Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15th of August 1769 in Corsica. Educated at military school‚ he served in Valence and Auxonne until after the outbreak of the Revolution in 1789. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier general at age of 24 because of his strategy in the siege of Toulon and subsequently appointed as the commander of French Army in Italy. France now faced a new coalition - Austria and Russia had allied with Britain. Napoleon returned to Paris‚ where the government was in crisis. He seized
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------------------------------------------------- Name: Lawrence Chen ------------------------------------------------- Of Mice and Men Essay Graphic Organizer for Chapter Questions Chapter: 4 Question: Why is Crooks so unhappy? Mistreated‚ He doesn’t have friends-unconfident and seriously mentally damaged from the lasting effects of loneliness. CATCHY LEAD+BACKGROUND INFO+THESIS STATEMENT:- One sentence- 3 significant pts- Parallel structure- Controlling IdeaUse the wording from
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Why is History so important? My mom always told me “History means past‚ present‚ and future. History is part of your life‚ the meaning of your present and the plans for your future. So never forget your past in order to not lose your future.” To be honest I always thought my mom was talking about my ancestors and my entire family tree. You know when you want to know the family diseases that can be hereditary you look at your family tree; you do the same to know all the possibilities for an offspring
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his entire life was devoted to. Beethoven is undoubtedly considered one of‚ if not the best‚ composer of all time. His music not only was a marvel in itself‚ but towards the end of his life‚ he composed some of his most well known music completely deaf‚ and that gives his music a whole new astounding factor. Throughout Beethoven’s life‚ he was never content‚ he was always seeking out something new or something better. That is one reason that his music is so beautiful‚ because he was always trying to
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numerous examples of instances where the US was capable in their ability to win the war but it was almost always inevitably loss due to leadership. Codevilla even discredits the US win in the Cold War as being the result of their Soviet enemy dying of “congenital disorders”. The US has often become involved in wars without a clear and concise objective for which they are trying to achieve. This evident in both Iraq and Afghanistan where a clear objective was not sought. US troops had decisively won
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Why are the Oscars so white? Marialuisa Rincon After noticing that none of the 20 actors nominated for Oscars last year were of color‚ Maryland activist April Reign tweeted‚ “#oscarssowhite they asked to touch my hair.” The hashtag went viral within days and the memes and jokes that stemmed from it served to highlight the lack of diversity that has become a hallmark of academy nominations. It opened up a conversation—first‚ between Reign and her followers—and later‚ among the public‚ celebrities
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discovering the New World‚ but he was not the first. Never the less‚ his discovery is important: it started European exploration and the colonization of the Americas‚ known as the Age of Exploration. This brought on European explorers who looked for adventure‚ trade routes‚ and wealth in these new lands. It also led to the invention of the compass and the astrolabe (which determines latitude). This age sparked a maritime revolution through out Europe‚ but who was most successful? In my opinion‚ the Spanish
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In these articles many people believe that haunted houses are a part of why halloween is so popular. Over 1‚200 professional haunted houses are being operated and 300 theme parks as well. Many of these haunted houses are very popular because people just like a good scare and it’s fun‚ it has been a tradition for a long time‚ and haunted houses make a lot of money. To begin‚ many people like a good scare. The people pay good money to be scared‚ they like the thrill of the clowns and scary people
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of the reasons why he is so well know. Hercules is also very famous and characters of him come out on movies. Out of all the Gods and Hero’s of the Ancient time Hercules is the most well known and most seen on movies all over the world. The reason why people like Hercules so much is because he would save lives and he would win battle’s to save the people in his town. Why is Hercules so popular? Well to start off Hercules lived a long time ago in the Ancient time when Hercules was born. Hercules
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about friends odyssey had who are loyal still loyal to him after 20 years. Loyal is how we make friends or respect someone. Odyssey had respect everyone who believed in him and he trusts him. Without loyal people wouldn’t be friends or respect every Other. This world wouldn’t be the same with loyalty. First body paragraph This Poem talks about how loyal people are to us.(Qt) "Eumaios has the longing is on me for Odysseus‚ and he is gone from me and even
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