Historical Facts of Richard III Richard was born on 2 October 1452 at Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire. His father was Richard Plantagenet‚ Duke of York and his mother Cecily Neville. Richard´s father and older brother died at the Battle of Wakefield in 1460. In 1461‚ Richard’s brother‚ Edward‚ became Edward IV and created him Duke of Gloucester. In 1470‚ Edward and Richard were exiled when Henry VI was briefly restored to the throne. The following year‚ they returned to England
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Global Warming: Fact or Opinion? If you were to leave your front door open in the winter time‚ would you heat up the outdoors? Or perhaps someone told you that a cow ’s fart increases the annual temperature. It is just as ridiculous to say that humans cause global warming by releasing carbon dioxide into the air‚ puncturing the atmosphere and allowing solar flares burn our earth. However‚ while no drastic changes in the climate have happened to be of concern‚ media wants the gullible masses to
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Trojan War: Fact or Fiction? The question many scholars still have today is whether or not the Trojan War was fact or fiction. Throughout the years evidence has been found in favor of the war happening and evidence that it did not happen. Hittite documents mention names such as: Wilusa/Wilusiya is perhaps Ilion‚ and Taruisa may be Troy. There is also an Alaksandus-Alexandros‚ ruler of Wilusa‚ a vassal of the Hittite king Muwatallis in the early thirteenth century. Some may think that Alaksandus
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Fact or fiction? Have you ever wondered what was said on the news was fact or fiction? Well during the time of the tragic occurrence of the Sandy Hook massacre many theories have taken place‚ whether this was an actual event or a conspiracy. If you never heard of this horrible event took it place on December 14th‚ when armed gunman Adam Lanza allegedly shot and killed twenty-six people ‚ twenty of which were innocent children kindergarten to first grade and six teachers. Police also say that
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How does the concept of civic culture’ differ from that of political culture’? To what extent can the latter explain why the politics of countries differ? "When we speak of the political culture‚ we refer to the political system as internalized in cognitions‚ feelings‚ and evaluations of its population." Almond and Verba In their classic 1963 study‚ Civic Culture‚ political culture was defined within very narrow parameters‚ concerning only political’ attitudes. This neglected the existence
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Facts About Dr. Jose Rizal Jose P. Rizal‚ a man of exceptional talent and intelligence‚ is the National Hero of the Philippines. That’s a fact (and might be the only fact) that every Filipino knows about Jose Rizal. One might ask‚ “How about his name?” Well‚ that might be uneasy because his full name is José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda. Let’s be honest that if we will be asked by some people about some things related to Rizal without the help of any references‚ we can only say
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Crabeater seals are under the ’Least Concern’ category of extinction. This means that there population is large enough to survive. They are known as one of the fastest breed of seal and it is because of this they are able to get away from threats. Facts: • Crabeater Seals can reach speeds of 25 km/hr‚ which make it one of the fastest species of seal. • Crabeater seals have been known to dive as deep as 470 feet and for a period in excess of 10 mins. • Despite their name‚ they don’t actually feed
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Transactional Analysis Theory: the Basics Carol Solomon‚ Ph.D. Abstract This article is written to acquaint readers with basic transactional analysis theory and to provide a beginning understanding about how these concepts can be used in real life. I first learned about Transactional Analysis from Dr. Eric Berne when I studied with him in Carmel‚ CA beginning in 1966. Quickly‚ I learned the value of this simple language as I began to understand my own life script. I became intrigued with my newfound
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Religion Portfolio Fact Sheet Religion: Christianity 1. Summary of Beliefs and Practices A. Christians believe in one god. B. Christians believe that God took human form as Jesus Christ and that God is present today through the work of the Holy Spirit. C. Christians believe there is a life after death on earth. D. Christians pray to God for their needs‚ for forgiveness‚ or just to talk. E. Christians go to church. They are not required to nor frowned upon
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1. Discuss the basic facts about OSHA – its purpose‚ standards‚ inspection‚ and rights and responsibilities. OSHA and its state partners have approximately 2100 inspectors‚ plus complaint discrimination investigators‚ engineers‚ physicians‚ educators‚ standards writers‚ and other technical and support personnel spread over more than 200 offices throughout the country. This staff establishes protective standards‚ enforces those standards‚ and reaches out to employers and employees through technical
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