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    Benito Mussolini established a dictatorship in 1926‚ 3 years after forming the National Fascist Party. His goal back then was to destroy any political opposition against him and to create a powerful totalitarian state. In Mussolini’s time in politics‚ he searched for many ways to empower the state because of his fascist beliefs of nationalism. Italians followed his orders because they believed in him and the cult of personality; they believed the Duce was always right. He created new regulations

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    Scholder and His Art Art takes many forms. You can see it in the form of a movie‚ a painting‚ a photo‚ or even hear it in the form of music. The world of art is vast and diverse so it is impossible to see it all. An artist that commonly slides under the radar of many current young Americans is Fritz Scholder‚ and that is a shame due to his amazing ability to create beautiful pieces of art by painting stereotypes of Native Americans. Scholder accomplished an insane amount of achievements in his life time

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    Upon his return to the Capitol‚ his reputation restored‚ wealth acquired from the Plinths who so generously named him the heir to their grand fortune‚ his path to power was paven for him and he knew he just had to take the strides to get to the prize. The President of the United States. Coriolanus Snow‚ scion to one of the oldest and most elite bloodlines of the great Panem families‚ was home‚ his shameful exile to District 12 remembered by no one and purged from the registry. Enrolled in university

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    Alexander the Great’s actions and decisions have significantly impacted upon the world during his time‚ ultimately leaving behind a legacy that can be affiliated with the westernization of the globe. He helped bring the western civilization‚ which included the scientific and liberal thinking of the Greeks to much of the rest of the world. He introduced a study of science for science’s sake to the nations and he is also considered as one of the most successful military commanders in history‚ for by

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    multifaceted man‚ William Blake lived through his life with little recognition; in the modern age he stands as a pinnacle of his time period. As a poet‚ Blake wrote many individual pieces‚ as well as compilations and journals‚ however very few were published in his lifetime. William Blake had many influences that impacted the subjects of his works including‚ his barren wife‚ alleged associations with the Moravian church‚ and Emanuel Swedenborg. With his formal training in the arts‚ he created prints

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    TABLE OF CONTENT NO | TITLE | PAGES | 1 | ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 1 | 2 | INTRODUCTION | 2 | 3 | 3.0 TABLE MANNERS 3.1 SERVE PLATE 3.2 BUTTER PLATE 3.3 GLASSES 3.4 FORKS 3.5 KNIVES 3.6 SPOONS 3.7 OYSTER FORK 3.8 DESERT SPOONS AND FORKS 3.9 SALT AND PEPPER 3.10 FINGER BOWLS | 3-6 | 4 | 4.0 MAJOR FESTIVALS 4.1 CHRISTMAS DAY 4.2 HALLOWEEN NIGHT 4.3 DECORATION AND ACTIVITIES OF CHRISTMAS 4.4 CARD 4.5 GIFT GIVING 4.6 TRADITIONAL CUISINE 4.7 HALLOWEEN TRICK OR TREATING

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    Alexander Hamilton: The Other Side of the Revolution Often when one thinks of the American Revolution or the American Enlightenment‚ the philosophies and contributions of men like Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin are taken into consideration. Indeed they were great thinkers and very pivotal figures in our country’s liberation from Great Britain‚ however more people played a role in accomplishing this great task. America’s founding fathers consisted of several of men‚ all of whom contributed

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    surely are. Surely one of‚ if not the most successful rulers in history is Alexander the Great of Macedonia. King Alexander’s military genius led to his conquering of most of the known world to ancient Greeks‚ as well as the production of a near universal Hellenistic Culture during his time. Born 356 B.C.E. in Macedonia‚ Alexander was the son of King Philip II‚ a powerful military leader at the time. At a young age‚ Alexander was tutored by the philosopher‚ Aristotle. At age 16‚ as King Philip went

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    Period 3 20 October 2014 Alexander the Great: The Military Genius Imagine crossing thousands of miles of scorching desert‚ rugged mountains and endless plains on both foot and horseback while commanding and maneuvering an army. Throughout history‚ there have been legends of heroes facing impossible trials. Alexander the Great is a legendary figure that did the impossible. Leading thousands of men across a continent is challenging enough on its own‚ but Alexander the Great took this challenge even

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    The raiding and pillaging from the Spanish had a massive impact on the culture and knowledge that we have now of the Aztec people. A short time after the leveling of the Aztec people in Mexico‚ the colonist came across an even larger colony of Incan people but to them‚ it was just more land with some ants standing in their way

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