leaders‚ Pol Pot is known for his communist reign over Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. His regime‚ supported by several countries‚ resulted in a complete change within the country’s society. Under his rule‚ millions of people died in what Pol Pot considered to be a sacrifice for a new society (TIME‚ 1999). Pol Pot was born Kompong Thong‚ Cambodia‚ in May of 1925. Due to heavy French influence in the country at this time‚ French was incorporated into Pol Pot’s education. In 1949‚ Pol Pot began college
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The Dust Bowl Odyssey begins with an excerpt from the famous novel The Grapes of Wrath written by John Steinbeck. The novel told the story of the Joad family during the depression era and their journey from Oklahoma to California in hopes of getting their lives back on track. The book‚ which was written in 1939‚ was Steinbecks attempt to not only describe the plight of migrant farm workers during the Depression but to also offer sharp criticism of the polities that has caused the predicament in the
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will be used which means more time is needed for preparation and cooking. However‚ if you own a crock pot‚ food will be much easier whether you’re cooking for a crowd or not. All you have to do is prepare the ingredients‚ throw them into the pot and wait for the dish to cook - you’ll have more time to prepare other meals! Try these excellent crockpot recipes for big groups of people: Crock Pot Balsamic Beef What you need: 1 3/4 kilograms boneless round roast beef Four cloves garlic‚ minced 1
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The San Marco bowl is a Byzantine vessel made of purple and red glass embellished with bright polychrome and enamel paint. It is seventeen centimeters high and deep‚ and 33 centimeters wide. The bowl became the property of the Treasury of San Marco after the Fourth Crusade from the Venetian booty of Constantinople and is one of the most prized glass objects of the Byzantine period (The MET). Although despite its significance to Byzantine fine art‚ the bowl’s origins‚ significance‚ and date of creation
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TO: Dr. Karen Ford-Eickhoff FROM: Tyler Nelson DATE: February 11‚ 2015 RE: Sugar Bowl Memo Shelby Givens is a graduate from business school who returned to Raleigh‚ North Carolina with an ambition to transform Westlake Lanes into a successful business renamed to Sugar Bowl. Before the transformation Givens saw a downward spiral for Westlake Lanes barely earning any profits and the ability to sustain a healthy business was dwindling. Givens in March of 2010 was able to persuade the board
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Tom Brady and the New England Patriots enacted the most extraordinary resurgence in Super Bowl history‚ triumphing the Atlanta Falcons 34-28‚ in the first Super Bowl ending in an overtime. One of the biggest disputes in football is determining who is the greatest player of all time at any given position. Naturally‚ the leadership positions‚ like the Quarterback‚ are debated with even more intensity. Joe Montana and Tom Brady are three quarterbacks frequently designated as “The G.O.A.T‚” or greatest
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The Super Bowl is one of the most watched event worldwide. This event gives a chance for Americans to get together and celebrate the championship of NFL. Many individuals watch the Super Bowl for not the game but the extra entertainment that is joined with the event.This extra entertainment can be referred to the Half-Time show and/or the advertisements shown during the breaks. To start off‚ advertising companies invest more than five million dollars to show their advertisement and that does not
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Super Bowl Sunday is getting closer and closer‚ and we all know what that means: football‚ ads and lots of foods. We understand that the best part of the Super Bowl is choosing which snack food to eat‚ that’s why we bring you a list of homemade snacks perfect for the super bowl. 1. Chicken Wings- Baked or fried‚ smothered in Buffalo or BBQ sauce‚ these crispy snacks are key at any Super Bowl party. 2. Guacamole- Listen. If you don’t have guacamole at your Super Bowl party‚ do not pass go and
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The Dust Bowl: The Era of Destruction The 1920’s was a horrible time for all‚ especially those from the midwest‚ and those farmers now had to use new and improved methods involving machines and new revolutions to increase the speed and growth of their extravagant crops. But now the damage is done‚ because World War 1 is over. Most thought this destruction was at an end and only good was to come‚ but in 1931 things took a turn for the worst and more devastation piled on from an era known as the “Dirty
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The Dust Bowl was a treacherous storm‚ which occurred in the 1930’s‚ that affected the midwestern people‚ for example the farmers‚ and which taught us new technologies and methods of farming. As John Steinbeck wrote in his 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath: "And then the dispossessed were drawn west- from Kansas‚ Oklahoma‚ Texas‚ New Mexico; from Nevada and Arkansas‚ families‚ tribes‚ dusted out. Carloads‚ caravans‚ homeless and hungry; twenty thousand and fifty thousand and a hundred thousand and two
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