Egypt : The People
.... farm work. The water buffalo or ox draws the plow,
turns the waterwheel, and pulls the nowraj. The nowraj is a wooden platform
mounted on four or five iron disks. The sharpened edges of the disks crush the
stalks of wheat so that the grain can be separated from the chaff. The water
buffalo or cow also supplies the fellah's family with milk and with calves that
can be sold. Very often the fellah shares his house with his animals. This is
unsanitary, but it is the farmer's preferred way of protect .....
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New York
.... farther
west. They moved to states like Illonois and Michagen. These places were on the
Great Lakes. Between 1817 and 1825, the Erie Canal was dug across New York. It
ran from Albany to Buffalo. The canal connected the Hudson River and the
Atlantic Ocean with the Great Lakes.
EARLY HISTORICAL FACTS
Ancient Indians reached New York more than 11,000 years ago. They
hunted animals with spears. Some of thier spear points have been found. Giovanni
de Verranzo was the first European to explore New .....
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Nicaragua
.... The country has some deposits of gold,
silver, and copper.
About 77% of the Nicaraguan population is mestizo (people of mixed white and
Native American descent), about 10% is white, and the remainder is Native
American (4%) and black (9%). The population of Nicaragua is 3,745,000,
yielding an overall density about 75 per sq. mi. Approximately 60% of the
population is concentrated in the western part of the country, and more than 55%
is urban.
Political Divisions and Principal Cities
Nicaragua i .....
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South Korea
.... and
uranium. Reserves of natural gas have been discovered offshore. These minute
resources are not as depended upon by the people of South Korea as in the North.
The north is heavy in mining these resources because they have a large surplus
of them, and the north is not; they have moved on and found other economical
niches.
The population of South Korea (1995 estimate) is about 45,182,000 people.
The country's estimated population density of 1188 per sq mi is one of the
highest in the world. The m .....
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The Essential Nile
.... development of surpluses.
Beginning about 5000 B.C.E., farming had already been instituted along
the banks of the Nile. But it wasn't until later (3200 B.C.E.) that real
agricultural advances occurred. Encouraged by the stability of their farming,
the Egyptians were able to develop surpluses in the area. This abundance (which
allowed for the evolution and advancement of culture because it encouraged more
people to specialize in crafts other than farming) led to a division of labor,
and then to socia .....
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Old Madison Square Garden: Fond Recollections Of A True Landmark
.... over the world. Athletes would come to
New York not just for competition, but also for the experiences and different
cultures (Jackson 72). Nowhere else in the world do you get what's in New York.
How all the different lifestyles can live together in harmony, for the most part,
and make New York the greatest city in the world. When the wrecking ball took
down Old Madison Square Garden in 1925, people from not just the city, but from
all over New York came to pay their last respects to a place that had mo .....
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Chicago: A City Of The Senses
.... their destinations on time. On
the elevated train, faces contorted in distress and I heard laughter and loud
sighing. The flash of an Indian woman's purple sari caught
Holzman 2 my eye. The
different facial expressions, personalities, and wardrobes present added
sparkle to the otherwise dull and uninteresting dimension of public
transportation.
While watching these different characters, I was drawn to the highest
floor of the Sears Tower, where lights illuminated the sky and .....
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Travelers Guide To Colorado
.... The information is unlimited. It just depends on what you want to find.
"In Colorado, it's biggest city is it's capitol." -World Book Atlas 1993. The
capitol of Colorado is Denver. Some of the attractions Colorado offers is:
skiing, hiking, and exploring. These play a major role in Colorado's economic
progression. The land in Colorado is rocky and steep basically all over. This
does not make it a very good place to farm or raise livestock. (Unless you raise
Mountain goats) Although it is not good a .....
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Disneyland
.... and I was now a twelve year old who remembered
Disneyland as a place where “little kids” go to meet Mickey Mouse. Fortunately
upon arrival to the park I realized I was wrong. I soon realized that that my
mature height of five feet and one-half inch had given me a golden key to the
doors of some of the biggest thrill rides the world will ever know. I was now
seeing Disneyland in a totally different way. I ran from ride to ride, my level
of excitement raging as never before. My stomach was being t .....
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The Town Of El Dorado Springs
.... Wonder City. Interestingly, Kemp
started the book with a statement that really piqued my curiosity. "Indians who
once roamed the area had known that the spring had medicinal qualitites, but,
with characteristic reticence and secretiveness, they did not reveal this fact
to the white man. They held the secret in their hearts as they gave ground and
moved westward from the surging horde of white immigrants . . . " (1). To my
mind, this sounded like a fallacy; how did they know the Indians knew if they
n .....
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Alexander's Empire
.... Macedonia remained an outland. Growth of trade in the early
fourth century promoted the rise of several cities, yet when Perdiccas III,
king of Macedonia, fell in 359 B.C. while fighting the Illyrians the
seaboard of his state was largely under Athenian control or in the hands of
the Chalcidian league, grouped about Olynthus.
Philip (382-36), brother of the dead king, was made regent for the
infant heir, soon set aside his nephew, and became outright king.
Once power was his, the young monarch .....
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Chicago: A City Of The Senses
.... their
destinations on time. On the elevated train, faces contorted in distress
and I heard laughter and loud sighing. The flash of an Indian woman's
purple sari caught
Holzman 2 my eye. The different facial
expressions, personalities, and wardrobes present added sparkle to the
otherwise dull and uninteresting dimension of public transportation.
While watching these different characters, I was drawn to the
highest floor of the Sears Tower, where lights illuminated the sky and
blen .....
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Travelers Guide To Colorado
.... The information is unlimited. It just depends on what you want to
find. "In Colorado, it's biggest city is it's capitol." -World Book Atlas
1993. The capitol of Colorado is Denver. Some of the attractions Colorado
offers is: skiing, hiking, and exploring. These play a major role in
Colorado's economic progression. The land in Colorado is rocky and steep
basically all over. This does not make it a very good place to farm or
raise livestock. (Unless you raise Mountain goats) Although it is not good
ag .....
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Disneyland
.... and I was now a twelve year old who
remembered Disneyland as a place where “little kids” go to meet Mickey
Mouse. Fortunately upon arrival to the park I realized I was wrong. I
soon realized that that my mature height of five feet and one-half inch had
given me a golden key to the doors of some of the biggest thrill rides the
world will ever know. I was now seeing Disneyland in a totally different
way. I ran from ride to ride, my level of excitement raging as never
before. My stomach was being .....
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The Town Of El Dorado Springs
.... Wonder City. Interestingly, Kemp started the
book with a statement that really piqued my curiosity. "Indians who once
roamed the area had known that the spring had medicinal qualitites, but,
with characteristic reticence and secretiveness, they did not reveal this
fact to the white man. They held the secret in their hearts as they gave
ground and moved westward from the surging horde of white immigrants . . .
" (1). To my mind, this sounded like a fallacy; how did they know the
Indians knew if they .....
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