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Many of us today have things in our culture that we appreciate without thinking about where they have come from. The things we enjoy so much could be from another culture, and even another place in time. This document will explore the influence of Italian Renaissance art on today”s civilization, which has greatly changed the…

In this essay I will describe the civilizations of Africa and the New World. I will show how these great civilizations were alike and how they were not. The Africans and the Indians were alike in their rise to greatness, each achieving it through conquest. They were also alike in their means of survival; all…

Ireland is a small island first settled in early 6000BC. Its located to the west of Europe close to Great Britain. Through history Ireland has had many different influences and has been occupied by different types of people. In the early years, the Celtic people known as Gaels settled Ireland. This was sometime between 600…

Phosphates may be created by substituting some or all of thehydrogen of a phosphoric acid by metals. Depending on the number ofhydrogen atoms that are replaced, the resulting compound is described asa primary, secondary or tertiary phosphate. Primary and secondaryphosphates contain hydrogen and are acid salts. Secondary and tertiaryphosphates, with the exception of those of…

The inspiration used for this paper was obtained from: “Are the Rich Cleaning Up?” Fortune Magazine, Sept 2, 2000 edition. While reading an article in Fortune magazine I came across a subject that I could not pass up. It just so happened that we are dealing with this same subject in our class. The article…

In William Shakespeares play, The Taming of the Shrew, the shrew played byKatherine, had a terrible outlook on life and just about everything else. Her negativity caused by her younger, more beautiful sister Bianca. Bianca wanted to get married. She had all of the mens hearts, Katherine had none. If Katherine got married then Bianca…

An Analysis of Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant”Erika Moreno-DaltonIn Shooting an Elephant, George Orwell finds himself in a difficult situationinvolving an elephant. The fate of the elephant lies in his hands. Only he canmake the final decision. In the end, due to Orwell’s decision, the elephant laydying in a pool of blood. Orwell wins the sympathy…

Marijuana also known as cannabis sativa has been falsely criticized since the beginning of the century. The fact is that the legalization of marijuana can have positive effects. Marijuana has been proven to be less likely to create crime, it can be used as a medicine, and isnt any more harmful than most other legal…

Whether you call it Hemp, Mary Jane, Pot, Weed; it doesn’t matter. It is still Cannabis Sativa, or cannabis for short. And it isstill illegal. The use of marijuana as an intoxicant in the United States became a problem of public concern in the 1930s. Regulatory laws were passed in 1937, and criminal penalties were…

The book “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe is a fictional look at the social and cultural life of an African tribe of the lower Niger River region. It depicts the every day life of the tribe and its members. It also shows the culture and customs of the tribe. The book focuses on one…