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    1867, was one of those who had felt the pull and just could not resist. Fawcett took on the Amazon, specifically El Dorado, the city of gold. Close to nothing was known about the Amazon before he went in. Percy Fawcett was one of the greatest explorers the world has ever seen. To be a good explorer one must have confidence, passion, and courage. In the book, “Lost City of Z”, author, David Grann, continuously presents examples of Fawcett being a great explorer by possessing these traits. In 1925, Percy

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    Archaeology Enthusiast

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    mindfulness, joy and sadness, hope and despair—it has been a series of stories, some bright and some dark, yet all filled with interesting people, places, things, and ideas. Sometimes I walk with others, sometimes alone. At times, I’ve become lost along the way—so lost I’d forgotten who I really am, but sometimes the path to renewal and reawakening can be beautiful, wondrous, and full of surprises. Who am I? I’m many things, and as I travel along my life’s journey of discovery I’m able to add to this

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    Internet Gambling Essay

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    credit card companies] of legal and monetary responsibility when gamblers use their services for credit transactions [9].  The motivation for the legislation may have come from the bizarre 1998 lawsuit filed in Marin County, CA by Cynthia Haines, who lost $70,000 dollars through Internet wagers

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    Elbridge Gerry, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, and John Marshall. When these men arrived the thought they would meet the minister but instead they were approached by several repersentatives, Jean Hottinguer (X), Pierre Bellamy (Y), and Lucien Hauteval (Z.) The French demanded for money in order to stop the attacks. This is where famous quote “Millions For Defense but not one cent for tribute!” came from. When americans heard how we had been treated by the French many wanted to go to war, George Washington

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    Reflection Paper On 9-11

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    some it was the crash of the challenger, the Vietnam War or the fall of the Berlin Wall. These events direct effect was usually limited but the radiating indirect effect was nearly all consuming. As someone on the cusp between millennial and generation Z the event that has shaped most of my life experiences was 9-11. I was in Kindergarten about twenty minutes outside of D.C and I remember my head teacher making us all sit on the floor in a corner quietly, the teachers were all talking scared and panicked

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    Lost in Translation Coming to United States of America have changed my conception about English being a universal language. I was taught that English language is the same English Language anywhere in the world, but to my surprise English language is not the same all over the world. I was lost in English translation when I arrived in the United States of America from Nigeria. I was born and raised in the Eastern part of Nigeria. Nigeria is located in the western part of Africa and it is the most populous

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    History of Cryptography

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    History of Cryptography AN EASY TO UNDERSTAND HISTORY OF CRYPTOGRAPHY Contents 1. Introduction 2. Classical Encryptions (Ancient Times) 3. Classical Encryptions (Middle Ages) The Cipher of Mary Queen of Scots Vigenère Ciphers Uesugi Cipher 3 4 6 6 6 7 4. Modern Ciphers: Ciphers during World War I and the Emergence of Encryption Machines German Communication Cables Disconnected by the United Kingdom Zimmermann Telegram ADFGVX Cipher The Birth of Enigma 8 8 8 8 9 5. Modern Ciphers:

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    Life Expectancy: Why I Should I Be Worry? The year, 2016, is one of the most interesting year of my entire life. Starting the year as a senior who was graduating then as a freshmen in one on the top college in Texas, my life had been turn upside down and side to side with every struggle as of that of the young millennial who struggling to find out a path in the world. Adding to the struggle, I had gotten injured many time, more than I could count. From falling hurting my back then tripping on almost

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    kitchen - Martha Rosler An art video, that is done by Martha Rosler. After watching the six minute short video. We can clearly see the issue that Rosler was trying to address to – the role of women. The using of kitchen item to show the letter from A-Z, and when the letter goes down, the mood of the actress begin to became more unhappy, unpleased, or angry. Zooming into the last 5 alphabets that, instead of showing an item, she create a body gesture to show the letter using a knife and a folk. Which

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    Water Pollution

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    damaging to our entire biosphere, but, its damaging to our entire population too. A case that gained media attention in 2014 was the Flint water crisis! This crisis caused concerns for panic, fear, anger as well as health problems for many of the cities residents. Imagine waking up one morning to get a glass of water from the faucet and notice your water is brown or yellow!! You would freak out wouldn’t you? Well, that is what happened in Flint, Michigan on April 2014. At first the complaints weren’t

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