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    Why Beloved Should Still be Taught in School The concept of having Beloved banned in public schools is just a ludicrous idea and should be removed by the schools that currently enforce it. Although many students may not like reading‚ the book helped me realize the importance of the things I take for granted after reading the book. Beloved should still be taught in schools because of the major values it teaches including racism‚ family‚ and the true meaning of freedom. Beloved helps recognize

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    Western Civilization from 1589 to 1914 had many specific changes that contributed to the structure of the western world before World War I. In the absolutism state sovereignty is embodied in the person of the ruler. Kings were absolute kings and were resposible to no none except god. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries absolute rulers had to respect the fundamental laws of their land. They had to control competing jurisdictions‚ institutions or groups that were interested in their territory

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    they disappeared‚ but not nearly have their populations recovered. The Cruel Methods An Anti-Whaling Sign in Front of Falkland Traditional Wooden House‚ Falkland Islands Poster by AllPosters. Click on thumbnail to buy Whales are smart enough to understand what’s happening in their surroundings. It is hard to find humane methods to kill them. Explosive harpoons which explode inside them‚ are cruel and painful. Being such large animals‚ one shot doesn’t always kill them. It may take

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    consider why the mound builders of Cahokia chose their particular location‚ there has been a theory that stems from archeological research and evidence. One such theory is that they chose this location because of the Mississippi flood plain. The flood plain would be used as a major resource for not only food supply‚ but mainly transportation to other parts of the city. Likewise‚ researchers such as Joseph Saunders has found little to no evidence of extensive trade among the areas around the mounds

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    Factors on civilization

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    Main components of every civilization: 1. government and laws 2. formal religion 3. language 4. agriculture (irrigation‚ domestication of plants‚ etc) 5. specialized skills (pottery‚ clothing‚ etc) 6. trade (to acquire what you do not have and cannot make‚ but need) 7. economic system (bartering or currency‚ etc). Factors that give rise to civilization: A. Geographical location 1. All four of the major centers of early civilization (were China‚ India‚ Mesopotamia‚ and Mesoamerica) arose

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    Civilizations of the Americas The Mayans‚ Aztecs‚ and Incas were three of the most advanced civilization in the Americas. They each brought major accomplishments to the world during their period of reign and some of these accomplishments are still used to this very day. Each one of these civilizations were influenced by foreign countries including: Europe‚ Asia‚ and parts of the Middle East. Some of these accomplishments included agriculture‚ architecture‚ writing‚ and trade. These accomplishments

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    Early Civilizations From 3000 BC to 1500 BC four civilizations arose that historians to this day marvel at‚ the Egyptians‚ the Sumerians‚ the Indus River Valley people‚ and the Shang dynasty in China. They all had great accomplishments in government‚ and religion and inventions. While they had their own different civilizations many similarities arise‚ such as depending on the river and their polytheistic religions. They had very isolated civilizations with the exception of the Sumerians.

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    Civilization is a complex way of life that came about when people began to develop urban settlements. The rise of agriculture allowed the development of the earliest civilizations wherein people have surplus food to maintain economic stability and for survival. The earliest civilizations first appeared in Mesopotamia‚ what is now Iraq‚ and then in Egypt. Civilizations also developed in the Indus Valley by 2500 BCE‚ in China by 1500 BCE and in Central America‚ what is now Mexico‚ by 1200 BCE. Civilizations

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    Are our zoos cruel to wild animals? Is our zoos are or aren’t cruel to wild animals. This is the most interesting question for the protection the animals. In my opinion‚ this is not true.   First of all‚ there are a lot of zoos in the world‚ and the people go there by see different species of animals and animals that are in danger. Secondly the zoo protected the animals and they try to help these animals in danger of extinction. As a result when we go to the zoo we like to see the different

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    The Mayan‚ Aztec‚ and Inca civilizations were the largest empires in the lands we now call Latin America. The Mayans‚ the oldest of these three great civilizations‚ built their empire in what is now southern Mexico and Central America. Mayan civilization had collapsed when the Aztecs built huge pyramids to their gods. The Aztecs built well-organized cities and developed a writing system. The Incans created a road system to connect their empire in the Andes Mountains. They also developed an irrigation

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