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            As the general definition goes, the ‘Termination for Convenience’ clause grants the government contracting officer a legitimate right to terminate the contractor’s performance without the government being liable for breach-of-contract damages (What is the effect of the termination for convenience clause?, 2008). In simple language, a termination for convenience allows the federal government to…

In his article entitled “Anglos and Mexicans in the Twenty-First Century” by David Montejano states the close relations between Anglo Americans and Chicanos and the lack of segregation and class policy are likely to result in the decline of  United States’ South (Montejano, Sec.3). Such adverse outcomes, as Montejano envisions, will be associated with relatively…

Medieval Society has had much of a affect on society today. For example, many movieshave been based off the Middle Ages and the society there. One of the greatest moviesthat took place in the Middle Ages was Braveheart. Mel Gibson, most likely best movie,had a great affect on society today. It tought many people of…

It was the opinion of Lord Acton, a great English historian, that the discovery of the New World was the greatest landmark in the transition from the Middle Ages to modern times. Certainly the movement of western Europeans beyond the narrow limits of their homelands out to both the East and the West, a movement…

How important was the role of the leader in the rise to power of the Nazis in Germany On the 30th January 1933 Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. Hitler came to power as the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party, more commonly known as the Nazi Party. In the July election of…

The Jews lived to preserve their culture; that essentially represented the fundamental goal of life to the Jews. The Jews observed the decadence of the Sumerians as a cause of cultural diffusion, and wanted to make sure that same thing would not happen to them. Eventually, the Jews did become vulnerable to cultural diffusion around…

The Great Plains region was home to lush green forests and abundant wildlife, including various Native American tribes such as the Crow tribe. The Crow tribe followed buffalo migrations and lived in portable camps, while other tribes preferred settling down in permanent villages. Situated between the South and Midwest regions to the east and the…

Voyage Three: 1636 Timothy Turlock- a gross, ferret resembling thief, is sentenced for hanging, however, his mother cries and begs for a different punishment. The judge changes the sentence to seven years as an indenture in Virginia. He was sent from England, on Captain Barstowe’s boat, to the new world. At first he didn’t sell,…

Over the years, the amount of research on the Holocaust has piled up; many phenomenal published works from scholars on the topic have largely gone unnoticed, ignored by the general public—then, Daniel Goldhagen arrived. Few books have managed to rival the attention that Goldhagen received for his book Hitler’s Willing Executioners. Written in 1996, his…

Compare the Mongol invasions in Eurasia to the Viking invasions in Northern Europe. Compare them in footings of historical significance over clip and impacting many people The two invasions have noticeable differences along with some similarities. They are different in the sense that the Mongol invasions caused disunity and did non profit any of the…