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Term Papers on Miscellaneous
Working 2
Number of words: 792 - Number of pages: 3.... worked at home on the farm. In the 1800s about 90 percent of Americans were farmers. People did not use clocks. They worked with the sun and seasons. People made a living by growing their own and trading. They did not rely on wages. As industrialization hit America, within a century most farmers came into cities and became part of the industrial wage system. As a result, they had to adapt to changes that affected their lives. People started doing work for others for income that they can use to get what they need. The work was no longer at home. With that .....
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Experimenter Expectancy Effect On Children In A Classroom Setting
Number of words: 1024 - Number of pages: 4.... the
experts did not realize was that their own hopes for the horse to answer the
questions, were giving the horse signs on which he based his answers. That is,
if someone on the committee raised his/her eyebrows in anticipation of the
oncoming correct answer, the horse would stop stomping. Once again, the
experimenter's cues decided the outcome of the tests. Acting on these results,
Rosenthal and Jacobson hypothesized that teacher's expectancies would cause them
unintentionally to treat the students they thought to be bright in a different
manner than thos .....
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The Ghost Dance Cult
Number of words: 398 - Number of pages: 2.... There was also a ghost dance to cure sicknesses caused by ghosts, and a ghost scalp dance. Among western Sioux in 1890, believers danced around a pole or tree decorated with sacred artifacts. The dancers wore special clothing called ghost shirts, which were painted with sacred symbols, including moons, stars, and eagles. The Sioux believed the shirts would protect them from anything, even enemy bullets.
The Ghost Dance prospered in the Indian communities for nearly ten years. Then, in 1897, the Ghost Dance at Alisal was accompanied by a procession led by C .....
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Closure At The Wall An Analysi
Number of words: 1499 - Number of pages: 6.... symptoms. She constantly asks him to go to a doctor and she even tells him to write into the newspaper medical columnist, Dr. Dobbs. "Why don't you write and ask him about those firecrackers in your head? And ask him why that pimple on your nose hasn't healed in two months? And why you've got pimples creeping down the back of your neck? He'll say it's Agent Orange, I bet you money" (53-54).
The war mentally upsets Emmett as well. Most veterans returned from the war and readjusted well, but this is not the case with Emmett. "After his discharge… .....
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Antigone
Number of words: 543 - Number of pages: 2.... talents which allow him also to excel. Hence, Creon is neither overly good nor bad.
It is also written that the tragic hero’s actions may determine the fates of one or more characters within the tragedy. Appropriately, Creon’s station as king place shim in a position of great power, influence and responsibility. The extent of this power was quite evident when he sentenced to death for disobeying his proclamation.
In the mythical story “,” two men which were brothers have slain each other for the throne. The older brother, Polynieces, beleived that t .....
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Science And Religion Rely On Each Other
Number of words: 748 - Number of pages: 3.... and Religion in terms of aim. Science defined by an acclaimed Webster’s Dictionary reads “Accumulated and established knowledge, which has been systematized and formulated with reference to the discovery of general truths or the operation of general laws; knowledge classified and made available in work, life, or the search for truth; comprehensive, profound, or philosophical knowledge”. Underneath the complexity lies the fact that this means one major thing; Science is the best guess. It is our best guess at and of the world we live within. It is our best gu .....
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Ancient Egyptian Religion As Seen In Art And Architecture
Number of words: 1901 - Number of pages: 7.... artifacts; he merely sees the makings of a fortune.
It will be nearly fifty years before the people represented by these pieces of time are honored for their diverse culture. Once vast and thriving, the Ancient Egyptian culture was a center of commerce, philosophy, and religion alike. The people had a culture like that of no other group in history; however, its complexity has led to many misconceptions about the Ancient Egyptian populace. The ever-popular archaic a .....
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Is Canada Losing Its Identity
Number of words: 1279 - Number of pages: 5.... 51st state or a refugee dump station for other countries.
As the world drives into the 21st century, technology is taking an increasing role in everyone's lives. New innovations, such as the Internet, are making every corner of the world closer. This is known as globalization. Where before countries were thought to be quite distant, today, we can travel and converse quicker then we ever could before. I believe it's this reason why Canadians feel that they're no longer their own sovereign country. This makes our country more accessible to other nations. Because .....
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