now Prince Edward Island. They gathered berries in the islands forests and hunted seals and walrus with spears along the coast. They also tracked caribo...
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End Of The War Saudi Arabia
1,181 wordsThe republic of Lebanon, located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, is bordered in the north and east by Syria, and bounded by Israel on the south. One of the smaller countries in the Middle East, Lebanon's area measures 4036 square miles. The country is 135 miles long, and its width is only 50 miles at its widest point. About 89 % of Lebanon's 3, 619, 971 citizens live in urban areas. Beirut has regained most of its prewar population and is still the country's largest city. The nort...
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Santa Cruz Revolutionary Movement
2,024 wordsGeography Bolivia is bounded on the north and east by Brazil, on the southeast by Paraguay, on the south by Argentina, and on the west by Chile and Peru. Bolivia, along with Paraguay, is the only South American country without direct access to the sea. Going in the northern-southern direction the maximum length of Bolivia is about 1530 km (about 950 mi); its width, in an eastern-western direction, is about 1450 km (about 900 mi). The area is 1, 098, 581 sq. km (about 424, 165 sq. mi), making it ...
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House Of Representatives Sq Mi
1,477 wordsCOLOMBIA Climate The climate, however, varies with the elevation. The low regions along the coast and the deep Pata and Magdalena river valleys are torrid, with mean annual temperatures of 75 &# 778; to 80 &# 778; F. From about 1500 to 7500 ft the climate is subtropical, and from about 7500 to 10, 000 ft it is temperate. Above about 10, 000 ft is the cold-climate zone, where temperatures range from 0 &# 778; to 55 &# 778; F. The average January and July temperatures in Bogot are 58 &# 778; F and...
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Native American Oklahoma City
918 wordsOklahoma is the 47 th state admitted into the union on November 16, 1907, and also the 1 st most beautiful. Oklahoma has over 500 named streams and rivers that flow across the state and into or from other states. The beauty is most likely what inspired the musical Oklahoma! to be shot entirely in the state itself. Many lodges, resorts and parks have been erected around the lakes and reservoirs. Also, rodeos, horse shows, and other events draw visitors from within the state and from the states ar...
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Territorial Integrity Lieutenant Governor
2,019 wordsThe Country of Belize is located in Central America along the Eastern or Caribbean coast. The Country shares the northern and western border with Mexico and southern border with Guatemala. The Inner coastal waters are shallow and sheltered by a line of coral reefs, (at 180 miles the 2 nd largest in the world), the country has over 200 islands, atolls, and islets called Cayes. Belize covers 8, 866 miles of territory. The mainland is approximately 180 miles long and 68 miles wide. Although the mai...
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Lake Champlain Square Kilometers
1,879 wordsVermont has been called a piece of America's past. In no other state has natural beauty been so untouched by modern development. In no other state has the small-town atmosphere of more than a century ago been so well preserved. Often chosen as a comfortable second home by city dwellers, Vermont seemingly has escaped the ugly urban sprawl that pollutes so many parts of the nation. The state has long been noted for its hardy, independent people. Their rugged New England character was probably orda...
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Gross National Product Prime Minister
1,103 wordsOverall History of Norway The Kingdom of Norway is located on the west part of the Scandinavian peninsula. Geographically, it extends northward from the North Sea over 1, 000 miles along the Norwegian Sea into the Arctic Circle, farther north than any other European land. Sweden, Finland, and the U. S. S. R. all share borders with Norway on the east and the northeast. With an area of over 125, 000 square miles, Norway is slightly larger than New Mexico. The Kingdom of Norway is located on the we...
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People Per Square Mile 000 Square Miles
1,622 wordsThailand is a country in South East Asia. Its neighboring countries are Cambodia on the east, Burma (now called Myanmar) on the west, Laos on the north, and Malaysia on the south. The main river in Thailand is the Chao Phraya River which flows south out of the Mae Nam River. The word nam means water in Thai. Most of the rivers in Thailand start with Mae Nam something. For example: Mae Nam Ping, Mae Nam Yom, Mae Nam Wang, Mae Nam Songkram, Mae Nam No, Mae Nam Tapi and Many others. The Chao Phraya...
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16 Th Century Santa Cruz
2,166 wordsIf you don t know anything about Bolivia don t be alarmed, you are not the only one. In my paper I will tell you a lot more than you need to know. Bolivia is actually an interesting country that was the last country in South America to get its independence from Spain. Bolivia has been through many reformations and has been lead by many leaders. It is not an economically stable country and does not have the best living conditions. But Bolivia does supply the world with important minerals, and is ...
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Dalai Lama Degrees Fahrenheit
2,148 wordsTibet, also Tibet &# 65279; Tibet, China Tibet, also known as TAR, is a democratic region in China that is very poor, and is mainly inhabited by Buddhists. Throughout its long history, Tibet at times has governed itself as an independent state and at other times has had various levels of association with China. Whatever China s involvement in Tibetan affairs, Tibet's internal government was for centuries a theocracy, under the leadership of Buddhist lamas, or monks. In 1959 the Dalai Lama fled t...
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End Of The War Saudi Arabia
1,186 wordsThe republic of Lebanon, located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, is bordered in the north and east by Syria, and bounded by Israel on the south. One of the smaller countries in the Middle East, Lebanon? s area measures 4036 square miles. The country is 135 miles long, and its width is only 50 miles at its widest point. About 89 % of Lebanon? s 3, 619, 971 citizens live in urban areas. Beirut has regained most of its prewar population and is still the countrys largest city. The nor...
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Largest City Lagos Capital
343 wordsLagos is the largest city in Nigeria. In 1989 the population was 1, 274, 000. It is still growing immensely as we speak. It is the former capital of Nigeria. It is located on the Gulf of Guinea. It occupies four islands (Lagos, Ikoyi, Victoria, and Ido). Lagos is Nigeria's largest city. It is the administrative and economic center of Lagos and also its main port. Main Industries include railroad repair, motor vehicle assembly, food processing, and the manufacture of metal products, textiles, bev...
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Leonardo Da Vinci One Of The Great
1,512 wordsItaly (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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Joint Venture Hong Kong
3,432 wordsKFC in China In 1986, Tony Wang was Vice President of the Southeast Asia division of KFC. He had an opportunity of bringing the worlds largest chicken restaurant company into the worlds largest populated country. Wang was an experienced entrepreneur and had been working for KFC for seven years. No other fast food companies were currently operating in the Peoples Republic, so Wang did not have anything to go by and nothing to help him evaluate the attractiveness of the Chinese market. The main do...
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University Of Michigan Iron Ore
1,670 wordsState History Early Exploration When Europeans arrived, there were about 15, 000 Indians. Most of them were of the Algonquian language group. About 1 / 5 of them lived in the Upper Peninsula and the rest in the lower peninsula. Around 1620, R tienne Brule of France explored the Upper Peninsula. He was probably the first explorer to visit the Michigan region. Brule was sent there by Governor Samuel de Champlain of Quebec, New France (Canada). In 1634, Governor Champlain sent another explorer, Jea...
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U S Schools Make More Money
3,109 wordsJonathan Savage Inequalities Savage Inequalities Jonathan Kozol's Savage Inequalities is a haunting, disturbing look at the condition of some of Americas schools. Throughout the book, he describes the conditions in several cities: crumbling school buildings, teachers who do not care about the students, astronomical dropout rates, abysmal environments, and much more. Savage Inequalities posits that the leading problem in the school system is the condition of these neglected schools, and that this...
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