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England: History And People
Number of Words: 735 / Number of Pages: 3
... houses attached to the school.
Considerable emphasis is placed on sports, especially cricket and rugby.
Among the most famous public schools for boys are Eton (founded in 1440),
Winchester (1380), and Harrow (1611). Many of those in the higher levels of
government or public life attended a public school.
The oldest universities are Oxford and Cambridge, founded in the
12th and 13th centuries, respectively. These universities have remained the
most prestigious in England, and their alumni have formed the core of the
educated elite for many years. In the 19th century new city universit ...
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Immigration To The United States (Maryland)
Number of Words: 992 / Number of Pages: 4
... immigrants are in the US, but some figures show that they are just as many illegal immigrants as legal one’s coming in each year. Over time, these immigrants find that even though they have many freedoms that they didn’t previously have, they still face many discriminations and hardships in America.
Obviously, with all these immigrants comes the problem of over population, finding jobs, education for these people, and finding suitable living conditions for these immigrants. The three states with the highest immigration totals are California, Texas, and Florida. This is easy to explain because C ...
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Latin America
Number of Words: 416 / Number of Pages: 2
... was under Portugal. Spain and Portugal were much alike and from 1580-1640 were united.
Influence of Geography on Life
The location of each country helps to explain its psychology and national interest and polices. Mexico, next door to the United States, is influenced by the wealth and customs of its northern neighbor. Argentina, peopled largely by Latins, is drawn to Europe, to which it sells its meat and wheat. Brazil, bordering on every South American political division with the exception of the republics of Chile and Ecuador, has often acted as a mediator of differences among all American republ ...
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The Problems Of Mexico City
Number of Words: 288 / Number of Pages: 2
... population that
continues to rapidly increase every day. There are many people that move to
Mexico City and many people that are born there every year. These factors
contribute even more to its overcrowding and overpopulation. Another problem is
Mexico City's habitat. It is located in the Valley of Mexico, which is highly
vulnerable to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. These natural disasters cause
much destruction to Mexico City. Yet still another problem with Mexico City's
habitat is the overall instability that is caused by the fact that much of the
city is located on a weak, dry-lakeb ...
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Australian Immigration And Its Effects
Number of Words: 1167 / Number of Pages: 5
... are the ones who first introduced the dingo into
Australia almost 3,500 years ago. The dingo rapidly became the top predator and
is probably the cause of the disappearance of the Tasmanian wolf and the
Tasmanian devil from Australia. They will hunt down almost anything but they
are not known to attack humans. They will attack kangaroos, wombats, rabbits,
and even lizards. After the settlers arrived and the sheep were brought in, the
dingo started to hunt the sheep. The sheep were much easier for them to get.
As a result of this the sheep grazers built a 3,307 mile long fence to separate
the sheep ...
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Ukraine
Number of Words: 1171 / Number of Pages: 5
... part of the country. Protestant, Judaic, and Moslem religions are also practiced. The major churches are the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church the Ukrainian Catholic Church, the Ukrainian Baptist Church, and the Ukrainian Evangelical Alliance.
EDUCATION
In Ukraine, all citizens are guaranteed an equal opportunity for a free education. There are 22,300 general education schools in the whole country. There are also 778 schools for higher learning. The literacy rate for males is 100% and for females this number is 98%.
FOOD
Ukrainian food is closely related to the customs of the Ukrainia ...
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The Namib Desert
Number of Words: 369 / Number of Pages: 2
... area
is the baboon. The baboons excavate for underground water that many other
animals depend on. There are many other animals that have adapted to live in
the Namib desert farther away from the rivers and streams including 45 species
of lizards and more than 200 species of beetles. The nocturnal gecko, like many
other animals, burrows in the sand to escape the days heat, 77 deg C (170 deg F).
The palmado gecko drinks the moisture that forms on its own body from the fog
and dew, as does the sidewinder snake. The sidewinder has adapted a special way
of moving in the loose sand which gives it its na ...
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Ancient Egypt
Number of Words: 1674 / Number of Pages: 7
... and towering cliffs bordered the river valley. Beyond these waters
stretched the barren wastes of the Sahara desert. On the edge of the desert,
the Egyptians built giant pyramids as burial places for their pharaohs. They
carved the Great Sphinx out of solid rock as a guardian of King CheopsÕ Great
Pyramid at Giza. The ancient Egyptians called their country Kemet, which means
black (after the land). The Greeks called the country Aigyptos, from the name
Ha-ka-ptah, the main temple of the Egyptian capital at Memphis.
Many modern beliefs and ideals, as well as much of manÕs knowledge, had
their orig ...
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Massachusetts
Number of Words: 531 / Number of Pages: 2
... a peace treaty with the Indians and prospered happily until they merged with the Bay Colony in 1691. was also jump-started when the Puritans came in the 1630’s seeking religious freedom. The Puritans came to seeking to purify their lives. Life for the Puritans was very hard. In the 1650’s, the Quakers tried to preach against the Quakers.
However, as time went on and they started gaining wealth, their life wasn’t that hard anymore. Thus, the Puritans’ hard life diminished. Meanwhile, Massachusetts flourished and more people came. Eventually, Massachusetts became a state in 1780.
Massachusetts was ...
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Ukraine: Facts
Number of Words: 1095 / Number of Pages: 4
... of Azov - 225 km).
The climate of Ukraine is moderate-continental; in the southernmost region of
the Crimea the climate is sub-tropical. The largest river of Ukraine is the
Dnipro, which is 2201 km in length, of which 981 km flow through Ukraine. The
largest mountain system in Ukraine is the Carpathian Mountains that extend for
more than 270 km and are 100-110 km wide. The highest peak is the Hoverla (2061
m).
Government
Names: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Ukraine local long
form: none local short form: Ukrayina former: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist
Republic
Digraph: UP
Type ...
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