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    American people. I had no idea that there were so many Native American Indians before the Europeans came. All texts I read seemed to downplay or not list the number of them here. It says in the text‚ North and South America contained between 90‚000‚000 and more than 112‚000‚000 people before the coming of the Spanish. That was compared to only 60 million to 70 million in Europe. The diseases really wiped out what seemed to be great civilizations of people. It also surprises me that people tried to

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    20-50 million people are either injured or crippled some of those may be women and children.There may be a way to help those injured people.You are in the heat of battle as you are hit by an enemy shell and you are blowing up what do you do to heal.It is the Mojave desert or in the amazon rainforest.The solution is robotic limbs.Yes it sounds like we are in Star Wars‚but it is possible and these are some reasons that it could be used to help people.Robotic arms should be used to help people because if

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    How did the residential school affect Canada’s First Nations people? In Canadian history‚ there are a lot of interesting events happened in the past. Some of them are events that are proudly presented such as Battle of Vimy Ridge‚ Canadian peace keeper and others. On the other hand‚ there are also a lot of tragedy events that happened in the past. Indian Act is one of an important act which occurred in 1876 and it led to establishment of Indian residential school‚ and the Indian residential school

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    Flannery O’Connor’s two narratives‚ "Everything That Rises Must Converge" and "Good Country People‚" are different stories presenting different characters‚ different plots‚ and different themes; however‚ both stories revolve around a mother and her child and their relationship. "Everything That Rises Must Converge" concerns Julian and his mother‚ and "Good Country People" concerns Hulga and her mother. As the two stories unfold‚ the similarities between Julian and Hulga‚ two seemingly different individuals

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    ------------------------------------------------- ESSAY: A LESSON BEFORE DYING ------------------------------------------------- By Ernest Gaines TOPIC: How does A Lesson before dying explore the idea that in confronting something in their culture‚ people confront something in themselves? A Lesson before Dying explores the confrontation of injustice and the resulting internal transformation. The destructive nature of a fatalistic outlook‚ in perceiving the state of black oppression as an ‘inescapable

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    Authoritative people have enough power that they can change their viewers minds about almost anything‚ from who’s a nice person to maybe even who they should vote for. Over time‚ Drake has used his high musical platform to teach lessons in life‚ “My only wish is I die real cause the truth hurts and those lies heal.” Clearly‚ Drake’s been through alot in life and had to make tough decisions. Some of his verses really go to heart‚ and makes many listeners more humble‚ which shows the positive effect

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    The Tswana People Tswana is the name applied to a number of groups who all speak the same language and share similar customs but have separate names. Tswana are defined as a member of the Bantu people inhabiting Botswana‚ western South Africa‚ and neighboring areas. They are also called Batswana or Bechuana. The language Tswana is defined as the Sotho language of the Tswana people and is a Bantu language. It may also be referred to as Setswana or Sechuana‚ and it was the first Sotho language

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    lIn “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People‚” Stephen Covey helps people become more effective when dealing with the significant challenges of life. In details‚ Stephen Covey provides guidelines for managing time and balancing studies‚ social life‚ job‚ and other priorities. The first three habits are focused on personal victories. They teach how to develop self-mastery and dependence. Those three habits are: Be Proactive‚ Begin with the End in Mind‚ and Put First Things First. Habits four‚

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    The ! Kung People

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    The !Kung people of Southern African is a community of modern click language speaker hunters and gathers. Known as the Yellow San‚ the !Kung are “short‚ pale-skinned‚ deep chested‚ with straight foreheads and small delicate faces and jaws (Lee‚ pg 11).” The !Kung are one of the very few remaining societies to still depend on foraging to collect food‚ but many have adopted faming and pastoral practices. Their egalitarian way of life has been increasingly close to extinction due to economic incentives

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    How to Win Friends & Influence People in the Digital AGE by Dale Carnegie & Associates. Dale Carnegie was an American writer. He is known for writing books on self- improvement and interpersonal skills. It’s still one of the most popular selling books in today’s market. Carnegie changed his last name as a way to make a statement. It was well received. His first book was about public speaking. Although people consider How to Win Friends & Influence People in the Digital Age was considered

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