1416 résultats pour "peoples"
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Observatory - astronomy.
Ultraviolet radiation, X rays, and gamma rays have shorter wavelengths than visible light has. These types of radiation tell astronomers about the hottest and mostviolent phenomena in the universe. Earth’s atmosphere blocks most of this radiation, so astronomers must send their observatories above the atmosphere aboardballoons, rockets, or satellites. Ultraviolet telescopes are much like visible light telescopes, but X-ray telescopes must have special nested cylindrical mirrors to prevent Xrays...
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Protestantism.
F England The Anglican Church became the established church in England when Henry VIII assumed (1534) the ecclesiastical authority over the English church that had previouslybeen exercised by the pope. Henry’s motive was to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragón rather than to reform church doctrine, and he imposed severe lawsupholding the major tenets of medieval Catholicism. Under King Edward VI and Queen Elizabeth, however, the Anglican Church developed a distinctly Protestant creedthat w...
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Burundi - country.
D Way of Life Most Burundians live in self-contained compounds of small round grass huts scattered over the country’s many hills. The rugo , the traditional Tutsi hut, is divided into sections and surrounded by an enclosure and cattle corrals. Families farm scattered plots of land on different soils at different altitudes to minimize crop failure. Thefloors of valleys are avoided due to higher temperatures and tsetse fly infestation. Social roles are largely determined by ethnicity, with the T...
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Bahrain - country.
A Religion Almost all Bahrainis and the majority of nonnatives are followers of Islam (Muslims). About 70 percent of all native Bahrainis belong to the Shia branch of Islam, whilethe remainder, including the ruling al-Khalifa clan, are adherents of the Sunni branch. Non-Muslims, including Hindus, Buddhists, Christians, and Jews, account for 15percent of the total population. High unemployment among the Shia population has caused considerable discontent on the part of this group toward the Sunni...
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Roman Catholic Church.
comprehensiveness of its doctrinal tradition. Locating its beginnings in the earliest Christian communities and refusing to acknowledge any decisive break in its history,the Roman Catholic Church considers itself heir to the theological traditions of the apostolic, patristic, medieval, and modern periods. The church does not in principleexclude any theological method, and since the encyclical of Pope Pius XII Divino Afflante Spiritu (1943) it has officially sanctioned modern principles of exeg...
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Folk Art
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INTRODUCTION
Carved Native American Figure
This figure of a Native American trapper was carved from a single pine log (about 1850-1890).
that young Native American women were taught to weave by Ursuline nuns. The overall spirit of French-Canadian folk art is colorful, happy, and, at the same time,devout. B Anglo-Canadian Folk Art The English tradition in the Maritime provinces is strong in the decoration of utilitarian objects, in graining, marbling, and incising, and in ship carvings (both figureheadsand stern-board decorations). The emigration to Canada of many New Englanders during and after the American Revolution led to int...
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Whale - biology.
III BEHAVIOR OF WHALES Studies of whales in captivity have taught scientists much about the complex social behavior of whales. Since the late 1980s, advances in the use of satellite trackingsystems have also broadened opportunities for scientists to observe how whales behave in the wild. A Swimming and Diving Whales swim by making powerful up-and-down movements of the tail flukes, which provide thrust. The power comes from body muscles that flex the lower spine upand down in a wavelike motion...
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Holy Roman Empire
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INTRODUCTION
Holy Roman Empire, political entity of lands in western and central Europe, founded by Charlemagne in
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800 and dissolved by Emperor Francis II in 1806.
acquired the imperial title and an area running from the North Sea through Lotharingia (Lorraine) and Burgundy to northern Italy; Louis II received East Francia (theGerman duchies of Saxony, Swabia, and Bavaria). In 870 Lothair’s middle kingdom was divided by the Treaty of Mersen, which gave Lotharingia to East Francia and therest to West Francia. This division created the foundation for today’s states of Germany and France, respectively; however, in the 9th century these were highly fractured d...
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Holy Roman Empire .
acquired the imperial title and an area running from the North Sea through Lotharingia (Lorraine) and Burgundy to northern Italy; Louis II received East Francia (theGerman duchies of Saxony, Swabia, and Bavaria). In 870 Lothair’s middle kingdom was divided by the Treaty of Mersen, which gave Lotharingia to East Francia and therest to West Francia. This division created the foundation for today’s states of Germany and France, respectively; however, in the 9th century these were highly fractured d...
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Ottoman Empire .
fleets at Suez, Egypt; though the Portuguese were not expelled, Selim did manage to prevent the establishment of a total Portuguese monopoly over the spice trade. Selim I died in 1520 after having spent most of his short reign on matters pertaining to the east. His son and successor Süleyman I (reigned 1520-1566) again turnedthe attention of the Ottomans to the west. In August 1521 Süleyman, later known as Süleyman the Magnificent, opened the road to Hungary by capturing Belgrade, aHungarian str...
