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Cross Analysis Of The Shambba
Number of Words: 928 / Number of Pages: 4
... demand tribute from them. The king, in return, is expected to bring rain and food to his territory. Maulid is a popular holiday celebrated by the Shambaa people in which the people gather with family members and give thanks to the king in hope that he will bring good fortune to their family in the upcoming year (“Life In The Shambaa Nation”).
Peasants and slaves are the king’s subjects. Peasants live in village groups under a patriarchal system. Badu described the life of a peasant as being very difficult with work days lasting from sun up until sunset, laboring in the scorching heat with only a ...
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World Wars Of The 20th Century
Number of Words: 1009 / Number of Pages: 4
... from the United States that made
it possible to defeat German forces numbering about 2.5 million.
Army organization for all the belligerents remained the same as it had been
throughout the 19th century. They all had similar infantry and cavalry
divisions, artillery brigades, engineering companies, supply units, and
medical units.
The advances in technology that had been made since the American Civil War
were not sufficient to tip the balance either way. Both sides made use of
airplanes, tanks, radio, machine guns, and other inventions. The newness of
these technologies meant that they had to be ad ...
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The Inverted Pyramid And The E
Number of Words: 1777 / Number of Pages: 7
... a concise manner, was born. The inverted pyramid system, born of necessity, was absorbed into newswriting over the proceeding century, and exists today as the standard style for reporting news. At the beginning of the civil war, the protracted narrative style still predominated the newswriting of the period. For the most part, stories were verbose almost to the point of obsequy and read more like an intellectual discourse on the topic, rather than a report of news. In a story on the front page of the Times of April 11, 1861, the reporter, who is begins his story, “Every good citizen must rejoice that ...
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The Battle Of Saratoga
Number of Words: 713 / Number of Pages: 3
... River with only minor casualties. In an attempt to slow the British advances, the American General Philip Schuyler detached 1000 men under the command of Major General Benedict Arnold. This force moved west to thwart St. Leger's eastward advance along the Mohawk River. Arnold returned with his detachment after repelling St. Leger in time to serve in .
First Battle of Saratoga: The Battle of Freeman's Farm
The Battle of Freeman's Farm, the First Battle of Saratoga, was an indecisive battle fought 19 September 1777 in which Gates lost ground to the British Disagreements in tactics and personalities ...
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Unions
Number of Words: 897 / Number of Pages: 4
... and succeeded in preventing a reduction in wages, at this time they boasted a membership of 700,000. 1886 was a troubled year for labor relations. There were nearly 1,600 strikes involving 600,000 workers, with the eight-hour day being the important item for all of the strikes. Failure of some of the strikes and internal conflicts between the skilled workers and the unskilled led to a decline in the Knights popularity and influence. Another organization called the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor created a constitution that other could adhere to. This constitution met in Pittsburgh on ...
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Who Was To Blame For The Cold War?
Number of Words: 1591 / Number of Pages: 6
... two things: either continuing the expansionist policies of the tsars
that preceded him, or worse, spreading communism across the world now that
his "one-state" notion had been fulfilled. It also must be mentioned that
Stalin is seen as wanting "unchalleged personal power and a rebuilt Russia
strong enough to withstand 'caplitalist encirclement.'"1
Admittedly, the first view of Stalin, as an imperialist leader, may
be skewed. The Russians claim, and have always claimed, that Stalin's
motives were purely defensive. Stalin's wished to create a buffer zone of
Communist states around him to pr ...
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Age Of Discovery
Number of Words: 947 / Number of Pages: 4
... Europeans was tremendous. It promoted wealth and it led to a desire for more explorers. The competition of the countries was amazing. There was always a race to see who would start the first colony, who would explore the continent, and of course who would make the most money.
It goes without saying, the Age of Exploration shaped the Europe and the America of today, and it left everlasting effects. The world trade of the period increased to an unprecedented amount. There was new types of businesses, new goods to be sold, and most importantly, new land to conquer. The exchange of goods from the N ...
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Watergate Scandal
Number of Words: 1995 / Number of Pages: 8
... questioning. But when the burglars went to trial four months later, the story changed rapidly from a small story to a national scandal. It ended only when Richard Nixon was forced from office.
Watergate was connected to Vietnam, it eventually exposed a long series of illegal activities in the Nixon administration. Nixon and his staff were found to have spied on and harassed political opponents, planned contributions to the campaign, and tried to cover-up their illegal acts. These crimes that they did were called the , named after the building that it happened.
For years Nixon was carrying on the crim ...
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Homosexual Persecution In The
Number of Words: 1526 / Number of Pages: 6
... until 1969. This meant that homosexuals who had been persecuted and sent to concentration camps could now be punished under the same law. Also, homosexuals were not counted among Hitler's victims. Neither post-war German state had a "relevant" record in this area (Burleigh and Wipperman, 183). In 1935, the Reichstag amended paragraph 175 of the Criminal Code to close what were seen as loopholes in the current law. The new law had three parts. One of them stating "A male who commits a sex offense with another male or allows himself to be used by another male for a sex offense shall be punished ...
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The History Of Coca-Cola
Number of Words: 2046 / Number of Pages: 8
... company to Asa Candler, after Pemberton's death the remainder was sold to Candler. Pemberton was forced to sell because he was in a state of poor health and was in debt. He had paid $76.96 for advertising, but he only made $50.00 in profits. Candler acquired the whole company for $2,300(Coca-Cola multiple pages).
Candler achieved a lot during his time as owner of the company. On January 31, 1893, the famous Coca-Cola formula was patented. He also opened the first syrup manufacturing plant in 1884. His great achievement was large scale bottling of Coca-Cola in 1899. In 1915, The Root Glass Company ...
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