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    To a large extent the Medellin Cartel under Pablo Escobar negatively influenced the Columbian society between 1976 and 1993 as many people were killed and the Columbian economy was affected for example the “Dutch disease”. However‚ Pablo and the Medellin cartel also positively influenced the Columbian society by their good deeds such as giving the poor money‚ schools and houses. The Medellin Cartel was a ruthless‚ highly organized and much-feared‚ they built an empire that‚ at its peak‚ made more

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    Hernando de Soto was born in Jerez de los Caballeros‚ Spain sometime around the year 1500. He was born to parents who lived in Extremadura‚ an area of great hardship and poverty. Like many young men at the time‚ de Soto longed to escape Extremadura and achieve military fame exploring new lands. In 1514‚ de Soto sailed with the Spanish governor of Panama where he assisted in the conquest of Central America. From an early age‚ de Soto gained a reputation for bravery‚ intellect‚ and brutality

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    height of their empire‚ dating around 1450. Although Machu Picchu was first constructed by the Incas‚ many people have been through. According to “The Stones of Machu Picchu” by Duane Damon‚ “After its takeover by the Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro in the 1530s‚ men like Pedro Cieza de Leon‚ a soldier‚and Father Bernabe’ Cobo‚

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    Critiquing of “The Exorcist” Lyndsey Anderson Introduction to Film Instructor Cicely Denean-Cobb January 7‚ 2013 Critiquing of “The Exorcist” The movie “The Exorcist” is one of the most classic horror movies ever known. It invokes man’s greatest most primal instinct “Fear”. This film has created a lot of controversy between the church and producer. The church saying that it is the work of the devil and that a demon lives in the film. While the producer says it is just

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    River is the champion of the Generation Adidas Cup The Sixth Division beat Flamengo 2-1 in the final and‚ for the third consecutive year‚ the trophy remained in hands of el Millonario. The Category 2000‚ lead by Juan José Borrelli‚ was crowned champion of the Generation Adidas Cup‚ played in Dallas‚ after beating Flamengo by 2-1 in the final. Julián Álvarez was in charge of opening the scoreboard. After receiving a low center from Matías Benítez‚ he defined with a right kick to the goalkeeper’s

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    establish an ideal government‚ yet succeeded in incorporating the natives into their own society. One of the Europeans’ expectations of the New World was a perfect government in which everyone would be equal. In The Tempest‚ Shakespeare’s character Gonzalo describes it as a government where there would be “no occupation; all men idle‚ all;/And women too‚ but innocent and pure;/No sovereignty.” (II.1‚ ll. 154-156) Even as his comrades ridiculed him‚ he is steadfast in his belief‚ and simply labels them

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    The Iberian powers were able to establish and maintain colonial empires in the Americas for so long based on luck. There was no way to foresee the outcome of each conquest. There were a few times that the battles could have gone either way. It is commonly argued that the Iberians were able to colonize easily because they were “civilized men” while the natives were “barbarians”. (Restall 132) The real culprits were military prowess‚ strategic thinking‚ Iberian disease‚ and lack of a unified community

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    Capac and his oldest child Ninan Cuyochi‚ who was the beneficiary to the position of royalty leaving no reasonable successor‚ both kicked the bucket of smallpox. Finally‚ the triumph of Peru which began in 1532 when a gathering drove by Francisco Pizarro landed in the city of Cajamarca‚ equipped with 110 men and a ranger of 67. These factors prompted the fall of Inca (Jarus‚ The Incas: History of Andean Empire‚ 2013) (Mckay‚ et

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    Manlongat‚ Artemio Gonzalo A. 2LM1 Movie Review: Jose Rizal by Marilou Diaz- Abaya A. In the film Jose Rizal by Marilou Diaz-Abaya‚ many facts about the life and the last days of Dr. Jose Rizal was presented. However‚ many inconsistencies according to history were depicted in the movie. The inconsistencies‚ I think are to enrich and to give the movie more substance as it progresses. These inconsistencies were; the friend of Dr. Jose Rizal that visits him in his cell‚ Simoun died because of a

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    * 9/5/12 * Q-What is the best way you used a computer to learn something? Why did that work so well? * Internet helped the best * * September 6‚ 2012 * Q-Why is it important that you get to class on time and started on your POD * A-So your not holding up the class and get on with the that days lesion! * * September 10‚ 12 * Q-Reflect on the video we watched last week! * A- people like that chage the world for other people‚ because he saved lives and took

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