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    The name “China” most likely came from the Qin Dynasty (pronounced “Chin”)‚ and has had a great impact on Modern China. While the Qin Dynasty only lasted 9 years‚ the impact of the Qin Dynasty and Emperor cannot be underestimated. Ancient Chinas’ Qin Dynasty united China into a solid union under a legalist form of government‚ created beautiful yet functional art‚ and had an Emperor that standardized the currency‚ measurement and script of the country for the first time. The Qin family was the first

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    displaying the authoritative rule of many totalitarian governments. Totalitarianism has been a central theme in many notable dystopian novels such as Margaret Atwood’s‚ The Handmaid’s Tale‚ Ray Bradbury’s‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ and John Wyndham’s‚ The Chrysalids. Perhaps the reason why totalitarianism is featured heavily throughout literature is perhaps because these novels are acting as a warning to mankind and - in a world rife with political change - we would do well to heed their advice. Possibly

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    Ferris Bueller is The New Batman Ferris Bueller is the type of kid who is always testing his limits during times he should not be. He knows exactly who he can pick on‚ it just so happens that the vice principal of his school‚ Mr. Rooney‚ is one of those people. On this particular skip day‚ Rooney‚ is on to him and his phony illness. Ferris had it made; out of school for the day with his best friend‚ Cameron‚ but that was not enough‚ he wanted more. He wanted Sloane. Ferris‚ being the sly genius

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    Looking Beneath the Surface People often value objects based on their appearance or their monetary value. The novella‚ The Little Prince‚ by Antoine de Saint Exupery tells the adventure of the little prince who lives in a little planet with his rose and then leaves the planet because he doubts the rose’s sincerity. On Earth‚ the little prince realizes the true meaning of his relationship with his rose and decides to return to his planet. Throughout the book‚ the author cleverly describes many

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    Case Study: Does the Sun’s Angle Affect the Output Of a Solar Cell? Abstract During the experiment to determine Solar Cell Energy‚ one unit of flexible solar cells was exposed to solar radiation at different angles in one axis of rotation. The cells were attached to a adjustable plane with a protractor that acted like a “see-saw” to adjust the angle of the solar cells to the Sun. Around the plane‚ a column of cardboard was constructed with black fabric covering the inside

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    The History of Pottery

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    move around the bowl you could sit still and the platform would spin. If you were good at using it‚ pottery was a lot faster. 2000 B.C. the fast wheel was invented and completely replaced the slow wheel in Europe and Asia. The fast wheel spun on an axel and a good potter could make a pot every minute or so. Being able to make pots faster also helped cheapen the price of pottery. The beginning of the Roman Empire brought big changes in the Western pottery industry. Pottery was beginning to be painted

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    There has never been an event in the history that has led to as many far-reaching discussions and heated debates as the French Revolution did. The French Revolution had undergone a number of different periods. Under the cover of the glorious triumph of human creativity was violences and slaughters; human generosity and deliberate tyrannical practices are simultaneously set out in the revolution. While the revolution moving towards the lofty goals of democracy‚ justice and freedom‚ also heralds

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    citizens’ motive to spread important information through social networking and help develop people’s perspectives. They both commend social media for being tools of which ordinary citizens take advantage in order to affect change. On the other hand‚ Axel Bruns and Katie King are part of the “Collaboration” camp‚ arguing that collaboration between professional journalists and ordinary citizens would be better off in collaboration in influencing society. Unlike the authors of the other two camps‚ Bruns

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    1) Patty owned Patty’s Cakes in Jacksonville‚ Florida. She sold her business to Fruity’s‚ Inc. a national pastry company. There was a non-compete agreement in the contract for the sale of her business. In the non-compete‚ Patty agreed not to work in any capacity in the food industry for 10 years on the entire east coast. A court would likely determine that the non-compete agreement a) violates federal law b) is unenforceable c) is enforceable d) both A and B 2) A liability that may extend

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    Byzantine Emperor in view of the Norman conquest of southern Italyand to deal with recent attacks by Leo of Ohrid against the use of unleavened bread and other Western customs‚ [10] attacks that had the support of Cerularius (Michael Caerularius); Axel Bayer says the legation was sent in response to two letters‚ one from the Emperor seeking assistance in arranging a common military campaign by the

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