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Halloween
<view this essay>.... proceeding year would come back in search for bodies to possess for the
next year. Not wanting to be possessed, the living people of the town would
put out the fires in their homes so they would appear to be cold and
undesirable. The townspeople would dress up in costumes and noisily parade
around the neighborhood, being as destructive as possible in an attempt to
scare the spirits away.
Trick-or-Treat was said to come from people leaving food for the
spirits on their doorsteps to ensure a good year. Another myth about how
Trick-or-Treating got started is by the Celebration honoring Muck Olla
where a parade of people begged for food and the leader wo .....
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ABOUT HEALTH CARE
<view this essay>.... questions and unsolved problems, but researchers, doctors, biologists, public health employees and many others are working to answer and solve these questions and problems. No one of us knows how long will it take to find a cure for cancer diseases or a solution to prevent heart diseases, for example; but I think scientists are closer to find a solution.
On the other hand, I consider this achievement in people´s health is partly a result of the activity of many private and public organizations in health all over the world, who have established policies and priorities in order to create personal and environmental health programms, pollution control, polici .....
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Canada 2
<view this essay>.... set foot on Canadian soil. He marked his presence with a flag claiming it his land. Over the years, Canada has developed into the home of the largest free-standing structure in the world. Canada,(a great tourist attraction)is also home of the largest water fall in the world. Our farmland unlike a lot of others has a variety of climate. The warmer summer climate ranges from +10 - +30 and the cooler climate ranges from anywhere to -10 - -30. Despite the changes in temperature, Canada's precipitation is very light. Our home is enclosed by the United States of America, south, the Pacific ocean and Alaska on the west side, the Atlantic ocean on the east side and th .....
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Greek Architecture
<view this essay>.... and lintel system. This system
wasn't very efficiant and is now outdated, but in ancient times it was the only
way of building. Another thing that the Greeks are famous for are their great
theaters, where they held many plays. Some of these plays were building blocks
for moderm drama.
The greek theater was incredible. The greeks spent years of time and effort to
perfect their theater design. In their theater there were four things that most
theaters had. The orchestra, paraskenia, theatron, and skene.
The orchestra was the stage, located in the center of the theater. unlike many
modern stages, which are raised above the seatsthe orchestra was located .....
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IMF And The World Bank
<view this essay>.... from several debts. In 1989, the IMF loan was void because Somalia had failed to pay previous interests. Somalia had to comply with the SAP in order to have new loans. The results are well known: The collapse of the state, civil war, famine and finally the intervention of the United Nations and US soldiers (Le desordre des nations,p21).
The effects the SAP's on society are felt by the poorest. For exemple, spending on healthcare has fallen in most of the world's poorest countries since 1980. In Uganda 4$ is spent per person on healthcare compared with 23$ per person on debt repayment. Because of budget cuts, Sub-Saharan Africa is very vulnerable to basic .....
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Code Of Professional Ethics By American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants
<view this essay>.... and why there is a need for ethical regulations.
The Code of Professional Ethics
The Code of Professional Ethics for public accountants was developed by the
American Institute of Public Accountant and includes four different categories.
The first, Concepts of Professional Ethics, establishes major requirements for
CPAs in different areas of their day-to-day professional activities. The main
parts of the Code are: Independence, Integrity and Objectivity in the practice
of public accounting, Competence and technical standards, Responsibilities to
clients, Responsibilities to colleagues and Other responsibilities and
Practices. Independence has always been th .....
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Ets And Ufos
<view this essay>.... the only possible explanation. Where scientists see a complex natural phenomenon, others will see a “wheel in the middle of a wheel” simply as an extra-terrestrial vehicle observing our planet Earth.
The movie ‘UFO’s, It Has Begun’ seems to be persuading enough to prove that extra-terrestrials do visit Earth. Burnt grass, cattle mutilations, capturing aliens, photographs, strange powder; all this evidence is presented in the movie. Unfortunately, most of it is incomplete, and there is nothing that could explain the sightings, besides, incredible film techniques and mysterious music highlights the obvious bias of the movie. On the .....
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Dragons
<view this essay>.... of , I prefer the more modern approach. In fantasy stories the modern dragon is an intelligent magical creature. A Dragon can be as good or evil as any one human can be.
Chinese
Chinese are snake-like with four short legs. Chinese have five toes verses the Korean Dragon with four toes and the Japanese with only three. Unlike other of legend they do not have wings. The five toed are a symbol of power. The Chinese dragon is often depicted as either being red or gold, although other colors are found. The Chinese term for the is “Lung”. There are four major categories of Lung.
1.Tien-Lung, The Celestial Dragon, who protects the place of Gods.
2.Shen-Lun .....
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