city-states in the ancient world have various similarities and differences according to their culture‚ government‚ education‚ political structure and more. However‚ if I was a wealthy woman and I had to choose one between the two I would choose to live in Sparta‚ because they would value me more than people in Athens would. The first reason why I would prefer Sparta is because of their education system. In Sparta I would be trained from a young age in arts and athletics‚ I would have a strong body and I would
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Did GOD create a calendar? Believers and nonbelievers often discuss and debate about the origin of calendar and some Christians still wonder if GOD created. Before the Mayans and the Romans‚ the word GOD (YHWH) was at the center of every things and thoughts. In the first chapter of genesis and in the fifth verse; GOD describes the first day‚ which consist in: “one evening and one morning”. As God creations are taking shape in verses; 8‚ 13‚ 14‚19‚23‚31‚ and so are the days‚ months‚ seasons
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World War 1(WW1)‚ also known as the Great War‚ was one of if not the most horrifying of wars in history. Spanning for 4 years from 1914 to 1918 millions of soldiers were killed. A still debated question however is the cause of the Great War; two major worldly forces grinding against each other or a single bullet fired by a rebellious Bosnian Serb? The 28th of June 1914‚ the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was going to make a speech in Sarajevo‚ a Bosnian city under Austria-Hungary’s rule‚ where the Black
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Have you ever wondered what really happened on the Titanic in that early morning of April 15. There was many theories of the truth of the Titanic and what really happened that day like they could have had a fire‚ they could have switched the boat‚ or they could of took a wrong turn. There are many other theories of what happened but here are a few explained of what could of happened since there is nobody still alive to confess what really happened on the night the Titanic took that horrible crash
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Why did the United States enter World War One. The industrial era had many effects‚ not the least of which was plunging the world into world war. One must consider the relationship between eras and events as a student of history. The industrial era created a perceived need in America for raw materials and markets for goods. The United States was not alone in this desire for expansion. All the industrial nations were in open competition to develop vast empires that would provide them with the fuel
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Appealing as travel may be‚ I have not had the opportunity to wander much outside of the southeastern United States. Even when I have had the chance to venture‚ it has been to visit loved ones or vacation for a few days. I am not stating this for anyone to empathize with me‚ but rather to express the fact that I have never experienced another culture outside of the U.S.‚ and other than watching the nightly world news‚ I am not aware of non-American issues. As a privileged American‚ I know there are
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What was the 1850 Compromise and Why did it Fail? In 1850‚ Henry Clay one of the most influential political leaders in American history introduced a set of resolutions‚ which aimed to please both North and South America. The five proposals were rolled into a single ‘omnibus’ bill‚ which offered a solution to the growing sectional conflict over slavery and westward expansion‚ which arose from the 1846 Mexican War. The 1850 Compromise‚ which Senator Douglas stripped down and effectively helped
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On March 4‚ 1933‚ at the height of the Great Depression‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his first inaugural address. "So first of all‚” he said‚ “let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." The new president acted to create his ’New Deal’‚ a set of social liberal programs which attempted to combat the effects of the Great Depression on the American economy and people. The Depression‚ which had resulted from the Wall Street Crash four years prior‚ was
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enemy would have thought that the Allied was preparing for the coming winter. The evacuation happened in three stages the preliminary stage‚ intermediate and then final evacuation. The first stage is when men would prepare for a winter defensive. The second stage is when they would evacuate about half of their men but yet still have enough to defend in case there evacuation was compromised and the Turks launched a heavy attack the Allied would have been able to hold them off for at least one week. Within
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Germany and do similar with other small minorities. As a Lutheran and a Prussian he could not understand how German Catholics could divide their loyalty between their country and their religion. 39% of the German population were catholic‚ mainly in the southern states of the country. These southern states were the most reluctant to unify as a nation as the catholic population did not want to unite with the 61% protestant north population. This was also the same with other smaller minorities which included
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