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Cup Of Coffee Coffee Shops
1,564 words"I think I just saw Jesus in my cup of Taster's Choice" -Zippy the Pinhead I sit on the bench outside "Caf Kilim" a popular coffee shop in downtown Portsmouth. Friends and buddies walk in and I ask how's it going. They nod and come back out two minutes later with a cup of coffee in their hand. More people show up and go in and out each with a cup of joe in their hand. What is this drive to bring us here? Why has the coffee house become a social headquarters? What is this Coffee Culture and what ...
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Career In Law Return To Rome Cicero
728 wordsBorn Marcus Tullius Cicero in Arpinum (Italy) in 106 BC, he became a writer, statesman, orator and philosopher. He loved politics and he wrote only when he could not participate in government. He had a motto which he constantly strived for: to always be the best and over top the rest. Cicero had a high political career in Rome for that time as winning elections were almost always exclusively controlled by a group of wealthy aristocratic families. Ciceros family was not one of them. Lacking this ...
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Great Wall Of China
411 wordsThe Great Wall of China was first built two thousand years ago by the first emperor of China, Shi Huangdi. It is the only manmade structure able to be seen in space, because of this the Wall has been named one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The Great Wall was built to drive out the barbarians (xiongnu), who regularly raided the Chinese farming villages. Shi Huangdi gave Meng Tien the command of three hundred thousand men to drive out the barbarians. Meng Tien took the men to the south of the...
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Pope Urban Ii Roman Catholic Church
818 wordsThe Roman Catholic Church is a foundation of medieval European culture. However, certain people also had influential effects. These included Pope Urban II, Walter the Penniless, and Peter the Hermit. Everyone in Europe belonged to the Roman Catholic Church except Arabs, Jews, and the people of the Byzantine Empire. The position of Pope had great responsibility. The Pope had more power and wealth than any king or noble. However, most of the power of the church came from the excommunication. Anyon...
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German Reich Foreign Policy
622 wordsOtto Von Bismarck was a great leader in the unification of Germany. His skill as a diplomat was unrivalled during his reign as chancellor of Prussia. The mastery he showed in foreign policy was such that he was able to outwit all other powers and make their leaders appear inadequate. Bismarck was an unrivalled diplomat during his reign. His German Reich constitution of April 1871 allowed him to dictate the government on his own terms. However, the parliament only had the power to initiate debate...
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Cause And Effect Atom Bomb
1,037 wordsThe three essays, "Thank God For The Atom Bomb" by Paul Fuel, "Democracy" by Carl Becker, and "Chief Seattle: Letter to President Pierce, 1855 " are three different rhetorical modes of writing that exports theoretical, personal reasoning on the realities of certain controversial historical topics. The main focus of the essays are in proving a steadfast view of an ambiguous subject through sarcastic criticism of opposing ideas and by applying clever use of irony; the authors sentiments vary from ...
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Chinese Culture Chinese Civilization
563 wordsThe Chinese Culture Chinese Culture The Chinese Lake Murders were written by author, Robert Van Gulik and can be used to learn about pre-modern Chinese civilization. The book was set during the Ming Dynasty in the town of Han-yuan, which is about 60 miles north west of the imperial capital. The novel tells the tale of how Judge Dee, the magistrate (an official responsible for catching criminals as well as sentencing them) of Han-yuan solves crime cases while indulging himself in beautiful women,...
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Dragon Boat Races Dragon Boat Festival Yuan
483 wordsThe Dragon Boat Festival Dragon boat racing is more than an exciting water sport. It is also a very dynamic part of the Chinese folklore and culture. Chinese people traditionally regard the dragon as a great creature that has been presiding over the water. It also represents the symbol of power. The emperor of the Chinese kingdom would wear a rope that has a dragon on it, to make himself powerful. Dragon Boat Festival in Taiwan is celebrated by Dragon boat racing, eating rice dumplings, and wear...
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Cabeza De Vaca Queen Isabella
906 wordsColumbus and Cabeza de Vaca: The audiences role in their writing Christianity was found to be a necessity in Spain under the rule of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. They were known as the? Catholic Kings? due in part to the Spanish Inquisition. The Inquisition, which started in 1478, led to the persecution of all non-Catholics. The persecution of the non-Catholics included the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492. When the Jews were ran out of Spain it gave way for German and Italian Fina...
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Mandate Of Heaven School Of Thought
1,192 words? n the history of Imperial China the issue of the authority of rulers has been worked out in relation to the prevailing philosophies of their times. The longest, most influential and enduring of these is Confucianism. The philosophy and the w? ? in which it demands virtue and duty from a ruler has n? t always gone down well with rulers of a more autocratic nature and has at times been displaced by the school of thought known as Legalism. Notably the Legalist believed that the people existed for...
