According to the National Association of Realtors, the most difficult step for home buyers is saving for the down payment and closing costs. For cash–strapped home buyers, asking the seller to help pay closing costs could be an ideal solution. Seller–paid closing costs or seller concessions are money paid toward…
The Zimmermann Telegram galvanized American public opinion against Germany once and for all. The telegram was considered perhaps Britain’s greatest intelligence coup of World War I and, coupled with American outrage over Germany’s resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare , was the tipping point persuading the U.S. to join the war.…
The delay in the ratification of the Articles of Confederation was caused by the insistence of Maryland that all states give up their western land claims to the central government. Articles of Confederation are ratified. The Articles were signed by Congress and sent to the individual states for ratification on…
Scientists have discovered an unusual “monster” galaxy that existed about 12 billion years ago when the universe was “only” 1.8 billion years old, a new study reports. Researchers found that the galaxy, called XMM-2599, formed stars at a high rate and then died. Why it suddenly stopped forming stars is…
Between 1622 and the late 19th century, a series of wars known as the American-Indian WarsAmerican-Indian WarsThe American Indian Wars, also known as the American Frontier Wars, and the Indian Wars, were fought by European governments and colonists in North America, and later by the United States and Canadian governments…
The belief that the ship was unsinkable was, in part, due to the fact that the Titanic had sixteen watertight compartments. However, the compartments did not reach as high as they should have done. Who was blamed for the sinking of the Titanic? From the beginning, some blamed the Titanic’s…
Ancient Greece relied heavily on imported goods. Their economy was defined by that dependence. Agricultural trade was of great importance because the soil in Greece was of poor quality which limited crop production. What did ancient Greek men do in their free time? The free men of Ancient Greece participated…
Why was Windows 1.0 considered an operating environment rather than an operating system Because it was only a shell; MS-DOS was still the operating system. What two features distinguished Windows 2.0 from Windows 1.0 The ability to overlap windows, the use of icons. environment rather than an operating system? Because…
A writ of mandamus is a court order for a government official to fulfill their obligation under the law. The question, then, was whether the Supreme Court could grant this request to issue a writ of mandamus and force Secretary of State James Madison to deliver the commissions. Apple’s request…
Civilization is, of course, possible without writing, but writing makes it much easier. It does so because it allows people to keep records and it allows them to transmit and store information relatively easily. Once a civilization reaches any really decent… Writing seems to have been invented to keep accounts,…