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The Vietnam War took many tolls on its soldiers; now the veterans have to deal with medical problems like Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), severe drug and alcohol addictions, and the effects of Agent Orange. I. Introduction II.…

been a way to show the power of pride and knowledge. After seeing the terror and complexities of war, one might find other ways to show these characteristics. I plan to demonstrate for an audience of peers and professors how the works of Liam O’Flahert…

in the independent republic of Kiribati, a group of some thirty low lying coral islands in the Pacific Ocean that straddle the equator and the International Date Line, the reality of the Y2K bug became apparent. This long awaited sunrise marks the dawn…

examining the Egyptian - American culture, is to educate others on the similarities, as well as the differences between the American and Egyptian cultures. Since the Egyptian culture is some what unknown to the American population, this paper…

knot of Isis and the scorpion. Cult Centre: Heliopolis Isis was the sister of Osiris (who was also her husband), Nephthys and Seth, the daughter of Nut and Geb and the mother of Horus the Child. Isis is depicted as a woman wearing a vulture headdress…

of Paris, France. With the tower being 984ft, it’s kind of hard not to notice it. The tower has a restaurant, radio and television transmitter and more. Gustave A. Eiffel created the tower to enter it in the worlds fair. It was made with wrought…

World War II, at the time of Germany’s Fuhrer Adolf Hitler, there was a fairly small well-trained commando group. This group was called the Einsatzgruppen. It’s main objective was to kill Jews. There are many different ways that you…

states led to the development of the Ku Klux Klan. During the Reconstruction, the process of rebuilding that followed the Civil War, white supremacy reigned supreme in the Southern states (Trelease xxviii). However, early Reconstruction legislation…

we are "Descendants not of the Conquered, but of the Conquerors." With this implied threat of military action, the Fairfax County Resolves challenged the unconstitutional actions of the British government. Written by George Washington and…

many internal and external conflicts and pressures since the capturing of New France in September of 1760. From the Treaty of Paris to the End of Mercantilism and further, British North America has managed to find a "weak point" inside oncoming pressures…