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Harappa
Number of Words: 508 / Number of Pages: 2
... had toys to play with as children. Some of the things people have found are, whistles, shaped like birds, small carts and toy monkeys that could slide down a string.
n entertainment was dancing, which they loved and there was a big swimming pool that was used for the public. In addition around the pool there were private baths and changing and dressing rooms.
Transportation was ox, camels and elephants to travel on the land. They also had carts with wooden wheels. There were also sailing ships with masts that were supposedly used for sailing around the Arabian Sea.
It is true that in the n Civilizati ...
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A Histographical Analysis Of Four Central Asian Leaders And Their Role During The Mongol Age
Number of Words: 1881 / Number of Pages: 7
... For example "the period from the early eleventh to the mid-fourteenth century none the less stands out as a distinctive age in the history of cross-cultural encounters, one that warrants analysis in its own right". He goes on to say that there was a remarkable amount of revival in new and old roads, as well as maritime use. Even with these individual factors, he makes the broader statement that these combined to incorporate cross-cultural encounters. Bentley seems to be more concerned with the overall picture of Central Asia during the Mongol era, more than he does with the individual acts that ...
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The Story Of Medusa Ilana Elir
Number of Words: 415 / Number of Pages: 2
... Perseus (the son of Andromeda and Zeus), is assigned to
assassinate Medusa. He kills her by coming to her in her sleep, then using a mirror looks
to see her face, careful not to look at her, he cuts her head off. The blood that splurged
from her neck made the country of Libya infested, because her blood turned into snakes. It
is also said that Heracles is said to have obtained a lock of Medusa's hair, which possessed
the same power as her head, from Athena. He gave it to Sterope, the daughter of
Cepheus, as protection for the town of Tegea against attack. When exposed to view, the
lock was supposed to ...
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New England And The Chesapeake
Number of Words: 716 / Number of Pages: 3
... showing that everything was done in God's name. The Wage and Price Regulations in Connecticut is an example of common laws being justified by the bible. Also in this document the word "community " is emphasized, just as Winthrop emphasizes it saying: "we must be knit together in this work as one man". The immigrants to New England formed very family and religiously oriented communities. Looking at the emigrant lists of people bound for New England it is easy to observe that most people came in large families, and large families support the community atmosphere. There were many children among the emig ...
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Hoover V. Rosevelt
Number of Words: 859 / Number of Pages: 4
... the tradition, to conserve the nation. Roosevelt changed to make it better, to help the common man, to restore liberty. Thus, deriving the terms that Roosevelt was a liberal and Hoover a conservative.
The nation had taken a devastating plunge in 1929, the Great Depression had struck, Hoover President at the time. The country was plummeting and Hoover held out his hand, although the people too scared to be saved let themselves fall deeper (Document D). Hoover believed that by giving the rich tax breaks and giving money to big businesses the money would eventually redistribute itself and "Trickle ...
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Unity Amid Diversity
Number of Words: 1694 / Number of Pages: 7
... “wait, just wait.” Surprisingly, the initiation came from a young, black girl who had to travel several miles to attend a segregated school even though she lived right next door to a white elementary school. This famous court case, known as Brown vs. Board of Education, determined that segregation in public schools based on race was unconstitutional. This decision was the result of decades of efforts by black segregationist opponents. With black and white children attending the same schools, having equal opportunities elsewhere became increasingly desirable. It was during this period of waiting that a ...
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Indians 3
Number of Words: 647 / Number of Pages: 3
... the upper and western portions of the Thames River. All the Mohegan people lived within three different clans. The three clans made up the Mohegan tribe. Every one of the clans had its own chief. The chiefs had only limited power within the clans. If the Mohegan people did not believe in what the chief had to say, then the people did not have to obey it. One of the ways the Mohegans obtained food was by burning their land around their villages and planting crops. During the spring the woman planted, while the men were on fishing trips. In August the men returned from their fishing adven ...
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Isolationism
Number of Words: 967 / Number of Pages: 4
... and agree to fix the northern border of Florida where American’s always wanted (31st parallel). The Treaty of Ghent was also established to settle a conflict with Britain, which was sparked by European struggles with overseas trade. Thus, these treaties were made by the U.S. to settle the differences with European nations and further isolate themselves.
The U.S. gained much territory from European countries and also the natives.
Following the Battle of Timbers, the Treaty of Greenville was signed by the Miami, which ceded new lands to the U.S. in exchange for acknowledgment of native claim to the ...
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Hazelwood History Of Censorshi
Number of Words: 3021 / Number of Pages: 11
... want to cover important events that are pertinent to their school and community.
Up until 1987, the Tinker v. Des Moines (1968) case’s ruling prevailed which appeared to reinforce the idea of high school students’ right to free speech—as long as there was no “disruption of or material interference with school activities” according to the court (Essex 140). The case outlined two important aspects: Students in public school do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech at the school house gate” but school officials have “comprehensive authority . . . to prescribe and control conduct in ...
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Hofstadter Chapter 1
Number of Words: 1582 / Number of Pages: 6
... the paradoxical fears of the advance in democracy, and of a return to the extreme right emerged. The awareness that both military dictatorship and a return to monarchy were being seriously discussed in some quarters propelled the Constitutional framers such as John Jay to bring to attention. II Consistent to eighteenth-century ethos left the Constitution-makers with great faith in universals. They believed in an inexorable view of a self-interested man. Feeling that all me were naturally inclined to be bad they sought a compromising system of checks and balances for government. This was bolstered b ...
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