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It is an unusual piece of art that is an enameled gold egg containing a completely accurate model of the Gatchina Palace near St. Petersburg. Only five inches high, it even includes a tiny flag flying from the palace tower. It is decorated with pearls and diamonds. Historians think this egg was given to the […]
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During the Middle Ages, Europeans’ knowledge of the world greatly increased. The Crusades gave many Europeans a firsthand introduction to a world with which they had previously had little or no contact. In the East, at this same time, geography was becoming one of the greatest of the Muslim sciences. A number of Arab travelers
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Most modern nations celebrate a day in honor of Their heritage each year. For many this takes the form of an Independence Day, marking the date when the nation became a distinct political unit. Perhaps the oldest Independence Day is August 1 in Switzerland. It marks the day in 1291 when three Swiss cantons, or
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Every rose has thorns to go with it and every coin has two sides. That is the nature of most aspects of life. So, before you give that “I resign” note, consider the cons of self-employment and be sure that that is what you want, let us look at the disadvantages of self-employment. Paying more
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As an employee, you will always be governed by someone superior to you and will always be commanded around. Self-employment is for people who hate to be bossed around and are talented enough to generate salary by selling their expertise independently. Let us look at some of the benefits of self-employment… You are your own
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The earth is a dynamic body that has undergone various changes. These changes are both of internal and external origin. The internal processes are referred to as diastrophism and they tend to elevate the earth’s surface. They are counterbalanced by the external processes that wear down the land surface. The constant interaction between these two
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The history of life on earth has been marked by periodic episodes of extinction, where the loss of species outpaces the formation of new species. Particularly sharp declines in species diversity are called mass extinctions. Five mass extinctions have occurred, the first of them near the end of the Ordovician period about 438 million years
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Founded in the600sby the Arabian prophet Muhammad, Islam is today one of the world’s largest religions, followed by millions of people throughout the world. Those who adhere to the beliefs of Islam are called Muslims. The largest Muslim communities exist in Southwest Asia, North Africa, Indonesia, the Indian subcontinent, and Central Asia. Muhammad, who was
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How come Goliath failed to dodge that tiny stone that was heading towards him, couldn’t he simply have ducked it, bend down a little, that of course wouldn’t have broken his back, was it because he was too foolish to realize that the stone was actually going to kill him, that’s why he let it
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We are also told about this guy who was very cruel to his donkey, he used to beat it very hard, and then one day, the donkey asked him to stop. What else did the donkey say apart from stopping to beat him, did he bite him in the buttocks? Tommy told me that the
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