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    Chelsea Hahm Latin II - 3 Mrs. Downer 09 May 2014 America‚ the New Rome If one were to be asked what is one of the most prosperous cities in history‚ one would most likely answer with Rome. Rome has the appearance of a very significant and vital city that led to development of the world. Rome and America have similarities that‚ unfortunately‚ may not be for the better. The foundation of Rome was not built in a day. It is said that Rome was originally founded by Romulus - who named Rome after

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    Obesity In North America

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    Obesity in North America In 1999‚ an estimated 61% of adults in the United States were obese. One in seven children was also obese. Obesity is the biggest public health problem in North America. It can cause serious disease such as diabetes. In economic term‚ the cost of obesity in the United States was about $117 billion in 2000. Therefore‚ North American Society needs to be aware that modern life can cause obesity. This modern life includes fast food‚ transportation and new technology.

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    differences between the trains and the railway systems in Europe and North America. Both are very unique‚ and are shaped by the environment‚ the history‚ the people and the geography of the region or country that they are in. Some railways are even completely different from most of the others in their country‚ depending on their history. Some are more advanced‚ and others still have a nostalgic air to them. All in all‚ every railway is unique. One of the biggest differences between the railways

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    Simon Bolivar (1783-1830) (p.794) -- hailed as a liberator in Latin America. Worked for the establishment of a large confederation that would provide Latin America with the political‚ military‚ and economic strength to resist encroachment by foreign powers. Pofirio Diaz (p.805) -- dictator who ruled Mexico (1876-1911). Diaz represented the interests of large landowners‚ wealthy merchants‚ and foreign investors. Under his rule‚ Mexico industrialized as railroads and telegraphs connected all of Mexico

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    North America Fire

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    On August 19‚ 1910 the Big Burn in the Rocky Moutains began‚ recorded as the largest and most destrustive fire‚ in North America. At the time the United States fire service was only five years old‚ with very little experience and preparation to handle such a large forest fire. It destroys an area the size of Connecticut within a matter of 36 hours‚ equaling more than three-million acres of forest‚ and $1 billion worth lost in timber. There were atleast 78 firefighter fatalities‚ however it is unknown

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    the forced migration of millions of slaves during the early 17th century. As these slaves settled in Latin America and the surrounding areas‚ they brought their African music with them. Eventually‚ traits of this music was adopted by local musicians and integrated into their music. Although there are distinct differences between the music found in Jamaica and Brazil‚ the similarities between the two cultures is pronounced. A culture’s music can be viewed as a definition of their identity. Much more

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    Racism in North America

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    We can’t let racism continue‚ we must stop it‚ we can’t let it do anymore damage it has already done way too much. Ku Klux Klan The Ku Klux Klan is a supremacist group; a terrorist secret society organized in the south after the civil war that used violence and murder to promote its white supremacist beliefs. Origins • Founded in 1866‚ after the end of the Civil War. • The founders were six educated Confederate veterans from Tennessee‚ who were who were against

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    Have you ever read 14 cows for America or The Giving tree? If not then you’ll be learning a lot in my passage. Both books teach us that you can’t just take you also have to give‚ but they have different and similar approaches to the lesson. Each book is wonderful and I don’t want to spoil too much. So each of the book’s have similarities and‚ they have a lot of them. Both lessons seem put their approaches on greed. Like how the Americans in 14 cows for America never give back for the cows or‚ how

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    in our country but we also have a lot of similarities from start to end. We fought through slavery and arguing between top and bottom or as in this writing North and South. People aren’t the same and the government found out that the hard way with the Civil War. We had to depend on each other in the end‚ north needed raw materials and south need products. How did the U.S. Government handle this and did they see the differences between each side. The north side had railroads as their main way around

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    Each country in the world has their own life style‚ but also in some countries we can found some similarities. Between Colombia and Korea the main similarity is the freedom to choose their own religion such as catholic and Christian. However‚ these two countries have a lot of different but the most relevant are the food‚ language‚ and the philosophy and religious. Every country has the own food which represents it. Likewise‚ Korean has a unique food. It is Kimchi. This traditional dish is

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