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    I first stared playing guitar when I was thirteen. An old friend of mine decided to give me his old acoustic guitar, and show me some of the basics. First, he showed me two of the easiest chords, G and E. At first, it was hard for me to transition from G to E, but after some practice, I was starting to get the hang of it. After that, my friend showed me how to play the intro to the song, Come As You Are by Nirvana. It was pretty easy; just three notes, no chords. We played it over and over again…

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    Cross Cultural History

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    What does Bentley mean by cross-cultural history? Cross cultural history is the history of the interactions which different cultures have one each other. These interactions can be on an economic basis in the form trade as they exchange goods. There are cultural exchanges as different societies come in contact with one another. This contact can result in traditions, beliefs etc being carried to areas not originally from as the influence of the society spreads with he people. This is how many…

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    because it describes the type of man that I want to be. As a result of my life growing up, I have learned that I need to be who I am, who I should be friends with, and getting ready for the future. I was born and raised in a small town called Clovis, which is in New Mexico, it was fun to get to see a few things and get to meet the rest of my family. Even though I did not stay there for too long, moving to different places was fun and stuff because my dad is in the military. First, we…

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    the development of mankind as it leaves Africa and travels to other lands such Eurasia and then the modern Americas. Weisman starts his tale of devastation with Paul Martin 's theory of megafauna eradication in North America, placing blame on the Clovis tribes. The first known settlers in the modern Southwest United States, a small group that possibly introduced disease or overhunted the region. A natural extinction based on an inability to adapt quickly to the new predators or climate change…

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    and Roll tunes. A local entrepreneur, Weldon Rodgers, soon approached Orbison. He was impressed with the band and wanted to schedule a recording session. The band agreed and the session was scheduled for March, 4, 1956. At the Norman Petty Studio in Clovis, New Mexico, the band recorded The Clovers” “Trying To Get To You” and “Ooby Dooby”. These singles were then released two weeks later. Roy was so excite that he took a copy to friend Cecil “Poppa” Hollifield. He called up one of his…

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    Questions 1. Describe a formal or informal experience where you worked with a person or people who were different than you (e.g. other ethnic/cultural group, age group, socioeconomic group). What did you learn from this? When I started working at Clovis Community Medical Center hospital, I encountered a variety of patients from different ethnic backgrounds. As a Nutrition Care Clerk, my job is to ensure that patients meet their therapeutic diet needs and receive the best quality care during…

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    At the ripe young age of 5 months old a boy was adopted into a military family. The previous family consisted of a mother of four who lost her oldest three in a divorce alone in california she met a illegal immigrant and the two fell in love together for two years they were ecstatic to find out they were expecting a child. After nine months the and two weeks it came time to go to the hospital. In pain and unable to find a doctor to give her a C section she had to give birth a 7 centimeters in…

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    Okay, I know I tend to pontificate – but I need to address the incarnations of both Islam and Christianity as we witness them from our studies, and from the events within our own time. I would think that everyone can see the absolute conundrum of pure faith in (any) God – and the violent, power hungry structures of organized religion. I realize I’ve said all this before, but we are studying the histories of how Man has developed as a whole, and how Man has developed as cultured societies…

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    Cities In The Middle Ages

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    From the crumbling walls of the ancient authority of Rome, two new powers, the Church and western leaders, established their hold on the medieval world. Ushering in an age of population boom, business, and an interest in antiquity, the Church and fledgling powers of the west struggled to find their footing in society. Some cities, such as Rome, survived the change by adapting, and others faded into nothing more than a memory. Cities, empires, and the Church all played a pivotal roles in the…

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    Clinton Vs Trump

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    It is the end of the Obama administration and now two candidates from each party compete against one another to become the next in line for presidency. Hillary Clinton is the Democratic candidate while Donald Trump is the Republican candidate.Although they have similar viewpoint in some issues, they differ greatly on issues regarding the economy, domestic, individuals rights, and defense/international policies. Economic issues that Clinton and Trump disagree on include cases such as…

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