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… the Japanese island chain as early as 200,000 years ago. Very little is known about where these people came from or how they arrived on the islands. IT is most likely they crossed a land bridge that temporarily linked the Japanese islands to the Korea…

… and soldiers in a conflict that could be easily settled by more humane, economic, and mature ways. War is a chaotic, inevitable event that I personally don't agree with, but oddly provides the conditions for a new and better future. The mindless…

… opposition to the Bolsheviks. This opposition came from indigenous people, Czechs legions in Russia, and the West. <Tab/>Local Russians opposed the Bolsheviks for a number of reasons which include, but the two most important are…

… of Natural and Experimental Philosophy & Instructor of Artillery from August 1851 until the beginning of the Civil War in April 1861. Thomas Stonewall Jackson was one of the strangest generals in the service of the Military. He was a religious,…

… and Blues? Rhythm and Blues, or R and B, can be used to describe the stylish urban music that grew out of the urbanization of the blues. It is a form of popular music based on a mixture of blues and black folk music. Its melody is simple, but has…

… life that was surrounded by crime. He was born in 1854 in Victoria and was the eldest of eight children. Ned Kelly attended school at Avenel until age 12 when his father died. Before he was born his parents were sent from Ireland on a convict ship to…

… has taken place in a lot of military action in the past 200 years. Some of the major affairs include World War 1 and 2, and the Korean War. Many Canadians have different opinions on how involved Canada should be in these foreign wars.…

… in ancient times both formed near prominent rivers. These first civilizations developed in the Middle East, Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates and Egypt by the Nile River. Egypt and Mesopotamia are examples of some early river-valley…

… State or Church between white and black." This quote is taken from the Constitution of the South African Republic, before the national policy of apartheid was abolished in 1994. Apartheid is a cruel and unjust policy of total separation between whites…

… that have influenced the cultures of many early civilizations and continue to do so today. These works were important to the people of their time and reflected a part of their culture. Works that fall under this category are the Beatitudes,…