the president of the United States has its meeting place in Washington‚ in the Capitol. Second‚ the two cities look similar. L’Enfant‚ the French engineer who designed Washington‚ was greatly influenced by the layout of the capital of France. For this reason‚ many of the buildings and monuments in Washington are symmetrically located in views of one another‚ just as they are in Paris. Both cities are also the sites of magnificent monuments‚ important historical landmarks‚ fine museums‚ beautiful
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Different School Systems and Government Funding In 1867 Catholic’s represented 17% of the population of Ontario‚ while Protestants represented 82% and other religions combined to 2% of the population. At the time of the confederation there was an issue that the province would be controlled by a protestant majority and might use its power over education to take away the rights of the minority Roman Catholic population. The solution to this problem was solved by the guarantee of the rights to
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majoring in? Why have you chosen this area of study? I am majoring in Dental Assisting. Since I was a little girl my dream job was to be a Neonatal Nurse but as high school was coming to an end and college was approaching‚ I decided last minute to switch to Dental Hygiene. I chose not to major in nursing because the program seemed impossible to get into‚ and I wasn’t sure that I wanted to be a nurse for the rest of my life. Also if I were to be in a Nursing program I would have to do so much other
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SILK CREPE DE CHINE is a silk‚ wool‚ or polyester fabric of a gauzy texture‚ having a peculiar crisp or crimpy appearance. (The word crape is also used as an Anglicized spelling of Crêpe.) Silk crape is woven of hard spun silk yarn in the gum or natural condition. There are two distinct varieties of the textile: soft‚ Canton‚ or Oriental crape‚ and hard or crisped crape. Thin crêpe is called crêpe de Chine ("Chinese crêpe"). La CREPE DE CHINE è una‚ lana seta‚ tessuto di poliestere o di una texture
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Different Kinds of Sports Sports can serve an important role in society. From an early age‚ children who participate in individual or team sports can learn the value of teamwork‚ discipline‚ leadership and effective communication. Sports also helps bring people from different nations together‚ despite their differences. For example‚ the World Cup soccer tournament and the Olympics allow nations to compete in a friendly environment and galvanize national pride Combat Combat sports are
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Introduction ‘Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a long-term strategy‚ uniquely relevant to the twenty-first century‚ in which responsible social change can become a source of innovation and profits rather than added cost‘ (Vogel‚ David J‚ 2005‚ p.19). ‘Those that don’t make that effort won’t be a problem because ultimately they won’t be around.’ (L. Hunter Lovins‚ 2006‚ p.26). Obviously‚ CSR is no longer a new strategy to companies nowadays. In terms of definition‚ Carroll (1991) suggests
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Farm A farm is an area of land‚ or‚ for aquaculture‚ lake‚ river or sea‚ including various structures‚ devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food (produce‚ grains‚ or livestock)‚ fibres and‚ increasingly‚ fuel. It is the basic production facility in food production.[1] Farms may be owned and operated by a single individual‚ family‚ community‚ corporation or a company. A farm can be a holding of any size from a fraction of a hectare[2] to several thousand hectares Types
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patient. There are different techniques‚ such as "hospital corners" and "mitred corners". Military personnel are often expected to fold the bed very tightly‚ in some cases so that a coin could bounce off of it. Bed-making is a typical childhood chore. Guinness World Records reports that the record time for two people to make a bed "with one blanket‚ two sheets‚ an under sheet‚ an uncased pillow‚ one pillowcase‚ one counterpane and hospital corners" is 14.0 seconds. This feat was achieved by
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Phobias are the most common mental disorder in the U.S. While not comprehensive‚ this phobia list offers a glimpse of the many phobias that can have a serious impact on an individual’s life. A Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing. Acarophobia- Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching. Acerophobia- Fear of sourness. Achluophobia- Fear of darkness. Acousticophobia- Fear of noise. Acrophobia- Fear of heights. Aerophobia- Fear of drafts‚ air swallowing‚ or airbourne noxious
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Distortion Perception determines how we view the world and what is happening in it. Perception can be changed by many factors‚ including ones intended to distort perception. These altered states can be used for personal enlightenment‚ escapism‚ personal pleasure‚ and spiritual revelations through rituals‚ meditation‚ hypnosis‚ sensory deprivation‚ drugs and alcohol. Some of these methods of distorting perception can be useful and others extremely harmful. Ritual The Sioux Indians participate
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