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The Cannon In Late Medieval Europe
800 wordsWarfare in Late-Medieval Europe went through some drastic changes with the introduction of gunpowder from China. The first military uses of gunpowder in Europe were in the form of hand-bombs, rockets, the mine, and petard. These devices augmented the traditional offensive and defensive siege tactics of the time. However, the device that became the most useful, and widely used, was the cannon. Invented by Europeans in the 14 th Century, the cannons rise to prominence was an evolutionary one, born...
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Religious Comparison Of Christianity And Islam
883 wordsYou had to know history to understand what Bosnia and Kosovo were all about. That conflict proved that the war between Christianity and Islam has never ended. Over the ages, it simply took on different forms. Because we live in such a highly secularized society, we cannot believe that America could ever become involved in a religious war in this day and age. Yet ferocious religious wars have been going on all over the place: in Northern Ireland, Israel, the Balkans, the Sudan and Russia. But his...
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Grand Duke Pay Tribute
1,412 wordsOn February 14, 1009 name of Lithuania was first mentioned in writing. The oldest known historical source to have noted Lithuania is the Quendlinburg year-books. Therein, the tragic end of the mission of St. Bruno of Querfurt was documented: St. Bruno, an archbishop and monk, who was called Boniface, was struck in the head by Pagans during the 11 th year of his conversion at the Russian and Lithuanian border (in confined Russia et Little), and along with 18 of his followers, entered heaven on Ma...
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Separation Of Powers And The System Checks Balances
1,214 words... be vested in one supreme court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress from time to time may ordain an establish. (The Constitution states). All nine federal judges are appointed by the President and serve during good behavior, usually meaning for life. The judges cannot be removed from office except for criminal behavior or malfeasance. This makes them less vulnerable to political pressure than they would be if they had to depend upon politicians or the voters for new mandates. The mai...
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Equal Protection And Supreme Court Cases
1,177 wordsBrown v. Board of Education (1954) stands as a turning point in Supreme Court decision making as it erased segregation in schools and set a new standard for civil rights cases. Using stricter notions of scrutiny the Court was able to revitalize the Fourteenth Amendment. However, while this case set new standards in civil rights, the Court has since had a difficult time defining their role in cases regarding racial discrimination. Washington v. Davis (1976) and Mccleskey v. Kemp (1987) are two su...
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Martin Luther King Jr Declaration Of Independence
582 words[/b] Throughout history, there have been many great leaders that helped our nation become what it is today. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was by far a significant leader with outstanding accomplishments. He understood that the ideals of equality in which our nation was founded must not only be ideals but realities as well. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. devoted his life for the struggle of the discrimination of blacks and by doing so, he accomplished much more than that in his lifetime. Dr. Martin Luth...
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Downward Spiral Lasting Impression
1,050 words... om the depression. The Works Progress Administration was then formed out of the CWA. It also was the most successful of all the New Deal programs, as it pulled over $ 10 billion into the economy within only three years, (1935 - 1938). There was a heavy emphasis on spending money on wages rather than machinery or materials- the use of human labor was valued. Roosevelt favored this program because it had an emphasis on creating jobs as a way of maintaining morale by de-emphasizing welfare-like...
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Christopher Columbus Queen Isabella
1,101 wordsKing Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile were both important rulers during the Renaissance. They both ruled during a time in which change was constant. Things were being rediscovered and improved to become more efficient. These two rulers also partook in this movement for change. They improved their country in several ways, including the establishment of justice, and regulation of trade. These things improved their country dramatically, opening it up to endless possibilities of gro...
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World War Ii Adolf Hitler
1,081 words... unit poverty and humiliation to Germany. These two events frustrated and angered German citizens, thus increasing internal strife. It was much easier for Germans to blame the Jews for the loss of the war than to accept responsibility themselves. The German citizens were then able to direct anger and hostility at the Jews because they were thought to be responsible for the loss of the Great War (Mazian 145 - 6). The severe economic strains due to World War I added to the internal strife. Unem...
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Douglas Macarthur Japanese Government
1,581 wordsThe occupation of Japan was, from the beginning to the end, an American operation. General Douglas MacArthur, sole supreme commander of the Allied Power was in charge of it. The Americans had insufficient men to make a military government of Japan possible; so they decided to act through the existing Japanese government. General Mac Arthur became, except in name, dictator of Japan. He imposed his will on Japan. Demilitarization was speedily carried out, de mobilisation of the former imperial for...
