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- 9991: Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales
- ... Cook’s Tale” explains how stealing, lusting, and gambling are evil and will get you nowhere in life. These morals will always be relevant. In “The Canterbury Tales” several characters can be compared to modern day groups or individuals. For example, look at the Yeoman and the Knight. They are both very similar to the police officers of today. All three groups serve and protect the public. The Parson, representing the ...
- 9992: The Roman Aqueduct
- ... The aqueduct builders did not know that water would rise as high in a pipe as the source where it came from. They say that the Marcia aqueduct carried 35 million gallons of water a day on intake. The leakage of all these aqueducts must have been something enormous; not to mention the unlawful drafting by the people, as the water was on its way down. So, as you can see ...
- 9993: The Quebec Winter Carnival
- ... during the long winter months. The Quebec Carnival grew to become Quebec City's third-largest industry, far surpassing its organizers dreams. The Carnival’s activities reflect the character and the tastes of the modern-day people. They also include many of Quebec’s most famous traditions. Beautiful snow sculptures as well as the traditional canoe race across the mighty St. Lawrence River are as spectacular and as popular as ever ...
- 9994: The Brief History of Alaska
- ... became its manager and the company was the only governing body in Alaska for sixty-eight years. Baranof treated the natives harshly and enslaved the Aleuts. During 1799, he also founded a settlement near present-day Sitka and in 1802, it was attacked by the Tlingit Indians, who killed and captured most of the Russians there. In 1804, Baranof returned to the area with a large force of Russians and Aleuts ...
- 9995: France
- ... the best in the world. The French wine industry keeps a close eye on the standard of wine it produces. A good wine must meet certain requirements. When a wine is awarded the label Appelation d’ Prigine Controlee or AOC, this means it is of guaranteed high quality. The traditional goods for which France is renowned include fine china, wine, perfume, and textiles. France now has some very successful firms producing ...
- 9996: A Winter Dream: Judy Jones
- ... the looks, but she doesn’t have the intelligence to back up her perfection. A perfect example of her stupidity is shown with Dexter Green. Judy met Dexteron many occasions, in one instance only a day apart, and still did recognize him. She is obviously not the smartest person. This is obvious in the fact that being a promiscuous party girl, she never really gave much thought to her future, causing ...
- 9997: Mysteries of the Sphinx
- ... BC? According to Robert Bauvel, yes. Bauval believes the ancient Egyptians not only had a lion in their zodiac, but also mapped their lion constellations to the same, identical stars that are in the modern-day constellations (Paulson 2). The significance of the Sphinx is an ongoing debate. Perhaps we will never know its true builders, date of origin, or even its significance. But in all, it truly is one of ...
- 9998: Italy
- ... cold meat and vegetables, such as prosciutto (a type of spiced ham), salami, olives, and artichoke hearts. Of course no one in Italy will admit not eating pizza at least 2 or 3 times a day along with or as their meals. Italians, in their spare time, enjoy a wide variety of sports and other recreational activities. Soccer is the most popular sport in Italy. Practically every major city has a ...
- 9999: The European Union
- ... is 'an ever close union among the people of Europe, in which decisions are taken as closely as possible to the citizen.' The European Union has its own flag, anthem and it celebrates the Europe Day on the 9th of May. Each Community had, and still has, its own legal base, a Treaty. The Treaties provide a set of policy objectives or goals, institutions to execute them, a decision-making process ...
- 10000: Vienna vs. Virginia
- ... its an honor code policy. With undercover “ticket checkers” who will fine you 50 dollars if you don’t have a pre-bought pass. Thus one in Vienna can buy a ticket for use all day, or for a year.
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