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The key to a successful country is its ability to continually progress forward. Yet the United States always seems to be behind other countries. For instance, women in the United States received the right to vote in 1920 but women in New Zealand started voting in 1893. Denmark was the first country to legalize same sex unions in 1989 but it wasn’t until 2015 that the United States legalized same sex marriage. If the United States wants to continue being a country who boasts “rights” and “world…

Atlantic, in his search of new routes to Asia. During the voyage, he indeed reached land, but it was no Asia. He landed on what is known today as North America and the Caribbean. Body I: The Vikings: Around the year 985, Erik the Red sailed west from Iceland, to an island he called "Greenland." After the death of Erik the Red, his son Leif Erikson continued his explorations. Around the year…

In English class we read and watched The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, which is written by James Thurber. There were many things in this book that were different but there were a few you could compare. One thing that amazed me the most, is that the book and the movie both star Walter Mitty and his daydreams. In the book he daydreams while he does his daily tasks, but in the movie he actually goes on adventures and tries to save his job. Expanding on my theory of daydreams I believe that these are…

789 - Vikings begin their attacks on England. 800 - The Oseberg Viking longship is buried about this time. 840 - Viking settlers found the city of Dublin in Ireland. 844 - A Viking raid on Seville is repulsed. 860 - Rus Vikings attack Constantinople (Istanbul). 862 - Novgorod in Russia is founded by the Rus Viking, Ulrich. 866 - Danish Vikings establish a kingdom in York, England. 871 - Alfred the Great becomes king of Wessex; the Danish advance is halted in England. 872 - Harald I gains…

In Chapter 7, we basically learned traditions, adapted foods, history, food habits, and etiquette of the Central Europe, Soviet Union (FSU), and Scandinavians. An interesting fact is that they were the earliest and largest groups to come the United States. There have been many great influences on American culture, especially in cuisine area. Many of them brought skills of bread baking, dairy farming, meat processing, and beer brewing to the U.S. They inspire others to assimilate their ethnic…

It was believed the Vikings came mainly from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Faroe Island, and Greenland. (“Norse Mythology”) Nobody is certain how many followers there were. Since there was no records back then. There could have been thousands, hundreds of thousands from the time of 700 A.D. - 1100 A.D. (BBC NEWS) No one…

How is the Aurora Borealis formed?I have wondered this for a while because they're so pretty and unique.Well I've done a lot of research and have found out its because of the sun and the Earth’s magnetic field. The Northern Lights,Aurora Borealis, Aurora Australis,or Southern Lights are formed when storms on the sun form solar winds, also know as large streams of charged particles streaming toward the Earth.The excited atoms reach the Earth's atmosphere and produce heat which gives us light…

Additionally, these anti-whaling supporters are wasting their time advocating against whale hunting when there are other conservation issues they should be focusing on such as ocean acidification or the destruction of reef habitats. A study conducted in 2000 by Baker explored what type of whales are being hunted for resources. He found that the fin whale (Balaenoptera Physalus), sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis), bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera brydei), blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), humpback…

Our World Is Better With Competition Competition has created a world that individualizes each person. Because we are all different from one another, we have a way of reaching our full potential while doing it better than somebody else. If we were all the same, nobody in the world would stand out or feel the sense of achievement that we all strive for. Competition is a part of life that can’t be avoided. Even when we don’t realize we are doing it, we all try our hardest at what we do often…

are against whaling and countries such as Japan and pro-whaling nations continue to fight for what they believe is right. Is it fair for countries to try and prevent other countries from whaling? Do they have any right to stop countries like Japan, Iceland and Greenland who believe that whaling is part of their culture? This paper will bring together these different perspectives and provide an in-depth discussion on how we as a society can come together and promote the achievement of the common…