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WHO WAS RA? WHO WORSHIPED A FEATHERED SNAKE? ARE THE OLD GODS STILL WITH US? AFTERLIFEFIND OUT MORESome religions have died out, along with the cultures that practiced them. We know about them…
WHAT IS THE NEW BALANCE OF POWER? IS THE NEW ORDER STABLE? WHAT TRENDS WILL AFFECT THE NEW ORDER? GLOBALIZATIONINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYSECURITYFIND OUT MOREAfter 1945, two powerful and opposing…
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