The pyramids are aligned to true north and each one is set back from the preceding monument to provide a clear view of the northern stars to maintain accurate alignment. ... On the average the limestone blocks used in the pyramid weighs 2.5 tons. In addition, granite blocks that were used to line the burial chambers were brought from Aswan, 580 miles to the south. ... Each block was cut to shape after it had been moved to its final position so that it fitted exactly. ... Visitors no longer can pose for a picture atop the giant stone blocks at the base of the pyramids. ...

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A kid should learn to be independent .Growing up as a kid in Jamaica you learn what's wrong from what's right because you learn from you siblings mistakes while being a parent you should rule the household with an iron fist, you should show love and let them fare you also ( If you give he/she an inch they will take a mile that were fears come in meaning that the kid would not go overboard because they know the consequences) A parent should promote a positive lifestyle in the household a positive lifestyle is good for a child because a parent is considered as a role module because kid...

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In the Midwest town of Topeka, Kansas, a little girl named Linda Brown had to ride the bus five miles to school each day although a public school was located only four blocks away from her home. She met all the requirements to attend except one. Linda brown was black and black children were not al...

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Transportation of the gun to 140 miles to Constantinople was a giant step in the process of attacking Constantinople and so Mehmed had devised a way to transport the massive cannons. With using 60 oxen and 400 men pulling the cannon at a pace of about two and half miles per day, Mehmed was easily able to transport the Cannon the 140 miles from its construction site in Adrianople to the walls of Constantinople. ... By April 1453, Mehmed and his 80,000 troops had arrived at the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and had set themselves up along the entire length of the four mile long walls. ...

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Transportation of the gun to 140 miles to Constantinople was a giant step in the process of attacking Constantinople and so Mehmed had devised a way to transport the massive cannons. With using 60 oxen and 400 men pulling the cannon at a pace of about two and half miles per day, Mehmed was easily able to transport the Cannon the 140 miles from its construction site in Adrianople to the walls of Constantinople. ... By April 1453, Mehmed and his 80,000 troops had arrived at the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and had set themselves up along the entire length of the four mile long walls. ...

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Two very famous locations, the Cave of Lascaux and The Altamira, contain elaborate drawings for miles underground. ... The Hangul is not written linearly, but rather the letters are combined within an imaginary rectangle to form syllabic blocks. ... Spoken and written Chinese are independent of each other. ...

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History of the Acropolis The ancient ruins of a once prospering society stand immortal on the landscape of the Acropolis overshadowing the city of Athens, enduring time and numerous conquering nations. What people could create monuments to last so long, to amaze the peoples of the far present wi...

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Narmer, king of southern Egypt, conquered the northern regional kingdom and created a unified state 600 miles long. ... Given the importance of royal rule and the belief that pharaohs were gods, it is not surprising that each of the main periods of Egyptian history was marked by some striking kings. Early in each dynastic period leading pharaohs conquered new territories, sometimes pressing up the Nile River into present-day Sudan, once even moving up the Mediterranean coast of the Middle East. ... The first great pyramid was built around 2600 B.C.; the largest pyramid followed about a centur...

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With only 1,550 federal agents over 18,700 miles of vast unpoliced coastline, it was clearly impossible to prevent immense quantities of liquor from coming into the country. ... The bootlegging business was so immense that customers could easily acquire alcohol by walking down the block or almost any street. ...

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DEFINITION OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY Superconductivity is a phenomenon displayed by certain conductors that show no resistance to the flow of electric current. Conductors are materials in which the electron current goes through. There are 4 different kinds of conductors. Insulators, like glass or wood...

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Several factors can affect the emissions per person in a state, for example, the types of fuel used to generate electricity, population and vehicle miles traveled ,and whether fossil fuels are extracted or processed within the state. ...

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Blue Label Air provides two-day service to Chicago, Detroit, and several major cities on the east and west coasts. 1957 - UPS serves areas of five states within 150-mile radius of Chicago. 1971 – Federal Express Corporation is founded in Little Rock, Arkansas. ...

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Many see it as a primarily economic phenomenon, involving the increasing interaction, or integration, of national economic systems through the growth in international trade, investment and capital flows. However, one can also point to a rapid increase in cross-border social, cultural and technological exchange as part of the phenomenon of globalisation. The sociologist, Anthony Giddens, defines globalisation as a decoupling of space and time, emphasising that with instantaneous communications, knowledge and culture can be shared around the world simultaneously. A Dutch academic who maint...

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