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Ottoman Empire - History.
fleets at Suez, Egypt; though the Portuguese were not expelled, Selim did manage to prevent the establishment of a total Portuguese monopoly over the spice trade. Selim I died in 1520 after having spent most of his short reign on matters pertaining to the east. His son and successor Süleyman I (reigned 1520-1566) again turnedthe attention of the Ottomans to the west. In August 1521 Süleyman, later known as Süleyman the Magnificent, opened the road to Hungary by capturing Belgrade, aHungarian str...
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Les remaniements ministériels des 19 juillet et 2 août 1995 ont consolidé la
position du People Progress Party (PPP) du...
Les remaniements ministériels des 19 juillet et 2 août 1995 ont consolidé la position du People Progress Party (PPP) du Premier ministre Sir Julius Chan. Le processus engagé en 1994 pour tenter de ramener la paix sur l'île sécessionniste de Bougainville s'est enlisé. Deux conférences...
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Seychelles (2002-2003): Préparation de la succession
Après sa réélection en septembre 2001 et la victoire du parti gouvernemental
Seychelles People's...
Seychelles (2002-2003): Préparation de la succession Après sa réélection en septembre 2001 et la victoire du parti gouvernemental Seychelles People's Progressive Front (SPPF) aux législatives de décembre 2002, le président France-Albert René a désigné un dauphin le 9 mars 2003. Il a annoncé qu'il confierait certaines de ses fonctions au vice-président et ministre des Finances James Michel, faisant planer le doute sur un possible retrait anticipé. Au plan...
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Seychelles (1995-1996)
La cohabitation politique entre le Seychelles People's Progressive Party
(gouvernemental) et le Democratic Party (opposition) est demeurée au...
Seychelles (1995-1996) La cohabitation politique entre le Seychelles People's Progressive Party (gouvernemental) et le Democratic Party (opposition) est demeurée au beau fixe. En revanche, l'archipel a été confronté à une pénurie de devises (aggravée par la fermeture prévue fin 1996 de la base de surveillance de satellites louée par les États-Unis). Pour attirer de nouveaux capitaux, le président...
- Script : Mark Zuckerberg’s interview
- Arctic religions
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Fiche langue bac
To conclude, because of a problem of construction of the society in India there is a lot of inequalities between men and women. Many people hasn't an access to the power.
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
- Mental Health.
- Greece
- Latium
- Latium Roman In ancient times, a region in west-central Italy, south and east of the Tiber River on the shores of the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- computers and religion
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Bipolar Disorder.
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- Homelessness.
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pictures and hack your facebook profile. And I can finally say that the founder of facebook is an amateur, because facebook spies on the whole word, so facebook is superior to big brother. 4) And finally, we have seen the cover of the book 1984. Orwell, the writer, describes a society which spies on everyone with cameras, he write “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU”. He wanted to alert people to the dangers that progress can bring. To conclude, from my point of view, the privacy doesn'...
- Anglais
- New religious movements in Brazil
- espaces et échanges
- Pets. They may be cuddly, playful, and fun. They can delight
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The Uses of Sidewalks: Safety and Contact
2 First, a distinction between “the public and the private spaces”; second, streets must be constantly watched, and third sidewalk must be occupied by users: "Once a street is well equipped to handle strangers, once it has both a good, effective demarcation between private and public spaces and has a basic supply of activity and eyes, the more strangers the merrier" (40). By this quote, Jacobs means that people will have no apprehension by using a street or a sidewalk that meet the requirements...
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problems associated with water shortage
In Iran a group of farmers destroyed a water pump station that was carrying water away from their area to another city. So we can see that the world’s water problems can be the source of conflicts Climate change has also exacerbated water issues worldwide. In fact, climate change is drying up lakes, rivers and seas everywhere. In Australia, for example, a heat wave created wildfires and critical water shortages. In some places, it’s just too dry, and people who live there n...
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Martin Luther King en anglais
This extract spoke about forging ahead. He asked the rhetoric question "When will you be satified ?", and replied that they will be satisfied once they obtain the same rights than the white people. -> Answer the following questions; they will help you with your presentation : 1. A) So why was it necessary for King to say: "We cannot turn back" ? In this extract, when King said: "we cannot turn back", he was hoping that the situation of black people could only improve. That one day, the whi...
- Lexique travail social en anglais
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Halloween is an Anglo-Saxon folk festival
more and more for Canada. In memory of these old believes, children disguise, run cheerfully and scare people during all Halloween’s evening. An Irish legend is at the origin of the use of the pumpkin for Halloween. This legend tells that a man called Jack could not enter in the paradise, because he was very selfish and sparing. The evil didn’t want him no more so he had to walk with his lantern around the world until the moment of the Last Judgment. The lantern of Jac...
