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Nova Scotia
Number of Words: 2804 / Number of Pages: 11
... Bay of Fundy; the central section takes in the Cobequid
Mountains, which rise to 367 m (1204 ft) atop Nuttby Mountain; and the eastern
section contains the Cape Breton Highlands, with the province's highest point.
The Annapolis Lowland, in the west, is a small area with considerable fertile
soil. Nova Scotia's fourth region, the Maritime Plain, occupies a small region
fronting on Northumberland Strait. The plain is characterized by a low,
undulating landscape and substantial areas of fertile soil.
History
The area now known as Nova Scotia was originally inhabited by tribes of
Abenaki and Micmac p ...
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Benin
Number of Words: 450 / Number of Pages: 2
... animist religion. French
is the common language.
Government. Benin has been under military rule since 1970. The
constitution of 1977 instituted a national assembly, whose members belong
to the sole legal political party, the Benin People's Revolutionary Party.
History. Benin's history dates back to three principalities--Allada, Porto-
Novo, and Dahomey--in the S area who were being pushed by the N Kingdom of
Abomey in the 16th century. Dahomey was the most aggressive, pushing N and
selling slaves. In 1863 the king of Porto-Novo sought French protection. By
1892 France had subjugated all groups an ...
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Botswana
Number of Words: 446 / Number of Pages: 2
... language. Eighty-five percent of Botswana's
people practice traditional African religions, while the rest are Christian.
Most Botswanan children attend elementary school, but only fifteen percent will
go on to high school. The small percent of people that go to college attend the
University of Botswana in Gaborone, the nation's capital.
Great Britain once had control over Botswana. South Africa wanted
Botswana, then called Bechuanaland, as part of their country. But Great Britain
refused. On September 30,1966, Botswana was declared independent. It's official
name is The Republic of Botswana. Seretse ...
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Comparison Of Mexico And The United States
Number of Words: 2356 / Number of Pages: 9
... extends to the members of his cabinet and the attorney general, and to the territorial and federal district governors, diplomatic officials, the higher officers of the army, and ministers of the higher courts of justice. Unlike in the United States, as the leader of the dominant political party, the Mexican president is able to choose his successor and approve legislative candidates. The Mexican president can effect constitutional amendments that require approval by two-thirds vote of a quorum in Congress and the support of a majority of state legislatures. The chief executive may also establis ...
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Chicago: A City Of The Senses
Number of Words: 650 / Number of Pages: 3
... and loud sighing. The flash of an Indian woman's
purple sari caught
Holzman 2 my eye. The different facial
expressions, personalities, and wardrobes present added sparkle to the
otherwise dull and uninteresting dimension of public transportation.
While watching these different characters, I was drawn to the
highest floor of the Sears Tower, where lights illuminated the sky and
blended artfully into a pattern of lines. When I walked in the street,
lights from stores and nightclubs permeated above and around me, making me
feel as if I were at the bottom of a pit of existence, loo ...
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From Village To City
Number of Words: 1319 / Number of Pages: 5
... used as trade. People who lived near Obsidian deposits often risked
their lives to collect it and eventually barter it off for food or money.
Obsidian comes from volcanoes and was a kind of glass, the only of the
times. The value of Obsidian was great, and so therefore was the supply and
demand. Salt, ore, copper, and soapstone were accepted trade materials
around 8000BC. Most of the Village to City civilization took place during
the copper age, when copper was mined and used for many purposes. Trade
developed between different cities, Jericho, Sumer, Adab, Eridu, Isin, Kish,
Kullab, Lagash, ...
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Lebanon
Number of Words: 2518 / Number of Pages: 10
... 130 miles. And the maximum distance from the Mediterranean Sea to the
Lebanon-Syria border is 50 miles. In the south, along the border with
Israel, Lebanon's eastern border is only 20 miles from the sea.
Although a tiny land, Lebanon boasts a great diversity in its landscape
which makes it one of the most picturesque countries in the world. The
coast line is br oken by many bays and inlets of varying size. At some
points, the mountains wade silently right into the sea - then climb
suddenly tier on tier away from the Mediterranean to the sky. Because of
the limitation of flat agricultural la ...
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Auschwitz
Number of Words: 1099 / Number of Pages: 4
... Station. They were hurried along so fast that they never realized that the station was fake and was just connected round to deportation centers. The hands on the clock did not move, and the timesheet arrivals were fake also.
When they first arrived at , the victims were checked in and given an I.D. number. The I.D. number was then tattooed onto their body, usually the arm. Over 404,000 I.D. numbers were given out all together. 237,426 went to male prisoners, 133,496 went to female prisoners.
After they got all the people in order and all the numbers assigned, they were assigned a bunker. This was w ...
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Ireland, History And Nature
Number of Words: 1815 / Number of Pages: 7
... around the lake you notice the deer has come back. It is drinking from the brook, just as you did just a few minutes ago. And as you are staring at this beauty you notice two deer coming from the edge of the forest towards the deer already standing beside the brook. While the two new deer approach the first, you notice they are smaller than the first, and you understand that they are the children of the first deer. You do not wish to interrupt the family while they are drinking, so you continue to walk until you are at the end of the lake.
Then you see a few small bunnies happily hunting each other ...
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History Of Athens, Greece
Number of Words: 748 / Number of Pages: 3
... That means that we take one person to
represent all of our interest and thoughts. Athens(Greece) has a "direct"
democracy which means that everybody gets to vote for them self(their own
thoughts and interest). The Untied States follows Athens ideas on how each
individual is important and everybody's idea on freedom and self rule that
was brought up by the Greeks.
Architecture is another important quality that we got from Athens.
There are many different buildings in the United States that have ancient
architecture. Greek architecture dominates the style of buildings in the
government buildings of W ...
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