there’s no rain to make mud and grow fibrous grasses and reeds‚ women couldn’t have done that either. As an effect of the drought and climate change‚ “widespread famine occurred.” (“Collapse: Chaco Canyon”) A few sites discussed about this area of the fall rather briefly‚ letting me draw a few conclusions. The Anasazi suffered from years of starvation‚ and most‚ if not all‚ of them probably had malnutrition. The adults grew thinner and weaker‚ making it harder to hunt wild animals or gather edible plants
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The Mongol Empire lasted a total of 162 years from 1206 C.E. to 1368 C.E. From humble beginnings as a clan‚ it conquered much within southeast Asia to Europe. It erupted out of the North Asian Steppes‚ conquering China‚ central Asia‚ Persia‚ and Russia. It contained all from the Pacific Ocean to the Danube River. The Mongols are commonly known today for their skill in archery on horseback‚ which enabled domination of many societies and lands. The Mongols originally roamed the steppes south of Lake
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monarchial rule to a government of the people or a republic (Passageway to the Ancient World). Although this age was the key to Rome being so successful it didn’t last for very long. Warring regions throughout its self caused the republics eventual fall in around 409 B.C.E. After the republic fell the Roman Empire came in to power. This was the bulk of Rome’s years mainly because this government took better care of their civilians. One way the empire took better care of its inhabitants is that they
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Known as the "BTK Killer" - which stands for "bind‚ torture‚ kill"- Dennis Rader terrorized the Wichita‚ Kansas‚ area from the 1970s to the 90s. ( Dennis Rader Biography). "Rader killed four members of the Otero family in their home - Joseph and Julie Otero and two of their children Josephine and Joseph Jr" (Dennis Rader Biography). "Rader confessed to at least 8 of the 10 murders that people and police say he committed"(Thomas). There was
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Dennis Rader was a Christian man that lived his life as a normal person to everyone’s eyes‚ with a wife and children but on the inside he was a psychotic man. He had 10 known victims in a span of 25 years before the silence was broken and brought to justice. Dennis Radar was the first of four boys born to William and Dorothea Rader. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsburg‚ Kansas. As a child‚ Dennis appeared to be a normal and average boy. He was a Boy Scout and participated in church
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Parties: Plaintiff: The Ponticas Couple The Ponticas’ resided in an apartment complex owned by KMS Investments. On September 8th‚ 1978‚ a Stephanie Ponticas called upon the apartment resident manger to fix an appliance problem—a Dennis Graffice. Graffice noticed that Ms. Ponticas was alone and noted her husband was away on business‚ and on September 10th‚ entered into the property and violently raped and assaulted Ms. Ponticas. Graffice was later apprehended and convicted of his crime. The Plaintiff
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Eragon was looking for a way to defeat Galbatorix and free the land from his reign. “There is no rightness in what you do‚ only selfishness and a never-ending hunger for power”(Paolini 450). Eragon was faced with many difficult choices and some of them weren’t very good for him or the Varden. Galbatorix wanted to destroy the Varden and get Eragon on his side. Being the last free rider in the land‚ Eragon felt that he had to defeat Galbatorix. Eragon was faced with problems that not very much people
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appealed to me‚ because it was short and concise. As I read and analyzed the poem I really liked the theme and the repetition of the poem. “the tide rises‚ the tide falls”‚ was a repetitive phrase in the poem. The phrase indicates the theme‚ that the tide will always rise and fall. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow‚ the author of “The Tide Rises The Tide Falls”‚ may have been conveying an allusion that there are some things are constant in the world. I also liked that there was a rhyme scheme. I learned
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Pulitzer was a man of many accomplishments and few failures. However‚ there was one failure in particular that especially came to light during his life‚ and this was his founding of the practice of yellow journalism. In 1883 he purchased the New York World for $346‚000 from Jay Gould‚ and appointed himself the manager. With Pulitzer in charge‚ the World’s circulation grew from 15‚000 to 600‚000‚ making it the largest newspaper in the United States. Meanwhile Joseph’s brother‚ Albert Pulitzer‚ did
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Sookan changes to be more independent and when her mother is taken by the Russians. Grandfather was a constant in Sookan’s life. He was the one who taught her about Korean culture‚ making it easy for Sookan to quietly think for herself. When Grandfather died‚ she lost the crutch for her free thinking self. She could still think for herself‚ but there was no further guide. “I felt so alone and scared and full of hatred.” (Choi 45) She didn’t know where to go. Sometimes‚ the best lessons are the harshest
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