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The Clean Water Act Of 1977
748 wordsAs swans drift with the current on a secluded lake in upper Canada they think not of the water they are in but of dreams of the past and wants for the future. On the other hand, seals off the coast of Northern California fear for their lives every day of humans exploiting their natural habitat. Many things can endanger water born animals, and most all of these come directly from humans. The pollutants of water come from many sources both close and far away from the water body itself. Wastes of h...
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African Societies Slave Trade
449 wordsIt began with the exploration of the Portuguese in and around western Africa in the late 1400 's to gain access to the Akan goldfields of West Africa. Once they gained access to these fields it helped finance future exploration round the southern tip of Africa and reach the trade markets of the Indian Ocean. They purchased silk, spices, perfumes and other goods, return it to Europe and sold it for a profit. They built the fort of Elmina in West Africa to protect their interests from other Europe...
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Costa Rica San Jose
1,198 words2 / 28 / 99 Per. 0 COSTA RICA Costa Rica is a Central American republic located north of Panama and possessing two seacoasts (Pacific-west, Caribbean east). The capital and largest city, San Jose, is located in the central mountain valley. Costa Rica is notable among many Latin American countries for its long-standing democratic form of government. Costa Rica is well known for their hydroelectric plants and agricultural goods. I. Government: 1) Capital: San Jose 2) Country: Costa Rica 3) There a...
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Internment Camps Japanese Americans
597 wordsInevitably, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, that began World War II, Japanese-Americans were frowned upon and stereotyped because of their descent. However, Japanese immigrants contributed to economic expansion of the United States. Whites resented the Japanese immigrants, but reaped economic profit from the Japanese-American residents' discipline and hard work. Japanese-Americans of this time seem to be attacked; however, they choose to uphold their disconnection with the rest of the...
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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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California Gold Rush Native Americans
706 wordsSocial institutions, frail to begin with, similarly often crumbled under continuing pressure. Competition and the lack of organized legal or social structures very soon combined to foment an environment of lawlessness -- claim-jumping, theft, fraud and violence - that has endured as the stereotyped Wild West. The miners were not bound by the laws of Mexico, nor as yet by those of any of the States. Almost from the first, miners had convened democratic meetings when it was necessary to settle cla...
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Fifth Amendment Japanese Descent
655 wordsWritten Assignment # 6 One of the main principles in the United States of America is the protection of all citizens Constitutional rights. It is unlawful to discriminate on the basis of race, gender, age, etc. in the USA. The history, however, has shown several examples of how the well-being of an entire country can overweight the rights of a single individual or a group of individuals. Cases of Hirabayashi vs. United States and Korematsu vs. United States are good illustrations to that. In both...
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Mass Extinction Earths Surface
1,021 words1. Introduction 2. Body - meteors in popular culture - impacts - Tunguska event - major meteor impacts theory - Chixulub - future impact forecasts, Apophis 3. Conclusion Meteorite Impacts on Earth Meteorite impacts have always affected the Earths history, but only during the second half of the 20 th century astronomers and geologists have found and proved this. The existence of meteorites was not recognized by leading scientists of some 100 years ago. The hypothesis of objects of extraterrestria...
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The Mexican War By Otis A Singletary
1,273 wordsThe Mexican War by Otis A. Singletary Otis A. Singletary wrote The Mexican War. The book is full with various events that took place in American history during the time of war. Singletary's book is a complete description of historic events. According to Singletary, Mexican War was actually the most successful offensive war in the American military history. The Mexican War closely examines the situations in Mexico and in the United States. Singletary has been remarkably successful, despite the br...
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British Museum National Geographic
1,185 wordsBlue heaven Great Waters: An Atlantic Passage Deborah Cramer 442 pp, Norton Adventures in Ocean Exploration Robert D Ballard 288 pp, National Geographic Historical Atlas of the North Pacific Ocean Derek Hayes 224 pp, British Museum Encyclopedia of Underwater and Marine Archaeology ed James Delgado 493 pp, British Museum If all Earths history were crammed into a single day, calculates Deborah Cramer as she rocks in the cradle of the deep aboard a research vessel, the Atlantic oceans entire existe...
