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    Origin of Mouthwash

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    General Purpose: To inform the audience about the origin of mouthwash. Specific Purpose: To elucidate to the audience the evolution of the practice of using mouth wash and the ingredients used to make it. Introduction I. The debate on what to choose a. Time frame and conflict with planned family outing b. The decision made – morning hygiene II. Cave man analogy Body I. Ancient societies use of mouthwash A. Ancient Egyptians cave drawings [1500-1300

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    Origin of Civilization

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    Cole Trigger Dr. Owen Anthropology 341 8 May 2013 Testing a Theory of the Origin of Civilization Mark Twain once wrote‚ “Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.” Today‚ we live in a very complex civilization; however‚ this was not always the case. Before televisions‚ cars‚ houses‚ and farming‚ people lived off of the land without intentionally altering it. The people of the time that Mark Twain is referring to here‚ were called foragers. Foraging was

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    Mayon: the Origin

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    majestic Mt. Mayon which is located in the province of Albay in the Bicol region. It is known around the globe for its flawless cone shape. In some ways‚ she is like a shy maiden who likes to hide‚ using the clouds above her like a veil. Legendary Origin  The legend of Mt. Mayon goes around the tragic love story of a beautiful young heroine named Daragang Magayon and a dauntless warrior. The legend has been narrated and passed on from generation to generation by the people of Albay. The legend

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    The Origin of Yankee

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    fictional stories have also been created describing its origin. One known story as believed by Virginians is that the word Yankee derived from the Cherokee word “eankke” and was said to have the definition of slave or coward. This theory has since been rejected by Oscar G Sonneck of the Librarian of Congress after a thorough study and being unable to prove any such Cherokee word exists. (The Encyclopedia Brittannica Inc.‚) Regardless of its origin Yankee is a term that has developed in to geographical

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    The origins of Judaism

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    Examining Monotheism within the origins of Judaism Judaism today is considered as one of the oldest monotheistic religions today. The religion dates back four thousand years ago‚ rooted in the ancient region of Canaan which is present day Israel and Palestine. Judaism traces its custom to the covenant God made with Abraham and his lineage‚ that God would make them a sacred people and give them a holy land. The primary figures of Israelite culture include the patriarchs Abraham‚ Isaac‚ Jacob‚ and

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    Origins Of Torture

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    do something they want. The origins of torture date back to 530 A. D. were in many ancient civilizations such as Romans‚ Jews‚ and Egyptians practiced the arts and ways of torture to force others to say something they want. With their lewd ways of doing the job and their inhumane machinery‚ it has become one of the most depraved forms for the extraction of truth. Their fundamental roots of their form still remain today in our society. This essay will outline The Origins of Torture where it came from

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    Gilgamesh Origin

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    The study of The Epic of Gilgamesh is conducive to interpretation of origin‚ for in a character’s roots lies their motivations and compulsions. In Enkidu’s creation is revelation: he is not a mirror to Gilgamesh‚ but a superior foil of divine origin and mortal sustenance‚ a buffer between the gods and humanity. In observing the first few lines of the excerpt‚ it is obvious that Anu (the speaking god) asks for the making of a physical match for Gilgamesh’s capabilities; what is instead created is

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    The Origins of the Hyksos

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    The Hyksos? The Hyksos? The origins of Egypt ’s Pharaohs during the Second Intermediate Period is an answer that has eluded scholars since antiquity. Egypt between the Middle and New Kingdom had become a complex puzzle in which many missing pieces needed to be ascertained through diligent research of the historical and archaeological record. The label given to these Pharaohs is Hyksos‚ this is derived from an Egyptian phrase meaning ’rulers of foreign countries. ’ (Save-Soderbergh 1951:56)

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    The Origin Of Cleopatra

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    Cleopatra Cleaopatra was born in 69 BC and died august 12 30BC She was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty‚ a family of Greek[2][3][4][5][6][7] origin that ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great’s death during the Hellenistic period.  Cleopatra originally ruled jointly with her father Ptolemy XII Auletes and later with her brothers‚ Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV‚ whom she married as per Egyptian custom‚  When her father Ptolemy XII died in 51 BC‚ Cleopatra became co-regent with her 10-year-old

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    Language and Human Species

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    IS LANGUAGE UNIQUE TO THE HUMAN SPECIES? by Ulla Hedeager INTRODUCTION The assertion that humans differ from animals in their use of language has been the subject of much discussion as scientists have investigated language use by non-human species. Researchers have taught apes‚ dolphins‚ and parrots various systems of human-like communication‚ and recently‚ the study of animal language and behaviour in its natural environment rather than in the laboratory has increased. It is my aim to discuss human

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