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Was the decision to go ahead with system 360 a responsible one? I my opinion the decision to go ahead with system 360 was a responsible one. It current computer architecture was not flexible enough to accommodate customer needs. Eventhoigh when it decided to invest in system 360, it was in a strong competitive position…

Chapter 1: Ancient America. A great number of aboriginal groups (indians), speaking many different languages and having many different ways of life, occupied America at the time of its discovery by Columbus. False, the Maya’s were around before the discovery of Columbus. And the different aboriginal groups were very similar in lifestyles and customs. Chapter…

Many believe that Reconstruction was brought to an end by the North due to their racism, fatigue, and distractions. Despite some positive aspects of Reconstruction such as the Freedman’s Bureau providing support to African Americans in terms of food, education, jobs, and legal assistance, there were also negatives including Sharecropping, which resulted in the exploitation…

During the time period from 1600 to 1783, the thirteen colonies in North America experienced both the establishment of slavery and the American Revolutionary War. The colonization of the New World by Europeans in the 17th century led to a significant increase in slavery, becoming the primary form of labor in these colonies. According to…

Abstract This paper researches on the history of explosives over the past century, its types and usage. A brief introduction of the explosives has been given. The research question or problem is that the explosives accessibility should be limited and restricted for public use because of its negative effects. The method used has been secondary…

There the mercenary Venetians refused us ships and it sickened my very entrails to see our chiefs go down on their knees to those merchant swine. They promised us ships at last but they set such a high price that we could not pay. None of us had any money, else we had never started…

The views and beliefs of societies are often portrayed in the literature, art, and cinema of a certain era. The epic poems, The Iliad and Odyssey, give scholars and historians an idea how the Ancient Greek lived their everyday lives. By reading the two “novels,” the reader is able to experience the three thousand years…

What is the author’s main theme? In Chapter 3 “The Visible and Invisible Worlds of Salem” in After The Fact the author discussed how “Over the past few decades historians have studied the traumatic experiences of 1692 in great detail”(52). The author talks about the Salem outbreak in New England and how bewitchment was related…

Early Mesopotamia Civilizations.             Mesopotamia is a Greek word that refers to the land between the rivers and this was used in Mesopotamia which was an area between the two rivers: Tigris and Euphrates. Mesopotamia is often referred to as the cradle of civilization. The history of Mesopotamia goes back to the time when urban…

BYLINE: By Amanda Paulson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor A new book claims the Chinese discovered America in 1421, but historians refute thesis. To the Norsemen, the Japanese, and the Carthaginians; to the Irish, the Africans, and a long list of others who, it is claimed, crossed the oceans to America long before…