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Bacillus Yersinia Pestis Spread The Disease Death
549 wordsDuring the fourteenth century a horrible plague spread across Asia, Europe, and Great Britain. This plague is referred to as the black death. Many people are not quite sure why the disease was given the name. The most popular reason why it might be called the black death is because it left purplish, blackish blotches on the bodies of the sick. But if the name of the epidemic had been derived primarily from the appearance of its victims, one would have expected it to have been used at the time. O...
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Ancient Greeks Persian Wars
1,229 wordsIn the 7 th Century BC a new era of warfare strategy evolved. Before this new strategy, foot soldiers known as hoplite's engaged in battle in the form of one mob for each army which on the command of their generals runs at each other and proceeds to hack blindly at the enemy with little to no direction other then to kill the enemy in front of them. This proved to be very messy and the tide of battle depended mostly on emotion and size of an army. In the name of strategy and organization, the pha...
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Allied Forces Western Front
1,179 words... ed the people rebelled and demanded fair rule. Later in 1682, Peter the Great come to power. He decided Russia needed to be Westernized and he set forth a great campaign to collect technologies from the West. Peter also built St. Petersburg (the new capitol of Russia) The Westernizaton of Russia made it considerably stronger. Most people in the time were agricultural. Many starved to death in bad-winter weather. There simply was not enough food to go around. Sometimes towns lost 1 / 3 or 1 /...
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Steam Engine Industrial Revolution
1,063 wordsIn the never-ending search for energy sources, the invention of the steam engine changed the face of the earth. (Siegel, Preface) The steam engine was the principal power source during the British Industrial Revolution in the 18 th century. The steam engine opened a whole new world to everyone. The steam engine maximized production, efficiency, reliability, minimized time, the amount of labor, and the usage of animals. The steam engine in all revolutionized the Eastern Hemisphere, mainly Europea...
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True Love Book 4
1,554 wordsThe Aeneid is considered as the single most important poem ever written and has continuously guided and inspired billions of readers. Its popularity today remains the same as it was back in the time when it was published. Virgil, a Latin poet, devoted the final 11 years of his life to write this masterpiece book length poem. After completing it, but before revising it, Virgil left Italy for a trip to Greece. There, he fell mortally ill and returned to home to Italy. Unable to complete his work, ...
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Darius I The Great Reign
1,309 wordsArrogant, powerful, wise, heroic, conqueror, and a superior leader are a few words that describe Darius I reign and the life that he lived. Darius I is one of the greatest leaders of any nation to ever live. Darius was always well dressed; he was clearly distinguishable from others by his gold scepter, long square beard, fancy jewelry, and a high flat-topped tiara. He wore robes of purple embroidered in gold, fine crimson trousers, and boots. He sat underneath a purple canopy all people were to ...
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African Influence On American Dance
1,174 wordsAfrican dance has contributed many characteristics to dance in America. We see evidence of this in many aspects of dance today. Being such a diverse nation, America has the blessing of combining original dances from different cultures to create an amazing dance repertoire. American dance as we know would be completely different, if it werent for the Africans. African dance began with the different rhythms of the tribes. Its roots in America began with the slave trade. The American slave trade be...
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Remarks On The Lost City Of Atlantis
1,095 wordsOver 11, 000 years ago there existed an island nation located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, populated by a noble and powerful race. The people of this land possessed great wealth thanks to the natural resources found throughout their island. The island was a center for trade and commerce. The rulers of this land held sway over the people and land of their own island and well into Europe and Africa. This was the island of Atlantis (Keyes page 1 of 4). Atlantis was one of many myths of Anci...
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Fell In Love Greek Mythology
1,249 wordsMythology is filled with endless stories about warriors and gods, which tell tales of quarrels and battles that went on a long time ago. Greek Mythology is very interesting in that it is filled with tales of ironies and adultery, and many conflicts between the gods. But one god popped up in a lot of myths about adultery or murder or disputes with humans. His name was Poseidon. Poseidon stands tall as one of the most infamous gods in Greek mythology. He was a very bold god with quite a temper and...
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Number Of People Ellis Island
1,080 wordsNew Immigration began in the 1880 s and lasted until the early 1900 s. The reasons for the migratory movements were the close of the frontier and the forcible restriction of Americas native population to reservations. The main reason was due to the industrial growth experienced by the United States from the end of the Civil War. The majority of the immigrants were Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox or Jewish. Italians came in the greatest numbers, with Jews second. Violence against Jews in Russia...
