While modern day Spain is known as singular country governed under a King and a Prime Minister‚ it has not always been like that‚ particularly in the 15th century. What we call Spain today was divided into many different kingdoms centuries ago‚ the most powerful being the kingdom of Castile. In the year 1474‚ Castile’s King‚ Henry IV passed away leaving the throne unoccupied and open to be seized. While many thought the most obvious and rightful successor to the throne was Henry’s daughter‚ Joanna
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Andy Warhol had a very different way of doing things‚ not just in his art‚ but in his entire life. He was so different from everyday people‚ that people saw him as an outcast‚ just because he did things the way he wanted. Eventually his weird style and social awkwardness became something people were somehow drawn to. He became famously known for his innovative style‚ which people found fresh and interesting. His unique style was new‚ modern‚ and the definition of pop culture‚
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On March 4th president Franklin Roosevelt delivered his first inaugural address. During this time the world was suffering from the Great Depression. It had started in U.S. when stock traders sold nearly 13 million shares of stock in one day. (At the time this was triple the amount of the average. This made prices of stock plummet and during this time the unemployment rates skyrocket from 3% to 25%.) All of this led to the dollar losing all values and banks unable to give people their saving. Roosevelt
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General Picket would lead his men through the open field in order to assault the Union center; this was the first time that he would lead his men into battle. As the Division of Confederate forces advanced upon the defensive lines‚ the Union artillery began to fire on the advancing soldiers. The cannon fire would easily hit and break the lines of the advancing men. As the assault grew closer to the defensive perimeter the Union Artillery began to fire canisters upon the approaching troops‚ canisters
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of the film Whiplash. While he was determined to bring out perfection in his students‚ it turned into a movie filled with hatred and abuse brought on by Terence. Throughout the movie we not only see how students witness Fletcher‚ we also watch Fletcher’s tormenting of his students. Whether it comes from his sexually-charged jokes or his short-tempered fuse‚ anyone can see the levels of anger Fletcher can reach. Everyone should be pushed to greatness‚ but to what extent? We all need perseverance
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Why did he lie? Those were the four words I kept asking myself. I found out Jerry lied. He had no mother‚ he had no skates. So many things were going through my mind‚ “why did he lie‚” I kept asking myself while tears started going down my left cheek. I looked up into the sky being reminded of Jerry’s beautiful blue eyes. I get to my cabin‚ I look to the right and see Jerry sitting down next to the chimney. Therefore‚ I asked him “why did you lie?” He didn’t respond with a single word. I can see
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Alexis de Tocqueville a French sociologist and political theorist(history.com) wrote about the French Revolutions in his writing. He analyzes the eighteenth century‚ and how it was a time of contrast and contradiction (uoregon.edu). He acknowledges that “The ideas and feelings of every age are connected with those of the age that preceded it‚ by invisible but almost omnipotent ties” (Tocqueville 1)‚ and to fully understand and comprehend the French Revolutions one must analyze the state of France
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Factory‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ and Big Fish)‚ Tim Burton has reiterated his style‚ which is mystery‚ fantasy‚ and imagination. These make Burton movies extremely interesting to view because you always wonder what Tim Burton was imagining when he created his next film. His style comes from three properties that every movie should contain‚ music‚ shots‚ and lighting. Throughout this essay‚ I will explain why these 3 items make his movies so much more entertaining than a movie without those crucial details
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October 31 in 1451 and died on May 20‚ 1526‚ in Genoa‚ Italy. He did not set out on a voyage to prove the world was round. In fact‚ he was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia‚ but he never did. Instead‚ he accidentally stumbled upon the Americas. Even then‚ he never actually discovered the Americas. There was always the fact that there were millions of people already living on that land‚ and also‚ about 492 years before Columbus‚ Leif Eriksson made the crossing to Newfoundland
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Rules! As King Simon awoke he braced himself for another day in Ogre country‚ but then he heard something strange: not the usual happy cheers of the ogres‚ but angry mad shouts. King Simon looked out his window and saw almost all the ogres of Ogre country gathered around his tower. King Simon approached them in hopes to please them. He quickly found out nobody wanted him as king any more. They said he had too many rules and they refused to take any advice from him. At first King Simon was not even
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