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    SOUTH AMERICA

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    SOUTH AMERICA The planet’s 4th largest continent‚ includes (12) independent countries and (3) major territories; the Falkland Islands‚ Galapagos Islands and French Guiana. The continent contains the world’s highest waterfall‚ Angel Falls in Venezuela; the largest river (by volume)‚ the Amazon River; the longest mountain range‚ the Andes‚ and the driest place on earth‚ the Atacama Desert in Chile. In addition‚ it includes the largest rainforest‚ the Amazon Rainforest; the highest capital city‚ La

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    Christianity In America

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    of our studies on “2000 + Years of Christianity” We look at the Pentecostal movement in America. http://andnowyouknowmore.blogspot.com In the late 1800 a renewal of the Pentecostal Revival broke out. It is sometimes difficult to get a good assessment of the Pentecostal movement. In my research of the movement‚ I read many books and paper on the subject. The following is one excerpt. Christianity in America‚ edited by John D.  Woodbridge & 4 others who quotes from 65 contributors. Published in 1983  

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    Lynchings in America

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    entitled "Without Sanctuary"‚ a collection of photographs from lynchings throughout America. During the course of the article‚ the author‚ Benjamin Schwarz‚ outlined some very interesting and disturbing facts related to this gruesome act of violence: Between 1882 and 1930‚ more than 3‚000 people were lynched in the U.S.‚ with approximately 80% of them taking place in the South. Though most people think only African Americans were victims of lynchings‚ during those years‚ about 25% were white. Data indicates

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    Regine Jackson AP European History A World Lit Only by Fire Reading Guide Part One: The Medieval Mind 1. I know both the Middle Ages and Renaissance took place in Europe. The Middle Ages were terrible times marked by plagues‚ primitive agricultural machinery‚ war and lack of proper sanitation. The Renaissance occurred later in Europe‚ and that was marked by the rebirth of interest in art and intellectual capability. Art usually intertwined religion. 2. Manchester supported using the term “ Dark

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    community‚ you feel a sense of belonging and welcoming the moment you walk past the door. We honor and praise those who succeed‚ help the ones in need‚ and value one’s character rather than their appearance. As a first generation Mexican-American women in America‚ there is a certain pride and spirituality that is carried with you. This same pride is what keeps the tradition alive.

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    Americans think that we are intelligent‚ honest‚ and patriotic; which may be true. Other countries think that we are lazy‚ obese‚ and mean; which may also be true. However‚ I have found that people forget our past and how far we have come. Throughout the ages America has enhanced technology and warped society in a greater way. The America I believe in is an America of change. Let’s start back in the the 20th century. In the early 1900s America was at a time of rapid transformation. People were thinking

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    Bullying In America

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    Every high school student in America must navigate through difficult obstacles to procure a diploma. Most of these obstacles are obligatory such as testing and attendance; however‚ there is one tribulation that is not: bullying. Bullying can be defined in several ways. It is the rude stares in the hallway‚ inviting someone to the lunch table only to make fun of them‚ the belittling comments in the classroom‚ the manipulative manner of a boyfriend or girlfriend‚ and the “funny” tweets that condemn

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    The Inconvenient Truth A New Critical and Marxist Analysis of “We Or They” by Hernando R. Ocampo The story’s setting of a historical Philippine period portrays strong Marxist undertones that display the social class system and the different types of oppression that was evident during the Commonwealth era such a physical oppression‚ emotional oppression‚ intellectual oppression and indirect oppression. Over the years‚ people all over the world have been oppressed and have oppressed others‚ and

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    Langston Hughes‚ a famous American poet‚ became a popular writer around the 1900’s. He was first recognized for going against classical ways of writing and using “jazz poetry” or “black rhythm”. In his poems‚ he usually displayed messages or ideas others could not share such as the poem‚ A Dream Deferred. Hughes poem Let America Be America Again was written in 1935 during a time of poverty and racism. He used the poem to tell a story of the less advantaged part of the people. Langston Hughes hopeful

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    Literature Review on households / individual carbon footprints Households’ carbon footprints have fluctuated on a regular basis for many years. Why is this the case? Surely our carbon footprint should be reducing with ever increasing pressures from Governments and NGOs to consider the consequences of our lifestyles on the future of our planet. This is not the result though‚ “our needs and desires are expressed in the consumer demand for commodities‚ and it is this demand for goods and services which

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