Mallory Harris L. Trewick ENC 1102 22 March 2015 History of the Swastika Most people associate the swastika with Hitler‚ the Nazis‚ and the Holocaust. Because of this‚ it has become a symbol of hatred and violence. However‚ the symbol known as the swastika has been in existence for three thousand years‚ and a variety of cultures have used it in a variety of ways. The initial meaning of the symbol was a positive one‚ and some cultures looked at the symbol as a religious emblem‚ similar to a cross
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DHS History and Development It was just over fifteen years ago‚ when the United States (US) experienced one of the most horrific terrorists’ attacks ever carried out. The events of September 11th‚ 2001‚ saw two planes fly into the twin towers of the World Trade Center‚ one plane fly into the Pentagon‚ and another plane headed for the White House which was thwarted by the heroic efforts of the passengers on board. The events of this day brought the US to its knees‚ with massive loss of life‚
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Police History L. Lynette Sweney CJA/214 Jeremy Leach Police History Law enforcement and policing within the United States is one of the components that go into the criminal justice system within the United States. Law enforcement along with the criminal and civil courts and the corrections sections such as jails all come together to establish the criminal justice system we follow today.
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Introduction This research paper is on the history of the prison in America. How it came to be in its present state? Things I will be writing about in this paper are the early history of the prison history in England. I will be talking about early American prisons‚ the goal of rehabilitation‚ prison labor‚ changes in the prison system‚ rehab programs‚ population‚ housing and prison organization we will hit briefly on all those aspects of the history of prisons. The reasoning behind this
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Catapults: A History A catapult has been used all throughout history as a siege engine. A siege engine is a device that is designed to break or circumvent city walls and other fortifications in siege warfare. A catapult was one of the approximately 10 weapons used in siege warfare during an assault on a castle or fortification. Some other weapons used in both ancient and medieval siege warfare included the well known trebuchet‚ the classic battering ram‚ and the siege tower. All of these devices
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A Different History By Sujata Bhatt In the poem ’A Different History’ Sujata Bhatt expresses her emotions in many different ways on the sensitive topic on how India became a British colonie. Bhatt starts with talking of the peaceful life as a god living in India with the example of saying "Great Pan is not dead;he simply emigrated to India.Here‚ the gods roam freely‚ " In this phrase Bhatt indirectly states that India is more peaceful for a god of nature (Pan) than it is in Greece which could
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October 2013 Marijuana History When it comes to using the drug for medical purposes‚ though‚ no one did it like the ancients. Around 2000 B.C.‚ the Egyptians used cannabis to treat sore eyes (Webley). A millennium later‚ doctors in India could be found mixing the weed with milk to use as an anesthetic (Webley). In 200 B.C.‚ the Greeks used marijuana to remedy earaches (Webley). Pot even enjoyed its freedom in America ’s early days stated in the article Brief History by Kayla Webley. Now on
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A Brief History of Spreadsheets by D. J. Power Editor‚ DSSResources.COM Spreadsheets have been used by accountants for hundreds of years. Computerized or electronic spreadsheets are of much more recent origin. Information Systems oral history and some published newspaper and magazine stories celebrate Dan Bricklin as the "father" of the electronic spreadsheet. In 1978‚ Harvard Business School student‚ Daniel Bricklin‚ came up with the idea for an interactive visible calculator (see email from
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The Bible as History The question of whether the Holy Bible is an actual historical account of what happened since the beginning of humanity‚ or merely stories that man has come up with over time has long been considered. Many choose to believe the Bible literally and take everything word for word. Others believe the stories in the Bible are a way of showing God ’s love for us‚ but think of them as stories and lessons on how to follow the "way of God." Others think the stories in the Bible
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History 200 Spring 2014 Scotch on the Rocks Many cultures have a food or beverage synonymous with their identities. For example‚ sushi is equated with the Japanese‚ pasta with the Italians and the French with exquisite wines‚ so too‚ the Scottish are known for their scotch whiskey. Scotch‚ or Scotch whisky‚ is a malt whiskey or grain whiskey made in Scotland‚ under strict laws and specifications‚ and bares a long and colorful history in relation to the region and it’s consumption. Scottish
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