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CANADA
<view this essay>.... 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 oce .....
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The Problem: Terrorism In The World
<view this essay>.... for terrorist acts are because of hate towards a race, nationality, or
religion. For example, in 1972 the Palestine Liberation Organization invaded
Israeli dorms in the Munich Olympics, and held the Israeli athletes hostage
until Israel would agree to release Palestinian terrorists that were captured in
Israel. When Israel refused to comply with the terrorists demands, they blew up
two helicopters which held the Israeli athletes, killing the whole team. This
was one of the many cruel types of terrorism. In recent years, terrorism seems
to be at a new high and attacks are more violent than in the past.
With terrorism being so secretive and having .....
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The American Basketball Association
<view this essay>.... professional hoops. At the same time of the creation of the ABA, the NBA only had 120 players, which meant that many worthy players were not getting the chance to play. With about 90 players in the ABA, they got their chance.
The ABA started to draft college players to compete with the NBA. Because both leagues wanted the best players, the ABA made a rule which said that the draftee did not have to be a college graduate. The NBA had a rule which said that the draftee must have graduated from college. As a result, many college stars began to go straight into the ABA before graduating. One which did this was Moses Malone, he was the first player to co .....
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The Simpsons - A Cartoon Portr
<view this essay>.... parents group decried the choice saying that the character of Bart Simpson is a bad role model and said that it was disgrace that the district would honor the name of Bart's school. The school board although initially unaware of the name's television counterpart, held firm. Greenwood now has an elementary school named "Springfield."
The Simpsons, a constant festival of disrespect, has graced television (if "graced" is a word that can ever be applied to the cartoon family) and the United States with a greater impact than most television series ever created. No wonder such a debate has arisen around the characters, their lives, and, most importantly, their att .....
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What Is Color?
<view this essay>.... red light.
Some of the cones in our eyes are sensitive to green light. Other cones
in our eyes are effected by blue light. Red, green and blue are the
primary colors of visible light, but if these cones are only sensitive to
the wavelengths in the electro-magnetic spectrum of red, green and blue
then how are colors like aqua and purple seen? Different light sources
give out different parts of the visible spectrum. When the light sources
are combined they appear as different colors. Adding primary light sources
in the right proportions, can produce the sensation of other colors in our
eyes, such as aqua and purple. (Challoner,40)
Why do we see the gr .....
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High School Vs. Middle School: A Comparative Essay
<view this essay>.... there is to pay attention to) and give a few minutes of your time each day and it's a shoo-in. There is really not that much to learn in middle school and that is another reason it is easier to get good grades. As well as it just being easier overall, the teachers expect less of you because you are younger and at a lower maturity level. There are several reasons why less is expected of you in middle school.
Because so little is expected of you in middle school, it makes it a more difficult jump to make up to high school. When all of a sudden it goes from almost no expectations to something much greater, it can often be quite difficult. Now, you are expec .....
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Shell And Nigerian Oil And Uti
<view this essay>.... of the other 297 ethnic groups were exploited for the major three groups, creating a situation of political unrest. This resulted in a military coup d’etat throwing out the Prime Minister and replacing him with a major Igbo General. The minorities wanted a political restructuring through states and they won. There was an Igbo secession from Nigeria forming Biafra in Eastern Nigeria including the Ogoni territory. A three-year civil war broke out after this over the natural resources held by the minorities especially the oil in the Ogoni territory. After this Nigeria went through several forms of Military governments and a public election in 1993 was co .....
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Utopia
<view this essay>.... concepts of this kind.
During the 19th century many attempts were made to actually establish
communities which followed the beliefs of a utopian society. Most were
experiments in utopian socialism. Although they differed considerably in their
specific views, most of them agreed that ideal societies could be created
without much difficulty. They felt all that was needed was to have the
formation of a few small, cooperative communities made up of their followers.
The comte de Saint-Simon regarded technological progress and large scale
economic organization as being the most important keys to the establishment of
these communities. It was felt that industri .....
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