set foot on a small island in the Bahamas. Believing himself to be off the coast of Asia‚ the Admiral dressed in his best to meet the local inhabitants. The Arawaks offered him some dried leaves as a token of friendship. Those leaves were tobacco. A few days later‚ a party from Columbus’ ship docked off the coast of Cuba and witnessed local peoples there smoking tobacco through Y-shaped tubes which they inserted in their noses‚ inhaling smoke until they lost consciousness. Early on‚ the medicinal properties
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centuries and were considered very necessary for the existence of some peoples from which they nevertheless had to abandon our time. For example‚ human sacrifices that existed in many parts of our planet (Maya Indians‚ Celtic tribes‚ India)‚ animal sacrifices existed in Rome and in many peoples of northern Europe and the Middle East. Traditional dueling of nobles in Europe or in the wild west. If we recall the number of very important traditions from which humanity has refused in the course of its
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Top 10 Pros and Cons Should the death penalty be allowed? The PRO and CON statements below give a five minute introduction to the death penalty debate. (Read more information about our one star to five star Theoretical Credibility System) 1. Morality 2. Constitutionality 3. Deterrence 4. Retribution 5. Irrevocable Mistakes 6. Cost of Death vs. Life in Prison 7. Race 8. Income Level 9. Attorney Quality 10. Physicians at Execution PRO Death Penalty CON Death Penalty 1. Morality PRO:
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Pros and Cons of Nuclear Energy Debates and controversial issues are what keep countries all over the world connected. Ideas that were argued upon one hundred years ago are still argued upon today. One of these ideas is nuclear energy- should we or should we not use it at such a rate? Before an opinion can be reached‚ you must first weigh the pros and cons of this topic. Nuclear energy can be environmentally unsafe and can also be threatening‚ but at the same time it can benefit the progress and
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Dell – Supply Chain Management Case Study 1 Case Contents 1. Introduction......................................................................................................2 2. Dell – Company Overview ...............................................................................2 3. Dell Products and Services .............................................................................3 4. Dell – Key Facts ................................................................................
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A weakness and idiosyncrasy of the SAT‚ along with a select few of other tests‚ can be taken once per seven months a year‚ during January‚ March‚ May‚ June‚ October‚ November‚ and December. This means that a tester could fail the test six times but still get a full score on their last try. Additionally‚ SAT scores
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favor big companies. And more bad news: "The remarkable productivity growth that has enabled the U.S. to become the wealthiest country on earth has slowed considerably... The productivity of U.S. workers has grown at an average annual rate of about 2.5% since 1948‚ but has averaged only about 1.1% since 2011—less than half the historical rate." As we note in a related editorial‚ the solution lies in a return to pro-growth economics. PILOTS WANTED A wave of mandatory retirements plus new FAA
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NAFTA is a trilateral free trade agreement among the United States‚ Mexico and Canada; which came into force in January 1994. In 1992‚ and on the eve of the deal‚ John Martin‚ CEO of a USA-based textile company‚ has to come to a really tough decision: move production to Mexico or wait for an imminent bankruptcy. Martin‚ as the vast majority of the US population did not understand how this agreement could beneficiate the country at all. Opponents of NAFTA would argue that the treaty should not be
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Every government has a certain way to help to provide the citizens. In every state accountably gives out social welfare which the person has low income or none that will qualify for social welfare. Many government and community organizations have worked to fill the need its citizens through social to welfare programs. In fact‚ the American welfare system was designed to benefit impoverished Americans or those affected by serious medical problems. These important welfare systems among others have
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girl’s field hockey team‚ yet the population is even. Title IX seemingly ignores the “interest factor”‚ which is one that I feel‚ is a major factor. If population and interest are even‚ then I feel that all teams should have equal opportunities and facilities – it just makes sense. If you want all of your teams to perform well‚ why short change one in favor of
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