On the Constitutional Walking Tour Those interested can explore Philadelphia on foot, where America began. The tour covers 30 attractions in the city. Betsy Ross House, 239 Arch Street (between Second and Third Street) Admission: $ 2 for adults, $ 1 per child (suggested donation). Betsy Ross and her husband John lived in this house, […]
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From rushing rivers to hissing rainforests, across the arid desert and up into the heights to the tops of volcanoes and mountain scenery. According to clothesbliss, South America is varied, distinctive and a continent you will want to visit again and again. When you travel to South America with Tourist Travel, it is obvious to […]
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Population About 75% of the population are ethnic Turks. The Christian minority, which was very strong up to the First World War, and the group of Jews are insignificant today; both live mainly in Istanbul (around 18,000 Greeks, around 68,000 Armenians). The Kurds in Turkey (about 19% of the total population) are not officially recognized […]
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Preparatory phase I decided on the University of California Riverside (UC Riverside) pretty quickly and in May 2013 I filled out my application documents and had them sent to UC Riverside via MicroEDU. In July 2013 I received my confirmation of admission to the UC Riverside. After I had secured my place, I got my […]
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Establishment of the new democratic Hungary (1989-2005) The Hungarian Democratic Forum (Hungarian abbreviation MDF) was founded on September 27, 1987. Other parties emerged in 1988/89, including the Bund Free Democrats (SzDSz; founded on November 13, 1988), the Independent Party of Small Farmers, Agricultural Workers and Citizens (FKgP, re-established on November 18, 1988) and the Christian […]
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HUMAN GEOGRAPHY The overwhelming predominance of the Belarusian element, which has always made up approx. 80% of the entire population has preserved the homogeneity of the ethnic composition of the state. Even before Belarus, in 1918, was proclaimed a Soviet Republic, the Belarusian or White Russian ethnic group, so defined because of the prevalence of […]
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Hi everyone, I took the chance to spend a semester abroad at San Diego State University in San Diego , USA. I would like to record everything I have experienced, had to organize and my personal highlights in this report for all interested students. Make sure you do NOT go, because you will never have […]
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Area: 75,517 km² Residents: 4,098,000 (2017) Population density: 54 E / km² Form of Government: Republic System of Government: Presidential democracy Neighboring countries: Costa Rica, Colombia Capital: Panama City National language: Spanish Religions: 78% Catholic, 15% Protestant, (Adventists and Pentecostals), 0.36% Jehovah’s Witnesses Currency: Balboa (PAB) and US dollars 1 PAB = 1 US dollar (fixed) 1 PAB = 100 Centésimos Exchange rates: […]
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Climate A dry, hot, dusty wind blows from the Arabian Peninsula. The average annual rainfall is 130 mm. In the hot and dry season (May to October) the daily maximum temperatures rise to over 55 ° C (depression around Lake Assal). Djibouti is one of the hottest areas on earth. The average relative humidity is […]
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Cost of living The cost of living varies widely and depends on location (different cities or rural areas) and lifestyle. According to countryvv, dairy products and drinks are more expensive in China than in Germany. In medium-sized cities you can get a modern 4 room apartment for 100 euros a month, but you have to […]
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Warlords, nationalists and communists (1912-36) After the collapse of the empire, the problem of the renewal of China v. a. with the question of maintaining the unity of the state. In February 1912, Sun Yat-sen, elected Provisional President of the Republic of China on January 1, 1912, was forced to resign to Marshal Yuan Shikai. […]
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Lithuania is a state in Europe and the southernmost of the three Baltic states. Lithuania is bounded in the southeast and east by Belarus and in the north by Latvia. Poland is located in the south of Lithuania. Although the border length is only about 100 kilometers, it is the most important connection between Lithuania […]
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Estonia is located in Northern Europe and is the northernmost country in the Baltic states. It borders Latvia to the south, Russia to the east, and the Baltic Sea to the north and west. In the south of the country is the highest point, the Suur Munamägi with 318 meters. The largest lake is Peipsi […]
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Labor market According to countryvv, citizens from the EU and Switzerland do not need a work permit and enjoy the free movement of workers (employment can be taken up under the same conditions as nationals). There is a great need for workers every year, particularly in the field of seasonal work. There is a need […]
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Souvereign state After the Russian February Revolution in 1917, the Finnish state parliament took over government, declared Finland independent on December 6, 1917 and concluded a separate peace with the German Reich on March 7, 1918. In January 1918 a civil war began between the bourgeois groups of Finland, the “Whites”, who were supported in […]