- baptism
- brain, mind, and religion
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Kiribati Facts and Figures.
Male Not available Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 11.4 percent (1996) Number of years of compulsory schooling 10 years (2000) Number of students per teacher, primary school 22 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENTForm of government Republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution 12 July 1979 Armed forcesTotal number of military personnel Not available Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) Not available...
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San Marino Facts and Figures.
Male 96.8 percent (1995) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Not available Number of years of compulsory schooling 9 years (2002-2003) Number of students per teacher, primary school 5 students per teacher (1999-2000) GOVERNMENTForm of government Republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution8 October 1600; 1926 electoral law serves some of the functions of a constitution Armed forcesTotal number of military personnel Not available Military...
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Marshall Islands Facts and Figures.
Male 100 percent (1980) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 9.1 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 9 years (2000) Number of students per teacher, primary school 17 students per teacher (2001-2002) GOVERNMENTForm of governmentRepublic Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution 1 May 1979 Armed forcesTotal number of military personnel Not available Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) Not avail...
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Tigers.
Many nations have passed laws to protect tigers. Scientists are trying to create more national parks fortigers to roam in and make the forests they live in bigger. Zoos also breed many tigers. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Dominica Facts and Figures.
Male 94 percent (1995) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 5.6 percent (1999-2000) Number of years of compulsory schooling 12 years (2002-2003) Number of students per teacher, primary school 19 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENTForm of government Parliamentary democracy Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution 3 November 1978 Armed forcesTotal number of military personnel Not available Military expenditures as a share of gross domest...
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Man Flies Like Birds
They managed barrels of gunpowder under the parliament. But the gunpowder plot was discovered. They were executed for treason. Since this event, November 5th is celebrated in England by burning representations of Guy Fawkes, often while making fireworks. An idea can change the world. This idea of Guy Fawkes inspired V. V wants to explode the parliament building on the November 5th for the same reason than James: freedom. A mysterious virus killed a lot of people at St-Mary's School (where Evey's...
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St. Kitts and Nevis Facts and Figures.
BASIC FACTS
Official name
Federation of
Female 97.5 percent (1995) Male 97.1 percent (1995) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 3.7 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 12 years (2002-2003) Number of students per teacher, primary school 17 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENTForm of government Constitutional monarchy Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution 19 September 1983 Armed forcesTotal number of military personnel Not available Military expend...
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Maldives Facts and Figures.
Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 6.5 percent (1998-1999) Number of years of compulsory schooling 7 years (2002-2003) Number of students per teacher, primary school 20 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENTForm of government Republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 21 Constitution 1 January 1998 Armed forcesTotal number of military personnel Not available Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 6.4 percent (2003) ECON...
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Seychelles Facts and Figures.
Literacy rateTotal 57.7 percent (1995) Female 59.8 percent (1995) Male 55.6 percent (1995) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 5.7 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 10 years (2001-2002) Number of students per teacher, primary school 14 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENTForm of government Republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 17 Constitution 18 June 1993; amended 1996 Armed forcesTotal number of military person...
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Grenada Facts and Figures.
Female 97.6 percent (1995) Male 98 percent (1995) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 5.7 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 12 years (2002-2003) Number of students per teacher, primary school 19 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENTForm of government Parliamentary democracy Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution 19 December 1973; suspended in 1979, restored in 1984 Armed forcesTotal number of military personn...
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African American
encou rages Af r ican Ame r icans to vote (t he bal lo t) bu t i f t hey fa i l, t hey x i l l have no opt ion bu t resor t to v io lence (bu l le t). I n second p lace, I am going to t a l k abou t t he ach ievemen ts. M any b lack people enjoyed success i n t he wor ld of pol i t ics, spor ts, media and en te r ta i n men t. However, t he black people a re p rog ress i n pa r t icu la r i n educa t ion, some shools al low b lack chi ld ren...
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Samoa Facts and Figures.
Female 99.7 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.7 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4.5 percent (2001-2002) Number of years of compulsory schooling 10 years (2000) Number of students per teacher, primary school 27 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENTForm of government Constitutional monarchy Voting qualifications Universal at age 21 Constitution 1 January 1962; amended 1997 Armed forcesTotal number of military personnel Not ava...
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Cape Verde Facts and Figures.
Literacy rateTotal 78 percent (2005 estimate) Female 70.9 percent (2005 estimate) Male 86.7 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 8.1 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 6 years (2002-2003) Number of students per teacher, primary school 28 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENTForm of government Republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution New constitution took effect 25 September 1992;...