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    When Cherry Valance‚ said things are rough all over‚ she meant that the Soc’s weren’t just what was displayed to them on the outside‚ and during the fights‚ they are also people that have lives‚ and families‚ and friends. When Cherry and Marcia are at the movies‚ the Greasers show up‚ and Ponyboy engages in a conversation with Cherry and she says that‚ “We have troubles you’ve never even heard of”(Hinton 34)Cherry Valance says this‚ because the Socs aren’t just the “rich kids‚ the West-side Socs”(34)

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    various civilizations in Mesoamerica approximately 3000 to 500 years ago. Though they were different civilizations‚ they had some similarities. One may think that ancient civilizations could not have been as advanced as we are today. Yet‚ who knows? They might have even been more advanced than we are in modern times in many various fields such as Inventing‚ Astronomy‚ Mathematics‚ Technology‚ Art‚ and maybe even more. Religion portrayed an important role in early Mesoamerican civilizations. These

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    Tikal Civilization

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    MWF 9:05-9:55 Dr.Moloye Tikal Civilization Civilization-societies in which large numbers of people live in cities‚ are socially stratified‚ and are governed by a ruling elite working through centrally organized political systems. Tikal meaning “at the waterhole‚” derived from the Yucatec Maya language is the modern name for the largest archaeological sites of the ancient ruined cities of the Mayan civilization. It emerged as an important site due to its relative altitude in the region. Tikal

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    The Mayan Religion Tiffany Frost English III Teacher Shirley Malett April 24‚ 2013 Tiffany Frost Frost 1 Shirley Malett English III 3 April 2013 The Mayan Religion With its variety of temples‚ gods‚ and astounding astronomical data‚ the Mayan religion certainly draws our attention to it today. The Mayans had varying thoughts about life which was probably influenced‚ at least in part‚ by their interest in the horrifying Underworld. This interest was also sometimes

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    nobles and priests. The middle class had the craftsmen‚ traders‚ and warriors. At the bottom were farmers‚ other workers‚ and slaves. Thus the Mayan society had several strata: rulers‚ priests‚ commoners‚ and slaves. This social stratification resembles the four-fold classification of the Hindu society named the Chaturvarna Vyawastha. At the top of the Mayan hierarchy was the halach uinic ("True Man") or the Kulguru as in the Hindu system‚ whose position was hereditary. The halach uinic ruled both

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    The book I have read for the book talk is The Mysterious Benedict Society written by Trenton Lee Stewart. Published in 2007. "You must remember‚ family is often born of blood‚ but it doesn’t depend on blood. Nor is it exclusive of friendship. Family members can be your best friends‚ you know. And best friends‚ whether or not they are related to you‚ can be your family" (Pg. 257). Four orphans‚ a boy named Reynard Muldoon (Reynie)‚ Kate Wetherall‚ Constance Contraire‚ and George

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    Mayan Religion Bob Marthy English 4 Period 6 The Mayan religion is a distinct type of religion and a very interesting one. Throughout this research I found many interesting facts. Mayans were an important part of the Mesoamerican culture and were in fact from Mesoamerican territory. “The Maya civilization was one of the most dominant indigenous societies of Mesoamerica (a term used to describe Mexico and Central America before the 16th century Spanish conquest). Unlike

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    Collapse of Civilizations

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    factors that lead to the "collapse" of civilizations are almost directly related to those that created it. Archaeologists characterize collapse by a number of elements‚ some of which we have evidence for‚ others we do not. Most archaeologists are unsure of exactly what caused the decline of most civilizations in the ancient world‚ yet there are many clues to some of the events that could have contributed. The collapse of the ancient Roman Empire‚ the Mesoamerican Mayan‚ and the Egyptian cultures will be

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    The Disappearance of Family Farms in the U.S. There are many things in the world that have been disappearing over recent years. These types of things include‚ but are not limited to: encyclopedias‚ tape players‚ typewriters‚ and even books. Another thing that has been a huge part of history that seems to be disappearing at‚ frankly‚ an alarming and scary rate is family-owned farms. Less than one third of family farms that existed in the United States in 1935 are still remaining (Toews). Family

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    Damien Juarez ANTH 201 - 1001 Professor Hughes April 6‚ 2013 Mayan Research paper The Mayan civilization is all but a dull one. Mathematical geniuses‚ engineering wizards‚ an abundance of food‚ water‚ resources‚ and the nicest weather of the earth shines down on their native land in an almost perfect utopia. Yet‚ the majority of their population at the time seems to have mysteriously disappeared out of nowhere. However‚ the Mayan people are anything but extinct with their overall headcount around

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