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    Paramars and Chandellas

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    most notably the Udayapur Praśasti‚ found at Udaypur in Vidisha district‚ Madhya Pradesh. The Rulers of Parmar dynasty of Malwa‚ India Name[3] Reign Began Reign Ended 1 Upendra 800 818 2 Siyaka - He was won a various battles and had a glorious past with his courage and bravery.... He was ShurVeer meaning Brave 818 843 3 Siyaka I 843 893 4 Vakpatiraja I 893 918 5 Vairisimha II 918 948 6 Siyaka II Harsha Siyaka – He belong to rajput parmar clan.He expanded the kingdom in

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    OUTSIDER NARRITIVE PROJECT It all started a long time ago in the galaxy we are standing on when I‚ Damian Hu knew I messed up. It was an average day‚ regular Damian schedule. Wake up at 11 in a place only 1000 miles from Gainesville Florida‚ drink my daily glass of gain ultra-soft‚ admire the gainz‚ eat a lot of food‚ video games and chill. But it wasn’t so “regular” after all… It was deadlift day‚ the best day of the entire week‚ a day to grind through the destructive pain on your battle-scarred

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    In the late summer of 1916‚ tens of thousands of men marched off to the muddy grounds of the Somme. In their wake‚ they left behind their wives and children‚ many of whom they would never see again. Those who did return would come back traumatized‚ frightened of loud noises and too afraid to step outside‚ empty shells of the men they once were. But their sacrifices were not in vain; the Somme was‚ unquestionably‚ the most important battle for both Canada and the World. It encouraged the development

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    Bibliography: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/russianow/features/9942741/stalingrad-dates-legacy.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/ww2_summary_01.shtml http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/defeat/catastrophe-stalingrad.htm http://bbrown.umwblogs.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_was_so_much_owed_by_so_many_to_so_few http://stalingrad3.weebly.com/index.html http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battleofbritain.htm http://www.bletchleypark

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    EXTENSION ENGLISH: HERO WORDS:2079 DASSI. KASTEL Hero assignment What is a hero? Throughout the ages the concept of a hero changes and transforms into what a person people typically find heroic. The hero figure changes over time. One would imagine a hero to be a strong‚ intelligent and charismatic character‚ typically a knight or prince riding on a gleaming white stallion to save a maiden or city from a dangerous threat. There is a quote by a man of

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    fierce bravery‚ valor and courage of the 21 Sikhs sent ripples across the world. "The British‚ as well as the Indians‚ are proud of the 36th Sikh Regiments. It is no exaggeration to record that the armies which possess the valiant Sikhs cannot face defeat in war" - Parliament of the United Kingdom. "You are never disappointed when you are with the Sikhs. Those 21 soldiers all fought to the death. That bravery should be within all of us. Those soldiers were lauded in Britain and their pride went throughout

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    unity is strength

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    frontier of unity. The tenacity‚ their willpower and the spellbound choices have led the people to accomodate in various corridors. Unity is the stride to........ success. Pricking the glorious walls of the world ’s history we can sense the melodious symphony of unity. Our history has illustrated various spacious pole of unity for national development.

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    Midterm 1301

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    Lauren Nicole 1301 At the Butt Crack of Dawn Mid-Term Spanish Armada - English ships during the war between England and Spain at the end of the 16th century. With the defeat of Spain’s navy‚ Britain became the strongest naval power in the world‚ which would continue for the rest of colonial times and assure its dominance on the seas‚ in America‚ Africa‚ and Asia. Jamestown-Jamestown was the first stable english colony‚ it showed

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    Chapter 17

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    Chapter 17 - The Age of Absolutism. (1550-1800). (1) Extending Spanish Power.
(2) France Under Louis XIV.
(3) Triumph of Parliament in England. (4) Rise of Austria and Prussia.
(5) Absolute Monarchy in Russia. (1) Extending Spanish Power. Setting the Scene.
1500s-1700s. Monarchs get powerful. Build royal army to replace nobles’ army. Take new lands and expand government. Lay foundation for nations of Europe today. Serious-minded King Philip II of Spain was member of Hapsburg dynasty. The Hapsburg

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    On the 18th November 1916‚ the Battle of the Somme ended when German troops retired from the final large British attack at the Battle of the Ancre amid worsening weather. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig called a halt to the operation‚ claiming the Somme offensive to have been successful. Haig used 750‚000 men against the German front-line. However‚ the bombardment failed to destroy either the barbed-wire or the concrete bunkers protecting the German soldiers. This meant that the Germans could exploit

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