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The French example was followed by Spain, which in 1958 also ceded the northern part of the Spanish Sahara to Morocco and in 1969 Ifni. The sultan assumed the title of king as early as 1957. The social tensions, which already during the reign of Muḥammad had led to the secession from the Istiqlāl party […]
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ART. THE ASUKA PERIOD The spread of Chinese culture in Japan took place in the Asuka period (552-645), especially through Buddhism, and the contribution of this figurative civilization of Asia immediately substantiated Japanese Buddhist sculpture with a series of masterpieces of its iconographic modules (gilt bronze group of the Triad of Sākyamuni, Nara, Hōryū-ji, Kondō; […]
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Dominion of Canada Canada grew rapidly under heads of government such as John Alexander Macdonald (* 1815, † 1891; 1867–73 and 1878–91), Alexander Mackenzie (* 1822, † 1892; 1873–78) and W. Laurier (1896–1911). The railway construction (1885 completion of the first Canadian transcontinental railway) opened up the prairie provinces (granary) and lively shipping, industry and […]
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According to the Constitution of August 17, 1945, Indonesia is a presidential republic. The President of the Republic, who holds office for 5 years and is elected by direct suffrage, is head of state and head of government and exercises executive power with the help of the Council of Ministers, responsible for him. Legislative power […]
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Traditional pre-Hispanic literary manifestations consist of songs, magic formulas, spells, recited during sowing and harvesting or for other important occasions or celebrations, as well as in about twenty epics of various ethnic groups. Few of these have so far been transcribed and translated into English, such as the lam-ang of the Ilocans, hudhud of the […]
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With capital in Albany, the state of New York (State of New York) is one of the 50 states that make up the United States of America. Something that is not well known is that it is an important agricultural and livestock center (the 5th in the country). See topschoolsintheusa for SAT test centers in New […]
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CULTURE: GENERAL INFORMATION The ancient Netherlands, a geographical area including Flanders (now included in Belgium) and part of northern France, enjoyed considerable economic and cultural prosperity in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, thanks to an extremely geographical position. favorable, at the confluence of three major European rivers, the Rhine, the Meuse and the Scheldt. Subsequently, […]
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Times Square is an intersection of Manhattan. Formerly called Plaza Longacre, it is located on the corner of Broadway Avenue and Seventh Avenue. History The area belonged to John Scott, a general in the New York militia who served under George Washington. His manor house was located on what is now 43rd Street, surrounded by […]
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CULTURE The village is the most widespread form of settlement, as is the rest of the Sudanese region. It is very often divided into neighborhoods with thickened dwellings, separated by winding streets, a survival of the ancient defensive systems. Sometimes the neighborhoods are very far from each other: they are the sokala, resulting from the […]
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The country of Mexico was named after “Mexitli”, the Aztec god of war. Locatio The United Mexican States are part of Central America, but most of them are on the North American continent. South of the isthmus of Tehantepec begin the mountain ranges and ranges of volcanoes of Central America. Visit thedressexplorer for Mexico Small Group […]
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My name is Jan and I am studying industrial engineering with a focus on marketing and sales. I chose California State University East Bay primarily because of its cost and location. Course content By and large, the university offers a very large selection of lectures, especially in the fields of economics and marketing. Unfortunately, there […]
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The assassination of the two dukes perpetrated by Birger led to his deposition (1319) and the throne passed to a son of Erik, Magnus Eriksson (1319-63), but his position was always weak: the monarchy became elective (1350), in 1359 Magnus summoned a Riksdag to Kalmar, that is, a Parliament in which the four states (nobles, clergy, bourgeois […]
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Vegetation Due to the differences in altitude in Switzerland, a distinction is made between several levels of vegetation. The colline level (hilly level, up to about 600 m above sea level) offers good conditions for the agricultural cultivation of grain, fruit and vegetables. Chestnuts, figs, bay trees, almond trees, oranges, lemons and others also grow […]
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POLITICS According to the Constitution of July 17, 1919, amended several times, Finland is a parliamentary republic. Head of State is the President of the Republic, elected for 6 years by universal suffrage, who enjoys extensive powers in foreign policy. Legislative power belongs to the unicameral Parliament, whose 200 members are elected for 4 years […]
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Choice of CSUEB: In the spring I chose the CSUEB in Hayward. Certainly not Hayward himself was the reason for my decision (with approx. 150,000 inhabitants rather a small town in the Bay Area), but the main reason was San Francisco. I just loved this city in northern California and so I decided to do […]
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