<b>HISTORY</b><br>The Library of congress was established by an act of congress on April 24‚ 1800. It was originally housed in the United States capitol. The collection‚ which stared out small at 740 volumes‚ slowly increased to over 3‚000 volumes by 1814. That year‚ though‚ the British along with the capitol burned those books during the assault on Washington.<br><br>To rapidly replace the collection‚ Thomas Jefferson offered his personal library to congress at no cost‚ describing the nature of
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How Poverty Effects Children As They Grow Up Despite what some may think‚ poverty is a growing problem in America (Wood 1). Yes‚ real live‚ actual poverty. Poverty can be defined as “the minimum annual income necessary for an adequate standard of living” (Wienclaw 1). Poverty is not just something that people living in third world countries experience. Poverty is harmful and hard to handle not only for one person‚ but also for their whole family. Children are affected by poverty‚ too‚ believe it
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E-CIG For hundreds of years smoking cigarettes has been a big part of our culture in fact in 1930s people believed that smoking cigarettes was harmless. Now with knowledge of the many negative side effects many alternatives and mediums have arrived to the scene. The most of common of the alternatives is the E-cigarettes or "vape". E-cigarettes appear to give the same rush of smoking regular cigarettes without the unwelcoming odor or nicotine‚ giving the illusion that it is basically harmless.
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The paper addresses elder abuse in long-term care including it types‚ patterns and risk factors. World Health Organization states that around 1 to 10 elderly people experience abuse every month. United States population is expected to increase 27% by 2050 from 314 million in 2012[a]. This trend will follow suit on a global scale as well‚ with an increase 42% over the next however many years [b]. Hence‚ increased population that includes elderly people signifies an increased risk of elder mistreatment
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In the 1950s‚ the United States was involved in a cold war with the Soviet Union. Due to this‚ Americans became suspicious and well concerned about communism expansion in the U.S. As a result‚ President Truman allowed McCarthy‚ a junior senator from Wisconsin‚ to lead the interrogation of Communist spies. However‚ McCarthy accused many innocent people with little evidence. When people realized what he was doing‚ they called it McCarthyism. There was a price to pay in the effort to expose communism
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The Great War on the Western Front was a static war. In order to end the war faster the British needed to open a new front to try and tie down troops of Germany or one of its allies. Many of these attempts to open up a new front were made in the Near and Middle East. The campaign at Gallipoli‚ where ANZAC troops landed in 1915‚ failed miserably and after early successes Indian divisions also suffered defeats in Mesopotamia against the Ottomans. In search for a new way to break open the war the British
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Long-Term Debt U.S. GAAP vs. IFRS Scott Bailey Acc 311 Debruine Every company in the world must raise funds in order to finance its operations and expansion. The most common form of this funding is through the use of long-term debt. Depending on where the company does business and who uses their financial statements‚ there are different ways of recording this debt through the use of United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards
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Throughout history‚ expansion was a common action for a country. The United States was growing at a considerable rate‚ making it was understandable to want to obtain more land. The issue how they went about obtaining it. Thomas Jefferson had two men‚ Lewis and Clark‚ travel west of the states to find a trade route and explore the land to see if the nation could expand. He‚ along with Andrew Jackson‚ showed that westward expansion is needed because the land helps support people by providing resources
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Loans and Receivables – Long Term PROBLEMS 1. Smart Company has P3‚000‚000 note receivable from sale of plant bearing interest at 12% per annum. The note is dated June 1‚ 2008. The note is payable in 3 annual installments of P1‚000‚000 plus interest on the unpaid balance every June 1. The initial principal and interest payment was made on June 1‚ 2009. The interest income for 2009 is a. P300‚000 c. P210‚000 b. P290‚000 d. P140‚000 rro 1. Trans Company sold a tract of land
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My long term goal was to from Oklahoma State University with a BS in psychology. I wanted to achieve this goal while also enjoying my college experience by finding a balance between my social life and school work. The short term goals that I was able to accomplish since part I and II of the Goals Assignment were studying‚ going to sleep earlier (not staying up extremely late)‚ and going home less often. I managed to go to sleep before 2 am two nights in a row by doing my homework before follies
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