The origin of the Polynesian people has been one of the most disputed scientific mysteries regarding ancient maritime migrations. The roots of the people of Polynesia had always thought to have been South Asia‚ namely the island nations like Indonesia. This was the common dogma until Thor Heyerdahl‚ a ethnologist at the University of Oslo‚ Norway‚ set sail across the Pacific ocean on a balsa wood raft to declare the true ancestors of the Polynesians to be the South Americans. Dr. Heyerdahl initially
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The 2000 Presidential Election was one of the most suspenseful and unclear presidential elections for more than a century. For weeks after November 7‚ it had been uncertain to America who had won the presidency. The election ’s closeness and bitter words between parties over the results will leave controversy for years to come. When the elections began‚ the Republicans and Democrats chose their candidates. Caucuses were held in each state to choose delegates. It had begun like any other election
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Kerekes Origin Tales Paper “Origin tales both preserve and offer explanations of how something came into being.” So far‚ the most interesting writing works we have read- to me- were origin tales. They express passion of culture and belief. While reading origin tales‚ one can picture everything described. These types of stories have great imagery and are written or told with an undying passion you cannot help but envelope yourself in. How the World Was Made is a tale that explains the importance
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Politics is a dangerous territory that is best to be avoided. In the case of a presidential election‚ however‚ it’s inevitable to be drawn into the race‚ joining the rest of the nation in scrutinizing the candidates and their actions. Marking the 58th quadrennial election of the United States‚ this presidential race will be documented in future history textbooks as one of the more bizarre ones in the nation’s history. Officially nominated by their respective parties at the conventions in July‚
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The Presidential Election of 1972 The Presidential election of 1972 had two strong candidates‚ President Richard Nixon and George McGovern. There were many issues which had a great deal of importance to the election. The Vietnam war and the stability of the economy at the time were two main factors. The election ended in one the largest political scandals in U.S. history‚ being the Watergate break-in‚ and cover-up‚ by President Richard Nixon. The Democratic party had a large selection of candidates
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Presidential Powers U.S President is often considered as the most powerful person on Earth. U.S President has many powers‚ but President cannot misuse his powers. The system called checks and Balances keeps everything in order for the U.S government to run. If Congress thinks that the president is misusing his power‚ the congress can impeach the president‚ but in order to do that congress requires 2/3 of majority votes. There are three branches in the U.S government‚ Legislative‚ Executive‚ and the
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Origins of Surnames In today’s society we all want to know who we are and where our names originated from. Our names are what give each of us our own style and individuality‚ the importance of style and individuality can be related back to our original surnames. Our surnames have come from all areas of the world‚ each with specific meanings to our family. Surnames or last names have an important meaning to all of us‚ they give us identity through our family’s history. Looking back into
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Origin of disparities Gini coefficient Lorenz curve Disparities resulting from : - parental education - ethnicity - residence - income - employment - land ownership Gini coefficient is a measure of dispersion or inequality. It’s used to show inequality in wealth. (land distribution). It allows to analyze the changes in income inequality over time in individual countries and make comparisons between them. It ranges from 0 to 1. It is sometimes multiplied by hundred to give values from 0
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The Origin of Man is one of the most difficult statements or question that we have face as humans to answer. There are too many variables that goes into understanding the true meaning of the Origin of Man. Some of the variables that would question the Origin of Man would be Religion and Scientific knowledge or researched. Through Religion we are to believe that God “created humankind and all modern living creatures in a single‚ spontaneous week of creation. Through Science and researched we are
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The Origin of Religion Diana Mackey Christianity in a Pluralistic World May 12‚ 2013 There are three major views on the origin of religion; subjective‚ evolutionary‚ and original monotheism. Subjective is defined: existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than the object of thought. Subjective theory explains that religion originates with man. We as humans have psychological needs for an abstract being. We have faith‚ love‚ and hope in this being. Theologians and philosophers
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