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    Modesty means feeling or appearing to feel humbly about oneself. A modest man does not boast of his own merits or achievements. He rather feels shy‚ if anyone praises him in his presence. He shows his regard for conventional decencies in dress or behavior. Modesty is one of the finest qualities of man and is akin to politeness. A man may have many good qualities‚ but if he is not modest‚ he can not command respect‚ and even his good qualities are overlooked. Humble are the wise. They do not pretend

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    Web. "Rose Revolution in Georgia." Modern World History Online. Facts On File‚ Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE53&iPin=mwhi216&SingleRecord=True (accessed January 9‚ 2012). Stross‚ Charles. The Revolution Business. Tor Books‚ 2009. Print. 9 January‚ 2012. Terry‚ Janice J. "Egyptian Revolution‚ 1919." In Ackermann‚ Marsha E.‚ Michael Schroeder‚ Janice J. Terry‚ Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur‚ and Mark F. Whitters‚ eds.Encyclopedia of World History: Crisis and Achievement‚ 1900 to 1950‚ vol

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    A History of the World in 6 Glasses Section 1: Beer: Beer was not invented‚ it was discovered. Exactly when the first beer was brewed is unknown but there was almost certainly no beer before 10‚000 BCE. The rise of beer was closely associated with the domestication of the cereal grains rom which it is made and the adoption of farming. Beer originated in the Fertile Crescent in Egypt and Mesopotamia. To beer drinkers in the Neolithic period‚ beer’s ability to intoxicate and induce a state of

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    A History of the World in 6 Glasses By: Tom Standage Essay by: Tiffany Dang A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage is about six drinks (beer‚ wine‚ spirits‚ coffee‚ tea‚ and coca-cola) and how they have affected the world in the past and the present. All of these drinks were invented in different eras‚ and the inventions of these

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    Etymology Before World War II‚ the war was also known as The Great War‚ The World War‚ or The War in Europe .In France and Belgium‚ it was sometimes referred to as La Guerre du Droit (the War for Justice) or La Guerre Pour la Civilization / de Oorlog tot de Beschaving (the War to Preserve Civilisation)‚ especially on medals and commemorative monuments. The term used by official histories of the war in Britain and Canada is First World War‚ while American histories generally use the term ‘World War’ I. The

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    The world we live in today faces many difficulties. It is not unusual to hear of bombings‚ shootings‚ and civil wars occurring in countries. U.S. history tells us where we as a nation always stood strong and vigilant to any country or terrorist group who posed a threat to America. Our goal was to banish evil‚ as we fought a worthy fight by standing united. Terrorism today is widespread‚ and the battle against terrorism seems endless. We must stand together and defeat the war against terrorism

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    A History of the World in Six Glasses SPIRITS 1. From which advanced civilization/culture did Europeans get the “science” of how to make spirits? The Europeans got the “science” of how to make spirits from Córdoba in southern Spain‚ the capital of Arab Andalusia. 2. In what ways was the “discovery” and use of distillation important to the rebirth of science in Europe? How was distillation perceived and which infant science did it go hand in hand with‚ this probably leading to further work

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    “The Passage‚ Extension and the Terminal of the Chinese Exclusion Act” By: In the 1840’s the discovery of gold in California blew up extremely‚ in the way that many people believed they could make a fortune by finding gold on their own; to be exact it was January 24‚ 1848 when James W. Marshall saw something that appeared to be shiny -near Sutter Creek Coloma‚ California- in which‚ unexpectedly‚ it turned out to be gold. At the time of his discovery Marshall was overseeing construction

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    World History: Modern Times The American and French Revolution were two very different things‚ yet also very similar. We usually don’t think too much of it‚ we just think they were another war. Most people would ask‚ aren’t they different‚ how are they even similar? Come to think of it‚ they do have a lot in common‚ but also a lot of differences. The American Revolution was anti-religion‚ while the French was vice versa‚ yet they both started over taxes. The American Revolution started in 1775

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    The terrorist attacks on the world trade centre and the pentagon on the 11 September 2001 were a totally new phenomenon that changed the world. Critically evaluate this claim Ever since the attack of 9/11 in which two of America’s most famous landmarks (world trade centre and pentagon had been destroyed‚ the world has been on edge. Till then the terrorism was sought to be phenomenon where little is known . However this event changed the course of the history and the way the western civilization

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