These branches had only symbols and soon people began to associate each symbol with an animal. While no one seems to know the true origin of how the symbols morphed into animals various stories are told. ... They often begin at the back of the house and finish at the door step, this is done to chase away any evil spirits or negative energy from the past year. ... After the fest comes chuxi, which means 'spending the night', red candles and oil lamps are placed around the house to vanquish evil spirits. ... On the sixth day the lion dances begin, the Chinese thought that lions could ...

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• Approx Pages: 12
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• Grade Level: High School

American Foreign Policy / POLS 4690 A paper submitted to Dr. Galatas of the History and Political Science Department at Georgia South Western State University The Era of Good Feelings: An Era of Idealism or Realism? The Era of Good Feelings was the national mood of the United States from...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As the language is being used, i.e. an interaction between individuals (oral or written), it is happening at a particular time and place and at the same time it is being influenced by many other aspects like ways of thinking, behaviour, values, emotions, beliefs, ideologies, perspectives, as well as things like dress, gestures and symbols among others. ...

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Tom Pain's Common Sense (1776) delivered the first bold argument for independence in words any fairly literate person could understand: "Society in every state is a blessing, but Government even in its best state is but a necessary evil". ...

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• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In an around 10 am two civilian passenger airline crashed into the symbol of America's economic might, the twin towers. ... With the action of 19 religious zealots the world has been torn asunder into us versus them, good versus evil. ...

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• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

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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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...

• Word Count: 7511
• Approx Pages: 30
• Grade Level: High School