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Russian Revolution Of 1917
1,136 words
Picture living in 12 below zero temperatures
without food and heat. These were the conditions
for the Russian citizens during 1916 and 1917.
People were starving without any food or heat and
their children were off fighting in a war with
over 1, 700, 000 dying men. What were all of them
fighting for? The country? Why would a fellow
human being want to risk his life for the country
when the country cannot even provide its citizens
with enough food and heat. The need for basic
necessities such as ...
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Tessie Hutchinson Man Warner
1,418 words
There are many stories in which the author
purposely makes the story vague until the end, The
Lottery, by Shirley Jackson is a great example of
this. Around ten o' clock, June 27 th was a very
vivid day in the lives of the villagers, It was a
beautiful summer day, the wind was slight and the
flowers in full bloom. This was in fact an odd
setting for the events that will take place in the
future. The lottery actually started on the 26 th,
but this was a rather large town so the actual
drawing too...
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U S Government Sulfur Dioxide And Nitrogen
1,198 words
... few examples of how wide spread the acid rain
problem is on just man made structures. Effects on
Humans When acid rain falls on humans it has
really no adverse effect on the outside, humans
can even swim in acidic lakes and its doesnt harm
them. The serious effects start to take place on
the inside of the body and that is respiratory
problems. When sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide
emissions gives risk to respiratory problems such
as dry coughs, asthma, headaches, eye, nose, and
throat irrit...
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World War Ii Western Allies
1,199 words
Historical Background to the Event The Berlin
crisis and airlift of 1948 is the initial and most
important event of the cold war. The episode which
led to the fall of Berlin wall has assisted in
formation of modern Germany. After World War II,
Germany became a conquered nation and was dived
into four zones which was controlled by its
victorious allies including United Nations,
France, Germany and Soviet Union. Berlin, capital
of Germany, though positioned in the eastern
soviet half, was also par...
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Industrial Revolution Home Market
442 words
First British Industrial Revolution The
manufacture of military munitions and the
development of a home market were critical
underpinnings of the first industrial revolution
in Britain. Military manufacturing supported by
the British Government contributed directly to
technological innovation and spurred
industrialization. This is because the companies
that choose to fulfill the government contracts to
make military munitions found money could be made
if new processes and technology was develope...
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River Valley Social Change
840 words
Feud: Hatfield's, Mccoy's, And Social Change In
Feud: Hatfield's, Mccoy's, And Social Change In
Appalachia Altina Waller, author of the book Feud,
argues that the reason for the famous feud between
the Hatfield's and Mccoy's was an isolated
reaction of a community going through social
change. She summarily rejects the theories of the
feud as an inherited family conflict and of the
feud as a response to coal and railroad industries
in particular (as opposed to industry in general).
Waller states ...
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Sea Water Nuclear Power
398 words
Thousands of years ago human beings learned to
make fire. By collecting and burning wood they
were able to warm themselves, cook food, and
manufacture primitive tools. Later, the Egyptians
discovered the principal of the sail. Even more
recent was the invention of the water wheel. All
of these activities utilize various forms of
energy-biological, chemical, solar, and hydraulic.
Energy, the ability to do work, is essential for
meeting basic human needs, extending the life
expectancy, and providi...
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Renewable Energy Sources Burning Of Fossil Fuels
994 words
Shifting Power Since the beginning of industry
humans have been in search of fuel to power
machines and generate energy. Fossil fuels, such
as crude oil and coal, discovered beneath the
Earth s surface were found to be an excellent
source of fuel. These fossil fuels are burnt in
order to generate the energy required to complete
various tasks. However, we are now realizing the
problems that are created by using fossil fuels to
generate energy. These problems are so great that
they will force huma...
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Increase In Population Carbon Dioxide
472 words
How Economic Development In The 1950 - 2000
Affected How Economic Development In The 1950 -
2000 Affected The Environment The economic
development from 1950 - 2000 affected the
environment by the increase in population,
industrialization started, and the shortage of
nonrenewable energy sources. Pollution,
industrialization, and nonrenewable energy sources
had important affects on the environment. The most
important issue that was worried about was the
increase in population. United Nation estima...
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Iron Ore Human Resources
786 words
Geographic Power of Countries Every country has
geographic power, although some countries have
more than others. Countries with more power often
have a valuable supply of natural resources and
human resources. The attitude of the people in the
country and the problems that the country is faced
with are also factors in determining its
geographic power. Poor attitudes and many problems
may, however, be altered when the human or natural
resources are improved. Therefore, these resources
are the mos...