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Playing Cards Video Game
1,202 wordsEnglish p 17 1301 Nintendo the Survivor 'Work hard, but in the end it's in heaven's hands. ' This is a quote from Game Over about the meaning of the word 'Nintendo. ' In the video-gaming market, though, it was really in consumers' hands. Nintendo has always needed to adapt to survive in the market. Nintendo always needed to be on top; it was a company that needed to be ahead of the rest. Nintendo had to set new standards, or improve on an existing product or idea. The Dutch and Portuguese first ...
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World War Ii United States Navy
1,246 wordsIn today's world war plays a very important role in people's lives. Some of these wars date as far back as the Roman Empire and Alexander the Great, while others are just being born and brought to the doorstep of the world. In 1939 this world was introduced to World War II. Although this war was based in Europe, it would touch the lives of people in every continent across the world, and have a massive impact on governments and civilians alike. It was also during this time that many advancements ...
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Underground Railroad Slave Catchers
1,305 wordsOne hot day in 1850, a man named Jeb staggered out of the woods, looked about him to get his bearings, and plunged down a lane toward the river. He only had a few moments of freedom before he heard the baying of hounds. He splashed up to his knees in the shallow stream and wade. The dogs tried desperately to pick up the scent but the water had destroyed it. He had no time to waste. All he could think of was the North Star. That was his hope. That was where his freedom lay. (Flight to Freedom, He...
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High School Students Secondary School
1,457 words... ow. Taking an example of a test from April 20 th, 2002, the final test was given to students including 40 questions of grammar. In class 200 A, only one student did correctly 16 questions (40 %), two students got 15 (37. 5 %), many of them got 9 or 10. The lowest student accomplished just 8 (20 %). This was the last class of the elementary level. No one got above 50 %. It was unbelievable. Step 2: Designing new textbooks of grammar for 3 classes of elementary level After bringing the issues ...
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Hard To Follow Fall Asleep
718 wordsEffect of Sleep on Memory This article is from The Journal of Experimental Psychology, and was written on an experiment performed by psychologist Bruce R. Ekstrand, from the University of Colorado. He experimented on the effects that sleep has on ones memory, after learning a particular bit of knowledge, in this case a certain list of twelve three-letter words. There were several different ways Ekstrand went about discovering whether sleep would facilitate memory or not. Out of the entire group ...
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University Of Pisa Natural Philosophy
726 wordsGalileo Galilei's father, Vincenzo Galilei (c. 1520 1591), who described himself as a nobleman of Florence, was a professional musician. He carried out experiments on strings to support his musical theories. Galileo studied medicine at the university of Pisa, but his real interests were always in mathematics and natural philosophy. He is chiefly remembered for his work on free fall, his use of the telescope and his employment of experimentation. After a spell teaching mathematics, first privatel...
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Russo Japanese War Open Door Policy
1,046 wordsImperialism is the pursuit of colonial empires. Many countries took part in this, but none quite like the United States. The motivation that the United States had to get involved in such an enormous task was first shown in Samoa in 1889. After that important part of United States history, there were many more events that occurred in the eyes of United States imperialism. There were many positive aspects concerning America s intervening with other countries affairs. These proved to shape the soci...
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Thomas Aquinas Human Beings
854 wordsIntelli go Ut Credit (I Know in Order to Believe) by Kenneth A. Holt The influence of Aristotle on Thomas Aquinas is evident from the fact that Thomas gave had to give knowledge gained by human reason quite a different value from what was usual in the theological tradition. There was no disputing the fact that reason has its own independence against faith. The new desire for knowledge, for science, had to be taken seriously. Earlier theologians had proved the justification for reason alongside f...
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Josiah Bounderby Thomas Gradgrind
778 wordsHard Times by Charles Dickens Irony Hard Times, by Charles Dickens, was a representation of his time. Times were hard for children and adults alike. People who questioned what they were taught, often went through struggles and hard times. Eventually, the people who were looked down were the ones who really helped those in need. Throughout the book, there are many ironic instances. Thomas Gradgrind was a man built on the idea that facts and statistics were the only truth in life and all that was ...
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John D Rockefeller Millions Of Dollars
735 wordsJohn D. Rockefeller is an example of someone who started out to be very poor, but was worth millions of dollars by the end of his life. He was born on July 8, 1839 in Richard, New York, but spent part of his early life in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, William Avery Rockefeller, has been characterized as a con man or peddler. He would pretend to be someone he wasn t and then charge people for giving advice. As a child John grew up in this odd environment, without much of a relationship with his fa...
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