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    Courting and Wedding Rituals Both countries use symbolic traditions in their beliefs of courting and weddings. The fact that both Afghan women and North American wear a white dress at the wedding proves that the countries believe in a certain set of values. The color white overall is a sign of purity. For the signing of the documents and the after party of the wedding‚ Soraya wears a green dress‚ “we were seated around table‚ Soraya and I dressed in green-the color of Islam‚ but also the color

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    Holland America Line has been one of the leading cruise lines in terms of sustainability and fuel efficiency for years. In this particular case‚ HAL backed off pursuing other sustainability practices in order to pursue wind turbine usage on their cruise ships. The company had set several goals in regards to sustainability and conservation of resources. Some of these objectives included using 7% less water between 2007 and 2009‚ as well as reducing fuel use by 20% between 2005 and 2015. Both of these

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    The end of the Civil War‚ lasting from 1861 through 1865‚ brought the uprising of a new America; the newly reunited Union had to rebuild itself from the damages of the war‚ primarily in the South. The railroads were destroyed in the southern territories‚ and the lack of modernization was a large factor in the North’s win in the war. The main campaigns of the Confederate forces had to withdraw into their territorial lines to get food‚ but their supplies were off in different areas due to the lack

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    Outline and discuss the main factors contributing to the movements of independence in Spanish America. The main factors contributing to the movements of independence in Spanish America can be seen to be influenced by international and domestic events‚ together with economic and socio-political conditions. These themes will be examined in considerable detail in this essay‚ together with the historical background which provides the foundation stone on which all movements of independence find their

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    America today is a divided America. The Civil War‚ even though it was so long ago‚ played a major role in America’s division. It has been 150 years since the last shots of the Civil War were fired. That was a war that divided the American people ‚ and in many ways‚ still divides Americans today. Whether it be race‚ gender‚ class or geographic location‚ Americans have always found a reason to hate or disagree with each other. President Lincoln started planning for reconstruction of the South during

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    The artist I choose to write about it is Peter Max. the piece I will be describing is called “God Bless America II.” In the painting we can see the statue of liberty and a close up of her face‚ we are also given an American flag drawing along with the statue. Max seems to have used the color red a lot in his painting along with the colors blue and white. When I first see this‚ I automatically think about the USA and how the painting expresses a patriotic feeling. I believe that’s what drew my attention

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    motive to win. In the long run‚ they became brutalized since winning requires killing and much killing hardens people. The war aftermath records’ indicated that millions were dead‚ wounded‚ casualties and others were missing in action ("A Bio. of America: The Civil War - Transcript."‚ 3). Participating in the civil war was horrible‚ humiliating and dehumanizing.

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    Land Ownership in America During the 1700’s Native Americans in the early 1700’s saw land as a communal matter‚ while European people viewed land as an entity to be possessed and sold. To Native Americans‚ the concept of exchanging currency for land was undiscovered; property was to be used by all peoples of a tribe without tariff. However‚ Europeans had been doing this for a protracted period of time and the idea of boasting a plot of land was commonplace. When the British landed in Maryland

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    without defending slavery.” Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery‚ he fought and stood for the slaves‚ and wanted slaves to be like everybody else. If Lincoln wasn’t president‚ then slavery might still be in play to this day. Abraham Lincoln changed America has a whole. It took President Lincoln several years to abolish slavery. Slavery was very popular in the southern states ‚because slavery was one of the primary sources of their economy. The slaves were also the primary source of labor in the

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    On April 12‚ 1861 the once unified United States of America broke into war between the Confederate South and Union North with the aim for a short war over in a matter of months. Not a soul anticipated the nearly 4 year war that seemed everlasting. The foundational hope for the North to reunite the Union soon changed as the war moved at a tedious pace. They realized the abolition of slavery needed to be fought for. The Civil War changed Americans viewpoint toward the black population‚ political

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