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China
... in 1972 the Chinese government decided to implant the "wan xi shao"
family planning program. This program allowed families to have no more than two
children. By the late seventies apparently the Chinese population was still
growing. Thus in 1979 the government formed a new policy that allowed families
to have no more than one child. Because of this program it is known that women
who give birth to daughters are abused by their husbands for not having a boy.
One of the problems with such a program is that it is difficult to enforce.
This is why the government provides positive economic incentives to families, ...
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Sparta
... a strong military force.
One of the more major wars was in was the Peloponnesian War. This war lasted for twenty-seven years, with a six year truce also. The war started in about 451 B.C. The war began as a dispute between Athens and Corinth. and some other Greek city-states soon formed an alliance with Corinth out of resentment of Athens. These Greek city-states did not like that Athens’ economy was prospering while the other city-states’ weren’t. This war destroyed practically every city-state because it was so intense. In the end, and Corinth won the war. surrounded the city-state of Athens and a p ...
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The Lowell Observatory
... by V.M. Slipher to discover evidence of receding
galaxies. The Lowell Observatory was mainly founded because of Dr.
Percivals' interest in discovering life on mars.
Lowell observatory was the first observatory in Arizona. It is a
great family attraction with its location being in the popular Tourist City
of Flagstaff; the observatory looks over the city. You are guided through a
tour and experiments, and also are allowed to use the telescopes they have
located on Mars Hill.
There are a total of nine telescopes, eight which are at the
observatory, of these many of them are historic, such as the 24 ...
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Fiji
... #).
The European discovery of was accidental. Abel Tassman and a group of English navigators were the first to discover in 1643. Captain James Cook accompanied them and he also returned later in 1774 and the eighteenth century (People and History, no pg. #).
was first settled about 3,500 years ago. The first settlers are called “Lapita People.” They were named this after a type of pottery they made ,which is found on all of ’s island. Pre-historians said that the disappearance of this pottery style in all of the islands of the Pacific east of New Guinea was followed by the appearance of this pottery in . T ...
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Jordan
... 1928 Amir Abdullah became ruler of the country.
During 1948, the first Arab-Israeli war broke out. During the war 700,000 Palestinian refugees fled to the West Bank from Israel. We, the country of , offered these needy refugees immediate citizenship. After the word got out, thousands of Palestinian refugees entered . Thousand of them, though, stayed in camps and that lead to the break up of Israel. Palisenians didn’t just flee to our country; they fled to other countries as well.
In 1948, the British left the region. After they left, Israel was made from the country of Palestine. And in 1950 ...
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The European Union
... scene and introduce the European citizenship for the nationals of the member states.
The ultimate goal is 'an ever close union among the people of Europe, in which decisions are taken as closely as possible to the citizen.'
The European Union has its own flag, anthem and it celebrates the Europe Day on the 9th of May.
Each Community had, and still has, its own legal base, a Treaty. The Treaties provide a set of policy objectives or goals, institutions to execute them, a decision-making process, and definition of the legal forms to bring those decisions to reality. Over the years, the Treaties have been sub ...
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Travelers Guide To Colorado
... to do. The skiers
have many mountains on top of other mountains to choose from to ski on.
"Skiing is the major money making factor for Colorado." -Comptons
Interactive Encyclopedia. The people that just want to get away from the
everyday hustle and bustle, find it comforting to retreat to nature for a
quiet and peaceful vacation.
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 m ...
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South Korea
... (USSR) in the north. The capital and largest
city of South Korea is Seoul.
In contrast to North Korea, South Korea is relatively poor in mineral
resources. The principal resources are coal (mostly anthracite), iron ore, and
graphite. Other minerals include gold, silver, copper, lead, tungsten, zinc, 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 economi ...
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Disneyland
... of all my favorite cartoons that I so
loyally watched every morning. When I reached preschool, and found out how
to “brag”, my trip to Disneyland was some of my best ammo. I laugh now at
the fact that Mickey and Goofy were just normal people, yet I was
overwhelmed at the time to meet such stars.
Several years passed, 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 ...
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Canada - Of The United States Of America
... and
our profound respect for law and authority. These establishments make Canada a
separate nation from the USA. Economically, it will be examined how Canada has
become a victim to Americanization through the purchase of Canada with our own
money, the shocking statistics of Canada's foreign ownership, and the final
payment for our country, free trade. All in all we have our own government, our
own flag, our own anthem; but are we really Canadian or a not quite United State
of America?
In Canada, strong government involvement plays an immense role in
determining the destiny of its people for the good of the socie ...
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