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Returned To Rome Bc Caesar
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... 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 words
There 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
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What 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 words
In 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 words
The 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
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The 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 words
African 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
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A 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
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... 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 words
In 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 words
Throughout 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
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When 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
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The 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 words
Black 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 words
The 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 words
Slavery 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
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In 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 words
US 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
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On 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
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The 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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