American Flag According to popular legend‚ the first American flag was made by Betsy Ross‚ a Philadelphia seamstress who was acquainted with George Washington‚ leader of the Continental Army‚ and other influential Philadelphians. In May 1776‚ so the story goes‚ General Washington and two representatives from the Continental Congress visited Ross at her upholstery shop and showed her a rough design of the flag. Although Washington initially favored using a star with six points‚ Ross advocated for
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an explanation of the greatly disparate levels of wealth and development among Eurasian nations. I will therefore attempt to confine this review on the "meat and potatoes" of his book: the dramatic Spanish conquest of the Incas; the impact of continental geography on food production; and finally‚ the origins of the Eurasian development of guns‚ germs‚ and steel. In terms of structure‚ I will first summarize the book’s arguments‚ then critically assess the book’s evidentiary base‚ and conclude with
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Quiz 4 1. The idea proposed by Alfred Wegener to explain the continental shapes and positions is known as _____. A) Pangaea B) plate tectonics C) continental drift D) rift valley E) sea floor spreading 2. In the diagram below‚ which two are the best examples of different continental positions in the past? A) North America – South America B) North America – Africa C) South America – Asia D) Europe – North America E) South America – Africa 3. According to Wegener’s model‚ what evidence
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Committee of Safety. The Committee of Safety served Orange County (located in Virginia) by forming militias and ensuring that in the event of revolution the county would be able to govern itself. The first Continental Congress started meeting in the summer of 1774. It was short lived‚ but the second Continental Congress convened the next summer and it would last for nearly six years. Madison was elected to serve in the Virginia Convention‚ which had the job of writing that state’s constitution. Together with
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disadvantages. Thus this supply chain was often disrupted‚ inconsistent and could never allow sufficient supplies to be built up in America. Compared to the Continental Army the system was poorly managed and inadequate. The Continental Army had the home field advantage and gained much benefit from their knowledge of the terrain. The Continental Armies strategy was very effective. George Washington developed a strategy of ‘avoiding large-scale confrontations with the royal army (which) made it impossible
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deparment stores but later expanded the air delivery in 1940. It strongest period of growth was during the post world war II‚ when the economic boom occurred. By 1976‚ UPS began service in West Germany‚ and was able to deliver to every address in the continental United States. The key success of UPS is its effiency‚ which is reflected by the punctuality of its employees. Its employees however casue UPS to lose an estimated 700 million in 1997 due to a strike they conducted for 15 days. Most of UPS stock
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Image having to decide how many chickens to trade for one cow‚ this would be very difficult. This is one of the challenging tasks people living thousands of years ago had to endure. This was done in order to maintain trading and economic transactions. Since the earliest of times currency has grown to be widespread and highly demanded. The use currency has made significant effects on the United States economy‚ allowing the transition from barter to banknotes. Since the influence of currency has
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implementation plan for the company. Company Overview United Continental Holdings‚ Inc. was created by the recent merger of United Airlines and Continental Airlines as of October 1‚ 2010. The new company operates under the name United Airlines‚ using the former Continental’s logo and color schemes. The combined company has about 86‚000 employees (United Continental Holdings‚ Inc.‚ 2012‚ p. 2). “United and Continental transport people and cargo through their mainline operations‚ which
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Axia College of University of Phoenix Program Summary Overview Continental Senior Center is a community based organization located in Westminster‚ Orange County‚ California; a historically rich community founded nearly 200 years ago. Approximately 60% of the population of Westminster is over the age of 60 and have lived there all their lives. Of these senior residents approximately 50% have a poverty-level income. The Continental Senior Center is proposing a five-year project in which to provide
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the acquiescence and compliance to the suggested Continental Congress mandate. The Articles of Confederation were written during the Second Continental congress taken place in Maryland and began the ratification in November 1977 Wikipedia. “The head of the committee‚ Johnson Dickinson‚ who did not participate in the signing of the Declaration of Independence‚ nevertheless adhering to the will of the majority‚ presented a report to the Continental Congress on July of 1976‚ just eight days after the
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