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    wanted to prove to her people and the rest of the world that she truly cared about people. To prove she really cared she risked her life to help fight in World War ll by joining the Women's branch of the british army(Wikipedia) She later became the head of commonwealth ( Wikipedia). She is the known as the longest reigning monarch in British history, which means she has served her country for the longest time(“Queen Elizabeth”). Find out what she did to save her country from the terrifying…

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    Burlesque Etymology

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    and combined imitations of certain authors and artists with absurd descriptions. In this sense, the term was often used interchangeably with pastiche and parody (Wikipedia). “Burlesque depended on the reader's or listener's knowledge of the subject to make its intended effect, and a high degree of literacy was taken for granted” (Wikipedia). Thus, although the term burlesque has been applied to many different phenomena throughout history, its definition did not vary too dramatically, confined to…

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    Meriwether Lewis was born to Lt. William Lewis and Lucy Meriwether on August 18, 1774, in Virginia. When his dad died he moved to Georgia with his mom and stepdad. As he grew up he became more interested in science and history as well as hunting. (Wikipedia “Meriwether Lewis) In 1793 he joined the militia and later fought in the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794. Years later, on April 1, 1801, he became President Thomas Jefferson’s private secretary. (The Journals of Lewis and Clark)…

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    Thesis: Sexual cannibalism is “when a female cannibalizes her mate prior to, during, or after copulation” (Wikipedia 1). A female eats her mate right after or during sex This means females do sexual cannibalism due to hunger, aggression,and a conflict between females as well as males. Females can kill and eat the male while having sex, furthermore female has aggressive behavior. This behavior is found in some spiders and mantises. Females choice the male by larger size if it's a small size and…

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    Volcano Informative Speech

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    The population surrounding the volcano is close to 3 million (Wikipedia, Vesuvius). It last exploded in 79 Common Era (Wikipedia, Vesuvius). The volcano was formed because of the collision of the African and Eurasian plates. Its most recent eruption was in 1944 and probably will erupt again because of the amount of times it has erupted in recent memory. In the most deadly eruption in 79 Common Era 16 thousand people died (Wikipedia, Vesuvius). This is probably one of the most active Volcanoes in…

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    Immune System(Remove) What does immune system means? The immune system is the one of necessity system in the body. It helps the body defend against every foreign body that causes disease for body. The immune system is getting stronger and stronger while it destroys disease. It takes experience from disease which it is destroyed. The immune system is defined as “the system that protects your body from diseases and infections” in Merriam-Webster dictionary. In other words, the immune system…

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    (2016, July 22). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12:30, August 7, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Human_Resources_Management&oldid=731061857 Job design. (2016, June 12). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12:35, August 7, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Job_design&oldid=724943969 Workforce planning. (2016, March 26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12:38, August 7, 2016, from…

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    what they contain.Sharpies contain” Dyes, Propyl alcohol,Butyl alcohol and Diacetone alcohol”.(wikipedia).Propyl alcohol also known as 1-Propanol,(Wikipedia) is i on of the ingredients in a sharpie.Did you know that 1-Propanol “is formed naturally in small amounts during many fermentation processes and used as a solvent in the pharmaceutical industry mainly for resins and cellulose esters”.(wikipedia).Did you also know that” Propyl alcohol is a colorless liquid and is made by oxidation of…

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    The Battle of Albuera (16 May 1811) was fought during the Peninsular War. A mixed British, Spanish and Portuguese corps engaged elements of the French Armée du Midi (Army of the South) at the small Spanish village of La Albuera, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the frontier fortress town of Badajoz, Spain. Since October 1810, Marshal Masséna's French Army of Portugal had been tied down in an increasingly hopeless stand-off against Wellington's Allied forces. Acting on Napoleon's orders, in…

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    beginning in 1966 and ended in 1982. (Wikipedia, May 2016.). It only had 1 international chapter that operated in Algeria, Africa which started in 1969 and came to an end in 1972. (Wikipedia, May 2016.). Scholars view the Black Panthers political party as the most influential black movement organization of the late 1960s. It is also described as the strongest link between domestic black liberation struggles and global opponents of American imperialism. (Wikipedia, May 2016.). There are those who…

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