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    The Incan Empire had a very complex religion and it was an important part in everyday life. The Incas were polytheists which means they had multiple gods‚ and most of their gods were connected to forces of nature. The Inca’s main gods were Viracocha (the superior god)‚he was originally worshiped by the pre-Inca community of Peru. He is believed to have created the moon and the sun on Lake Titicaca. It is said after he was done creating the world and the heavens‚ he traveled from different places

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    Ancient Heroism of Western and Eastern Have you ever thought about the differences and similarities in the heroines in two far-away lands with two totally different cultural backgrounds in ancient time? The river of history is flowing slowly; every country and every era have its own heroine who is being recognized by their own ways. In the story of the Bible‚ a woman named Judith in ancient Israel who made the ignominious defeat of the Assyrians‚ an army bent on world domination. Meanwhile‚ on the

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    30. Intellectual Youths December 31‚ 1968‚ the day was so gloomy‚ the wind was so bitter‚ but also tucked snow. Tomorrow would be the New Year’s Day‚ but those of us junior high school "graduated""Intellectual Youths" faced with important choice‚ decision‚ must act‚ could not wait. Mao Zedong’s the highest order of "the intellectual youth moves to the countryside‚ to accept the poor and lower-middle peasants re-education" had already seen in various newspaper headlines. Huge banners‚ sharp

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    Patents need to be protected in order for a company to have an advantage in a very competitive market. The Internet revolution has seen a massive increase in the long distance purchases made by consumers‚ as geographical barriers is no longer as important as they were. Protection is needed for those businesses who conduct business in ways other than in person. A type of industrial property protection can basically be called patents. This type of protection is used to stimulate the innovation and

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    When I first started taking this class I wondered how I was going to do my assignments each week? I wondered if I would be able to find someone young to talk with or visit every week? I said‚ “this is just too much.” But to my surprise I didn’t have enough time to reach all the youth that I wanted to reach. My first week‚ I thought about who I was going to try to mentor to? Who am I going to inspire? Will anyone listen to me? All these questions were quickly answered. It’s like the youth

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    the people and the green arrow means that they get work done by them and they also get more power and money. What factors helped Feudalism to develop in Western Europe during the ninth and the tenth centuries? Describe the major characteristics of the political system of Feudalism. The factors that helped Feudalism to develop in Western Europe were that during the ninth and tenth centuries the people were in desperate for help because first thing was that they didn’t have a proper government

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    Vree he asks ‘do we keep piety with a man long dead‚ long forgotten‚ his name eroded beyond recognition‚ whose trivial little story nobody in the parish remembers?’ Here Owen points to the Irish people’s almost instinctive fear of change. He sees tradition as simply a romantic perhaps even nationalist excuse to hide from progression. This view is perhaps the least biased of all‚ as of all the characters Owen is the one furthest away from any particular side‚ and because of this‚ he is easier for the

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    “Music is the purest form of art.... therefore true poets‚ they who are seers‚ seek to express the universe in terms of music... the singer has everything within him. The notes come out from his very life. They are not materials gathered from outside.” Rabindranath Tagore. India is country of diversified art forms where Indian classical music is the quintessential form of spiritualism. Apparently Indian classical music is the integral element which crowns India’s rich heritage. India’s music is

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    History Of Western Music Chapter #1  Direct unison-everyone in an ensemble sings the music together  Antiphony-alternations of groups of singers  Responsorial-alteration of soloist and group of singers  Contrafactum-take a set melody and replace existing lyrics with new ones  Gregorian chant- also known as : “Carolinian chant”‚ monophonic‚ limited melodic range‚ unmeasured rhythm‚ based on modes :  Syllabic-one note per syllable  Neumatic-2-6 notes per syllable  Melismatic-many notes per

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    INDEX ABSTRACT 2 Introduction 3 INFORMATION 4 History 4 THANKSGIVING AT PLYMOUTH 4 THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS 6 THANKSGIVING’S ANCIENT ORIGINS 7 REFERENCES 8 ABSTRACT The tradition started when in 1620 a group of men‚ woman and children left England on a ship called Mayflower. They were pilgrims and they wanted to start a new life in the New World. The voyage was very hard. They were cold and hungry and most of them died. The voyage took 66 days and they landed on the north-east coast

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