The ancient empire‚ Benin‚ became civilized because of record keeping on trade‚ the developed complex institutions and the leadership specialized workers. The Benin empire rose to power back in the 13th century‚ to about 15th century. The empire quickly became successful due to the modern trade routes. “...they became very wealthy by trading conquered people to the Portuguese as slaves in exchange for such manufactured European products as firearms‚ textiles‚ glass‚ and beads” (Hackey). Records were
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dentistry over med? My personal motivation to pursue a career as a dentist I think comes from the very nature of the work. It’s diagnostic‚ technical‚ and surgical enough to be continually interesting. I realise that like any job‚ some aspects would become mundane‚ but with the human form‚ I feel like there would be enough patient variation to constantly pose a challenge. Coupled with this is the human aspect. I’m not an extremely outgoing ’people person’‚ but I do enjoy communicating. If any
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The book that I chose to read was When Breath Becomes Air‚ by Paul Kalanithi. Paul Kalanithi was both a neurosurgeon and writer. He held degrees from Stanford‚ Cambridge‚ and Yale School of Medicine. During his residency as a neurosurgeon he had many achievements‚ performed a great deal of research‚ and had won several different awards. However‚ in the last few months of his residency‚ he began to have a lot of back pain and fatigue‚ and was soon diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. Throughout this
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Philosophy of Education / Why I want to become a teacher? Philosophies vary from time to time because we live in a world that moves at a very fast pace‚ and we have to move our ideas with it. I have pursued a BA in Communications and a MA in Secondary Education with a concentration in educational technology. Now‚ I teach with my English minor‚ and I absolutely love it. As an educator‚ I want prepare students not only for college‚ but for the world we live in today. My philosophy of education
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To the different classes of people the Bolvshevik revolutionaries offered “bread‚ peace‚ land.” The Bolvsheviks were able to gain power over the democratic government because they were the best organizaed‚ had the best propaganda‚ and wanted to bring peace to Russia. The Bolvshevik’s had the vision of a global Marxist revolution where the world would succumb to the utopia formed under socialism. Lenin a staunch Marxist and the leader of the Bolvshevik’s employed strategies that aligned with the Bolvsheviks
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like to use of variety of strategies and be creative in my teaching plans. I hope to arouse the student’s curiosity and foster a desire to continue to learn. Another commitment that I think is equally important is to recognize each student as an individual. Although we will be teaching subjects we also teaching children. I want to understand their academic abilities‚ personalities‚ and who will be their main support in regards to school. I want to know what motivates them to do their best and what
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Although there are a multitude of personal experiences that have influenced me and led me to become the woman I am today‚ the experiences that have truly shaped me at the core of my being have been those that are a part of my story as an immigrant in the United States and a first generation Latina college student. For a long time‚ especially during my childhood‚ I did not understand what these labels meant. Although‚ I find that in many circumstances labels carry people‚ and not the other way around
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How and why did America become a slaveholding nation? Although it was not a planned system‚ it was‚ unfortunately what we ended up with. Colonial America became a slaveholding society by gradual changes in the laws to gain a stable supply of labor. When the word slavery is brought up‚ most people today would think of African Americans working and struggling under the control of a white man. However‚ this was not always entirely true. Slave labor was an American institution. It wasn’t only
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The Roman Empire was one of the longest lasting and most successful in history. Although the exact date isn’t known it’s widely believed that the Roman Empire began around 27 BC and lasted‚ at least the eastern part‚ until 1453 AD. That’s practically 1‚500 years of running a successful regime. For a little comparison the United States has been around for a paltry 240 years‚ less than one-sixth of the time. So if Rome was so incredibly successful‚ why isn’t it still around? What happened that caused
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I.E.4. Am I Likely to Become an Entrepreneur? Respond to each of the 17 statements using the following rating scale: 1 = Strongly disagree 2 = Moderately disagree 3 = Slightly disagree 4 = Neither agree or disagree 5 = Slightly agree 6 = Moderately agree 7 = Strongly agree 1. I am constantly on the lookout for new ways to improve my life. 2. I feel driven to make a difference in my community‚ and maybe the world. 3. I tend to let others take the initiative to start new projects
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