California
► Environment and Natural Resources
- Landscape
● Map
● Sacramento
● San Francisco
● Los Angeles
● Death Valley (86 meters below sea level ; lowest point in U.S.)
● Silicon Valley
● Mount Wh ... Continuare
Californias History
Californias History
California's history is unique. It has been shaped, in part, by its geography. California has four main regions. The temperate coastal region, the Central Valley, once an inland sea, the desert, and the mountain region. The imposing Sierra Nevadas caused California to develop in relativ ... Continuare
Canadian Short Stories
Canadian Short Stories
Peter Reich-Rohrwig, 8BAn Overview of Canadian History
Around the year 1000 Vikings landed on the eastern coast of Canada, nearly five hundred years before the official discovery of the New World by Columbus. A reconstruction of a settlement of thatched houses in Newfoundland is a reminder of these first European ... Continuare
Capitalism
Capitalism - and other important items of the western world's systems
In my last upload, "For God's sake, teach us!", I promised a short piece in defence of capitalism if anyone asked me for one. Well, they have; so here it is!
At the end of 1989, with the Wall knocked down and the Czechoslovaks, Poles, East Germans, Balts -and not a ... Continuare
Catherine
Catherine
- A true story
Written by Maureen Dunbar
1) Main Characters:
Catherine Dunbar:
Catherine was an ambitious child but she hated her father.
That was the reason of the break out of Anorexia Nervosa.
During her illness she became moody and fu ... Continuare
Chicago1
Chicago Main facts:
Chicago is the third largest city in the US with a population of 2,886,251 (2002). It is located in the state of Illinois and directly at the shores of Lake Michigan.
Its name comes from the Indian word for wild onions, “Checaguar” because of the strange smell of wild onions that used to be there.
Now, Chic ... Continuare
Child Labor And Poverty
Child Labor And Poverty
In the early 20th century poverty and child labor was spread widely in American society. Beginning in 1921, a growth without precedent in the history of the world began in the American economy. Then, starting with a dramatic stock market crash in 1929, the economy collapsed. The country entered the worst ... Continuare
Civil War and Slavery in the US
Civil War and Slavery in the US
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vIt all startet it 1618
vThe first slaves were brought to Virginia by British settlers
vThe first laws to own a slave were written down in Massachusetts in 1641
vAt the beginning, most of them were bought to work on fields in the south and in the houses of the white settlers, mostly in the north of Am ... Continuare
Colorado
Colorado
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Colorado
"The Centennial State"
Governor:
Bill Owens
Population and geography:
capital: Denver
important cities: Fort Collins, Colorado Springs and Pueblo
... Continuare
Concrete Streets
Concrete Streets
When I was almost fifteen I met a boy his name was Pete. He was eighteen.
My father lost his job soon after I met Pete so things startet to go wrong at home.
One day I had a terrible row with my father and he threw me out and told me not to come back.
Pete said we could go to London and stay with his friends who had g ... Continuare
