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wooden frames and written on with a stylus, as used in Roman antiquity, were used in the middle ages by students, accountants and ...

Another feature that is unique to English is the way in which English uses the that "-ing thing" (McWhorter 2). In English, the pr...

long possessed in the oral tradition. It was during the 19th century that it seems literature actually emerged in written form and...

such as a procedure to repair a cleft lip described in early tenth-century literature, the firm scientific foundations found in Gr...

the purpose of establishing ways to settle crises peacefully, prevent wars and codify "rules of warfare" ("History of the United N...

history of the escalator, the earlier patent was used in many places. The problem it seems was that there was not the use of elect...

served in the Revolutionary War and employed them in civil service positions in the government (Highlights in the History of Publi...

It was during this year that "John Dougherty, an Indian Agent at Fort Leavenworth, Ks, recommended that a military post be establi...

2007).by the year of 1996 there were ten states that had juvenile boot camps (Schnurer; Lyons, 2007). The states were "Alabama, Ca...

It was in 1892 that the rules were first developed (Bellis, 2007). At first the ball that was used was a soccer ball and it was es...

of her toes), wearing the bell-shaped white tutu that is, for many, the enduring image of the ballet dancer" (Webb, 2006; 41). ...

people who eventually fought each other had prior history together. "Before whites and Indians would feel inclined to fight each o...

simple event people can become confused about a truth based on the fact that everyones "vantage point" or perspective is different...

one author that Hubert is "Credited with inventing oil painting" and "was so idolizes for his discovery that his right arm was pre...

the Old World origins of their culture - but they were attracted to the nature of the New World" (Introduction to the History of G...

European Union Treaty. The Competition Bill is intended to clarify the numerous ineffective laws currently on British Books and i...

company (which took on the name Gus Giordano Dance Company) was televised live frequently on WTTW-TV, which was Chicagos public te...

laissez faire held sway. In short, Smiths thought was that if the market and economy were basically left alone, that theyd functio...

the author indicates were very gracious to those they conquered and allowed them the right to still possess their traditions and t...

or her to make allowances for the various aspects of the book that seem somewhat sensationalized or overblown. It will also serve ...

politically with the Greco-Roman world under the rule of Constantinople" (History, 2005). The situation didnt change until the 7t...

long time. In the 1800s, "cameras were positioned above the Earths surface in balloons or kites to take oblique aerial photograph...

he was God" (6). As each man is introduced by the authors, such as William Barret Travis, the leader of the Texans; Davy Crockett,...

lessons. There is an old saying that claims that those who do not learn from history are bound to repeat it. And although most ag...

is similar in many ways to the Amish. This is particularly true in regard to the role their women have played in their culture. ...

on twelve clay tablets. The epic tale is of a Babylonian king, two-thirds god and one-third man. Another key character in the stor...

social relations formed by them impinged on the lives of Renaissance women in different ways according to their different position...

This research paper presents a short history of basketball that describes how the sport began and then traces the high spots in it...

This research paper pertains to the history and development of film festivals and focuses on the specific histories of the festiva...

named Colonel Hourai Boum?di?ne told the Algerian people that it was the armys mission to defend the Algerian culture while at the...