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… into outer space or even go the moon? Many people dream of space travel, but you can't just fly there in a jet plane. Jet engines work by using oxygen from the air to burn their fuel. And of course there is little or no oxygen in space depending…

… a chequered one, with concepts endlessly being redefined and past ideas revisited as the pendulum swings among Right and Left ideologies and among individual and collective responsibilities. In the last two decades, the UK has witnessed the importation…

… of the Black Death, the peasant revolts, and the Hundred Years' War? The cause of the Black Plague was trade. It originated in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia where it was common among the rodents and fleas there. One of the animals carried it to China…

… only know about the alphabet that they created which aided the creation of the Romantic languages. What these people fail to realize is that that is not the only reason for which the Phoenicians should be remembered. The Phoenicians did not only…

… mere mention of Dale Earnhardt's hard earned nickname sends shivers up any race fan's spine, and a look of awe will cloud their face. They will know immediately who you're talking about: the dirt roots, tough as nails, fearless driver who is one of…

… There is really no sitting on the fence between supporting it and opposing it. The reasons people give for their viewpoints are equally valid no matter which side of the fence they do stand on. Capital punishment will never stop being a hot-button…

… place to visit, especially Algeria. The country Algeria is located in the northern region of the continent. Algeria has a lot of history connected to its roots and it goes all the way back to its connection with France. After more than a century…

… heirlooms to modern day generations. Some inheritances are sentimentally valuable antiquities while others are the non-material fabrics that tie our society; our individual foundations of belief. Our freedom of speech allows us individually to debate…

… that Mr. Findley describes the destruction of war through the disturbance in families, death of animals and the destruction of cities and towns. This comes up through out the whole novel. Primarily, the destruction of war is shown through the disturban…

… been secularized and commercialized. The dichotomous nature of Easter and its symbols, however, is not necessarily a modern fabrication. The Story of Easter has been held as a holy celebration throughout the past, and still remains sacred today. The…