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    and the Maya civilization of Mesoamerica and exam the causes and the evidence for their collapse, and also what happened to the people that inhabited these areas after the complex societies they lived in collapsed. Mesa Verde The Mesa Verde region is located on the Colorado plateau in the Four Corners…

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    Nicole Scherzinger Wiki, Age, Net Worth, Parents, Bio and Salary Nicole Scherzinger Bio Nicole Scherzinger is a popular recording artist, actress and television personality of American nationality. Her real name is Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente. She was born on June 29, 1978, in Honolulu, Hawaii, the United States. She has a sister, Gary. Her parents separated their ways when she was still a child. As per Nicole Scherzinger’s bio obtained in Wikipedia, she attended Meyzeek Middle School…

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    Mayan Culture

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    The two civilizations used their pyramids as a burial tomb for their dead. For example, Temple 1 in the Maya city of Tikal and the Pyramid of Khufu at Giza in Egypt were built to bury pharaohs and kings. Both cultures also buried the dead with gold masks to honor them. Although both cultures used the pyramids to bury their dead, the Mayan pyramid was a…

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    up as a kid. Kids, teens, and adults in my community never really read. They didn’t sit down with their children and read to them fairy tales and adults didn’t use their day’s off to consume themselves into books “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou. Instead, they consumed themselves…

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    Inca Achievements

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    To start off with the Incans achieved many goals.They made stone blocks,and building that could withstand earthquakes.Next,the Incans built a bridge over the Apurimac River ,and planted crops up to 15,000 feet high.Also they had 40,000 kilometer of roads,and built a large city called Macu Picchu.They had 100 different ethnic groups at their prime.Finally they had a calendar for example,Ayrunua,Lnti Raymi,and Chahua-huarquiz months. The Incans had a odd history.First they flourished between…

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    The pueblo Indians Pueblo Indians are a group of Native American. The word "pueblo" come from Latin language meaning "tribe". Also,the pueblo tribe are descended from the Anasazi people. They settled in Northern Arizona, and in New Mexico through 1540-1542 a.d. Today, twenty-one groups still exist, with all but two (the Hopi in Arizona and the Tigua in Texas) in northern New Mexico. Adobe pueblo villages built around central plazas, and chambers (kivas), a traditional economy based on the…

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    Living life to the fullest and looking forward,we all strive to be this person. Bessie Smith made this her life motto and lived it well. Facing hardships and tragedies Bessie Smith still made it in a world against her race and her gender. She spoke for a generation of women about love and loss and what it meant to be an early 1900’s African American woman. The Empresses of the Blues remains a legend today, her lyrics still empower and speak to the women of this time, her message living on.…

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    Once upon a time, a long time ago, There were two Native American civilizations that were known as the Incas and the Aztecs. Both of these cultivations were both driven from the Teotihuacan Civilization but were separate and distant civilizations. Although they shared some some similarities there were also some very significant differences between the two. Nevertheless the differences can be seen by the certain way they practiced their religions, their methods of socialization and rule, and…

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    "Still I Rise," by Maya Angelou, is a poem written about African Americans right after the nation's Civil Rights Movement. It expresses the free spirit of all African Americans. Angelou writes of overcoming the hardships of the beginnings of the race in America. Furthermore, the poem gives people the will to rise above all inequities and flourish. Angelou's writing is loud with hope and inspiration. Her work is about survival and looks for the positive things in life, especially in a time of…

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    The main character Marguerite in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sing by Maya Angelou was torn between many different influences, ambitions, obligations, and desires. Marguerite was born during the depression time. She had to work for what she wanted and needed to stay living. The first conflict deals with God, prejudice, and segregation. Another conflict is involves living with her momma or daddy. That is a major decision she had to make; it would affect her entire life. After analyzing Marguerite…

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