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    What were the factors that led to the contact of West Africa and Europe during the 15th century? The coming of Europe to Africa during the 15th century was not just a mere coincident as it marked the beginning of dominance and power for Europe. The coming of the Europeans to Africa marked the beginning of what could only be described as the exploitation of one country for the development of another. The Age of Exploration or Age of Discovery as it is sometimes called‚ officially began in the

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    Does Beauty Bring You Farther?: The Connection between Physical Attractiveness and Success Theories have long supported the notion that what is beautiful is good (Dion‚ Berscheid‚ & Walster‚ 1972). In the study entitled “What is Beautiful is Good‚” Dion et al. (1972) investigates the physical attractiveness stereotype in a broad study that looks at how attractiveness affects one’s perceived personality traits. The study also looks at whether physical attractiveness

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    caused more a reason to get a bigger army. This was known as the “arms race”. While everyone was gathering armies‚ Britain built an army like no other. With new advancements nobody could top them and it frustrated many. France‚ Germany and Russia suddenly began to panic and wondered what they could do to get more men in. Some had bases set up so when and if they are called they could be ready immediately‚ others had millions of people reserved for it. Once Britain hit the top they were infamous for

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    Outline some of the reasons why subcultures exist in school The definition of a subculture is a small culture within a large one and no matter where you look you will always find them within schools. Be it the "cool" kids or the "nerds" they always have and always will exist. But why do they do exists? Paul Willis (1997) a cultural theorist said that sub cultures exist within school due to opportunity. Those that have plenty of opportunity and are more focused on tend to create a subculture as

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    What is an American? The definition of who an American is‚ or what an American is varies from person to person. Perspectives about this subject can turn controversial because what one’s opinion about who and what an American is may be completely different than another’s. The bottom line is that America is a nation filled with a diversity of cultures. Regardless of what other people may suggest that an American is‚ I think that someone who has migrated to the United States and has lived here half

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    What is an American? Finally someone says it right !!! You probably missed it in the rush of news last week‚ but there was actually a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American‚ any American. So an Australian dentist wrote the following to let everyone know what an American is‚ so they would know when they found one. An American is English‚ or French‚ or Italian‚ Irish‚ German‚ Spanish‚ Polish‚ Russian or Greek. An

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    D What are the various ways of communication on the internet?Introduction Internet is a connecting between two computers or more anywhere in the world via dedicated routers and server. The Internet provides various ways of communication depending on the users’ needs and requirements. When two computers or more  are connected with the Internet‚ they can send and receive all kinds of information such as text‚ graphics‚ voice‚ video‚ and computer programs‚ this is what we called internet communication

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    a great demand for beef in the north of the USA‚ the Texans drove their cattle north on a long drive to Sedalia in Missouri‚ where they were loaded onto trains for Chicago. Two Texas ranchers‚ Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving‚ pioneered a second trail‚ to Denver in Colorado‚ where they sold their cattle to gold miners. 1870-1885: The ’open range’ There were huge areas of ’open range’ - unfenced land which was free for anyone to use. Charles Goodnight is reputed to have invented the crazy quilt

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    2011 The American Old West: Myth versus Reality Western‚ a genre of short stories that are set in the American west‚ primarily in the late of the 19th century (“Western” 598)‚ and still being told until today by films‚ televisions‚ radio‚ and other art works. The major of moving to the west was because of the Homestead Act‚ 1862 (“U.S. Statues at Large” 392) which would give lands to people who stayed there for five years. This lead to a huge wave of immigrants moved to the West‚ and they

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    What is an American? The American Dream... a concept‚ which is very popular amongst the people who reside within the United States of America. When asked the question “What exactly is the American Dream” the answers most people will get would be quite similar to each other‚ but the way people interpret that answer differs based on what their values are. The problem is that Americans have many different values due to the fact that most Americans come from different ethnic

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