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Japanese Canadians Canadian Government
1,495 words
During World War II, Canada was at war with
Germany and Italy. Canada was fighting to protect
the lifestyle that its citizens had become
accustomed to. The soldiers in WW II gave their
lives for the good of their great nation. Canada
was also facing a major threat in the Pacific. The
threat was the powerful nation of Japan. To that
point in time Japan was the strongest military
force that the world had ever seen. The Japanese
government was strongly influenced by military
leaders who were in fav...
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India And Pakistan British Empire
1,455 words
Our group topic: Causes and Effects of Wars
provoked me to write about the threatening dispute
of Jammu and Kashmir which has become more
threatening after the nuclear capabilities of
India and Pakistan. My main claim revolves around
the theme that the burning dispute of Kashmir,
between India and Pakistan can play a vital role
in the emergence of third world war and can act as
battle-field for a nuclear war. Due to
geographical and social impacts on the world these
countries have realized some ...
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Roman Citizenship Long Term
1,590 words
When Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus sought to
establish the liberty of the common people and
expose the crimes of the oligarchs, the guilty
nobles took fright and opposed their proceedings
by every means at their disposal Cicero. The
Gracchi brothers were clearly well intentioned men
who had the interests of Rome at heart, instead of
their own, which was a common attitude amongst the
other senators. The reforms of the Gracchi were
long over-due and their programs were genuine
attempts to deal with ...
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Hunter Gatherer Carrying Capacity
1,523 words
... the example of competitive feasting as a
socioeconomic explanation for the origin of
domestication. Ambitious individuals could have
used the economically based competitive feast in
order to gain control over peoples labor as a
symbol of success or power. If the first
domesticated species were highly desirable foods,
but labor intensive to produce or otherwise
difficult to obtain, it is most likely that
domestication developed within the context of
competitive feasting (Hayden 1992: 13). Ano...
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First World War World War One
1,330 words
The Battle of the Somme started in 1916 following
the battle at Ypres in 1915. After it went on over
a long period of time, it was to become one of the
most famous battles of the First World War. It was
a protracted engagement, which resulted in
appalling carnage. The Battle of the Somme is
proclaimed to be such a great battle because of
the certain strategies and the specific objectives
used, the tragic results of the battle, and the
consequences of the battle concerning the many
conflicting po...
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Mistaken Identity External Appearance
781 words
Often without realizing it people judge other
people by how they look and not who they are. In
the play The Tempest by William Shakespeare many
of the characters poorly judged one another due to
their appearance. Miranda's first sighting of
Ferdinand, Caliban's mistaken identity as a
monster, and Prospero's pretending Miranda is
marrying for love, and pretending he doesnt want
the marriage are all examples of how people are
manipulated by their perceptions. Often when
people are attracted to the...
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Dsm Iv Mood Disorders
1,390 words
A Controlled Trial of Sustained-Release Bupropion,
a Nicotine Patch, or Both for Smoking Cessation.
Smoking is the silent killer of the 20 th century
more people died from smoking and smoking related
illness in the past hundred years than in all the
major wars. The situation used to be one of
ignorance people did not realise the ill-effects
of their habit on their health and the health of
those around them. Today the situation has changed
most realise the danger but many are addicted and
find it...
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Sexual Harassment Indirect Discrimination
1,308 words
Through out the years there have been many factors
that affect the operation of the legal system to
help generate just outcomes for women.
Historically, women have always held an inferior
place to men, but during the 20 th century this
concept has changed considerably. The status of
women has changed in terms of political suffrage,
jury duty, economic rights, property rights,
social security and minority groups. However,
women still suffer disadvantages and to try to
resolve particular problems ...
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Gross Margin Fourth Quarter
1,151 words
... rands, including new products and line
extensions, and selected confectionery selling
price increases, as well as incremental sales from
the Visages acquisition, the Brazilian chocolate
and confectionery business acquired in July, 2001.
In December 2002, the Corporation announced an
increase of 11 % in the price of standard-size
candy bars effective January 1, 2003, representing
an average increase of approximately 3 % over the
entire domestic product line. A buy-in prior to
the January 1, 2...
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Diesel Engines High Pressure
1,702 words
Early work Rudolf web a German engineer, conceived
the idea for the engine that now bears his name
after seeking a device to increase the efficiency
of the Otto engine. Diesel realized that the
electric ignition process of the gasoline engine
could be eliminated if, during the compression
stroke of a piston-cylinder device, compression
could heat air to a temperature higher than the
auto-ignition temperature of a given fuel. Diesel
proposed such a cycle in his patents of 1892 and
1893. Originall...
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History Around The Russian Launch Of Sputnik
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The launch of the Russian satellite Sputnik on
October 4 th, 1957 had a profound influence on
both American and Russian culture, ranging from
the inception of the space race to the mass
hysteria the ensued in America afterwards. Sputnik
was the product of massive amounts of money and
research poured into a missile and satellite
program by both the American and Soviet
governments. Even though The soviet union might
have been the first country to put a satellite
into space, this does not necessari...
