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Sub-Saharan Africa is the part of the African continent that is located south of the Saharan Desert. Per the New World Encyclopedia the actual line of demarcation is the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. (New World Encyclopedia). Sub Saharan African is different from the rest of Africa in many ways. These differences are mostly a result of geography and climate. “Since the end of the last ice age, the north and sub-Saharan regions of Africa have been separated by the extremely harsh climate of…

World Encyclopedia-Grunge music) and “...often addressed subject matters such as social alienation, apathy, entrapment, and a desire for freedom”(New World Encyclopedia-Grunge music).These themes/lyrics were the type that made Generation X’ers identify and think that these…

types of animals (editors of Britannica encyclopedia). Some of its characteristics are from cuckoos, turkeys and chickens. The hoatzin also gets some of its inner parts from cows, like its digestive system. Because of this, some people call it a “flying cow” but it is not actually a flying cow (Billerman). Since it is such an unusual animal, scientists have put the hoatzin as the only bird in its order, family genus, and species (editors of Britannica encyclopedia). The hoatzin is the most…

The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. “Duma: Russian Assembly.” Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica. Web. 03 Dec. 2015.The article about the Russian Assembly called The Duma found in the Encyclopedia of Britannica contained an extreme amount of information. The article starts out by explaining what the Duma is. The article states, “The Duma constituted the lower house of the Russian parliament, and the State Council was the upper house.” The Duma was appointed by Czar Nicholas II…

Dante Cella Ms. Herrera AP English Period 07 December 13, 2015 Friedrich Nietzsche’s Theory of Evil and its Relation to British Literature Throughout history there have been many proposed theories on evil. Many of these theories can be applied to evil and evil characters within British Literature. Nietzsche’s theory can be applied to many characters in British Literature such as Grendel, the Dragon from Grendel, Beowulf, and Macbeth. Nietzsche’s theory states that good and evil are concepts…

Zampieri’s painting deals with the awe of his birth, and Munkacsy depicts the delight of the crowd during the trial of his execution. The artist Domenichino Zamperini also known as Domenichino. He was born October 21, 1581 and died April 6, 1641(Encyclopedia 9). Domenichino was Italian Baroque artist that attended Carracci School of art…

concentration/extermination camps Jews were treated harshly. Then, Jews were killed in gas chambers by being told they would get to clean themselves. As victims were “unloaded” from cattle cars, they were told they had to be disinfected in showers (Holocaust Encyclopedia, 2016). However, these showers were not showers, they were gas chambers. Jews died quite quickly in gas chambers. It took three to fifteen minutes to kill the people in the…

newspapers and searching for political literature (“Frederick Douglass” Bio). When Douglass was sixteen, his master died, so he returned to the plantation as a field hand (“Douglass…” Encyclopedia 642). Later, he hired himself out as a ship caulker in Baltimore under Edward Covey’s supervision (“Douglass…” Encyclopedia 642; deGregory). The vicious beatings he received under Covey led the teen to make multiple attempts to escape from…

Tessa Orewiler October 12, 2015 Dr.Wiggins World Literature Annotated Bibliographies Annotated Bibliographies for Ancient Egyptian Gods Cass, Stephanie. "Anubis." Encyclopedia Mythica . 2015. Encyclopedia Mythica Online. 11 Oct. 2015 . Anubis is the name given to the Egyptian God, Ienpw. He was mainly known as the Lord of the Dead until Osiris came and took his place. He is often known as having a jackal or wild dog head however the actual creature he is represented by is unknown. There are even…

“cinematic epic” on the Polish underground but ended up publishing “Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World.”(The Scribner Encyclopedia) A quote from his report which stood out to many was, “I know that many people will not believe me, will not be able to believe me, will think I exaggerate or invent, but I saw it and it is not exaggerated or invented.” (Encyclopedia of World Biography) Karski may have written about the Polish under grounds, but “the memories of his wartime experiences…