ARKY 303: ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA Winter Semester 2014 Instructor: Mr. Don H. Butler Office: ES750 Email: dhbutler@ucalgary.ca Office Hours: Thursdays 3-5 pm or by appointment Class: SS109 Times: Mon‚ Wed‚ Fri 11:00-11:50 am Course Description: This course provides a general survey of the archaeology of North America‚ north of Mexico. Temporal coverage extends from the earliest known evidence for human settlement in North America up to the period of European contact. Geographical
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North Korea North Korea is a country that is ruled by a dictator and has a communist government. A communist government rules all the land and gives the same amount of money and supplies to all the people in the country. “Daily Necessities were obtained from the Public Distribution System (PDS)” (95‚Hassig). The PDS shut down in 1995 because foreign aid was cut off expect for Pyongyang‚ the capital city. In rural areas‚ a lot of the children were born as “no-count” meaning that when they were born
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When America left Vietnam that South Vietnamese people were most likely feeling intimidated‚ scared‚ but at the same time relieved. In the “Doc-Lap at Last” section of the article‚ it states “ On April 30‚ 1975‚ columns of North Vietnamese soldiers entered Saigon‚ meeting little resistance for the demoralized South Vietnamese army.” The phrase‚ “columns of soldiers‚” \ suggests that this is a very scaring and intimidating event‚ making the South Vietnamese people feel intimidated and scared. But
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North Korean Authoritarian Government In this paper‚ I will attempt to explain why authoritarianism regimes such as the one in North Korea‚ still continues to govern even though the government is one of the more corrupted types of government still in existence today. The word authoritarianism is defined as‚ “a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)”(Word Net) There are currently many countries in our world
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“Our Summer Trip” North Dakota is not one of those glamorous states that everyone wants to go to. It is not even one of the top forty-nine states on most people’s list. It was at the top of the list for my family‚ though. Out of all the states that we have been to as a family‚ somehow we skipped over North Dakota‚ so we made it our mission last summer to hit this elusive state that we missed. Our vacation was very special to me‚ not only because North Dakota was the last state that we had not
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Conflict in focus The war in Vietnam had been called the defining experience for the United States in the second half of the 20th century which was the longest and bloodiest world conflict in history. Vietnam war was the defining aspect of his life. He himself perceived that and was driven through the rest of his days to characterize‚ explain‚ rationalize and defend that role memoirs reflect the fixation in a long career totaling 36 years as an officer in a string of postings to increasingly important
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North Carolina and Rhode Island possess both similarities and differences for founding and development. As a result of geography and previous history‚ North Carolina and Rhode Island vary in their relations with Native Americans. Rhode Island and North Carolina share similarities pertaining to motivations for colonization‚ political development and religious attitudes. Rhode Island was essentially founded by Roger Williams who fled to the area in 1636 with the help of amicable Indians. Rhode
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Compare and Contrast Essay (North Korea and South Korea) While North Korea and South Korea have some similarities‚ there are many differences. These differences will make people wonder how they ever even worked together as one country. After World War II‚ the country that was known as one split into two. The United States was influencing the south and the soviets were influencing the north. As a result‚ the two countries are now governed differently and have many differences in government
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From the 1950s to the mid-1970s‚ the Vietnam War was a conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam over political ideologies and imperialist beliefs. The North was communist and the South with the aid of America was anti-communist. While some may argue the US won because of pride‚ more infantry‚ more powerful weapons‚ I believe North Vietnam won because they came out in a better position. North Vietnam won the war because they reunited as one country‚ their tactics were better‚ and released
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watch Billy Watkins die of a heart attack and he pretended not to see that. The group of men he was with stopped and there was no sound. When all 27 of them stopped‚ and Paul was laying his head on the gun stock and started thinking. He was in the Vietnam War‚ near rice paddies and that’s when the coping begins. He did a lot‚ including counting everything‚ pretending to be a little boy again‚ and sung songs that he has learned. First of all‚ he counted everything he did. He counted how many steps
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