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    Is Mars Colonization a Good Idea? Among celestial bodies in our solar system‚ Mars is remarkable in that it possesses all the raw resources required to sustain not only life‚ but a new branch of individual evolution. The time to colonize Mars would certainly be required when the Earth becomes uninhabitable as the global warming rises up. When that happens‚ Mars has the potential to become the most habitable planet in our solar system. Nevertheless‚ even with positive extrapolation of robotic manufacturing

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    Understanding Montresor’s Motive for Murder What would drive one to murder? Is there any case in which the act of taking another’s life is justified? These are some of the questions raised in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”. In this short story‚ the main character Montresor meticulously plans and executes a man named Fortunato for showing him insult. To go through such lengths as these‚ it is apparent that honor is a very important value of Montresor’s and to diminish it in any way

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    This essay is to discuss the multilayered motives that drive Antigone to action. When I read the play I believe‚ it is a strong sense alligence to her family‚ and pure anger that drives Antigone to make the decision to act against Creons law and bury her brother Polyneices. After loosing her mother to sucided‚ her father and her twin brothers‚ Antigone and her sister Ismene are the last of the Labadcus family (a royal family). The lost of so many loved ones in a short period of time begins to manifests

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    Bailey Kargo! IB HOTA 3rd period English vs. Spanish Colonization From 1500 to 1700‚ the English colonization of the Chesapeake region and the Spanish colonization of the Central/South American region varied greatly in their primary motivations for settlement and the lasting effects imprinted into both societies. The English motives in settling the Chesapeake region were more economically-based‚ seeking greater economic opportunity and employment‚ while the Spanish effort took on a more

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    Effects of American Colonization in the Philippines The effects of American imperialism on the Philippines are numerous. Some‚ however‚ stand out‚ most notably the installation of an American-style democracy and the prevalent attitude that anything American is “good”. Many of those in lowland Philippines‚ and most of the Christian population‚ for that matter‚ grew up in an increasing Americanized society. The following American influence in the Philippines says it all: Political -Partisan

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    However‚ they felt the need to justify their colonizations through the belief that they were the superior race‚ and needed to help the inferior races. Because of the Industrial Revolution and the growing populations‚ Europeans needed to expand on to more land. “‘Superior races have a right‚ because they have a duty… They have the duty to civilize the inferior races’ That ‘civilizing mission’

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    still known in today’s society as a great warrior in many books and movies. Some people in the 21st century who have read the Iliad believe that Achilles wasn’t a great hero because he hardly fought in battle and refused to fight. There were several motives and different Greek values that affected his decision to eschew from battle. He was ordered to refrain from a duel with Agamemnon by Hera and Athena‚ he chose to fulfill a prophecy of a long life‚ and he wanted restoration of the honor and glory for

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    In contemporary Australia‚ the history of colonisation has had its own adverse dramatic effect on the indigenous societies. Colonisation has mostly affected the cultural and economic life of the indigenous people‚ particularly their central relationship with land and waters. Tribal enterprise began to increase considerably during the 1990s across Australia. It was not until 1992 that the High Court in Australia made a popular decision in Mabo v Queensland (No2) [1992] 175 CLR1‚ which held that the

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    Motives to Eat at Home A majority of Americans spend their money eating out at restaurants rather than eating at home. We find eating out to be convenient and easy to fit into our schedules. Although eating out may be convenient and suitable for our busy schedules‚ it is costly and unhealthy. Fast food is extremely high in fat‚ calories‚ salts‚ and sugars leading to the obesity rate in America. Statistics show that Americans eat out about three to four times a week spending nearly $110 billion

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    end of the war‚ the North was fighting for the abolition of slavery but the North’s motives changed throughout the war because of the Emancipation Proclamation‚ integration of the army‚ and the change in the public’s perspective. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1st‚

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