The English have been in Ireland as both peaceful settlers and conquerors since the 12th century. It was not until King Henry VIII (1509-1547) that the English interference took its toll on the Irish people. In order to subdue and rule Ireland, Henry sent Protestants to plant' or colonize Ireland and wrest control from the Gaelic and Catholic native population. All action on the part of the Irish to resist the incursions were soundly defeated by English forces. The history of Ireland is a tortured one. ...

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The Matrix *** Table of Contents Table of Contents Page 2 Introduction Page 3 Summary Page 3 Neo and Jesus: A Comparison Page 6 Nebuchadnezzar: Who was he? Page 13 Type of History Page 14 Conclusion Page 16 Bibliography Page 19 *** Int...

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President Roosevelt's cabinet consisted of one South Carolinian, Daniel A. ... When completed, Harry Hopkins, administrator of the WPA, formally presented the key of the Dock Street Theatre to his good friend Burnet Maybank. ...

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Book Review Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas: An American Slave Written by Himself Introduction: Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born around 1818 into slavery in Talbot Country, Maryland. No one knows the exact date when Douglass' was born. Later in his life Douglass choos...

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Obesity is a problem that affects virtually every person on the planet. Everyone knows someone who is overweight or they themselves are overweight. In this research paper we will be looking at the topic of obesity and the social ramifications that it holds. We will first look at obesity in a broa...

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The key objective of HR planning is to find the right people with the right skills at the right time. ... The Burger King Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Daniel Schwartz will now become CEO of Restaurant Brands International, Tim Hortons President & CEO Marc Caira will become the Vice Chairman & Director, Burger King's current Executive Chairman will become Executive Chairman and Director of the new company. ...

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One cannot help but feel fortunate to live in a country such as Canada; its richness and prosperity go relatively unequaled in the world. Canadians, to an extent, have lived a life of sheltered ignorance when compared to the lives experienced by those in other nations. The problems that the greater part of the world faces daily, and expects in the future, are inconceivable to those in wealthy nations. World peace through international government and law is an ancient idea that has mightily fastened itself on the minds of people throughout the ages. Never before, however, has the human race b...

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Intro One morning in late February 1998, Carly Hudson, Erika Allison and Daniel Booher were contacted by Special Agent John Ciccone of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) of the Los Angeles division Group II. ...

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The past century has been one of sensational crimes that have amazed many Americans. Form the Lindbergh baby to the exploits of Al Capone, to serial murderers like Ted Bundy. Crime has become a cultural phenomenon that has captured the interests of academics and the causal reader alike. To look back at the last century we can see an explosion in books on true crime and a growth in the fields of psychology, sociology, and criminology. This growth in book sales as well as academic research has shown that the crime wave of the twentieth century has caught the attention of the average citizen. ...

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Child Sexual Abuse It is frightening to realize how widespread sexual abuse is in our society and yet how strong the denial of it is.1 "Don't waste your time talking about what an aberration it is and how unlikely it is " just get to the place where you understand that one of the things humans do is have sexual contact with children,"" says [Gavin] de Becker, author of Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane).2 Sex with children is a crime. It has long been illegal for adults to have sex with children in the U.S. But [thanks to a 1994 federal law,...

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"Daniel Doerge, an expert on Soya, said: 'We have very real worries that this health claim will be used by the industry as an endorsement of much wider health benefits to Soya beyond the heart. ... It is a key ingredient in products from meat sausages and fish fingers to salad creams and breakfast cereals."" ...

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The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. Among the 34 states in January 1861, seven Southern slave states individually...

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Since the Civil War, much of the concern over civil rights in the United States has focused on efforts to extend these rights fully to African Americans. Resistance to racial segregation and discrimination with strategies such as civil disobedience, nonviolent resistance, marches, protests, boycotts, "freedom rides," and rallies received national attention in the struggle to end racial inequality. There were also continuing efforts to legally challenge segregation through the courts. Following the "separate but equal" decision of Plessy V. Ferguson in 1896, many Americans decided to push f...

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