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    Week Two DQ 1 Choose one theory—spontaneous generation theory or cell theory—and select one statement that corresponds to the theory you want to refute or support:   Spontaneous generation theory:   Frogs come from muddy soil because they always appear in that environment. Flies come from rotten meat because they always appear where meat is rotting.   Cell theory:   Without the invention of the microscope‚ the cell theory would not have been possible. All living things are made up of

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    No one can be 100% American. Anyone that can come to America can be American. We all came from other places. Everyone has a little bit of their old old county in them. No one type of people can be 100% American. Americans are a mix of all different cultures that came to America. What makes us American is where we live now not where we came from or where our ancestors came from. Americans should not have the power to kill others based on where they came from. There are no set requirements

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    Death‚ the big question mark on people’s lives. What happens after one’s death? Is there and afterlife? Do you meet god? Be reunited with your loved ones? All this has been speculated on for centuries by the people of earth. Different religions envisioning on their own paradise for the dearly departed. I wish I could answer all those questions‚ but I can’t. All I can tell you is what happened to me after my life was over. My name is.......no longer relevant‚ and this is my tale. The day

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    The Mayan‚ Aztec‚ and Inca civilizations were the largest empires in the lands we now call Latin America. The Mayans‚ the oldest of these three great civilizations‚ built their empire in what is now southern Mexico and Central America. Mayan civilization had collapsed when the Aztecs built huge pyramids to their gods. The Aztecs built well-organized cities and developed a writing system. The Incans created a road system to connect their empire in the Andes Mountains. They also developed an irrigation

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    What Happened in Chicago “I can’t believe he would turn me in like that!” I ranted. “After more than 30 years of friendship. How could he?” “Well‚ you did rob a bank‚ and were the most wanted man in Chicago.” nagged my cell mate‚ Ben. Ben was a very buff 45 year old that has been here in and out. Each time he’s here‚ he claims it to be a different fist fight. Although‚ he’s here almost every month‚ so who knows the truth? “Let’s go people!” barked the police officer. It was time for dinner. It

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    History of Economic Thought 3303 What Can Be Added? An Essay on Poverty Written by Patrick Diamitani ‘12 What Can Be Added? Written by Patrick Diamitani ∙ History of Economic Thought ∙ Dr. Charles M.A. Clark "What can be added to the happiness of the man who is in health‚ who is out of debt‚ and has a clear conscience?” (TMS:45) In life we learn to realize that happiness cannot be bought by money. In fact‚ it didn’t even take the theory of diminishing marginal utility for man to realize

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    Emi Bullard It Happened One Night Scene 17 As the ever-changing relationship between Clark Gable as the rough around the edges reporter Peter Warren and‚ the leading lady Cauldette Colbert as the spoiled heiress Ellen Andrews also known as Ellie. In It Happened One Night Frank Capra portrayed how two people from opposite lifestyles could fall in love. The only way that the two became so intimate is because Peter treated Ellie as a child. Ellie and Peter are a classic lady and the tramp scenario

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    Civilizations of the Americas The Mayans‚ Aztecs‚ and Incas were three of the most advanced civilization in the Americas. They each brought major accomplishments to the world during their period of reign and some of these accomplishments are still used to this very day. Each one of these civilizations were influenced by foreign countries including: Europe‚ Asia‚ and parts of the Middle East. Some of these accomplishments included agriculture‚ architecture‚ writing‚ and trade. These accomplishments

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    What if the American Revolution never happened? In history classrooms all over the country‚ there lays an abundant amount of "what if" questions that pop into one’s mind when one learns. But has anybody really fully answered this question that so many people think about? In hindsight‚ a revolution seemed inevitable because of the way the British treated the Americans. But if the American Revolution never happened‚ obviously‚ America would not exist. But most importantly‚ the world as a whole

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    A Certain Night Questions Knowledge and Understanding 1. As it is quite obvious in the story‚ the narrator does not think that these men and women deserve to die. This is abundant when in the very last line of the story the narrator states‚ “when will it be light?” 2. Throughout the story‚ the narrator describes the communists as young‚ brave and handsome‚ although they are powerless martyrs. The narrator makes the nationalist seem “murderous looking‚” and “cunning‚ malicious and smug

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