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Buenos Aires Tourist Attraction
370 wordsMinister of Tourism for South America I think that being the biggest tourist attraction in the south Americas, Buenos Aires is the most likely place that someone would try to build a spa-complex. Not only is it the most popular tourist attraction in the south Americas, but it is also home to 40 % of Argentinas population with a massive 6. 6 million people living there. Situated on the east coast, Buenos Aries is Argentinas capital city. Other facts about Argentina: Full country name: Rep? black ...
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Tupac Amaru Gangsta Rappers
725 wordsIn the stifling Bulletproof Bulletproof In the stifling post-boxing match Las Vegas traffic jam, a new black 1996 BMW inched along impatiently, it? s gold detailing glimmering brightly under the street lights. Any attempt to catch a glimpse of the passengers within the tinted windows revealed only a distorted reflection of the chaotic, yet relatively motionless urban scene. The glass sunroof slid open and a dark figure rose partly through the opening, like a tank commander surveying the horizon ...
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Leisure Activities Middle Class
950 wordsIts Just Me Social Status Essay Stephanie English One Summer 2001 Mr. Vasquez Its Just Me Does anyone really have one specific class which they fit into? Different activities and things we do put us in many different classes. For example, if your in a prole class and you ride in a limo on prom night are you then considered to be in the middle- to high-class range? No, either you or your parents just thought it would be nice if you could take a limo instead of taking the family minivan. On the ot...
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Kennedy Parkland Hospital
830 wordsThe Death of the Nation The fall of 1963 seemed to be a productive and prosperous time for the Kennedy Administration. Although the Republican Opposition was trying to give Kennedy a challenge for re-election in 1964, it seemed that they had failed. The 35 th president went on about business and even attended Houston, Texas in order to settle the feud between the Democrats. Liberals and Conservatives of the Democratic Party were at constant battle. Just before Thanksgiving the President went to ...
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Wal Mart Ad Campaign
707 wordsThe general issue that this article touches upon is the economic growth of the discounter store called Target. Economic growth occurs because after deflating, or subtracting the inflation from the profit, the real income is higher than that of the year before. Target offers an original blend of products in the latest fashion and low-rent prices. It is called the Kmart for yuppies (Naughton). Initially, the regally pronounced Tar-jan opened its services in the midwestern region, however, after th...
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Great Wall Of China Ming Dynasty
530 wordsTHE GREAT WALL Of CHINA The great wall of China is the longest structure ever built. Its length is about 4, 000 miles (6, 400 kilometers), and it was erected by hand, the wall crosses northern China between the east coast, and north-central China. Over the centuries various rulers built walls to protect their northern border against invaders. Some of the walls stood on or near the sight of the great wall. Most of what is now called the Great Wall dates from the Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644). The ea...
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Philosophy Greek Philosophy Greek Philosophy World
906 wordsPhilosophy, Greek Philosophy Greek Philosophy Philosophy, the use of reason and argument in seeking truth and knowledge of reality. Throughout history man has searched for the origins of his existence, both on an outward and inward level, seeking truth and understanding of his world. The first culture to actively explore this idea of philosophy was the Greeks. Because their civilization placed less emphasis on religion and the masses didnt have to constantly answer to religious figures man had t...
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World War Ii Japanese Canadians
668 wordsTopic: Japanese Canadians during World War II During the World War II, there was more than 6 millions of Jews killed by Nazi, most of them killed in the concentration camp A place where selected groups of people confined, usually for political reasons. Concentration camps are also known by various other names such as corrective labor camps, relocation centers, reception camp. Most people think this kind of bloody action should never happen in Canada. Unfortunately, our kind, lovely, peace-keeper...
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U S Government Executive Order 9066
593 wordsJapanese Internment Camps What were they? Internment camps were permanent detention camps that held internees from March 1942 until their closing in 1945 and 1946. Although the camps held captive people of many different origins, the majority of the prisoners were Japanese-Americans. There were ten different relocation centres, which were scattered all over the interior West, in isolated desert areas of Arizona, California, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, and Wyoming. Why were they set up? ? After the bo...
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Japanese Canadians Canadian Citizens
1,065 wordsThe following summary of the experiences of the Canadian Nikkei comes from the book, A Dream Of Riches, 1978, The Japanese Canadian Centennial Project, Gilchrist Wright Publishers, Toronto, Canada. Written in English, French and Japanese it provides an insight into the experiences of Japanese immigrants and their children in Canada. Since the book may not be widely available outside of Canada, I have taken the liberty of quoting and paraphrasing liberally to present an overview of the Canadian N...
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