Did you know that it took the Romans ten years to build the Colosseum? The Romans started the construction in 70 AD and finished in 80 AD. The Colosseum in Rome‚ Italy is a large arena that was dedicated to the gladiator games in the first century. The Colosseum in Rome‚ Italy is an important part of the world’s history. If the Romans had not built the Colosseum‚ we would not have most of the sports‚ or stadiums we have today. The Colosseum has inspired sports and stadiums all over the world. The
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It is undeniable that mistakes are a bsic fundamental of life. Whether or not that is a good or bad thing‚ is much harder to determine. In a passage from The Medusa and the Snail‚ biologist Lewis Thomas discusses mistakes and how they affect our life. In the second paragraph‚ Thomas claims that we‚ as humans‚ learn by "trial and error". Although at first though this is seemingly true‚ but when it comes down to it‚ just how accurate is this saying? Some people make a mistake‚ learn from it‚ and move
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that feeling‚ yet I’ve experienced quite a few times. This is how it all started. So it was a nice‚ cold day in Millbrae CA. I was in the library with my friends trying not to get as loud as we usually would be‚ so that we would not get kicked out. Eventually we did. While I was just hanging out‚ all of a sudden I get a weird phone call from my dad. I answered and it was quiet in the background and then my dad started to talk. He asked me what I was doing and I told him and then out of nowhere my
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Mr. John Muir – Conservation of our Parks Where our country will be without “conservation” of some our lands; In the past‚ people were so excited about the new land (frontier) that weren’t able to see the wastefulness of nature and with it the extinction of some of the animal species. We need to conserve what we have to able to enjoy it now and also for our future generations. That’s how I am about to talk what Mr. John Muir did for our country. Mr. Muir was one of the pioneer
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Learn from our Mistakes? Architecturally speaking‚ I think we learn very little from our mistakes‚ as there are so many thousands of mistakes to make in architecture without repeating a single one. A child may learn not to touch a hot stove‚ but that is because the child receives an immediate response for doing so. This is not true with the mistakes we make as architects. Sometimes years go by before we learn the results of our errors; mostly our ethical errors. Most of the time this is because
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Why did Stalin win? Throughout the summer of 1923 it was apparent that Lenin’s reign was coming to an end and this overshadowed the political struggle however in the Politburo and central committee battle lines were forming. They all thought that they were deserving candidates with so thinking that they were untouchable and were destined to lead USSR . Leon Trotsky seemed to have the stronghold as he had a close relationship with Lenin. However in the background there was opposition growing. Stalin
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Did She Make the Right Decision? The short story “Eveline‚” by James Joyce is a story of a young girl who must make a decision between an unhappy life that she is familiar and comfortable with and a life of possible happiness‚ love‚ and the unknown. If she leaves with the sailor she has become fond of‚ she would have the chance to run off to unknown fun‚ unlimited dreams‚ and the possibility of love‚ or the possibility of a life of solitude. If she chose to stay with her father who was abusive
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some have sustained‚ others have collapsed. The civilizations that sustained have learned from the ones that have collapsed. They learn not to make the mistakes those that have collapsed have made‚ they improve and adapt. Some use the mistakes of others to make them collapse so they can sustain. By knowing what they need to do to improve‚ they can make sure that they don’t collapse. Civilizations sustain with a social structure‚ a stable government‚ and a culture to prevent chaos and create trust
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Tears.” Rarely do classes broach the subject of pre-Columbian America‚ a time when the combined population of North and South America may have become as large as 112 million (Mann‚ 1491‚ 94). Since the very moment that Europeans arrived in the Western Hemisphere‚ the lives of Native Americans began to change dramatically. In order to fully appreciate the world we live in now‚ we must understand how much it has changed and why. Furthermore‚ by studying the people who‚ for thousands of years‚ greatly
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period of hope and optimism.’ (American Camelot). Jackie (Guinevere) and her husband John (Arthur) were the epitome of grace‚ style and vitality. Their romanticized life could often emulate some of the attributes to their Camelot counterparts. It’s not just Jackie and John that are compared to characters of the Camelot‚ John’s two younger brothers Bobby (Lancelot) and Teddy (Galahad) were often compared to this fantastical world of Camelot. Galahad (Edward ‘Ted’ Kennedy) ‘Though far from perfect
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