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Studying Causes And Effects Of The Cold War
1,230 words
In 1945, after World War II, there was an end to
the alliance between the United States, Britain,
and the USSR. If all of this hadnt been a problem,
a rivalry between communist and capitalist
societies had led to what is known today as The
Cold War. It has been known to this day that The
Cold War not only had many causes but also had
many effects. Free society would have called this
war World War III, but instead they used a
fancy-pants name cold war. It was called The Cold
War, because it didnt...
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Social Democratic Party World War Ii
1,955 words
Sweden is one of the northernmost countries in the
world, lying farthest from the equator with the
Arctic Circle crossing its northern regions. With
a total area of roughly 450, 000 square
kilometers, Sweden is one of the largest countries
in Western Europe. Its population density is
relatively low; however, it had a population of
just over 8. 8 million in 1998. Sweden is a
constitutional monarchy, traditionally neutral,
since early 19 th century. Norway, formerly united
with Sweden, became inde...
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History On The United Involvement In Vietnam War
1,655 words
This paper will examine the history of united
states Vietnam involvement during 1964 to 1968 it
will emphasize the evolution of the national
policy and objectives during that period. The
Vietnam War twisted out to be Americans longest
war with massive commitment of men and material,
but most consider it a failure for the United
States. The Vietnam War resulted in the deaths of
more than 50, 000 American and serious loss
national reputation. Vietnam had an intense and
negative effect on Americans...
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Martin Luther King Jr Civil Rights Movement
1,328 words
... ogs and pinned against buildings by torrents
of water from fire hoses were shown in newspapers
and on televisions around the world. During the
demonstrations, King was arrested and sent to
jail. He wrote a letter from his jail cell to
local clergymen who had criticized him for
creating disorder in the city. His Letter from
Birmingham City Jail, which argued that
individuals had the moral right and responsibility
to disobey unjust laws, was widely read at the
time and added to Kings standing ...
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New Research Indicates That Drug Therapy Is More
1,170 words
... even-fifties the most commonly used method of
treatment for schizophrenia patients was the
prescription of anti-psychotic drugs known as
phenothiazines, and derivatives such as;
chlorpromazine and butyrophenones (Davison &
Neale, 1998). All of these were highly effective
in treating the positive symptoms of schizophrenia
but not as effective for treating the negative
symptoms. As well, these drugs were well known for
the side effects that they produced such as
dizziness, muscle stiffness...
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Arcelor V Mittal Steel Major League
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Arcelor v. Mittal Steel: Major League The
companies located in areas with good perspectives
of growth of steel consumption and relatively
cheap energy vectors enjoy great popularity.
However, the owners pay a high price for keeping
the companies in the market. By the example of
Erdemir we can see that the presence of company in
a certain region is more important than incredibly
high price for it. At the same time, Lakshmi
Mittal's purchase of American ISG displaced
European group Arcelor from th...
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Part Of American Native Americans
788 words
Native Americans My name is James. I am 20 years
old Native American who live in New London,
Connecticut. I work in Mohegan Sun casino, which
is located on my tribes reservation land. The
history of my people dates back to thousands of
years ago, when according to the legend, our
predecessors had settled in the area, after having
migrated from the West. We had no written history,
prior to the arrival of Europeans, but as in case
with all Native Americans, our roots can be traced
back to the orig...
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Mount St North Face
715 words
Mount St. Helen Eruption The eruption of Mount St.
Helens occurred on May 18, 1980. It was the most
significant eruption of the volcano in continental
U. S. throughout the history. Today, most of
geologists agree that the initial build up of
magma, underneath the volcano, which resulted in
eruption, was caused by the the movement of
Earth's continental plates. The Mount St. Helens
is located at the edge of Pacific plate, therefore
the original seismic activity in volcano's
vicinity, prior to eru...
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Relative Poverty Mixed Economy
1,538 words
... mentioned poverty brings ill health with heart
disease, cancers and recently diabetes which
drains money from the NHS. The aging population
also brings higher costs to the health service, as
more elderly people will require care with less
people to pay for it. Other costs to the health
sector are the costs incurred with drugs in
administering and research. As more people use the
NHS the more drugs must be paid for. The cost of
drugs can vary from a few pence per tablet to tens
of thousands p...
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