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Carbon Dioxide
648 words
Global Warming I have chosen to speak about Global
warming because it is a major scientific issue in
the media. Problems facing the environment today
are vast and diverse. Destruction of the worlds
rain forests, the depletion of the ozone layer,
air pollution, water pollution, chemical pollution
and global warming are just some of the problems
that will reach dangerous proportions in the
coming decades. The three aspects of global
warming I will discuss are: What is global
warming? What are the ...
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Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels
1,003 words
Global Warming is something that has been going on
now for a long time. Over the years scientist have
been telling people, that all the pollutants that
we put in the air was doing damage to the earth
and the ozone. Some scientist disagreed with that
statement and because of that there was nothing
done in the past, but now scientist and people
alike know what is happening to the ozone and are
making a fight to try and get the government to do
something about it. Through out this research
paper I ...
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Surface Of The Earth Nitrous Oxide
613 words
Global Global Warming Introduction: Global warming
is a term that describes the green house
effect-that is rise in temperature of the earth.
The earths climate is predicted to change because
activities are altering the chemical composition
of through the building up of green house
gases-primarily CO 2, CH 3, N 2 O and
chlorofluorocarbon. These green house gases trap
energy from the sun and heat would not escape back
in to space. Thus, they warm our world. But
problem is arising because the atmos...
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Forest Fire Science Fair
889 words
In most modern novels, movies, and stories, the
main character goes through a journey. In fact,
even we go through this journey so often, that we
may not even recognize it. What is this journey,
you may be wondering. It is known as The Heros
Journey. As in any journey, there are stages in
which the person taking the journey must go
through. There are eight stages in the Heros
Journey. There is the call, in which something for
the hero that isnt working. There is the
threshold, where the hero can...
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Hopi Indians Written Language
634 words
In the southwestern United States, above northern
Arizona, are three mesas. The mesas create the
home for the Hopi Indians. The Hopi have a deeply
religious, isolated, tribal culture with a unique
history. The Hopi have a highly developed belief
system which contains many gods and spirits.
Ceremonies, rituals, dances, songs, and prayers
are celebrated in year-round. The Hopi believed
they were led to the arid southwestern region of
America by their creator, because he knew they had
the power to ...
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Industrial Revolution Steam Engine
871 words
One of the most significant personality changes
that has occurred in the world took place during
the 1700? s to the early 1800? s; the Industrial
Revolution. It is described as a time of drastic
change from hand made items to machine made goods.
This meant basically that people had to learn how
to manufacture goods in enormous factories instead
of cultivating them from the land. The Industrial
Revolution began in England because of their large
demand for coal and iron. And since they had a
large...
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Industrial Revolution Began 18 Th Century
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The Industrial Revolution In the last part of the
18 th century, a new revolution gripped the world
that we were not ready for. This revolution was
not a political one, but it would lead to many
implications later in its existence. Neither was
this a social or cultural revolution. This
revolution was an economic one. The Industrial
revolution, as historians call it, began the
modern world. It began the world we live in today
and our way of life in that world. It is called a
revolution because th...
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League Of Nations Versailles Treaty
1,940 words
What Were the Main Defects of the International
System between 1919 and 1939? The year of 1919 was
one of massive importance to the system of
international affairs, a year in which the people
of the world were unanimous in their commitment to
avoiding another war. It was hoped that the notion
of the Great War of 1914 to 1918 being the war to
end all wars, could be proven true and such a
tragedy would never be repeated. So what happened
in the years of 1919 to 1939, years which we now
refer to as...
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Coal Chestnut Falls Finches Chestnut Falls Finches Quot
700 words
9; The Pied Beauty Pied Beauty 9; The poem
" Pied Beauty" begins by praising God
for all the colorful and diverse things in nature.
The speaker is thankful for everything with dots,
circles, different colors, etc. He seems to be
fond of nature and " the great outdoors.
" Many of the images in the poem made me
think of camping out, or a picnic. For example,
fresh fire-coal, chestnut falls, finches, skies of
two colors, cows, etc. But the poem does not only
speak of natur...
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Largest Land
440 words
Saskatchewan is a land of resources, wealth, and
beauty. It? s name is derived from a Cree word
meaning? rapid river? . Land Saskatchewan is 651,
900 sq. km. in area, half of it is forests, and
one third of it is cultivated lands. In southern
Saskatchewan average temperatures range from 0 -
65 degrees farenheit. In Northern Saskatchewan
temperatures range from 23 - 57 degrees farenheit.
Grayling, trout, pike, and pickerel are found in
the northern lakes, while mule, deer, elk, moose,
and long ta...
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