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- 18251: The Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute
- ... among the tribes and to establish a protected homeland for the Hopi. Instead, it effectively set the stage for a convoluted century-long dispute. From 1882 on, no real problems occurred until one of the world's densest deposits of accessible coal - representing about $10 billion in revenue - was discovered in the 1950s beneath land occupied by both tribes (Wood 1999), an area later established as the "joint-use area" (JUA ...
- 18252: Ben Franklins Autobiography
- ... uncle Thomas into Benjamin himself (1310). But the ancestors perhaps are models enough, described well enough for us to understand the broader lesson: Fortune's wheel may bring any Franklin high or low into the world, but industry and ingenuity make the real difference in both personal and social success. Lest we read Franklin's history of his ancestors as a mere exercise in Franklin's own vanity (Franklin's overweening ...
- 18253: Ameratsu
- ... day Amaterasu briefly hid herself in a cave when offended by her brother Susano-o's scandalous behavior. When she hid the universe became dark and chaos broke out. The other gods new that the world would seize to exist if she didn t come back so the lured her out by offering her a festive dance and a bronze mirror. When she arrived at the dance she saw her reflection ...
- 18254: Alexander Hamilton and the National Debt
- ... national debt and he seemed to stop at nothing to change this. Hamilton wanted to fund the national debt by issuing new bonds. He wanted to assume state debts to equalize the financial burden of war and put America on a sound economy. He wanted to create a national bank. This bank would be a collecting point for federal taxes as well as issue currency. The protective tariff plan was a ...
- 18255: Berlin Events
- ... on-site inspection in return for a guarantee not to invade Cuba. Kennedy accepted and halted the blockade. After the crisis was over both sides realised how close they had both come to a nuclear war. There was a hotline established between the White House and Moscow that would be used as a means of diffusing any future crisis. Russia promised not to place any more missiles in Cuba and likewise ...
- 18256: Animal Farm
- ... Animal Farm Napoleon had the dogs charge Snowball to gain complete control over the farm. Stalin became the Soviet Leader after the death of Lenin. It was not until very many years later that the world found out about the many deaths that Stalin created in Russia during the Revolution. Another strong parallel would is the character of Snowball with the Russian leader Trotsky. Snowball was very enthusiastic and was a ...
- 18257: Bible - Epistles
- ... us both conscious of, and responsible for, sin" (Knox 59). If there had been no law then there would be no sin because the actions of man have no restrictions. "Sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law" (Romans 5:13). The law gives upon man restrictions that they must follow and obey. If man breaks this holy ...
- 18258: Bill Gates 2
- ... these is now the Chief Executive Officer of the Microsoft Corporation and goes by the name of Bill Gates. He currently worth more than 100 billion dollars and is the most wealthy man in the world. There are many people who admire and respect him, and then there are many that hate and despise him. Either way he has managed to develop and successfully operate one of the worlds largest software ...
- 18259: Alexander The Great
- ... wild party. Alexander Lived From 356BC Until 323BC. Legend says that Alexander the Great was born on the same day as the temple of Artemis At Ephesus (One Of The Seven Wonders Of The Antient World) burned down. No one knows for sure, but it was definitely in the summer of 356BC. Alexander The Great s Real Name Was Alexandros.
- 18260: Biography Of Adam Smith
- ... took up the subject of "the progress of opulence." Then in his late twenties, he first explained the economic philosophy of "the obvious and simple system of natural liberty," which he later declared to the world in his Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. This excerpt from one of the lectures Smith gave shows that Smith was already "developing his analysis of the institution of the ...
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