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Planetary Perspectives (Pg. 1) The section points out that although the Earth has been a part of the universe for billions of years, the New World was only discovered 500 years ago. That is virtually nothing compared to the Earth. The American Republic has only been here for 239 years out of 4.6 billion. Key Terms American Republic - the United States Indirect Discoverers of The New World (Pg. 2) Although the Scandinavians landed in North America, it wasn 't until the Europeans landed there…

As being said in the rubric, Easter Island covers almost 64 square miles in the South Pacific Ocean, specifically located 2,300 miles from Chile’s west coast and 2,500 miles east of Tahiti. In 1722, the island was known as Rapa Nui to its earliest inhabitants, Dutch explorers, and was christened Passeiland (Easter Island). Easter Island’s most known claim of fame is the 900 giant stone figures called “moai” located all over the land. These figures reveal that the creators were master…

From the Sinek Video: 1. What did he say about the "Feeling of Fulfillment"? o Sinek states that if we don’t love our work, we will not feel any type of fulfillment from the jobs we do for a living. He advises that the basis of this fulfillment stems from doing something for another and that the feeling comes from the exertion of time and energy for someone else. In summary, his seminar speaks about how we can do better, feel better, and be better human beings within the workplace by striving…

Did you know that over 500,000 people traveled the Oregon Trail? The Oregon trail had a effected America in many ways, including the population change, manifest destiny and the beginning of land expansion. The Oregon Trail was an insanely hard Trail to complete. About 20,000 people died trying to complete it. Some common diseases that were caught in the Oregon Trail were Typhoid, Mountain fever, Cholera, the flu, measles, and smallpox. About one out of ten who set off didn’t survive.…

Who were the Vikings? The true meaning of a Viking is the following “one that belongs to the pirate crews and teams from whom were the Northmen, who raided the coastlines of Europe in the 8th, 9th, and even the 10th centuries.” Some of the historical explanations have offered an image of the Vikings as being extremely brutal, savage, unsympathetic warriors who robbed and burned with reckless abandons. In fact this is not the complete story. While the Vikings were amazingly great warriors and…

Tuskegee have highest rate of escorting bombers safely (“Tuskegee,” HistoryNet). The Air Force of today is very different from the Air Force of the mid 1900’s. Segregation was still a major factor. Racial separation required legislation to give people of color the opportunities for training as airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first black aviators in the US military forces. Before then they were not allowed to fly in the military becuase of segregation in America. Black people were in the…

She dreamt of being the first woman to fly around the world. So, on June 1st, 1937, Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan, her navigator, left Miami and started their 29,000-mile expedition heading east. They made a number of stops for refueling, including their stop at Lae, New Guinea, on June 29th (GREEN). The next leg of their trip, to Howland Island, was the most difficult, for…

The Affordable Care Act entails several key moving parts of what it does for the American people in health care and costs. Many unintended consequences do occur from what the ACA provides in its lengthy document. Each section of the Affordable Care Act has specific sections and it’s imperative to examine each section to see the unintended consequences of the policy that may be the future. It’s hard to narrow it down to one topic to focus, which is why it’s worth mentioning some topics of…

But there was also a cadre of non-commissioned officers or “warrant officers.” On sailing ships, the senior non-commissioned navigator and quartermaster was the “Sailing Master,” the chief of rigging and discipline was the “Boatswain,” and finally there was the incredibly important “Carpenter.” Rarely would a ship carry a fully trained physician, but every ship had a practitioner…

Annotated Bibliography: Breast Cancer and Early Prevention of Breast Cancer Among Minorities and Those With Lower Socioeconomic Statuses. Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer affecting women today. According to Meredith (2013), there have been many advances in breast cancer screening and early detection, but incidences of breast cancer still remain exceptionally high among American women. In previous experiences, I have had the opportunity of working with cancer patients,…