... against the law seem to you a bit... unnatural?" Bill Hicks, a writer for the online magazine 420TIMES.com, gave this statement in an article which he wrote in the July 2002 edition titled "Medical Marijuana." There are few legitimate arguments that can be made why marijuana shouldn't be legal and a plethora of arguments that can be made why the drug should be ... parts of the world for centuries and in the United States mostly in the 20th century. Marijuana was first described in print in a Chinese book of medicine, "Herbal," in the 2nd century B.C., and was used in China as an anesthe...

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... and spread of culture and ideas. Some trade routes stand out as major points in history. One example is the Silk Road which linked China to the West from the 2nd century B.C.E. to the late 15th century C.E. The global importance of the Silk Road was that by successful trading, the economy grew and rich cultural exchange took place. Patterns of economic ... was limited, its cultural impact was great. Ideas, technologies, and religions such as, Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, and ancient Persian Zoroastrianism were also brought along the Silk Road. In the late 2nd century CE, when the Han ...

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... , you may not even know that you are looking at a tattoo! 1. Tattoos have steadily gained popularity in the last decade -- a trend that shows little sign of slowing down. In this edition of HowStuffWorks, we"ll look at all facets of tattooing -- its history and cultural significance, the technology of tattoo machines and how the tattooing process works, and the safety, artistic ... ...

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... each other and work things out. Many people across the world think that East Asia is the next stage for prosperity, especially when China is gaining power and the World's 2nd strongest (Japan) and the 16th strongest (Korea) is working together. To make things short, we can expect a lot from Korea and Japan, if they cooperate and forget about the past ... ...

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... and US. Level of North Korea's scare wasn't as high as the level of terror scare was in America. After September 11th's terrorist attack level of terrorist scare raised to 2nd highest, orange. Anti-Terrorist operations last year were very successful, because many terrorist leaders were assassinated or arrested. The biggest event of the year wasn't great invention thought but huge ... ...

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... each 60-year cycle, each year is assigned name consisting of two components: celestial stem, terrestial stem Thus, the 1st year of the 60-year cycle becomes jia-zi, the 2nd year is yi-chou, the 3rd year is bing-yin, etc. When we reach the end of a component, we start from the beginning: The 10th year is gui-you, the ... ...

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... my business intuition. In 1998, I took the university entrance examination (administered by China Education Commission) specially orientated towards overseas Chinese students and was subsequently enrolled in Tsinghua University as the 2nd top student among them. In this most prestigious university, I chose to specialize in international finance. With its competitive environment and academic elitism, Tsinghua University helped me develop a mature character and ... ...

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... the tensions is political. There were many political events which caused much unhappiness among the Chinese. For example, the Soviets did not provide any concrete help when China faced the 2nd Quemoy-Matsu crisis in 1958. The Soviets, on the other hand, shook off the blame by saying that it was the Chinese fault for not consulting them about the plans ... ...

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... found its way west to Europe. Once there it began ravaging the population. Another effect of the Silk Road was the spreading of gunpowder to the western world in the 2nd millennium. If the Silk Road did not exist during the first millennium then gunpowder might have never been spread to the west. Without gunpowder the world history would be inevitably ... ...

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... , Japanese) in Vietnam at the time with Japanese the highest. Vietming jumped up and declared independence. HCM jumped to the top and seized power when Japanese was defeated on Sept. 2nd, he used the 1st line in American Dec. of Independence "In the truth all men are created equal- Even American attended the ceremony. This is the turning point, FDR died ... ...

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