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    Scottish Independence The Scottish people are one of the oldest nations in Europe‚ with a history of well over 1500 years. During this time they have lived in the same geographical territory. The historical records show a history going back several thousand years but written evidence shows that the Kingdom of Scotland was founded by a man named Fergus Mor around 500 AD. Scotland was a united kingdom by the early years of the 9th century after the union of the Picts and the Scots under

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    The Declaration of Independence was an important part in American history. It was written to show a new theory of government‚ reasons why we were separating from England‚ and a formal declaration of war. It finally gave the 13 colonies freedom from England’s control. The man responsible for writing the Declaration was Thomas Jefferson. He wrote the Declaration between June 11‚ 1776 and June 28‚ 1776. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams revised what Jefferson had written to finalize the Declaration

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    sacred şeriat was not obeyed.” It also goes on to say that countries that are not governed by sharia cannot survive. While this statement would make one believe that the Ottomans were going to become more orthodox and more devoted to sharia this did not occur. In fact‚ as European powers modernized and grew in strength the Ottomans looked toward the West for inspiration and acceptance. This decree brought forth three key changes. First was the security of life of every subject. Second was a new tax system

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    Too Young to Drive?

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    The summer before my junior year of high school was the greatest. Although too young to go "clubbing" I officially had my license. My parents were terrified and gave me the birds and the bees of driving speech every time I left the house. I’ve had my license now for three years and haven’t been into any wrecks but have been hit before. Every person who hit me was new to driving. For teenagers in the United States‚ the number one killer is motor vehicle crashes. Brain and auto safety experts are worried

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    regards to evolution for example the Out Of Africa theory. The Out Of Africa theory argues that all humans descended from a small group of people in Africa‚ who then spread into the world relocating and transforming into earlier forms such as the Neanderthal. This is a theory that I do agree with because of all the scientific research that backs up this theory. Before I watched the movie “Journey of Man” I didn’t know much about The Out of Africa

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    Corruption in Africa

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    What measures should be taken to prevent corruption on the most corrupt continent of the world? Of the world’s most deceitful countries‚ Africa‚ with its underdeveloped growth and poverty in many regions‚ is considered the most corrupt. The two thirds of countries‚ that are measured most corrupt in the world‚ are located in sub-Saharan Africa. Millions of Africans today live below the poverty line because of the disease of corruption. The African continent will not be able to find a solution to

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    In the late 1800’s corruption was alive and well in the United States. Political machines existed and bribed people for votes‚ businesses were big and controlling‚ and the government was not looking to help the “little” man. In the 1890’s farmers‚ and later laborers‚ got together to form a party to combat these issues‚ calling themselves the Populist Party. The Populist Platform was centered around removing political corruption and providing economic opportunities‚ joining industrial and agricultural

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    Jocelyn Bedard The Spanish Inquisition was a time period that lasted roughly 700 years. When King Ferdinand used many torture tactics to establish religious unity. There were multiple gruesome tactics used to keep the citizens in the Catholic Church. It all started when a monk Martin Luther let out the many corruptions in the Catholic system. Following that many people started following Martin Luther. To stop the movement King Ferdinand the Second of Aragon and‚ Queen Isabella the First of Castile

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    South Africa

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    This article is about the modern country. For other uses‚ see South Africa (disambiguation). Republic of South Africa[show] Flag Coat of arms Motto: "!ke e: ǀxarra ǁke" (ǀXam) "Unity In Diversity" Anthem: National anthem of South Africa Capital Pretoria (executive) Bloemfontein (judicial) Cape Town (legislative) Largest city Johannesburg (2006)[2] Official languages 11 languages[3][show] Ethnic groups ([Note 1][4][5]:21) 79.2% Black African 8.9% Coloured 8.9% White 2.5%

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    The Cold War was fought without any physical conflicts‚ taking place approximately between the years 1950 and 1990‚ over the United States of America’s and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics’ conflicting ideologies – capitalism and communism. However‚ it didn’t arise because of what the United States or the Soviet Union actually did. Instead‚ it arose because of what each side was afraid the other might do. Joseph Stalin insisted on Soviet control of Eastern Europe to serve as a buffering zone

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