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Returned To Rome Bc Caesar
1,208 words... gy, which was a procession through Rome and a band of musicians, a choir, and mourners. At his aunts funeral, he gave a very powerful speech that was applauded. At his wifes, he was given a new job as a questo, a two-year term official. He was given an assignment where he had to go to Spain and be an assistant of a Spanish governor. In 67 BC, Caesar re-married, this time to Pempeia, a wealthy grand daughter of Sulla. Through this marriage, he met many rich people, including Marcus Lucinius C...
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Foreign Intervention Central Government
553 wordsThere are many factors that contributed to the Souths loss of the civil war. Not only was Southern leadership weak, but the Southern army was significantly smaller than the Norths immigrant fed army draft and around 180, 000 slaves fighting for the abolishment of slavery. The South also suffered severely from an insufficient transportation system for the movement of weaponry and goods. As though this wasnt enough of a disadvantage for the South, their dream of foreign intervention, possibly by B...
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Black English English Language
1,138 wordsWhat exactly is Ebonics? No one can tell you what exactly it is. It is part English, but at the same time there is a lot more to it than English. There are certain structures that dignify Ebonics, or AAVE (African American Vernacular English), as its own niche in the English language. It is considered a dialect of English and not a separate language. In this essay, I will try to explain and show examples of what Proper Ebonics are, history of Ebonics, and current issues of Ebonics. I have found ...
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American Revolution Boston Tea Party
504 wordsIn 1773, Britain's East India Company was sitting on large stocks of tea that it could not sell in England. It was on the verge of bankruptcy. In an effort to save it, the government passed the Tea Act of 1773, which gave the company the right to export its merchandise directly to the colonies without paying any of the regular taxes that were imposed on the colonial merchants, who had traditionally served as the middlemen in such transactions. With these privileges, the company could undersell A...
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Anglo Saxons 400 Years
645 wordsThe history of the English language begins with the Celts, the first populace of England. The Celts were people who originated in central Europe from Indo-European stock and became a distinct people in the Iron Age. They are distinct from their predecessor peoples, archaeologically named the Urnfield cultures, principally in their use of iron, their art style, the role of the horse in their lives, and the social stratification of their society. In 43 CE, Rome, who were known as Briton invaded En...
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World War Ii December 7 1941
581 wordsThe topic I want to research for this assignment is the attack on Pearl Harbor Naval Base. The Pearl Harbor Naval Base was attacked on December 7, 1941 in Oahu, Hawaii. I chose to research this topic because I am interested in learning what happened that day and why did it happen. Upon researching for this report, I hope to gather and learn as much as I can about the surprise attack by Japan. I feel this is a good topic to research because it is something everyone has learned about or at least h...
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Spanish American War U S Military
754 wordsAfrican Americans were not always a major part of the Armed Forces. They were not a big factor in the military until the Civil War, when The Emancipation Proclamation opened the door full-fledged for Blacks to participate in the military. Both black slaves and freemen saw this opportunity to serve in the military as a chance to relinquish their chains and to help the nation develop as a whole. There was widespread resistance by whites on both the Union and Confederate sides in accepting Blacks a...
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Future King Main Hero
1,087 wordsA big question that on everyones mind while reading the Iliad is: Who is the real hero of the epic? There are so many possibilities and yet each of those characters has one sort of fault or another. I believe that Hektor is the real hero of the Iliad. He is the one character that stands out, to me, and shows qualities of being noble, wise and a true friend. Unfortunately heroes have their mistakes and downfall. I am here to explain why Hektor is one of the heros but not the main hero. He cannot ...
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Townshend Acts Samuel Adams
1,198 words... upper British troops in America but also to provide salaries for British officials who would the collect taxes. Such monies would make these tax collectors financially independent of other colonial assemblies. This attempt was to raise revenue through trade tariffs and to circumvent American control of imperial officials which greatly angered many colonial officials. John Dickinson argued in his influential Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania (1767) that the Townshend duties were not for t...
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Benchmark How Did Spain Establish An American Empire
712 wordsIn 1507, Spain published an Introduction to Cosmography to which are added The Four Voyages of Amerigo Vespucci The atlas proposed that the fourth part of the earth -- -beyond Europe, Asia, and Africa -- -that Amerigo discovered should be called Amerigo, the land of Amerigo or America. The latter paragraphs will include the vigorous expeditions and actions taken that led the Spaniards to establish an American Empire. A quarter century after Columbus first voyage, Spain concentrated its attention...