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The Black Death Plague In Europe
1,564 wordsUp from the murky depths of the Middle Ages crept a devastatingly horrific and terrifying disease. Responsible for the deaths of millions, this disease, or plague was known as the Black Death. Although there is no certainty as to the location where the plague originated from, it is known that its deadly bacteria came from the foul belly of a single flea. When the Black Death began to take hold, unimaginable fear, panic and chaos swept through the hearts of Europe's people; the rich and the poor ...
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Winston Churchill In World War Ii
1,008 wordsWinston Churchill was made Prime Minster of Great Britain on May 10, 1940. Historians have analyzed Churchill's impact on the Second World War, especially from his appointment in 1940 until 1941. This period of the war is seen as being a crucial time for Britain, a time when they had to fight the war alone against Germany. Churchill's appointment was not well received by everyone, as many people were unsure of his ability. However, for Churchill, he was waiting for this moment. Churchill's first...
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Routes To Asia Fleets Of Ships Renaissance
504 wordsThe Renaissance was the most influential time period in the discovery of America. During the Renaissance, which lasted from the 14 th century to the 17 th century, great advancements were made in methods of navigation. Also, the greatest goal of almost every nation and empire was to claim new lands and seize its riches. The desire for the land motivated some to move westward. Another motive to expand during the Renaissance was the will to convert the native 'heathens' into Christians. The Renais...
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American Civil War World War Ii
1,161 wordsThroughout American History, there has always been a directUcorrolation between the level of internal and external violence Uin our society, and the relative strength of our economy. NoU process illustrates this better than that by which warUstrengthens our economy. We live in a society which thrivesUon wartime, one in which external conflict only makes us strongerUeconomically. One of the best examples of this aggressive economics byU which America thrives are the conditions by which AmericaUre...
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End Of Book Greek Army
1,896 wordsIn the Iliad, Homer finds a great tool in the simile. Just by opening the book in a random place the reader is undoubtedly faced with one, or within a few pages. Homer seems to use everyday activities, at least for the audience, his fellow Greeks, in these similes nearly exclusively. When one is confronted with a situation that is familiar, one is more likely to put aside contemplating the topic and simply inject those known feelings. This would definitely be an effective tactic when used upon t...
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Captain John Smith Virginia Company
601 wordsIn June of 1606, King James I granted a charter to a group of London entrepreneurs, the Virginia Company, to establish a English settlement in the Chesapeake region of North America. By December, 104 male settlers sailed from London instructed to settle Virginia, and find gold and a water route to the Orient. According to a list published by Captain John Smith, Gentlemen made up about half of the group, whose gentle birth suggests they knew nothing of or thought it their personal duty to tame a ...
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Save Her Son King Of Epirus Pyrrhus
2,403 wordsSUMMARY OF ANDROMAQUE No ordinary surprise awaited the audience assembled at the Bourgogne when Racine's Andromache made its appearance. In addition to being a tragedy of the order so long desired in vain, it was to them what the Cid had been to their progenitors in the days of Richelieu, the sudden revelation of a genius previously unsuspected. In framing his plot, Racine deviated very widely from the legend of the captivity of Hectors widow and son at the palace of Pyrrhus, king of Epirus. Thr...
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Class Passengers John Updike
421 wordsReview of John Updike's Review It Was Sad I chose to review John Updike's Review? It Was Sad? from the October 14 th issue of? The New Yorker? . In the review, Updike examines several works concerning the tragedy of the Titanic. He cites these works, I feel, to support his own opinion about the event, and the different accounts of what really happened. Updike spends some time disproving the belief that the upper class male passengers heroically sacrificed their own seats on the lifeboats for tho...
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1,825 wordsSources For " Travels In North America" Essay, Sources For " Travels In North America" Sources for Lines in " Travels in America" by Edward Brunner As Craig S. Abbott has discovered (and reported in " The Guidebook Source for Weldon Kees Travels in North America, " Notes on Contemporary Literature 19: 3 [May 1989 ], 8 - 9), for " Travels in North America" Kees borrowed descriptions in some passages from The American Guide: A Source Book and Compl...
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Success And Failure Enemy Ships
436 wordsSuccesses &# 038; Failures Of Lieutenant Hornblower From Successes &# 038; Failures Of Lieutenant Hornblower From C S Fores C. S. Foresters Lieutenant Hornblower In the novel Lieutenant Hornblower there were a few scenes were Hornblower was a success and a few were he was a failure. In my opinion the first success of Hornblower was when he used all the cannons on one side of the ship to free them from the mud holding the ship. Another success was when Hornblower suggested a landing attack on Sam...
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