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    Land and Navigation

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    Speaker’s notes Contours on the map are the brown lines drawn on a map connecting points of equal height above sea level. They are labelled with the height and with the topes of the figures uphill. A contour labelled 500 is 500m above sea level‚ and every place on that contour is precisely 500m above sea level. On a 1: 25‚ 000 map‚ they are usually 10m apart. If contours are very close together that means the hill is steep. However‚ is they are wide apart‚ it has a gentle gradient. When

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    history. History suggests that westward expansion was the key to the nation’s health and it was effective between 1803 and 1861. Between these years‚ both individuals and institutions in the country expanded to Oklahoma. This expansion was characterized by the rise of manufacturing in New England and increasing mobility throughout the nation making it different from earlier ones. Moreover‚ the descendants of the founding father encouraged the desire for expansion into west territories through the use

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    the expansion of americans into the west was a major step in the 1800’s. the united states had a great deal of land that no one had ventured to settle. however‚ that all changed as the prospect of making it big in the west entered people’s minds. although white settlers wanted desperately to settle the west rapidly‚ they encountered varous problems. the west was land like thye had never seen. the climate could change from one extreme to the other in a matter of hours‚ it was very dry‚ there

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    The free people‚ even in that time‚ traveled west for free land and to escape politics and war. This is extremely similar to Westward Expansion because many who went west during that time did so because of free land available. Also‚ along with west settlers‚ the white people that took over part of the land‚ the British and the French‚ in this movie were strong Sectionalists. They put the slogan‚ “For King and for Country” far before

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    Land of Confusion

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    Land of Confusion The music video I chose for a representation of a phoenix is a cover of “Land of Confusion” by Disturbed. The video focuses on the corruption of government in a capitalist society and the people fighting back for what is rightfully theirs. The beginning of the video starts off with planes with dollar sign symbols on them‚ bombing city buildings and a big man with a monocle giving orders. As a Phoenix ages‚ its body withers and dies away. The Phoenix dying represents the destruction

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    The Waste Land‚ a 434-line modernist poem by T.S. Eliot revolves around a world of what seems to be chaotic and dead‚ and led by a single protagonist. Throughout The Waste Land‚ there are many uses of symbolism with tarot cards‚ astrology‚ and especially the game of chess: The game of chess is such a meaningful symbol throughout the story‚ that metaphors are used to describe the situation and emotions of the characters throughout the poem by describing them as chess pieces and in check-mate situations

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    Global Expansion

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    Using the library‚ course materials‚ and other Web resources‚ find some examples of international companies in the United States that demonstrate a global management approach to their operations. Provide some specific examples of practices or strategies that demonstrate this approach. Then answer the following questions:  * Why has it become so important for companies to become competitive in the global business environment? * What advancements in operations management in other countries

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    Note Expansion

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    Informal Letter Dear Mimi‚ How are you my dear sister? I hope you are fine. Don’t worry about me; I am very fine. I am now a very strong young man you know. How are those wonderful brothers of mine? Pass them my greetings. I received you letter. Thanks a million for writing. The brothers and sisters in my congregation are fine. I am only sorry to heat that Br. Banda is still sick. I hope he will recover soon. My journey back here was fine‚ though it was  quite a long one. I wanted to travel

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    with the Westward Expansion. In the Westward Expansion people moved to the west because

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    The Westward Expansion was the acquisition of land out west from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. During this expansion many changes occurred‚ some good and some bad. The changes could be grouped into three different categories‚ social‚ political‚ and economic. During westward expansion new changes‚ inventions‚ and ideas were quite common. One of these ideas was the telegraph wire. This wire allowed for people to communicate from far away places. During this time Manifest Destiny (The belief

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