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    Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people in the world. This disease prohibits people from eating certain foods and doing certain things. Patients have to carry supplies with them when they are out and about. Diabetes is a serious disease but by understanding the symptoms, causes, and treatments, patients can live a normal life. The symptoms of Diabetes vary from person to person and the type of Diabetes the person has. In type one diabetes, symptoms that people with this face are…

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    Opium War Effects On China

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    These effects from the events can still be seen today and can even be felt between business negotiations between England and China. The treaties signed in Nanking and Tientsin have opened numerous shipping ports in China. This has had the effect that there was a big influx of foreign trade in the country. Because of the opening of these trading posts it increased the export of products like tea over 500% and silk export increased to 28 times the previous amount…

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    Disciplinary Writing Analysis: Cruise Lines and Hospitality/Tourism Have you ever wanted to better understand why a paper or article was written? If so you have come to the right place! There are many different journals out there for each business field; the two articles that were selected are from two well known trade journals within the Hospitality and Tourism Management field the Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism, and the Journal of Tourism Challenges and Trends. Both articles are about…

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    the ship on the Spanish causing many US citizens to want to go to war with the Spanish. The US had the idea of becoming the worlds most powerful navy in mind when they were looking to capture Cuba. They wanted Cuba for resources but mostly to build ports to further their naval strength. Yellow Journalism is one of the biggest reasons the US went to war with Spain. The exaggeration of the sinking of the USS Maine is an example of yellow journalism. The definition for yellow journalism is…

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    3. What was the role of the colonies in the British mercantilist system? In the early 1600’s Great Britain was looking for ways to expand its commercial empire. King James I funded an expedition to the New World and founded the first British colony in North America along the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia. The main objective of the colonist was to trade with the natives for gold and other valuables. This idea failed because the natives had very little valuables for trade. However, the new world was…

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    Epilogue To The Odyssey

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    As they were leaving the Island Of Cyclops. Odysseus had told his men to close the ports. His men asked “Why do we need to? The weather looked fine”. Odysseus had replied by the looks of the sky, a storm was soon to appear. They were sailing through the ocean, the water became hard to maneuver. The men yelled we need to stop and Odysseus agreed. As they rested on the boat for the water to settle. The sky had turned darker and rain began to drop. As water began filling the boat, the men started…

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    sabotaged the vessel to hijack a sailboat in tow containing marijuana. 12/26/1982 – The Filipino ferry “Santa Lucia” was bombed by Moro Liberation Front. 3/9/1982 – A Lebanese cargo ship was bombed at the port of Tyre. 1/2/1982 – A Lebanese oil tanker was rocketed while loading Iraqi crude in the port of Tripoli. 1/2/1982 – French Navy divers removed a bomb on the hull of British research vessel “Herate.” 1/2/1981 – A bomb exploded on a destroyer at Sancander, claimed by the military wing of the…

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    In 1904 Czar Nicholas made his first huge mistake by upsetting the Japanese. He wanted to expand Russian territory and started to spread east. In doing so he found “a strategic warm-water port on the Pacific Ocean in southern Manchuria” (Daniels) called Port Arthur. The new Russian presence angered the people of Japan. To further their provocation Nicholas had built the Trans-Siberian Railroad through Manchuria. Japan, wanting to solve their issue, sent diplomats to negotiate but upon their…

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    The American Revolution

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    The upcoming selection will give tremendous insight on the America Revolution, which also know as the War of independence. Starting with the contributing factors that lead to the rebellion of the 13 colonies. For instance, the Boston Massacre, Stamp Act of 1775, Tea Act of 1773, and the Coercive Acts designed to reaffirm Brittan’s absolute rule or authority of the colonist. With a better understanding of these events we can make our own conclusion on weather this revolution could have been…

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    Slavery In Old Calabar

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    To understand slavery in the busy trading port of Bristol, it is important to describe the context in which it developed. Slave trade was at it 's best in Bristol between 1730 and 1745 making it the second largest city in England after London. The city traded with all countries, France, Ireland, Spain, Portugal and most importantly North Africa. The location of the port in the South West of England on the River Avon had made it a prime location for marine trade for many centuries. Control of all…

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