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Cycladic figures are both examples of very beautiful woman sculptures. While they both are very unique with style and meaning, the two are very different and special in their own way. The Woman of Willendorf or the Venus of Willendorf was found in 1908 by archaeologist named Joseph Szombathy. When the woman was discovered, it was founded at town of Willendorf in Austria. As Archaeologists continued the search for more of this figures, they believed that she was made between 30,000 and 25,000…

There are many aspects that can affect the participation, enthusiasm and success in touch football through enhancing or reducing the equity and access in the game. Two of these are Figueroa’s Framework and Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs. Figueroa’s Framework provides a tool for examining access, equity and equality in sport and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs which indicates that participation and enjoyment in physical activity are important factors towards self-actualisation. Professor Peter Figueroa…

disadvantage of cannabis. Cannabis is also known as marijuana, it is derived of the Cannabis plants leaves and flowers. The leaves and flowers contain THC, which gives the high to marijuana [ ][ ]. Cannabis was first made illegal with the Opium Act of 1908 introduced by Mackenzie King[…

Citizenship, with its attendant rights and duties has been an ever constant in human society since the earliest ideas of democracy and the rights of mankind were recorded in the Greek city-states of antiquity. As human society has evolved with the passing of the centuries so too has our perspective on citizenship, into what we now recognise as our modern interpretation of the expectations and rights of the citizen within the nation or state to which they belong. “Citizenship refers not only to a…

Through his innovations, Henry Ford changed America forever. His innovations are the reason that many Americans’ desires are so readily accessible. Henry Ford’s innovations had a significant effect on American society in the early 1900s and continue to impact twenty-first-century American life. In the early 1900s, the Model T provided affordable and dependable transportation for the average American. Henry Ford’s dream was to build a motor car for the great multitude. It will be large enough…

The Old Aged Pensions act was introduced in 1908. It said that as long as you had used to have an income over 12 shillings, single men and women over the age of 70 got up to 5 shillings a week whereas married couples could get 7 shillings and 6 pence a week. This evidence shows that the government…

Theodore Roosevelt, also known as “Teddy”, was born on October 27th, 1858 in New York City, became not only the 26th president of the United States, but also the youngest man to ever hold office as the president. Growing up, Roosevelt was a very ill child. Most of his problems progressed due to his very serious asthma. Throughout his teenage years, Theodore dedicated his time to gymnastics and weight lifting. His work-out routine helped rise his confidence and all around self-worth. When Teddy…

Another member of the United States Intelligence Community that has a notable role in the protection of the United States interests is the Federal Bureau of Investigations or for short, FBI. Unlike the CIA, the FBI does not directly involve itself in foreign intelligence. The FBI operates under the Department of Justice with a primary focus on federal criminal investigation and domestic intelligence but sometimes there is a cross over and the FBI finds itself involved in terrorist and foreign…

In the late nineties the depression was killing the nation. People were out of jobs and had no money. The depression rose hunger, and bills. Men had felt like they had let down their families. They had always been the breadwinners of the family and without jobs even if they tried to get one it wasn’t guaranteed that they would have it the next day. Food was not guaranteed to be put on the dinner table. Jobs were picked at the very person who showed up but that wasn’t even promised since many…

In 2010 the federal lawsuit filed was finally settled. The Blackfeet Native American 's tribe was finally awarded the money that they were promised years ago, even though the Native Americans deserved more. Elouise Cobell, who is a member of the Blackfeet tribe and is the founder of the Blackfeet National Bank, filed a lawsuit in 1996 that would eventually force the United States Department of Interior to provide the Blackfeet tribe with the money that was due centuries ago. Ms. Cobell was tired…