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Iraq: A Country On The Rise
Number of Words: 1808 / Number of Pages: 7
... (ocean) clams are just the continental shelf on their
coastline, and twelve nautical miles beyond that.
Iraq and Iran have just recently restored diplomatic relations in the
year 1990, but are still trying to work out written agreements settling their
disputes from their eight-year war concerning definite borders, prisoners-of-war,
and freedom of navigation and sovereignty over the Shatt-al-Arab waterway. In
April of 1991, Iraq officially accepted the UN Security Council's Resolution 687,
which states that Iraq accepts the boundaries that were set in it's 1963
agreement with Kuwait, and ending all ...
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Ancient China
Number of Words: 729 / Number of Pages: 3
... really have (or mention) leaders, it really just
mentioned dynesties. Chinas had three dynasties. The first of which was the Xia
(2,000 b.c. to 1,500 b.c.) except for ancient legions one really doesn't know
much about the Xia rulers. In 1,500 b.c. the Xia rulers were overthrown and the
Shang dynasty came into focus and into place.
During the Shang dynasty, Chinese artists were busy making beautiful art
figures, religious stuff, and were making weapons out of bronze.
Even though the Shang dynasty lasted for several hundred years most of the
rulers were extremely viscious and had fun playi ...
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Honduras
Number of Words: 364 / Number of Pages: 2
... technically begins in May and lasts until October. This means that the interior and Pacific coast are relatively dry between November and April, but on the Caribbean coast it rains all year. The wettest months on the Caribbean coast are from September/October to January/February. The tourist season on the Caribbean coast is between February and April, during the US winter. This is a good time to visit, but prices will be lower and there will be fewer tourists if you avoid this season.
was the original banana republic, and is still one of the least developed and industrialized countries in Central A ...
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Lincoln, Nebraska
Number of Words: 422 / Number of Pages: 2
... of American government
architecture. `The Sower', a statue symbolizing Nebraska's farms, stands atop
the tower. Museums include the State Museum of History, the University of
Nebraska's Christlieb Western Art Collection, and the Sheldon Memorial Art
Gallery, designed by architect Philip Johnson. Pioneers Park includes a nature
center. The Nebraska State Fair takes place in Lincoln each summer. Other
cultural groups include a symphony orchestra, the Lincoln Community Playhouse,
and the National Art Association.
Lincoln got its first rail connection in 1870 and by the late 1800s had 19
differe ...
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The Green Revolution In Asia
Number of Words: 2820 / Number of Pages: 11
... Deepwater Rice in Thailand ......................15
Figure P0: Effects of Hoppers ..............................16
Figure P1: Habitat of Brown Hopper .........................17
Figure P2: Wolf Spider......................................18
Figure P3: Black Bug .......................................19
Figure #4: Irrigated Rice Harvesting .......................20
Chart #1: Rice Production...................................21
Chart #2: Fertilizer Use in 1993 ...........................22
Bibliography ...............................................23
The Problem: With the high and rapidly growing ...
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Australia
Number of Words: 3711 / Number of Pages: 14
... based on their cultural appreciation and
adaptability, their research expertise, and their discerning abilities with both
primary and secondary data.
Cheri Brown, Vice President of International Operations
Robert Roy, Director of International Sales & Marketing
Helen Quinn, Director of Cultural Adaptation
Becky Barth, Director of Research & Development
Sun Cosmetics, Inc. will send two expatriate executives to F.H. Faulding &
Company Limited to work in commensurate positions and pay grades. The training
and marketing guidance is inval ...
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Egypt: Notes
Number of Words: 620 / Number of Pages: 3
... giraffes. Now Egypt has very few large animals. Most people think that the camel came from Egypt but it did not. There have been reports of ostrostriches in Egypt but none have been confirmed.
3,000 years before the birth of Crist the Egyptians had a goverment, built pyrmids and knew how to write. They were also very religious. One of the things that they beleived in was life after death. Before then, in the prehisoric era, Egypt had rain and a lot of grasslands. Then the Egyptians hunted with either a bow and arrow, an ax or both. The arrows were made of flint. Gradually the rains decreased ...
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The Essential Nile
Number of Words: 353 / Number of Pages: 2
... of the Nile. But it wasn't until later (3200 B.C.E.) that real
agricultural advances occurred. Encouraged by the stability of their farming,
the Egyptians were able to develop surpluses in the area. This abundance (which
allowed for the evolution and advancement of culture because it encouraged more
people to specialize in crafts other than farming) led to a division of labor,
and then to social stratification. The improvement of agricultural methods also
led to the enlargement of cities. This enlargement then led to the need for
bureaucracy and administration, and eventually toward the advent of ...
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China
Number of Words: 584 / Number of Pages: 3
... heavy machinery, had a much higher average level of productivity compared to the rural workers. The natural consequences was for the city people to arrange themselves an average income level twice as high as that of the people in the countryside.
The most obvious way to attack this poverty problem was to increase production, in all sectors of the economy. Though the easiest way to increase production was to increase capital inputs, could only afford a limited amount of capital construction. In accordance to this, went on a construction binge. Whole factories were purchased from abroad while oth ...
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India
Number of Words: 649 / Number of Pages: 3
... varna consisted
of the Kshatriyas or warriors, rulers and administrators. The third varna
consisted of the Vaishya or merchants. The Shudras belonged to the lowest varna.
During classic period, hundreds of sub-varnas, jatis, developed. Membership in
a caste was determined by birth and Hindus were not allowed to marry members of
other castes.
The village was governed by its headman and a council. Both were members of
highest caste in the village. Villages compose kingdoms and empires which were
ruled by monarchs.
In 1018 A.D. Mahmud of Chazhi invaded India from Afghanistan. This was the date
wh ...
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