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    The North always had more than the South. They lived in the same country but did things differently. I believe that the North was more positive than the South. Most of this happened before the Civil War. In spite of everything‚ Northerners and Southerners had different social‚ economic and political cultures. The Underground Railroad was an escape route for slaves in the South. Harriet Tubman‚ Northern abolitionists‚ and Quaker Thomas Garrett mainly helped in the assistance getting slaves to Northern

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    The Silk Road’s Long Term benefits Even though the Silk Road helped people at the time‚ it’s long term benefits‚ such as a more globalized world‚ were the most important and greatest effect that the Silk Road did for mankind. The trading of expensive goods help only the people with money and the people without money and were unable to benefit from the entirety of the Silk Road trade and were hurt by it in terms of the black death. This plague is considered to be one of history’s worst epidemics

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    perfectly as they headed toward the party on Route 13. They had taken every precaution necessary for a night of pure‚ unadulterated fun. Upon arrival‚ Seth and Jenna greeted their friends as they entered the room. Various beverages were freely available throughout the house. Everyone was doing it‚ so they joined in on the fun as well. Varied thoughts about the night flashed through Seth’s head here and there‚ but who was he to stop now? He asked himself‚ "Why is this necessary to have a good time? What

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    Simply Vague is a clothing company that is for the everyday women who is on the go. These styles of clothing are for the fashion forward women‚ I see in NYC. She is a classy‚ sophisticated and simply elegant workingwomen. She is always on the go‚ and with the pieces being very neutral oriented she can easily switch her options and create an outfit in seconds. Simply Vague’s designs are a modern take on classic style but with an emphasis on fit that creates statement pieces in every women’s closet

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    car rental company successfully used the transportation method to move its inventory of cars efficiently. ANSWER: TRUE 10.2 Transportation and assignment problems are really linear programming techniques called network flow problems. ANSWER: TRUE 10.3 A typical transportation problem may ask the question‚ “How many of X should be shipped to point E from source A?” ANSWER: TRUE 10.4 The objective of a transportation problem solution is to schedule shipments

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    A More Complex‚ but Meaningful Route Emily Dickinson’s "A Route of Evanescence" is a condensed poem that describes a hummingbird and its quick presence. Hummingbirds are mystical creatures that are graceful‚ yet sometimes misunderstood. Their bodies consist of lavish colors that appear as if painted on. The movements of the hummingbird’s wings send the observer into a trance. When released from this trance‚ the hummingbird is usually no longer in sight. The compact poem offers a brief description

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    and China. This political system promoted achievement for personal satisfaction and the good of mankind‚ where all workers earned equal amounts regardless of the quality of work. Although many Chinese and Russian workers felt personal satisfaction and were rewarded with badges of honor‚ they often felt no incentive to work even harder as there was no financial gain. It is unrealistic and incredibly idealistic to believe that‚ when so many people are in poverty‚ an economy can flourish when people are

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    MEN CAN BE BETTER THAN WOMEN IN PARENTING “The body of a man is designed to only father a child‚ not nourish him” said an eminent child psychologist Mr Edward Hayes at the children health and Hygiene congress in Malibu islands in 1962. Lot of water has flown down the Sienne since the statement was endorsed by the 200 doctors collected at the venue. Now the world has changed. the views have changed. And so have the trends. In the earlier times the man of the house was the sole bread earner

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    Capitalism versus Socialism Capitalism: a term to denote an economic system that has helped build up the United States to be the superpower that it is today. Capitalism is an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are not controlled by the state‚ but by private owners for profit. This political economy came into prominence in the nineteenth century and continues to be practiced every day. Although the United States follows a capitalist structure‚ there are plenty

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    economies to limit concentrations of power and address many of the social problems associated with unchecked private commercial interests. As a result‚ the American economy is perhaps better described as a "mixed" economy‚ with government playing an important role along with private enterprise (“America’s Capitalist Economy”). Another example is Capitalism in Germany is found in its institutions such as banking and educational systems. German industries have prospered because the country has made it

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