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Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America Short Summary
America
Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America is a tale of epic proportions worthy of The Odyssey. The only difference being that this tale is true. Written by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America details the events of Cabeza de Vaca’s eight-year trip from Spain to the New World….
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is one of America’s oldest
America
KKK and most feared groups. Driven by the dream of a world with only one master race, the KKK often uses violence and moves above the law to promote their cause. They didn’t start of violent, or to promote white supremacy. They have been in the shadows for over 130 years and continue to thrive…
Foreign Policies Affect On Middle East
Middle East
Foreign policy making in the Middle East It is frequently claimed that foreign policy making in Middle East states is either the idiosyncratic product of personalistic dictators or the irrational outcome of domestic instability (Aarts, 911—25). In fact, it can only be adequately understood by analysis of the multiple factors common to all states, namely:…
The Simultaneous Sun and Moon in Willa Cather’s “My Antonia”
Moon
Jim and Antonia shared a brief time of togetherness at the beginning of Willa Cather’s novel, but it was a time that bound the two of them for the rest of their lives. They were constantly being brought together, then separated again, in a continuous cycle of association with each other. The sun and the…
The Republic by Plato
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Republic
“The Republic” by Plato”The Republic” by PlatoThe Republic written by Plato examines many things. It mainly is aboutthe Good life. Plato seems to believe that the perfect life is led only underperfect conditions which is the perfect society. Within the perfect societythere would have to be justice. In the Republic it seems that justice isdefined…
Japan and European Feudalism
Feudalism
Japan
Knight
During the middle ages, both Japan and Europe experienced similar effects of agriculture, social classes, and lack of power from their respective kings/emperors. However, there were significant differences in the role of women and the beliefs surrounding warriors. For instance, in Europe, knights followed the code of Chivalry, while in Japan, samurais adhered to the…
Sulfur Is a Chemical Element with Atomic Number 16
Chemistry
Nature
Sulfur is a nonmetallic component founded by Antoine Lavoisier in1777. Sulfur symbol is S, it s a tasteless, odorless, light xanthous nonmetallic component. Its in-group 16 ( or Via ) of the periodic tabular array, and its atomic weight is 32.064. In the United States and all other industrial states, S is a critical natural…
Freedom of the Press in the Middle East
Freedom
Freedom of the press
Iran
From a western perspective, the area of the world known as the Middle East decidedly lacks a number of the freedoms that are present in the United States and Europe. This sentiment is effectively summed up in the following excerpt: “Freedom of the press, a concept touted in much of the Western world, is sadly…
We Cannot Command Nature Exept by Obeying Her
Nature
Biotechnology and agriculture are both age-old fields by themselves that have come together for the betterment of mankind. Agricultural biotechnology aims in a major way to replace chemical pesticides with those that are derived from plants or animals. In a general sense, the term agriculture could be applied to the rearing and use of both…
Tipaimukh Dam: The Controversy between India and Bangladesh
India
Northeast India gets the highest rainfall in the country and its thick and extensive forests give birth to huge rivers. With a view to tapping the hydro power potential of these rivers, a nexus of policymakers, technocrats and contractors have mooted plans for the construction of dozens of dams. In the process, however, little regard…
theme | The five themes of geography are location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region. |
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description | Geography is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth and planets. The first person to use the word γεωγραφία was Eratosthenes. |
quotations | Geography has made us neighbors. History is not everything, but it is a starting point. Love, having no geography, knows no boundaries. There is an eternal landscape, a geography of the soul; we search for its outlines all our lives. War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography. |
information | Importance: Geography can help us understand the planet’s movement, changes, and systems. Topics that are relevant to today such as climate change, water availability, natural resources, and more are much easier understood by those who know geography well., |