Departure-eve Message of Gopalkrishna Gandhi Governor of West Bengal 13 December‚ 2009 Friends‚ It has been the practice of Governors to share some thoughts with the people of the State on the eve of their departure. I would like to continue that practice‚ with reverential gratitude. The affection and the understanding that has been shown to me‚ and the good wishes that have been showered on me‚ are a treasure that I never expected. I pray that I may deserve it. It has been my privilege
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Amanda Dees U.S History since 1876 Outlaws of the Old West The wild west was one of America ’s most violent times.The American Wild West is a period of history rife with tales of vicious gunfights and battles between lawmen and outlaws. It is the story of exploration and forging a new way of life. Men‚ women and children left their homes in the East and headed West looking for land and riches. While Hollywood has tended to portray this historical era as one of harshness and violence‚ scholars
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Change and Continuity in West Africa By Celine Sawiris During the fifteenth century‚ West Africa embraced many different civilizations and many diverse cultures. Many countries in Africa were part of the Muslim world‚ including Morocco in the west and Egypt in the east. The West African kingdoms experienced many changes‚ such as their beliefs changing from animism to Islam‚ making them organized states‚ while these kingdoms maintained traditional methods of trade. As well as having the advantage
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The Effect of the Slave Trade on West Africa NAME: CHRISTAL BENJAMIN QUESTION: WHAT WERE THE SOCIAL‚ ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL EFFECTS OF THE SLAVE TRADE ON WEST AFRICA The Social‚ Economic and Political Effects of the Slave Trade On West Africa The trade of West African slaves for European commodities began in the fifteenth century. From its inception up to the late seventeenth century‚ the scale of the slave trade could be considered quite small when compared to the dramatic
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Sl. No. 1. Subject and Syllabus Distribution of Marks Bangla Paper-I Marks-100 (For both General and Technical /Professional Cadre) (a) Correction of errors in composition of sentences. (b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word or group of words. (c) Use of Idioms‚ Phrases and Proverbs. (d) Transformation of sentences from one form to another‚ such as simple to compound‚ complex to compound‚ compound to complex. (e) Making sentences with selected official Terminology. (ii) (iii)
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This article is about the influence of western expansion on the American Indians who occupied these lands. To set the stage‚ West describes “Across the Continent‚” one of the better known lithographs from this time. This picture shows the horizon with a train cutting through the plains while billowing smoke into the air. On one side of the train is the settlers; schools‚ people‚ and churches. On the other side of the train are two American Indians on horses. They are helplessly watching as Western
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The North-West Resistance 1885 The Battle of Batoche The battle at Batoche lasted for four days‚ from May 9 to May 12. There 300 Metis and First Nations that participated in this battle. They dug rifle pits‚ and fired at Middleton’s Troops. By the last day of the battle the Metis and First Nations were out of ammunition. They started firing stones and nails from their rifles. Middleton’s troops invaded the rifle pits and the battle was over. There were over 25 dead from both sides Cut Knife Hill
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Chérise Bacchus Lower 6 Mrs. Chung History Essay TOPIC: Discuss the evidence of a West African presence prior to 1492 in the New World West Africans’ presence in the New World‚ prior Christopher Columbus‚ has always been downgraded‚ simply because historians and teachers have failed for years to recognize their actual existence in the Americas. Individuals must pay homage to dedicated historians‚ such as: Ivan Van Sertima‚ Leo Wiener and Alexander Van Wuthenau; they have proven that Africans
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I. Background Warung West Java is the Post Program Activity (PPA) that give the information about not only populer traditional culinary from each regency or city in West Java‚ but also unpopuler cullinary too. The main equipment of Warung West Java implementation is website or social media‚ such as twitter‚ facebook‚ instagram‚ etc. The ide of Warung West Java based on perspective that West Java Province as a part of Indonesia is known as an archipelago with various culture artifacts such as traditional
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Famous People from West Virginia Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson (1824-1863) Jackson was born in Clarksburg‚ West Virginia. He was a Confederate general and won at the First Battle of Bull Run during the Civil War. He was accidentally killed by one of his men at Chanvellorsville. Anna Jarvis (1864-1948) Jarvis was born in Grafton‚ West Virginia. She was a promoter who worked to make Mother’s Day a nationally celebrated holiday. Morgan Morgan (1688-1766) Morgan was a pioneer and the first white
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