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Literary Devices Figurative Language
698 wordsThroughout the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave Douglass constantly used system, figurative language, and selection of detail to strengthen his viewpoint of slavery, particularly in the 3 rd paragraph. In addition to the use of these literary techniques throughout the autobiography, Douglass also incorporated the use of parallel structure and repetition heavily in the body of the 3 rd paragraph. By doing this Douglass was able to portray his true feelings towards sl...
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John Paul Jones And The American Navy
584 wordsWhen someone mentions? naval hero? only one name should come to mind, John Paul Jones. Jones was born in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, on July 6, 1747 (Abbazia). He became a merchant at the age of 12 - 13, and went out to sea, to learn the art of seamanship. He sailed among merchantmen and slavers without any worry in the world. In 1769 he received his first in command. After several years as a merchant skipper in the West Indies, John Paul immigrated to North America and added? Jones? to his name. T...
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U S Navy American Ships
425 wordsThe Navy in World War I Prior to World War I, the U. S. Navy was not a prominent factor in the foreign economy. However, it was World War I that brought about the true potential power of the U. S. Navy. After World War I, the U. S. Navy became a prominent instrument in the foreign policy of the world. The U. S. domination in the seas were not the result of sheer luck, but the result of hard work, and strong leadership. At the beginning of World War I in Europe, submarine warfare became a primary...
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Bubonic Plague Middle Ages
764 wordsBlack Plague In a time when social health was poor, doctors were scarce and ineffective, the largest, most deadly disease outbreak in the history of the world took its toll on mankind. It is estimated that fifty million people lost their lives to the Bubonic Plague that ravaged through Europe for five years. The streets of middle age villages were littered with corpses that no one would touch for fear of contracting the disease. The primitive medical practices of the time werent much help either...
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Blue Riband X Blue Riband Ship
436 wordsThe Sinking of the Lusitania In the early part of the twentieth century there was one and only main way to travel through the Atlantic Ocean. The Lusitania was built to challenge some german vessels that had the |blue riband X. At this time the passengers of these vessels were not only looking for fast means of travels but stylish means of traveling. They were looking for luxury, from the food to the sleeping accomodations. The Lusitania weighed 31, 550 tons and was 785 feet long. In only its se...
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Indentured Servants Slaves Labor
382 wordsSlavery has long been a problem in the U. S. People would say America is the land of the free, always has been, not so. Slavery first began in America with people who were usually immigrants named indentured servants. These indentured servants could earn their freedom, however labor was long and difficult. Later on, when the agriculture of America began to increase, more servants were needed, and this is when the slave trade really began to set in. Cotton plantations and other agricultural organ...
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Greek Mythology 2001 Web Poseidon
375 wordsIn Greek mythology POSEIDON POSEIDON In Greek mythology creation was divided between three main Gods. Zeus ruled the sky; Hates ruled the underworld, and their brother Poseidon ruled over all of the water on earth. He lived on the sea floor, in a castle made out of coral, and he drove a chariot that was pulled by white horses. The Greeks claim he created the first horse. Poseidon, however was very moody and temperamental. When he was happy or in a good mood the oceans were calm and safe for sail...
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British Soldiers Didn T
840 wordsUS History I Test The people represented in the picture, are pulling off King George III symbolizes how Americans felt right before the start of the revolutionary war. I believe this picture is in the beginning or middle part of 1775. The people of America were mad, were so, fed up with the British government that they will start a war in order to break away from them. These feelings didn? t just come about all of a sudden though, England set themselves up for this the moment they set up colonie...
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Roman Catholic Church Heir To The Throne
1,175 wordsOn September 7, 1533 Elizabeth was born on the outskirts of London, England. The child s father was King Henry VIII, mistakenly known as Bluff King Hal. The child s mother was Anne Boleyn, the second of King Henry s eight wives. Henry s first wife was Catherine of Aragon. She had one surviving child, which she named Mary. Henry wanted a male heir to the throne, so he pleaded with the pope to annul the marriage. Because the pope refused, Henry left the Roman Catholic Church and made himself the h...
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Cuban Missile Crisis Missiles In Cuba
1,093 wordsThe Cuban Missle Crisis According to Nikita Khrushchev's memoirs, in May 1962 he conceived the idea of placing intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Cuba as a means of countering an emerging lead of the United States in developing and deploying strategic missiles. He also presented the scheme as a means of protecting Cuba from another United States-sponsored invasion, such as the failed attempt at the Bay of Pigs in 1961. After obtaining Fidel Castro's approval, the Soviet Union worked quickly ...
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