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    The Predator C, “Avenger” developed and built by General Atomics Aeronautical, is an upgraded version of its predecessors the MQ-1 and MQ-9 and is meant to support military operations well into the next decade. Powered by a Pratt & Whitney PW545B turbofan engine the Avenger is capable of speeds up to 400 knots true air speed (KTAS), and operational altitudes of up to 50,000 feet, well outpacing its predecessors (CITE). The Avenger has also been further optimized to reduce its Radar Cross Section

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    Globetrotters was the most enjoyable in his whole career. After that he joined the Philadelphia Warriors where he had an outstanding season and received the NBA Rookie of the Year and the NBA Most Valuable Player award. Although this may see very impressive, Wilt Chamberlain’s most famous season was in 1962 when he became the first and only player to score 100 points in a game. Wilt stayed with the Warriors as they moved to San Francisco, but later went to play for the Philadelphia 76ers where he won

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    The bada** warrior princess is coming back to television, according to NBC. There have been rumors going around on whether the Xena: Warrior Princess reboot was actually happening and now we can finally relax, because it has been confirmed. The original Xena, Lucy Lawless, was either unaware of there being talks of a reboot or was sworn to secrecy. While rumors were spreading, Lawless put a stop to them by telling fans that it was not going to happen although she would love it too. “Sorry, friends

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    “A boy’s voice pulled me from my thoughts. A strong hand grabbed my wrist and doubled my arm up behind my back” (Melba Pattillo Beals, Warriors Don’t Cry, Page 141). The novel, Warriors Don’t Cry, written by Melba Pattillo Beals, is a heartfelt memoir written to express her true story about the struggles she faced attempting to integrate to a school called Little Rock’s Central High. Born on December 7, 1941, young Melba would have no idea the life ahead of her. Her first tragedy starts young when

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    Women In The Jacobean Era

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    this reality in many of his plays. He uses the female characters in his plays Othello and Antony and Cleopatra to explore the function and roles of women within societies and worlds controlled by military engagement and war. In societies where the warrior and men with military prowess govern, women are left to deal with the consequences. Unable to hold positions of power or authority, they are subjugated and left to endure the ramifications of men’s actions and decisions. Tragically, the female characters

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    Louis L’Amour - Not as Progressive as He May Seem Louis L’Amour’s The Gift of Cochise is a piece of frontier literature that has a strong female lead, Angie Lowe, and praises the Apache as proud warriors and people. Written in the 1900’s this piece is set in a time where women and men are not seen as equals and the Native Americans are treated as second class citizens (as they arguably are today). Do to the nature of the story, on the surface, Louis L’Amour seems like an incredibly progressive writer

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    The Role of Women in Indigenous Latin American Societies: A Comparison of Marriage, Motherhood and Occupations The role of women in the indigenous societies of the Aztecs, Mayans, and Incas contain several similarities. All three societies seemed to be patriarchal in nature, while simultaneously emphasizing the value of women in childbirth, motherhood, and particular occupations. While there are some minor differences in marriage ceremonies, the similarities between these three cultures that existed

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    procreation purposes. For instance, Wai Tung is being by his mother to get so that he can give her a granddaughter against his will. At the long last he gets married to satisfy his nagging parents to a female tenant. The movie creates a notion that a woman needs a man to achieve something in life because Wei Wei gets married to a gay landlord because she needs a green card. In this case, the marriage between Tung and Wei becomes a marriage of convenience. This scene portrays an aspect of China traditions

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    The Brown Bear

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    Tuesday’s lecture was given by a Native American medicine woman who emphasized the need to ancestral healing for past reconciliation and redemption. She told us different stories that have medical reverence in her community and explained how the characters in the stories represent someone or a group in some facet in our lives, and the lives of our predecessors. One story she recited was The Brown Bear which was centered around a large solemn bear who lived in a cave and killed many members of a nearby

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    Empire Island: Beya Clan

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    gathering the gifts of food provided by the land and laying meat out in strips to dry when two teen-aged boys dashed from the village into the field. “The warriors!” they cried out. “They've returned!” The younger women dropped their baskets and ran to the water's edge as the elder women were left behind to tend to the forgotten baskets. The warriors had been gone on a crusade for many weeks, and no word had come from them in seven nights. They had begun to fear the worst. Imlar Magic-worm, the tribe's

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