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    joy in a photo that will last forever. From game one to the playoffs these men battled and persevered. This image shows many members of the Chicago Bears celebrating their big win by carrying off their Head Coach who led them to a sweet Super Bowl victory‚ however‚ these men had to battle every Sunday to overcome many struggles to be the champions they are today. The shown players of the Chicago Bears are celebrating triumphantly with packed stands in the background and people storming the field‚ they

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    The Mayan‚ Aztec‚ and Incan people were very advanced considering they were secluded from the rest of the world. Each civilization had many great achievements. The Mayans built outstanding pyramids that were structurally sound to honor their many gods. About 1300 years later‚ the gap between each stone is so small that a butter knife can not be put in between each stone. The skill needed to work with stones with that much precision back then was amazing. The Mayans developed a calendar

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    Thousands of years ago‚ three great civilizations lived in what we now call South America. These three civilizations were the Mayans‚ Aztecs‚ and Incas and they settled in South America and Mesoamerica (a term used to describe the Americas before the arrival of the Spanish) where they lived for thousands of years until the Spanish arrived. One of the oldest civilizations of Mesoamerica‚ the Mayan civilization‚ which is located in modern-day Guatemala‚ lasted for approximately 3000 years‚ spanning

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    Although controversial in its inception‚ Maya Lin ’s Vietnam War Memorial adequately fulfills the vision of Jan Scruggs‚ who returned home wounded from the conflict in Southeast Asia at the age of 19‚ for a monument to his fallen comrades in arms that would "provide a symbol of acknowledgement of the courage‚ sacrifice‚ and devotion to duty of those who were among the nation ’s finest youth."1 Lin ’s work‚ unlike most previous military monuments‚ rejects the emphasis on heroics in favor of a poignant

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    splashing the water on the river bed. As we approach the toll bridge you see the tour guide whistle continuously at this point there is monkeys howling for what they love Banana. While travelling more ahead you see the galore of flora and fauna with Maya Ruins rising over the canopy. The city of crocodiles is consist of many facial sculptures‚ unique ruins‚ and a death row ball game. Lamanai temples were so unique they were built in layers. As you walk up the marble staircase you see the jaguar temple

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    Herschel Walker’s Victory over D.I.D. Micah Holtgraves Ivy Tech Community College PSYC101-HAF September 27‚ 2012 Herschel Walker was one of the most important running backs in NFL and college history. Because he contained great speed and strength‚ he soon became one of the greatest football players of all time. In 1982 at the age of only 20‚ he became the Heisman trophy winner (Brown‚ 2009). He went on to play 15 years of professional football. This was all before he became diagnosed with

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    in that time there were many battles and skirmishes between the British‚ Continental Army‚ and eventually French forces. It’s difficult to point at any one engagement and declare it to be the turning point of the war‚ but there were a number of victories for the American forces that proved to be vital to their overall success. Among these are the fortification of Dorchester Heights‚ the first Battle of Trenton‚ the Battle of Monmouth‚ and finally the Siege of Yorktown. Following the capture of Fort

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    Title Norman Davies‚ Europe at War 1939–1945: No Simple Victory (New York: History book‚ 2006). Norman Davies’s Europe at War 1939–1945: No Simple Victory argues how Stalin is just as evil as Hitler before and during World War 2. He tells how both man are the most two evils during the time. People of WW2 and present time should focus on Stalin more‚ and not just over look him. Stalin didn’t just control a part of Europe‚ but he also help shaped it like Hitler did. Furthermore‚ Davies focus on the

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    In the Victory over Vritra‚ the myths involved seem to have an overwhelming biased when the story telling begins. Vritra is obviously the unflavored‚ while Indra is clearly the opposite. Indra is described as a noble warrior‚ while Vritra is portrayed as a coward and fool to challenge such a god like Indra1. Indras powers are also depicted as all-powerful and swift. The way Indra deals his blows is described in such a way that Vritra is the god that is at a disadvantage. Indra deals a blow from his

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    In 1759 the British had many victories including‚ capturing the French islands‚ defeating the French in India‚ and destroying a French fleet. The greatest victory for them was when they defeated the capital of France‚ Quebec‚ which was thought to be impossible to attack. The fall of Quebec brought the fighting to an end‚ and a peace treaty was made allowing France to keep some sugar-producing islands and forcing them to give a lot of land to Great Britain. The treaty of Paris also marked the end

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