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Mandan Indians
Number of Words: 1943 / Number of Pages: 8
... top, which served as a smokestack. Each earth lodge housed 10-30 people and their belongings, and villages contained 50-120 earth lodges. The frame of an earth lodge was made from tree trunks, which were covered with criss-crossed willow branches. Over the branches they placed dirt and sod, which coined the term earth lodge. This type of construction made the roofs strong enough to support people on nights of good weather. The floors of earth lodges were made of dirt and the middle was dug out to make a bench around the outer edge of the lodge. Encompassing the village were stockades of poles as tall ...
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History Of Boot Camp Correctio
Number of Words: 2246 / Number of Pages: 9
... cite their potential for rehabilitating offenders and curbing future criminal behavior. Opponents caution that more information is needed on a variety of issues including costs and the potential for abuse of power. Research into boot camps began with a 1988 study of Louisiana's boot camp program and continued with a multisite evaluation in 1989. (Cowels, 1995) Fueled primarily by growth in the number of offenders incarcerated during the past decade and changing views of the role of punishment and treatment in the correctional system, shock incarceration programs, or "boot camps" as they have been m ...
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Revolutions
Number of Words: 418 / Number of Pages: 2
... Mary
and William signed the Declaration of Power. Also, there
was now a ruler
again.
According to Crane Brinton’s "Course That Revolutions Seem To Take",
there is only one situation that occurred in the Glorious Revolution. Revolutionaries
gain power and seem united. This was shown by how William and Mary and Parliament
and the Catholic Church all joined up together to rule over England successfully.
None of the other 9 happened during this revolution.
I don’t believe that
the Glorious Revolution was a revolution at all. First off, the only two things
that the people didn’t like were that ther ...
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Articles Of Confederation 4
Number of Words: 1127 / Number of Pages: 5
... of national affairs unto one
person, the Articles granted each state exclusive governing powers over it’s own political matters. By doing this, the Articles prevented the new-formed states from revolting against their own government, and they also gave the states absolute control over their own local and regional matters and political conflicts.
In an effort to create a greater sense of unity and national pride in the States, the Articles forced most states with western land claims to forfeit their claims to the federal government, so that the smaller, less populated states would join the un ...
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Causes Of World War 1
Number of Words: 440 / Number of Pages: 2
... then Williams declared war unto Russia. France then gets ready to fight Germany as they declare war on them by marching through neutral Belgium. As Germany declares war unto France and Russia, Great Britain declares war on Germany as they go through Belgium.
Basic causes included imperialism. Imperialism is a country wanting to take over the world and be the most powerful. The need for raw materials and new markets Europe starts to take over land in Africa, China, India, and Middle East. The fight for obtaining the most land results in European countries fighting over who gets what land. Another fact ...
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The Holocaust
Number of Words: 818 / Number of Pages: 3
... the Germans see the Jews as
the symbol of all they feared.
Following the defeat of the Germans in WW1, the Treaty Of Versailles
and the UN resolutions against Germany raised many militaristic voices and
formed extreme nationalism.
Hitler took advantage of the situation and rose to power in 1933 on a
promise to destroy the Treaty Of Versailles that stripped Germany off land.
Hitler organized the Gestapo as the only executive branch and secret terror
organization of the Nazi police system. In 1935, he made the Nuremberg Laws
that forbid Germans to marry Jews or commerce with them. Hitler thought ...
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Bangladesh
Number of Words: 1313 / Number of Pages: 5
... important feature of the landscape in .
The climate of is of the tropical monsoon variety. In all areas about 80 percent of the annual rainfall typically occurs in the monsoon period, which lasts from late May to mid-October. Annual precipitation ranges from about 55 inches along the country's
east central border, to more than 200 inches in the far northeast. is subject to cyclones, originating over the Bay of Bengal, in the periods of April to May and September to November. also has many floods during the monsoon season. has warm temperatures throughout the year, with relatively little variation ...
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Oregon Trail
Number of Words: 603 / Number of Pages: 3
... or hard tasks. The women; however, did not have it easy. Women played very important roles taking care of children and cooking under very difficult conditions. When their husbands would become sick or die, women would take over the wagon entirely. Pregnant women, on the other hand, had especially difficult time s during the journey. Many pregnant women died because of child labor, but also because their extra needs as pregnant women could not be met due to the extreme conditions.
The role of the Native Americans during the time of the was a very important one. The first section of the bisect ...
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End Of The Cold War
Number of Words: 484 / Number of Pages: 2
... consequence domestic and political and social climate deteriorated rapidly.
In Eastern Europe the replacement of communism did not produce a swift and painless transition which was expected. In fact some of the Eastern countries found the Western way so hard it sent them back to communism. Yeltzin’s Russia also began to gain power and raise western fears. All this raised issues in the west. The disarmament process slowed down and attempts to devise some form of European security which could cope with the recovering Russia were dwindling. The process of d4eveloping links with the satellites was be ...
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Hammurabi
Number of Words: 560 / Number of Pages: 3
... This format of organization was
emulated by civilizations of the future. For example, Semitic cultures
succeeding Hammurabi's rule used some of the same laws that were included
in Hammurabi's code. Hammurabi's method of thought is evident in present
day societies which are influenced by his code. Modern governments
currently create specific laws, which are placed into their appropriate
family of similar laws. Hammurabi had his laws recorded upon an eight
foot high black stone monument. Hammurabi based his code on principles
like, the strong should not injure the weak, and that punishmen ...
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