… region of South America. A Spanish colony until 1816, it was torn by interior political conflict between civilian, liberal, conservative, and military factions. After WWII, a long period of authoritarian rule was followed by a military junta in 1976;…

… money on the development of public transportation. Recently, The Kansas City metropolitan area citizens have decided that their money should be spent elsewhere. " Eighty percent of all households in the United States have at least one car..." (Owen…

… on the fact that the dark or tanned skin indicates good health, fastidiousness and maybe even welfare. However, these markings would immediately change if it would be indicated that this skin is possessed by a Roma person. Unfortunately, prejudi…

… problem in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe. Once acid rain is in the air there is little we can do. If everyone works together we can eliminate some of the common everyday productions of Acid Rain. Acid rain leaches nutrients from…

… images of violence and bitter sectarian division. During that period the six counties that make up Northern have witnessed a depressing display of death and injury as Catholics and Protestants fought each other. Between 1966 and 1998 a total of 3,636…

… celebrated her 100th birthday on October 28, 1986. The people of France gave the Statue to the people of the United States over one hundred years ago in recognition of the friendship established during the American Revolution. Over the years, the Statu…

… great religious traditions that originated in China. The other philosophy in China is, Confucianism. Taoism and Confucianism begin about the same time, in the sixth century B.C. China's third great religion, Buddhism, which came to China from India. …

… have argued for and against the UN sanctions that are in place in Iraq. Some people think the sanctions are good and will keep Iraq in line. Other people think that the sanctions are hurting Iraq. They think that the people of Iraq are being treated…

… Pagans, and like other religions, much of their daily activity revolved around their beliefs. They believed in many different gods and goddesses and had high admiration for them. Each one of their gods represented a different function that went…

… tea, it is the country that finds and utilizes tea first in the world. In China, the history of tea had more than three thousand years old. Over one thousand years ago, Chinese people began to have the habit of drinking tea. Now, tea is a part of Chinese…