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China
Number of Words: 921 / Number of Pages: 4
... a year. The national government exercises much control over ’s economy. It owns and operates the most important industrial plants and controls most nonagricultural employment and wages. The Communist government has achieved an impressive record of economic growth. The Communists have provided widespread employment opportunities, job security, and a more even distribution of income among the people.
Manufacturing and Mining make up the largest single part of ’s GDP, 42 percent. The largest consumer goods industries are the textile industry and the food-processing industry. is also the world’s l ...
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The Pyramids Of Egypt
Number of Words: 991 / Number of Pages: 4
... of the entire kingdom. Many
people would be called to duty to work on the pyramids and many would go at
will. It was found that the Egyptian people actually liked working on the
pyramids. Many youths would travel down the Nile to work on the pyramids
so that they could see the great city of Memphis.
Furniture and riches not to mention body parts of the dead king
were buried with him in the pyramid, so that in the afterlife the king
would be able to have all the comforts that he had in his life. Wives and
people of high standing in the king's court were buried beside his tomb
when they died. ...
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Australia
Number of Words: 4264 / Number of Pages: 16
... phraseology and spelling. Because
Australia is one of the most multicultural nations in the world it is possible
to find vibrant ethnic communities using almost every other world
language.Australian school children have the highest rate of learning Asian
languages, particularly Japanese and Chinese, of any industrialized western
nation - in recognition of their future as a member of the Asia-Pacific region.
Labor force is 8.63 million(september 1991) by occupation of finance and service
33.8%, public and community services 22.3%, wholesale and reatail trade 20.1%,
manufacturing and industry 16.2%, ...
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Disneyland
Number of Words: 532 / Number of Pages: 2
... upon arrival to the park I realized I was wrong. I
soon realized that that my mature height of five feet and one-half inch had
given me a golden key to the doors of some of the biggest thrill rides the
world will ever know. I was now seeing Disneyland in a totally different
way. I ran from ride to ride, my level of excitement raging as never
before. My stomach was being twisted, juggled, and tossed like never
before; for a twelve year old boy I was as close to heaven as a kid could
ever dream to reach.
As my senior year of baseball arrived, our hard work fund raising
was about to be paid off. W ...
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Thailand
Number of Words: 712 / Number of Pages: 3
... on your behavior in your past life. The best goal is called “nirvana” which is total peace and happiness.
The houses in are different from the houses in the United States. Most of ’s houses are made of wood. These houses are built up on stilts because is a very rainy and wet country and it has a lot of floods. The houses also have real high roofs to keep cool. If the people don’t live by a river or stream then they usually live on a farm or a village. If someone lives on a farm then they probably grow rice because rice is the biggest crop grown in .
is wet and moist most of the time, but summe ...
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North America
Number of Words: 495 / Number of Pages: 2
... region has 4 seasons but all of them are much warmer. The third region includes Western US and northern Mexico. It is mostly dry throughout this region because most of it is made up of deserts and plains. The other part is made up of mountains. Where conditions do depend allot on elevation in this region. The fourth Climatic region is a thin strip of land that extends from Southern Alaska to Southern California. Its almost rainless summers make up for the mild wet winters. The last is considered a tropical climate that consists of Southern Mexico and the Islands. It is warmer all year there a ...
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Greece
Number of Words: 684 / Number of Pages: 3
... Aegean to the east, and the Ionian to the West. Besides relying mainly on the sea for food, the Greeks also grew grapes, grain, and olives.
Between 2500 and 1200 B.C. the Minoan civilization thrived on the island of Crete. Crete is the largest of the Greek islands, covering approximately 3,327 square miles. They founded one of the most brilliant and advanced civilizations known to that time. Mythology and history blended in the culture of the Minoans. King Minos was the king in Knossos, where the legendary minotaur lived. In Minoan culture, the bull was highly revered. It was so highly revered that the ...
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Rwanda Report
Number of Words: 577 / Number of Pages: 3
... hundred and thirty eight square miles.
The official name of Rwanda is called The Republic Of Rwanda. Rwanda is also
landlocked which doesn't help much either. Since it is landlocked I will tell
you which countries it is surrounded by on the north it is by Ughanda, on the
east by Tanzanian the south by Burundi and finally on the west it is next to
Zaire. Rwanda is one of the poorest countries in the world and it is one of the
most densely populated country in the world. One of the reasons for Rwanda
being in such a bad state of poverty is that there was a Civil war between the
Hutu and th ...
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Honduras
Number of Words: 621 / Number of Pages: 3
... Honduras is a
ceremonial center of the Old Empire of the Maya and one of the most important
archaeological sites in the entire western hemisphere.
"Type Of Government"
The constitution of Honduras was formed in 1982. Under the Constitution,
the people elect a president and the members of the legislature serve four-year
terms. Presidents can only serve one term. The cabinet is appointed by the
president. The military has allot of the influence in the government of
Honduras. Military leaders are completely responsible for its national security
policies and they can veto any of the presidents appoi ...
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Copacabana
Number of Words: 565 / Number of Pages: 3
... off the boat, the first steps to the path are few feet away from the shoreline. The steps they take are considered sacred and the people are supposed to go on them bear footed. These steps are made up of little rocks, some of them smoother than others. The first few steps up the mountain are relatively simple to climb. Nevertheless, as one goes higher, the steepness of the mountain begins to take affect on one's already weary feet, making it difficult to get to the top, but not impossible. The trees that surround the path make them feel part of a place where nothing could go wrong. If one were luck ...
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