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    After school‚ I walk in the door‚ plop myself down on the leather couch‚ and begin to think about the western pioneer’s documentary we watched today in English class. Three distinct personality traits of these pioneers keep coming back to me as I ponder which ones to use in the assigned essay. Courage‚ perseverance‚ and passion keep pestering my mind. Courage is the strongest and most important characteristic. It took a lot of guts and spirit to move their entire family west of common civilization

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    The western expansion was a better life for the American people. The Louisiana purchase changed the united states for the better. People loved the idea that the west provided to them. The United States population had tripled to thirteen million people.(pg.9) Of course it was better for the settlers to move because there was no room for new farmers in the east. Even though settlers were always willing to move where ever there was better land so it wasn’t a big surprise. The settlers did not have any

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    focus on. The final category analyzes little of the prostitutes own thoughts or emotions during these liaisons‚ but rather the men. Many members of the BEF kept their own personal journals in which they recorded their experiences along and behind the Western Front in France. Despite extramarital sex being a hushed topic‚ some soldiers still felt comfortable enough to write about the brothels they observed or visited‚ these sources are the main focus of historians who study the male heterosexuality of

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    The War of the Pacific was a conflict that pitted Chile against the allied forces of Peru and Bolivia between 1879 and 1884. Despite being a devastating conflict‚ the Pacific War resulted in significant benefits for Chile such as the increase in territory‚ the economy‚ and the strengthening of the Chilean army. Through the analysis of these aspects‚ it will be demonstrated that the war left a legacy of development and progress that contributed to the rise of Chile as a regional power in South America

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    stimulated Japan’s rapid conformation to westernization. Although Japan’s expeditious development was the inspiration for the West’s avid support‚ the power issued to them as a result of their modernization soon authenticated Japan as a threat to Western supremacy. These tensions were further corroborated by the events of World War Two‚ which saw previous allies become enemies‚ with Japan exercising their fresh military strength‚ both sides aggressive in their determination to achieve preeminence

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    Western Civilization Notes

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    -Egypt stayed within the confines of its borders -Hyksos invaded; Egyptians became more imperialistic; -Amenhoptet III is rejected and if he was mentioned in hyrogliphics they carved those sections out. He tried to get rid of the polytheistic and worship the god Aten -marriages in Egyptian life were generally arranged by the parents and they could end in divorce but they rarely did because of a moral code. Food was a grain based diet‚ because the grain was so plentiful. There was very little

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    recognized over the time‚ with the total‚ not considering how different they may be from each other‚ reaching over 4‚200.2 These religions often like to mingle and exchange ideologies‚ which can be seen with the presence of ancient Hindu teachings in western religions. As such‚ the older a religion is‚ the more it has had an effect on others. One of these very old religions is Zoroastrianism‚ a Persian religion. Believed to be founded in between 600 and 500 BCE3‚ Zoroastrianism left

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    Western Harbour Crossing

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    Estrictamente privado y confidencial ACF: Western Harbour Crossing January 31‚ 2012 Executive summary In our analysis of Western Harbour Crossing (“WHC”) we have aimed to address two questions: 1. 2. How much should GW pay for the assets? What is the likelihood of the transaction going through? To answer question 1 we have decided to value the WHC asset using a CAPV methodology. The reasons behind choosing this approach have been the following: 1. The debt is changing over time as it

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    History Of Western Music Chapter #1  Direct unison-everyone in an ensemble sings the music together  Antiphony-alternations of groups of singers  Responsorial-alteration of soloist and group of singers  Contrafactum-take a set melody and replace existing lyrics with new ones  Gregorian chant- also known as : “Carolinian chant”‚ monophonic‚ limited melodic range‚ unmeasured rhythm‚ based on modes :  Syllabic-one note per syllable  Neumatic-2-6 notes per syllable  Melismatic-many notes per

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    Western Front: Assignment

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    All Quiet on the Western Front: Assignment #3: Focus on Chapter 4 1. Paul feels alone in battle and his only friend and family seems to be mother earth. He finds comfort and protection with earth since he’s alone in battle and there’s nothing else protecting him except for earth’s materials like bushes and trees hiding him form the enemy. Like a mother would protect her son. I’m not sure if this has much to do with the Oedipus Complex but since Paul is loving the earth ever so passionately he

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