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    select objects that they wanted to be placed in their tomb with them. The objects placed in the tomb with them would then reach the afterlife with the deceased person with the approval from Osiris (FOOTNOTE BOOK 83). However, many thieves have broken into tombs in order to steal precious objects (FOOTNOTE). This limits scholars’ knowledge on the urbanization of Ancient Egypt because these objects have been lost. A prime example of this can be seen in Hierakonpolis. The excavated tombs showed evidence

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    by my wrists, my feet a few inches off the ground.” Footnote: Jesse Sage and Liora Kasten, eds, Enslaved: True Stories of Modern Day Slavery (New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2006), 67. • “I was in a closet of some kind, naked with my hands tied in front of me. Not that it mattered, because it hurt too much to move to even contemplate trying to escape…I was the slave. My job, as I had learned in day two, was to be submissive, a bottom.” Footnote: Jesse Sage and Liora Kasten, eds, Enslaved: True Stories

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    Adolf Hitler once said, "If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed." (footnote). This quote is significant since in both the play The Crucible and Hitler's persecution of Jewish people, people were deceiving others to make themselves seem innocent and right. They both had occurred in the olden days when anything that was said was considered true since there weren't other sources. People also didn’t have a voice to stand up for each other in these times so innocent

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    He finds certainty in the statement Cogito, ergo sum or “I think, therefore I am.” FOOTNOTE The first Meditation in Descartes Meditations On First Philosophy, is based on doubting almost everything he once believed as true. When Descartes found that beliefs he had were false, he realized all of his beliefs could be threatened. He embraced scepticism and refused to accept anything that it is possible to

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    Understanding Islam

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    about.com/od/ramadan/f/ramadanintro.htm Footnotes 1[Add footnotes, if any, on their own page following references. For APA formatting requirements, it’s easy to just type your own footnote references and notes. To format a footnote reference, select the number and then, on the Home tab, in the Styles gallery, click Footnote Reference. The body of a footnote, such as this example, uses the Normal text style. (Note: If you delete this sample footnote, don’t forget to delete its in-text reference

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    David Foster Wallace’s essay, “Consider the Lobster” efficiently shows readers his personal views toward Maine Lobster Festival and lobster in general. Wallace does this by giving the readers facts and his own opinions in lengthy footnotes. Wallace points out facts about lobster that makes readers feel sentimental toward eating lobster by the end of the personal essay. Wallace defines lobster in-depth to show readers that they are living creatures and people shouldn’t eat them. The author uses a

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    observations of the stars allowed them to have calendars that closely resemble the calendars we have today. Additionally, they had books, one of which was their holy book, recounting the story of two heroic twins called Hunahpu and Xbalanque.[insert footnote. Source 1] Finally, the Mayans had an incredibly advanced system for agriculture, using canals and reservoirs to their advantage. The Maya had an incredibly advanced technology and an abundance of knowledge, creating a civilization that incomparable

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    Rainforest

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    HOW IS THE RAINFOREST HELPFUL TO US? Malcolm Clay ITT- Technical Institute The rainforest is helpful to us in many ways. Rainforests can be found all over the world from as far north as Alaska and Canada to Latin America, Asia and Africa. Rainforests are found on every continent across the Earth, except Antarctica. There are two major types of rainforest: temperate rainforests and tropical rainforests. The largest temperate rainforests are found on North America's Pacific Coast and stretch

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    Silence In Engera

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    linking it with “cults in foreign countries,” thus justifying suppression. [footnote ming 79] Finally, the use of the word “cult” by Chinese authorities also has historical significance, as for centuries the term had been used “to categorize religious movements which [the government] want[s] to eradicate,” as oftentimesit was perceived that these movements “threatened the fate or legitimacy of the state itself.” [footnote Benny 6] Therefore, it is important to take note of which terms are used by

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    King Henry VII’s reign from Christine Carpenter In Medieval times rulers were expected to follow a strict set of rules, which determined how the ruler’s subjects viewed him. Some of the characteristics looked for in a good ruler were trust in the nobility, having a royal heir, respect for the law, obedience to the church, and many others. In this paper Christine Carpenter examines Henry VII according to common medieval standards and describes some of his weaknesses which lead to him being seen as

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