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    they found the land inhabited by thousands of Native Americans. The colonists’ lack of knowledge about the land and people led to a series of disputes to ensure the colonists’ safety. Unfortunately‚ this eventually led to genocide‚ an act of hatred directed towards the natives‚ but undeniable because overtime the colonists began to kill for sport rather then defense against the Indians’ attacks. By 1607‚ when the European colonists arrived at Jamestown‚ the Pequots numbered 14‚000‚ but in the next

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    Should we or should we not allow prayer in school? This question has been the center of controversy in the United States for some time now. When I was a child in school prayer was an everyday thing. We gathered around the flag pole on Wednesday and said a prayer. Also before games and if a fellow class mate or teacher was ill. Prayer in school gave us a sense of community and belonging. The social problems today’s youth face are much worse than they use to be. Upon removing prayer from school

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    Security Concern In SCADA

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    1.5. Security Concern For any infrastructure or industry the most important part is it’s security. Basically the prime target to secure the industry from physical attack. In electric power industry physical attack is shutdown‚ break down etc. In chemical industry physical attack is leaking of chemical etc. These kind of attacks is known as physical attacks. physical attacks are done by anybody like human error‚ computer system failure. Second type of attack is cyber attacks. Cyber attacks are done

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    Puritan Farmer In 1640

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    The puritans were much stricter‚ religiously‚ compared to the average modern Christian. A Massachusetts puritan farmer in 1640 would probably think of God as a wrathful angry god with absolute sovereignty. This belief would be brought upon him by the church and he would have believed this since childhood. The farmer would believe that his reason for existence is to obey the covenant that the Puritans had with God‚ and thus‚ if obeyed‚ God would grant him saving grace. He would need this saving grace

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    that their country should stay out of the war. The people wanted the Allied Forces to have the victory. President Roosevelt also wanted an Allied victory because an Axis victory might endanger democracies everywhere. The United States equipped nations fighting the Axis with ships‚ tanks‚ aircraft‚ and other war materials. The Axis did not like this. Japan wanted to take over China‚ but China refused. China was led by Chiang Kai-Shek at the time. Japan wanted the United States to stop sending China

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    The factors that led to the American Revolution In 1763 the British defeated the French in the French and Indian War which shifted the power to Great Britain in North America. The British‚ however‚ were attacked by Indian tribes in fear that they would allow colonist to invade their tribal lands. The British reacted with the passing of the Royal Proclamation of 1763 which limited colonial expansion to appease the Native Americans but this angered the colonists who thought that

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    I have always love horses‚ and as a little girl one of my favorite movies was Spirit: a movie set in the 1800s about a wild mustang who is captured by the U.S army and embarks on a long journey back home to his family. I loved this movie not only because of the many horses‚ but also because I related with Spirit’s struggles. When I was very young my parents got divorced and my dad won custody of my little sister and I. At that young age I felt like I lost my mother because even though I still got

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    Immigration a National Concern In history class the United States of America was commonly referred to as a “Melting Pot” of cultural and racial backgrounds. The open–immigration policy that was maintained until the late nineteenth century helped to populate the United States. From 1800 thru 1890‚ the United States population grew from 5.3 million to 62.6 million (Brunner 392). Immigration had a huge impact on how the United States grew socially and economically. It was a new world that offered

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    Promotion Campaign for LED Lighting Zhuoxian Li University of Southern California Promotion Campaign for LED Lighting Future of LED Lighting Now is the time of an information age‚ in which energy plays an essential role in people’s life. People rely heavily on various kinds of resources to support their daily life‚ especially gas and electricity. However‚ as a result of excessive exploitation of natural resources‚ the world is now facing a global energy crisis‚ which is triggered by the fast-paced

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    whether or not we have free will to choose how our life will turn out. This is something that philosophers have been discussing for a while now. Some say free will is just an allusion to us‚ yet; others say we do have free will. Choice is “an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities.” This is something that we deal with each and everyday of our lives. We react to things in different ways which determine what outcome that happens afterward. The choices we make are

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