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    Country I have always wanted to visit Spain because this is one of the countries that in Europe where there are friendly inhabitants‚ a relaxed lifestyle‚ its cuisine‚ vibrant nightlife‚ and world-famous folklore and festivities. There is nothing better than visiting the country where “Running of the Bulls” began. Being able to visit Spain and learn how things can be the same but completely different from my home country‚ the United States.  LOCATION Spain is one of the most diverse countries

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    Personal Territories

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    Personal territories Everyone has his own personal territory and this personal space seems to have an important value to all of us. What makes people feel so defensive about their own personal territory is that we can feel secure and comfortable in our own territory. No other people can interrupt or step into it once you are in your own world. You are the only owner of your territory. Others who come across may be viewed as invaders. Even if they don¡¦t have the intention to take away

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    claim to the reef. Brunei claims an exclusive economic zone over this area. Administratively‚ the Calayan island was part of the Batanes group of islands. From 1902‚ Calayan was brought under Cagayan Province. However‚ this change of administrative control resulted in isolation of the islanders as transport communications were lacking. In 1916‚ Fray Andres Sanchez and Fray Geronimo Morer‚ Dominican Fathers‚ visited this island and gave the island its name.  What This treaty constitutes the main basis

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    Germany contrasted greatly with the modernization of England and the United States. The United states and the England modernized and democratized‚ but “Germany and Japan had successfully pursued an authoritarian ’path to the modern world’ in which industrialization did not lead to democratization was conveniently overlooked” (698). This led to instability in these new power house countries that would create the destruction of the early 20th century. As well Japan would copy Germany and follow their

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    the 19th century and into the 20th‚ women fought for equal rights under the law and most importantly the right to vote. During the 19th century‚ the Industrial Revolution transformed life in Britain and in other countries in Europe and North America. By the end of the country‚ life was becoming more and more comfortable for most women. Some of the powerful methods to have a voice that would be undoubtedly heard was writing‚ this form was applied not only by Mary

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    Kush Patel AP US History Miss. Guzman Period: 7 Ever wondered how farmers lived in the 19th century? The government passed laws that favored the wealthy.Technology was making vast strides but mainly in urban manufacturing. The technological advancements that were made available were sold to the farmers at ludicrous prices. Economically‚ the prices of agriculture was declining and as a result‚ farmers often lived in poor conditions. But‚ farmers not were represented in government‚ urban industry

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    the 16th century to the beginning of the eighteenth century. At the end of the 16th and early 17th century‚ people of high and low status believed in the ubiquity of witches. They were believed to be everywhere‚ a threat to life and the maintenance of God’s order. It is a common misconception that witch trials belong to the Middle Ages. In the United Kingdom‚ there were no sorcery trials until 1542 when Henry VIII took action against witchcrafts and witches. At the end of the 16th century‚ witches

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    The Age of Exploration‚ that started in the 15th century and lasted until the 17th century‚ brought lots of trade and technology to the New World and the Old World. More specifically‚ the Columbian exchange brought rare resources across the Atlantic‚ like tobacco‚ cotton‚ corn‚ potatoes‚ sweet potatoes and livestock and sugar. Cotton was one of the most important resources both to the Americans and the Europeans. Cotton grows in climates that are warm and have long sunny periods so it was mainly

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    The nineteenth century was a period of unrest for china as it suffered through the opium wars. These wars that was fought with great Britain was to force china to open its doors to foreign trade. The hypothesis that trade creates foreign friendships and financial security will be proved untrue as I investigate and present how china is stripped of its wealth‚ dignity and territories. China‚ which traded within its large borders was self sufficient. This self sufficiency is supported by this quote

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    each led by a cacique (chief). The final Arawak migrants‚ the Caribs‚ began moving up the Lesser Antilles in the 12th century‚ and were raiding Taíno villages on the island’s eastern coast by the late sixteenth century. The Taíno people called the island Quisqueya (mother of all lands) and Ayiti (land of high mountains). At the time of Columbus arrival in 1492‚ the island’s territory consisted of five chiefdoms: Marién‚ Maguá‚ Maguana‚ Jaragua‚ and Higüey. These were ruled respectively by caciques

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