The Soviet Union was the largest country in the world‚ as it covered the sixth of Earth’s land surface. The European part occupied a quarter of the country’s area‚ and was the cultural and economic center. The eastern part of the country extended up to the Pacific Ocean in the east and to Afghanistan in the south. The Soviet Union included 11 time zones and five climatic zones: tundra‚ taiga‚ steppes‚ desert‚ and mountains. Besides‚ the country was extremely rich in various resources: freshwater
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Augustus made many positive and effective contributions during his reign. One of the many highlights was the Pax Romana which lasted for two centuries. The Pax Romana was the age when Romans had peace for over two hundred years. Augustus prevented the loss of many Romans by minimising expansions and battles which helped increase the population of Romans and their dominance. Another influence instigated by Augustus was the ‘honest’ tax system. “The reformed tax system was a great success which led
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Albert Pike was a lawyer who played a major role in the development of the early courts of Arkansas and played an active role in the state’s politics prior to the Civil War. He also was a central figure in the development of Masonry in the state and later became a national leader of that organization. During the Civil War‚ he commanded the Confederacy’s Indian Territory‚ raising troops there and exercising field command in one battle. He also was a talented poet and writer. Albert Pike was born in
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LaKeshia Kerley Professor Music Appreciation September 27‚2014 Louis Armstrong: Life and Contribution to Jazz Music Jazz is considered to be one of the most influential music genres of the world. It is said to have developed out the unique experiences of the black man in America (Levert). Jazz was born in the city of Storyville‚ New Orleans . For many years during the post American Civil War period‚ Storyville was acknowledged as corrupt and as a sanctuary for every form of low life (Shadwick)
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Anson Jones : The Architect of Annexation Anson Jones contributed to Texas by advocating a withdrawal of the Texas proposal for annexation to the united states. Also formulated legislation to regulate medical practice and advocated a uniform system of education and an endowment for a university. He The fourth and last President of the Republic of Texas ‚ was born January 20‚ 1798 . The youngest of thirteen children. His mother Sarah Jones died when he was just 18 years old . However‚
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William the Conqueror’s contributions importantly impacted the Middle Ages of England‚ as being king it introduced him to the reformed governance through the Domesday Book‚ feudal system‚ and laid the foundation for a solid royalism‚ greatly having an effect on English cultural development. After William the Conqueror’s victory at the battle of Hastings‚ William reallocated land to his Norman servants‚ beginning a structure where the king granted territory to his most loyal nobles in return for military
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Two-way symmetrical model This campaign is an illustration of the application of one Grunig and Hunt’s model of PR‚ which is the two-way symmetrical model. Lattimore et al. (2011) state that this model depicts a public relations orientation in which organizations and their publics adjust each other and it focuses on social science research methods to achieve mutual understanding. In this case study‚ strategic research is utilized to determine the public’s attitude. Particularly‚ the Razor agency
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The Romans were ruling and the Jews wanted everything to be different. A Messiah‚ Jesus comes to save and teach them God’s will. The Romans are against this and do something to prevent it. - - Romans are against Christianity and start taking some measures about it. Emperor Constantine acknowledged Christianity as a religion. - - Jews and the Roman Empire The Roman Empire grew as a large population within a long period of time. Actually‚ the Roman Empire was developing gradually‚ so that
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Judaism and Western Civilization The basic contribution of Judaism to Western civilization is monotheism. Understood from the standpoint of Jewish tradition‚ Abraham was the first monotheist. He left polytheism behind to follow the directions of the one God. The Tanakh itself gives evidence that significant numbers of ancient Israelites worshipped multiple deities.(Rabbi Shofet) Jewish leadership called upon Israel to worship the one God with whom they had a covenant relationship. But as Tanakh
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The reformation happened in the sixteenth century because of various reasons and circumstances. The role of Martin Luther can be considered as the breakthrough in the sense that he challenged the contemporary religious practice and contributed for the initiation of socio-cultural‚ religious as well as political rebel. “Martin Luther (1483-1546)‚ a German monk and teacher of theology‚ who set off the chain reaction we know as the reformation” (Coffin et al‚ 400). Martin Luther’s quest for justice
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