The Civil War started because of uncompromising differences between the free and slave states over the power of the national government to prohibit slavery in the territories that had not yet become states. When Abraham Lincoln won election in 1860 as the first Republican president on a platform pledging to keep slavery out of the territories‚ seven slave states in the deep South seceded and formed a new nation‚ the Confederate States of America. The incoming Lincoln administration and most of the
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I think that in this book the way that the future is shown is a bad thing. thing as well to show what we could be if we don’t take care of our planet now. I think it was a bad thing because there wear so many different problems that where happening and going on to the point when something did happen that was actually something bad. People weren’t willing to help or didn’t want to because they thought that it was just another stupid person. An example is when wades trailer got blown up but the sixers
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There is no way of knowing what God is like. Discuss this statement. For this motion‚ although atheists and Christians have a different view of whether God exists or not‚ however they can both agree with this motion. Christians believe that God is infinite (above human experience)‚ so there is no way of knowing him‚ and unlike humans he is not limited. God is often described as being transcendent (above human experience)‚ inscrutable and unknowable so it’s impossible for humans to comprehend
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of others around us‚ but the reason for that is because we never follow through with what we say or because we choose to lie or steal. For example‚ sometimes when we are asked and trusted to do something and we say or promise to do it‚ but we end up deciding not to do it. Or occasionally we choose to steal something‚ get questioned‚ chose to lie about it‚ but end up getting caught in the end. At those points what we’ve just chosen to do is disregard all the trust that someone has just given you and
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What Makes ----------------the Best place to Work and Why? 1. They treat employees like grown-ups.They share information with employees‚ listen to their ideas and assume they do generally have certain things in common. This makes employees feel they belong and can make decisions regarding the work they have been assigned. 2. They treat people fairly .They pay people decently and give them good benefits including not only decent healthcare but other even rare essentials’ ‚like paid parental leave
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environmental balance. Environmental pollution in India has increased manifold‚ One of the greatest problems confronting the modern civilized world is pollution‚ which literally means fouling the natural habitat and environment. Air pollution‚ water pollution‚ land pollution‚ noise pollution are some types of pollution. Nearly 175 million hectares of land (35% of India’s total land area) is subject to serious environmental degradation. Hardly 10.12 per cent of the total area is under adequate tree cover
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Exam Name___________________________________ TRUE/FALSE. Write ’T’ if the statement is true and ’F’ if the statement is false. 1) With the introduction of the computer the need for automated tools for protecting files and other information stored on the computer became evident. 2) There is a natural tendency on the part of users and system managers to perceive little benefit from security investment until a security failure occurs. 3) There are clear boundaries between network security and internet
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In the article‚ “Some Hard Truths About Agriculture and the Environment” by Erik Litchenberg‚ the author takes a stance on the agricultural problems that takes a toll on the environment. The author touches on improving agriculture by defining ways to devise policies to address the problems‚ the possible restrictions of those policies‚ and how everyone has a whole can contribute to the formulation of better policies. However‚ the author remains to focus on one solution that would fix all agricultural
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the hyena. The next word I found that can relate to the plot is in page 113‚ which is “pandemonium”. The word pandemonium means wild and noisy disorder or confusion‚ or uproar. I thought that this best fit into the plot of the story because imagine what it would’ve been like to be Pi‚ to manage surviving out of a sinking ship and knowing that all your family members have died in the ship as it sunk deep into the ocean and being stuck in a lifeboat with wild animals not knowing if or when they’re going
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What Should I Do to Protect Environment? Requirements: The writing should include the following aspects: 1. Briefly describe the current severe environment in Shanghai/our country. 2. What should I do‚ as an individual both in daily life and at work‚ to save nature? (You are required to give specific examples to illustrate.) The Influence of Globalization on Me Requirements: The writing should include the following aspects: 1. What does the word "globalization" mean? 2. Any changes happened/happening
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