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Coca-Cola - The History
Number of pages: 8 | Number of words: 2046.... also penned the famous Coca-Cola logo in unique script. Dr. John Pemberton sold a portion of the Coca-Cola company to Asa Candler, after Pemberton's death the remainder was sold to Candler. Pemberton was forced to sell because he was in a state of poor health and was in debt. He had paid $76.96 for advertising, but he only made $50.00 in profits. Candler acquired the whole company for $2,300(Coca-Cola multiple pages).
Candler achieved a lot during his time as owner of the company. On January 31, 1893, the famous Coca-Cola formula was patented. He also opened the first syrup .....
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A Comparison Between Roman Soc
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 412.... the cultures. In Pompeii, religion was based on polytheism, whereas in Achen it was monotheistic because most were Christian. From religion comes another aspect, that of tolerance. In Achen, there was no tolerance or acceptance of other religions. In Pompeii, they mostly were accepting.
Materialism consumed people of Pompeii. For example, during the eruption of Vesuvius, citizens could be seen running away carrying all their valuable gold jewelry and belongings. In Achen, there was the Christian belief that you should die a pauper because your afterlife is what m .....
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The Classical World
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 545.... and geometry. He developed a method of determining the
circumference of the Earth by using geometry. Developed by Archimedes, the
Archimedes Principle contributes greatly to the field of science. The principle
states that "a body immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal the weight
of the fluid displaced by the body."2 The Archimedes Principle influenced the
development of the boat and submarine. The Classical World also contributed to
the field of literature.
Literature has come a long way from the Classical World since its
development by many authors and pl .....
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Great Wall Of China
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 637.... wall would serve as a barricade to keep out all tribes that wanted to invade China. It also served to separate the civilized acts of the farmers in China to the barbaric acts of the nomadic tribes. What Shih did not know was that the construction would cause many deaths and much suffering to the builders of the wall. The wall which Meng and his men created had watchtowers, forty feet tall, every two hundred yards. The purpose of these towers was to alert the defending soldiers of approaching, attacking tribes. The soldiers at the towers signalled to each other by day using smo .....
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Global Stratification
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 306.... rates. Populations of poor countries double every twenty-five years.
Cultural patterns: Poor societies are typically traditional. Groups pass folkways from generation to generation.
Social Stratification: unequally distributed wealth is often found in low-income countries.
Gender Inequality: Poor societies use women more than industrial societies. Women with fewer opportunities have more children than ones that do.
Global Power Relationships: The relationships between the nations in the world are a huge cause in the poverty in the world. Wealth usually flows fro .....
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George III
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 425.... harshly for their disobedience and
insolence. Using his profound influence, he pushed through the Townshend Acts, in 1766, taxing many commodity items
including tea resulting in the infamous Boston Tea Party. King George was eventually humbled as the American colonies
successfully became the United States Of America. Other colonies began to rebel after America's success and King George
remained embroiled in one conflict or another for many years.
George III inherited more than just the throne. He also had the royal hereditary disease
porphyria which had afflicted Mary .....
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Cold War 4
Number of pages: 9 | Number of words: 2379.... When Hitler launched "Operation Barbarossa", it was estimated that Russia would be defeated within weeks, months at latest. Churchill, the British prime minister, immediately provided help to Stalin. The United States joined the Allies and the impossible had become reality: capitalism and communism working hand in hand. The "Lend Lease" arrangement was extended to Russia and all in all ten million tons of war materials were sent by the US to Russia. It seems rather far-reaching to propose that circumstances were all that well until Yalta, and that the agreements reached the .....
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Grant Scandals
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 351.... investors gave Credit Mobilier stock to members of Congress. A congressional investigation in 1872 revealed many congressmen, high ranking republicans, and vice-president Schuyler Colfax took stock in the company. The scandal marred Grant's first term. Schuyler was replaced for the election in 1872. This began the uncovering of several scandals.
The Whiskey Ring 187
A national tax evasion scheme where indictments were brought against 86 government officials, including the chief clerk of the Treasury Department as well as President Ulysses S. Grant's private secretary. A gro .....
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