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Colombia
Number of Words: 368 / Number of Pages: 2
... elected Vice-President. The United States recognized the republic of the Gran in 1822 and other nations followed suit. The Gran existed only briefly, Venezuela seceded in 1829 and Ecuador followed in 1830. The remaining province, consisted most of modern day and Panama was named the Republic of Nueva Granada in 1831 and Santander was elected the first President. Two political parties dominated the region: the Conservatives believed in a strong central government and a powerful church; the Liberals believed in a decentralized government, strong regional power, and a less influential role for th ...
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Tahiti
Number of Words: 702 / Number of Pages: 3
... education.
There are several technical and vocational schools in Tahiti, as well as a large adult education program. Vocational training includes hotel, restaurant, nursing and teaching programs.
Arts and culture
As weaving was unknown in the old days, tapa cloth was made by women from the bark of the paper mulberry, breadfruit, and banyan trees.
The boughs were soaked in a river for several days, the outer bark then stripped off and the inner bark separated from it. The softened inner bark was placed on a block of wood and beaten with a mallet. When the tapa was of a uniform thickness it was dri ...
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Chile
Number of Words: 1462 / Number of Pages: 6
... other minerals, food stuffs, fish processing, iron and steel, wood and wood products, transport equipment, cement, textiles. Their agriculture products are wheat, corn, grapes, beans, sugar beets, potatoes, fruit, beef, poultry, wool, and timber. Chile’s Debt is 22.3 billion (1995 est.). Their main currency is the Chilean peso, which equals 100 centavos. The exchange rate is 1 us dollar to 423.79 peso’s .
People Of Chile
The Population of Chile is around 14,508,158 people. There population growth is about 1.18%, and their birth rate is about 17.53 births per 1,000 population. Infant mortality rate ...
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The Country Of Italy
Number of Words: 1248 / Number of Pages: 5
... the crane and an early
day cannon, which he never made public because of the vile applications.
Other artists such as Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine
Chapel, which was one of his greatest works. Galileo Galilei who was an
astrologer made many sky maps, and discovered nebulas and created the
theory that the earth rotates around the sun. Dante Alighier who is know
for his many great works, and Giacomo Puccini which were the most revered
musicians at the time.
ITALY IN THE ANCIENT TIMES
Ancient Italy was a time of life, death, and rebirth. Italy was a
big trading post for the Ro ...
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The Future Of The City Of Miami
Number of Words: 344 / Number of Pages: 2
... of buildings to tell stories of the city's
history. This means designing noticeable objects on buildings that relate
to the city.
Although Hernandez argued his points distinctly, Wilson totally
disagreed. Wilson said cities revolve around racism, and how can we look
toward the future if we have no idea of where we've come?
“In order to understand our future, we must first be aware of the
immigration that is taking place now,” Wilson said. “Miami has the highest
level of immigrants and is the best place to study immigration in the world.
Everyone knows that there is a strong barrier of rac ...
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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, ...
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Evolution Of Canada
Number of Words: 2088 / Number of Pages: 8
... copper, nickel, cobalt, iron, and zinc--making Canada one of the
most important mining countries in the world. The Shield's N portion is a
treeless plain with permanently frozen subsoil; in its S section are
forests.
Extending from the Shield's W border to the Canadian Rockies are
prairies more than 800mi (1,288km) wide that yield wheat, the dominant crop,
and are centers of livestock raising. W Canada is a land of mountains with
fishing, agriculture, and lumbering as important industries. With the
development of major oil and natural gas deposits since the 1950s in the W,
the now-dominant ...
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Argentina
Number of Words: 261 / Number of Pages: 1
... Aires a major trade route in Argentina and in South America.
Argentina's national language is Spanish and the major religion is Roman
Catholicism.
Argentina is a country with much natural beauty. It has miles of
beautiful beaches and is also surrounded by the majestic Andes mountains. The
Andes mountains are among the highest mountains in the world. Argentina's
tallest mountain is the Cerro Aconcagua. This mountain reaches an amazing
height of 22,200 ft. America's tallest mountain only reaches the height of
20,000 ft.
Argentina has a huge industrial and agricultural base. Argentina has a
large a ...
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Spain
Number of Words: 1937 / Number of Pages: 8
... in
towns and cities.
Principal Cities
The capital and largest city is Madrid (population, greater city, 1991,
3,010,492), also the capital of Madrid autonomous region; the second largest
city, chief port, and commercial center is Barcelona, capital of Barcelona
province and Catalonia region. Other important cities include Valencia, capital
of Valencia province and Valencia region, a manufacturing and railroad center;
Seville, a cultural center; Saragossa, and Bilbao (369,839), a busy port.
Religion
Roman Catholicism is professed by about 97 percent of the population. The
country is divided into 11 ...
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Russia
Number of Words: 1384 / Number of Pages: 6
... an extremely difficult country in which to do business.
The n Federation continues to pursue a program of dramatic economic, political and social transformation. Despite President Yeltsin’s successful re-election campaign, continued economic reform remains subject to the influence of the communist controlled State Duma (the n parliament). Even the most optimistic scenarios envision a protracted process as continues the task of fashioning a legal foundation for commerce, rationalizing the regulatory and taxation regimes with which businesses must comply, and completing the task of creating from scr ...
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