nations as it is used to fuel planes‚ cars‚ tanks‚ skyscrapers‚ fertilizer‚ drugs and synthetics. Yet back before the days of OPEC‚ the great oil companies often retained 65% or more of the revenue from a product that was produced on someone else’s property. Then in 1960‚ many of the oil producing nations‚ from both the Middle East and elsewhere‚ formed a cartel to protect their interests. The members of this organization include: Iran‚ Iraq‚ Kuwait‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Venezuela‚ Qatar‚ Indonesia‚ Libya‚ The
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------------------------------------------------- Who invented it? Wheel on display at The National Museum of Iran. The wheel was invented in prehistoric times and probably its discovery was repeated many times independently. The oldest example of a wheel yet found is from the region of Mesopotamia (Iraq)‚ so it may have been invented around the area where Iraq is today. The wheel may have been inspired by a simple observation of a rolling tree trunk. When a number of tree trunks are placed
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Who are the Navajos? They are the Native American people of what is now the southwestern United States. They call themselves the Dine‚ and their land Dinetah. They Navajo live in a log or stone Hogan‚ and they are a very family oriented people. With currently about 148‚500 speakers‚ the Navajo language is “widely credited as being the strongest of the indigenous languages of the United States” (UCLA). The Navajos of today have a much better social life than they did in all the years before
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Dr. Craig Smith English 300 January 29th‚ 2013 Who is a Bahamian? Public displays of Bahamian pride have adorned Bay Street and the profound Nassau Art Gallery (NAG) since the later part of 2012. An attractive cadre of portraits‚ arts and craft has captured various dimensions of the Bahamian life in efforts to increase national awareness of Bahamian ethnic identity‚ history‚ and culture and to attempt answering the “loaded…” question of “who is a Bahamian?”(Wells1). Arguably‚ nationalism in
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In the name of Allah… About 2 billion (200 crore) people‚ seek solutions for their problems from this Great Personality. In the world’s population ratio‚ every 1 out of 4 people respect‚ regard and revere him more than their own souls. WHO IS HE? Published by‚ Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath (TNTJ)‚ 30‚ Armenian street‚ Mannady ‚ chennai – 600001 Phone: 044-25215226 Cell: 99520 46555 Visit: www.onlinepj.com‚ www.tntj.net About 1484 years ago‚ Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
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The fictional character that I have decided to analyze is Shrek from the Shrek movies. Some background information about Shrek‚ well his full name is Shrek the ogre‚ his age is unknown but my guess is that he is around 25-30 years old at least in human years since he gets married and has kids later on in the movie. There weren’t any legitimate answers to what his childhood looked like but according to the shrek musical‚ It is said that he was sent away by his parents because it was ogre tradition
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Who is the Outsider? What is an outsider? We usually think an outsider is a person that walks around‚ does not talk to anyone‚ stays away from the crowd huddle‚ and does not care what the “insiders” think or do. But what if the usual insider was actually the outsider? What if the person we think is the outsider is doing the real norm? In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ the author never used the word outsider. She probably wanted
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is depicted as a revolutionary who leads an army of slaves against the oppressive forces of Rome during the first century B.C. Though the overall story is true‚ and most of the main characters are real‚ the presentation of their character is entirely fictional. Spartacus and the other characters have been split into groups epitomizing good and evil‚ and the story itself has been vastly romanticized. This essay will address the ways in which the story deviates from reality and finally will show how
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entering the course of “The Literature of The Returning Soldier” my definition of a veteran was simply someone who fought for our county‚ I now have expanded my ideas on the definition of what a veteran truly is. In my personal opinion‚ a veteran can be a man or women‚ they are selfless individuals who often give up their personal lives to enter a future of uncertainties. Veterans are individuals who possess characteristics including: heroism‚ strength‚ courage‚ and loyalty. All Quiet on The Western Front
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Djacson St. Vil 7/2/10 Essay Assignment 1 Prep for College Writing Who are we? This may come as a surprise to you‚ but what you actually believe to be your own personality is a combination of other organisms that you may come into contact with. From developing relationships between siblings and mimicking their individual personalities‚ to avoidance of a certain organism due to a precedent setting event that caused us to fear said thing. What will not surprise you is the fact that
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