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Fourth Crusade Third Crusade
502 wordsThe Crusades were Europe's version for " holy wars" during the Middle Ages. The official First Crusade began in 1096 - 1099. The First Crusade conquered a strip of land along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean about 500 miles long and averaging 40 miles wide. This European foothold in the Middle East was divided into four little kingdoms; the county of edessa, the Principality of Antioch, the County of Tripoli and the kingdom of Jerusalem this kingdoms were ruled by the Muslims soo...
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East And West Second Crusade
1,295 wordsThe religious crusades consisted of a series of wars by Western European Christians. Their primary goal was to recapture the Holy Land (Jerusalem) from the Muslims. The Christians placed a sacred importance on the city of Jerusalem because it was the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The crusades carved out feudal states in the Near East, therefore these Crusades were important to the development of early European expansion and colonialism. This was the first time Western Christendom took...
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Story Of A Man Medieval Period
681 wordsDoctor Faustus is a significant and masterful play written by Christopher Marlow. It is a unique play that it written during the beginnings of the renaissance period and therefore neither solely Renaissance nor Medieval in style. It is instead a great story of a man torn between the differences of the outgoing Medieval Period and the incoming Renaissance told in a brilliant style composed of the two distinct schools of thought. The brilliance of this play is that it can be viewed from both a Med...
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Douglas Macarthur Japanese Government
1,704 wordsThe occupation of Japan was, from start to finish, an American operation. General Douglas MacArthur, sole supreme commander of the Allied Power was in charge. The Americans had insufficient men to make a military government of Japan possible; so t hey 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, demobilization of the former imperial forces was complet...
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Core Values Taking Responsibility
713 wordsThe Fatal Voyage FATAL VOYAGE The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis by Dan Kurzman 8 September 200 The United States Navy's core values are based on Honor, Courage, and Commitment. These three basic principles have laid the foundation for the continued success of the Navy and has enabled us to meet and conquer every new challenge. Honor true faith and allegiance; conducting ourselves in the highest ethical manner in all relationships with peers, superiors, and subordinates. Abide by an uncompromis...
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Gabor Steiner Ferris Wheel One
286 wordsA date, which should note each vienna fan, falls into the year 1897. In the context of the celebrations to 50. Return of the accession emperor Franz Josef's I gave the English naval second lieutenant and engineer walter B. Basset the idea to establish on the reasons of the emperor garden gigantic wheel a ferris wheel. Already in the years before such ferris wheels in Blackpool, London and Chicago were built and assumed by the public very well. Now should Vienna, which come capital of of the Aust...
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Lord And Vassal Relationship Of Lord And Vassal Monks
871 wordsthe feudal relationship of lord and vassal. What were their responsibilities toward each other? The relationship of lord and vassal was very close. Here are 3 main points: It was an honorable relationship between legal equals. Only nobles could be vassals. The greater lords were vassals and tenants of the King. The less powerful lords where vassals and tenants of the greater lords, and so on down. The same man might be both vassal and lord vassal to a more powerful lord above him and lord to a l...
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Form Of Expressionism Saint Silvester Work
881 wordsThroughout history art has played an intricate role in society's perception of life. Art is used as form of expressionism be it physical or emotional, religious or the mockery of religion. The birth of new artistic eras were due to the technological advancements of the world. Below are a few examples of works of art that from different era in our humanity. Francisco de Stefano's, named Pesellino during the renaissance, A Miracle of Saint Silvester is a scene representative of an episode of Saint...
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Chronicles Of Japan Seventeen Clauses Japanese
827 wordsChronicles of Japan Japan is one of the worlds leading industrial and trading nation and the first Asian nation to develop economy. Japan is the East Asian mainland to receive the stimulation of foreign ideas. There were chronicles of Japan in ancient time. One of the ruler, Shotoku, introduced to Japan various cultural element borrowed from the Chinese. He ruled briefly. Knowledge of Shotoku's constitution came from the Nibongi and it was one of Japans two oldest collections of legend and histo...
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Year Round School Round School Japanese
556 wordsJapan has many Japan SPORTS Japan has many sports. Some are like ours and some are not. Some Japanese practice martial arts. A few practice Aikido. Aikido is a practice of smooth movements. Aikido is practiced to clear your mind. Judo and Karate are practiced mainly for self defense. They require fast sharp movements. Other sports include baseball, basketball, golf and skiing. SCHOOLS Japans schools are like any other school you would see here in the U. S. A. There is only one difference. They s...
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