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Papers on History
The 1920s: An Era Of Transition And Tension
Number of words: 1647 | Number of pages: 6.... initiated by corporate managers to improve the work environment. Therefore workers became even more productive, and new industries began emerging or expanding to great heights. Technology was increasing bringing the first radio commercial which was heard in 1920, and by 1929, 40% of the homes had radios. The Movie Industry boomed being able to build beautiful theatres. The love for the sporting events, and most popular was the automobile. During this time the stock market took off to unprecedented heights. Although the rich were getting richer much faster than the lower and middle classes they were all enjoying their improved sta .....
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The Issue Of Slavery In The Westward Expansion
Number of words: 851 | Number of pages: 4.... of slavery next became an argument and hot topic at the
Philadelphia Convention in the fall of 1787. The northern delegates “
detested the slave trade and wanted it to end” (pg. 187). The slave states
came out ahead in this battle as they got congress to agree that they would
not interfere with the slave trade until 1808 and the south obtained a
fugitive slave law. The only victory the north received was that the Union
remained intact.
The slavery extension issue took a back seat to other pressing
problems and states were admitted to the Union usually in pairs with one
entering as a free state and one as a .....
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Archetypes In Waterworld
Number of words: 365 | Number of pages: 2.... are constantly trying to overcome it. The sun also makes it very hot, giving the characters a thirst which cannot be quenched, as there is no water. Furthermore, any vegetation is extremely valuable because it gives the people vital nutrients, which they need to survive.
Many other archetypes also appear in the film. For example, the mariners ship is a place of safety for the mariner and his companions. Therefore it has a positive archetypal meaning and is important to the story. In addition, negative archetypes also emerge. Two of these are extreme heat and dessert like topography. They represent pain and hellish conditio .....
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Tupac And The Outlawz History
Number of words: 936 | Number of pages: 4.... when a member of a group called "The Plague." This gruop had nearly 30 members including Fatal. Kadafi and Hussein Fatal were, along with Pac, the first origional members of the Outlawz. But before joining the Outlawz, Kadafi was a member of the group "Dramacydal" which included three other current Outlawz Kastro aka K-Dogg,EDI aka Big Mal, and Napoleon aka Mutah were all members of Dramacydal. On the night that Tupac Shakur was shot in Las Vegas, Kadafi was the only one reported out of Tupac's thirty car entourage that could identify the shooters if necessary. Two months later he was shot in the head at point blank range in an a .....
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The Byzantine Empire
Number of words: 1177 | Number of pages: 5.... the church and the emperor had been the largest landholders,
therefore being the largest profiteers of Byzantine. (Encarta)
After the Roman empire fell in 476 AD, Byzantine conquered all. It took
over the space of southeastern Europe, southwestern Asia, and the northeast
corner of Africa. The present day countries in these areas include the Balkan
Peninsula, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Egypt. This large empire known as
Byzantine didn't get called Byzantine until scholars named it. The people of
that time were not thought of as Byzantines but as Romans who lived a Roman
lifestyle. Byzantine had been started and ruled by an emp .....
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Roots Of Individualism In Euro
Number of words: 1193 | Number of pages: 5.... to ultimate authority. As the church lost power, so did the political units. The bonds between church and state began to erode. Feudalism declined, hence giving rise to new political opportunity. The noble class no longer held a monopoly on the valued positions in society. Rather, one was able to pursue wealth and fame through various endeavors ranging from artist to soldier.
The most empowering change of this era was the dominance of a secular attitude and the decline of church absolutism. This secular viewpoint altered man’s reason for existence from an otherworldly quest to an intimate, immediate appreciation for that .....
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Slavery - Life On The Plantations
Number of words: 1528 | Number of pages: 6.... Most captured blacks had never seen the white skinned foreigners who came on long, strange boats to journey them across the ocean. They would never see their families or native lands again. These unfortunate people were shackled and crammed tightly into the holds of ships for weeks. Some refused to eat and others committed suicide by jumping overboard (Foster). When the ships reached American ports, slaves were unloaded into pens to be sold at auctions to the highest bidder. One high-priced slave compared auction prices with another, saying, "You wouldn’t fetch ‘bout fifty dollas, but I’m wuth a thousand" (qtd. i .....
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The Sixth Sense
Number of words: 924 | Number of pages: 4.... movie directed by M. Night Shyamalan, . involves an intricate plot, great acting, and a truly surprising ending.
The plot of a movie in today's movie market is normally broadcast to the world through an immense amount of advertising. Whether it is through television commercials, radio commercials, or newspaper articles before the movie comes out, one can normally figure out the story before you see it. This does not hold true in the case of . I witnessed nearly all of the various commercials for the movie, and the closest thing to revealing the story was when on a television commercial Cole Sear (played by Haley Joel Osment) .....
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Mafia - A History
Number of words: 1969 | Number of pages: 8.... to the wealthy. This was an unspoken request for an amount of money in return for protection. If the money was not paid, the recipients could expect violence such as kidnappings, bombings, and murder. By the nineteenth century, this society grew larger and more criminally oriented. In 1876, Mafia Don Rafael Palizzolo, ran for political office in Sicily. He forced the voters to vote for him under gunpoint. After being elected into office, he promoted Mafia Don Crispi as Prime Minister. Together the two put Sicily under government control and funneled government funds to the society known as the Mafia. In the 1800's, New Orlea .....
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Eygpt
Number of words: 1000 | Number of pages: 4.... that the jewelry would protect them on their way to the next world. Broad collars were the most popular neck ornaments worn in Ancient Egypt. Broad collars were worn in the Old and Middle Kingdom. My necklace is an example of a Broad collar witch was made in the Middle Kingdom, and belonged to a Princess named
Ita-weret from Dahshur. Broad collars were made with cylindrical beads or tubes strung vertically in rows in a semi-circular shape and the last row drop beads, and have 2 end pieces on either side to hold the necklace together.
CLOTHING AND JEWELRY
Fashion for men and women, rich or poor, changed very l .....
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