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    Why Women Have Abortions

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    them to choose life or death‚ but what other people don’t know is the situation that they go through in their life. Many women have abortions for many diverse reasons‚ such as they are financially unstable‚ have medical issues‚ or for personal reasons. One reason women have abortions is because they don’t have ability to support or care for a child. Women have to make the decide on if they care afford a child before having one. In the article “Why Do Women Have Abortions? New Study Provides Some

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    of Europe in the 18th Century Agriculture and the land 1) Complete this statement about the common people‚ “life remained a struggle with poverty and uncertainty with the landlord and the tax collector. 2) What was the basic problem of ordinary men and women in 1700 in Europe? • Living standards were poor: The common man were poor and worked long and hard hours in poverty. There was a lack of warm clothing‚ housing‚ and good food. Yields for all of the farming were alarmingly

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    History of Portugal

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    lucrative trade in spices and other luxuries between Europe and South Asia. Led by Afonso de Albuquerque‚ the Portuguese occupied Goa‚ India‚ in 1510‚ Malacca (now Melaka‚ Malaysia) in 1511‚ the Moluccas (in present-day Indonesia) in 1512-14‚ and Hormuz Island in the Persian Gulf in 1515. During the same period they opened up trade with China and established relations with Ethiopia. As other Portuguese kings had done‚ Emanuel dreamed of uniting Portugal and Spain under his rule and successively married

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    Throughout the nineteenth century three political ideals began influencing states and their  citizens like no other ideals had done before. These ideals were liberalism‚ socialism and‚ the  most important‚ nationalism. Each one possessed its own uniqueness which inspired mass  followings of people that would last thoroughly into the twentieth century. Each one also proved  to form a catalyst for the modernisation of many European countries. However‚ in comparison‚  none of these ideals had the impact that the nationalistic approach had

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    World War II broke out in Europe for a multitude of reasons‚ with each one affecting a specific aspect of how pre-World War Two unfolded. World War II was one of the most defining of European and even World history. The reasons for War breaking out are complex and not a straightforward affair with many different events factoring in. These events range from the betrayal and humiliation many Germans felt after World War 1‚ and the fact that the treaty of Versailles was itself a failure and stemming

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    In the early years of Christianity‚ there were no denominations. However much has changed since then and now there are numerous denominations all around the world today due to the development of historical events which has lead to many divisions. Many events in the history of the church have significantly affected denominations within Christianity. For example‚ the great schism between the Western and Eastern church which occurred in 1054AD. The well-known term the Great Schism refers to the

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    Why did attempts at cooperation in Europe between 1919 and 1939 end in failure? (Nov 11) There were many reasons why attempts at cooperation in Europe between 1919 and 1939 failed. These included the Treaty of Versailles‚ Great depression‚ and failure of the League of Nations However‚ the Hitler’s foreign policies and the appeasement of Hitler were probably the most important factors in the failure of cooperation in Europe throughout the interwar period‚ as it cemented the start of WWII. The

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    Why We Have Pets

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    why do we have pets? I believe that people have pets for comfort‚ Pets are like a friend you never had ! There are some times help full ‚some times cute‚ and some times annoying . pleas wait a minute. Ok..... Ok....... *sorry about that* I have some bad times with my cat p.s. she is evil sorry again . || Ok i know you want to hear some facts about why people have pets ! yaaaaaaa oh sorry I’ll stop now ( i hope i will stop now ) 1 .Why do we have pets? It’s a very interesting question ….actually

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    Were the crusades worthwhile for the people of Europe? Religious wars‚ known prominently by the name of the crusades‚ were a sequence of battles between Christian and Muslim forces for control of the Holy Lands‚ in particular‚ Jerusalem. The battles occurred between the years of 1096 and 1291. Christian forces believed it was the place where Jesus was crucified and where he ascended to heaven; alternatively‚ to Muslims it was the place where Muhammad ascended to heaven. Despite the

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    Why Did Rome's Collapse?

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    Have you ever wondered what the what the main causes for Rome’s collapse? Multiple Roman historians believe Rome’s declining empire was caused by military weakness‚ legal justice/lack of trust‚ followed by political instability. Rome began as a sparsely populated western town in 750 BCE that was rarely known by any large empire such as Greece. Then at it’s height; it expanded‚ covering most of the Mediterranean‚ a small part of Africa‚ Asia‚ and Europe. After defeating many threats; the Romans began

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