America was a continent, undivided by political borders containing a great variety of different climates and cultures. In the north there were very harsh climates, reaching subzero temperatures. Into North America were a great variety of forests and deserts. Into…
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Projectile points served both a utilitarian and ritual purpose that determined not only their morphology but their manufacture, raw-material composition, and maintenance as well. Heavily used projectiles made out of a rare and valued but durable raw-material would be expected…
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Science has established by DNA the existence of a woman who lived 200,000 years ago in Africa, and through our maternal lineage, every person alive today converges back to this ancient woman. For many years it was thought that we…
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One of the major ways the US criminal system fails is that it does not really enforce many rules itself. It is filled with criminals who are still engaging in criminal acts, just from the inside. Also the prison systems…
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You’ve likely seen the amazing film “The Godfather.” If so, that epic movie depicts several generations of a mafia family, one that clearly embraces crime as an occupation. But in reality, is it common for crime to be the family…
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Prehistoric art is usually assigned to the pre-literate era of the Stone Age. This covers the period of about 1,750,000B.C. to about 5,000B.C. In this period, there is evidence of carvings, painting, pottery, spinning and weaving. Once the last Ice…
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Planned communities are a great way to resolve the conflict between developer, local government, politicians and the public when planning a new community. While developing clear plans, then challenging them in great detail, those who mourn the transformation of raw land into…
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A criminal is born when a person makes the choice to step across the boundary that separates the legal from the illegal. What caused this to happen is the result of the direct and indirect moral training that was received….
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The Iron Age was the age of alternatives and innovations. Some countries slipped from the Stone Age to the Iron Age without the intermediary Bronze Age. Some were surrounded by Iron Age progress, yet remained at various levels of the…
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Society has been infested with an incurable disease that has plagued us since the dawn of man. It has infected the young and caused irreparable damage to young and old alike. When the affliction hits more than one family member…
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