HANNIBAL AND THE BATTLE OF CANNAE The battle of Cannae was a major battle of the Second Punic War near the town of Cannae‚ an ancient village in southern part of Italy. The battle took place between the outnumbered Carthaginian army under Hannibal against the Romans under the command of Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro. For the most part‚ the Romans were overpowered by the undermanned Carthaginian forces. Many historians agree that the battle of Cannae is one of the greatest
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The piece of artwork‚ done by Albert Bierstadt in 1863‚ titled Rocky Mountains‚ Lander’s Peak‚ is an oil on canvas and is of true inspirational beauty. He perfectly captures the cool‚ vivid colors of the real forest. The scene makes you feel extremely calm‚ peaceful‚ and serene due to the relaxing nature of the picture itself. The cast shadows make the painting very 3-D and make you feel as though you are standing directly in the field‚ looking at the scenery yourself. The more you observe the painting
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★ The Battle of Gettysburg: A battle‚ a speech‚ a memorial ground During the American Civil War‚ from the first to the third of July 1863‚ there were sanguinary battles in and around Gettysburg. The losses of lives on both sides were massive‚ approximately 23 000 dead‚ hurt or missing on each side.1 It was there‚ in the small city of Pennsylvania‚ that the war turned around. The South was suddenly facing defeat.1‚ 2 The Civil War continued for two years after the Battle of Gettysburg. Still it is
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Stephen King: The King of Terror Stephen Edwin King is one of today ’s most popular and best selling writers. King combines the elements of psychological thrillers‚ science fiction‚ the paranormal‚ and detective themes into his stories. In addition to these themes‚ King sticks to using great and vivid detail that is set in a realistic everyday place. Stephen King who is mainly known for his novels‚ has broadened his horizons to different types of writings such as movie scripts‚ nonfiction
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(DOE) to site‚ construct‚ operate‚ and close a repository for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. Ten sites were chosen by DOE for potential consideration and in 1987‚ Yucca Mountain in Nye County‚ Nevada was selected as the lone site to be studied. Yucca Mountain is part of a six-mile-long volcanic ridge on federally controlled lands on the edge of the Nevada Test Site. It was planned for the repository to be built approximately 1‚000 feet below the land surface and
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Horror King Stephen King Known as the Horror King‚ Stephen King has earned that title with his award winning novels such as Carrie‚ The Dead Zone‚ and The Shining. Stephen King has written more than two hundred works of literature including his novels‚ short stories‚ and poems‚ one hundred and seventy eight of which were turned into works of film. Born on September 21‚ 1947 in Portland‚ Maine‚ Stephen King was raised by a mostly single parent. Stephen’s father “left the house to buy a pack of
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“Please‚ Miss Bishop‚ I’d love to go with you anywhere. We could hike the mountains around here and have a marvelous time. I could be ready in a heartbeat‚ but I’ll never go to Putney Mountain.” Winking at his friends‚ Neal laughed. “Thanks again‚ for the coffee. Guess‚ no hiking today. Have a wonderful day.” Leaving the diner‚ Ruth waved‚ they waved back. “She’s gorgeous‚ and stupid to think she can hike that mountain.” Dennis watched‚ as Ruth closed the front door. “Those country boys could
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and Keurig Coffee Starbucks and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters in 2011 established a partnership with Keurig coffee brewer makers for strategic reasons such as manufacturing and marketing distribution. Green Mountain and the Keurig k-cup technology offer portion packs to make it most convenient for coffee drinkers to give them more options on the type of coffees. They made this possible by adding world famous Starbucks and later on adding Dunkin Donuts (along with
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The Once and Future King King Arthur of the Arthurian legends is one of the most unique characters in the history of literature. Since he has been depicted by a variety of writers‚ there is more than a single description of his personality. The Arthur we know is actually a conglomerate of many different interpretations of one character. For this reason‚ his character and very person haven ’t been too consistent through the legends. The earliest Arthurian Legends which are also some of the earliest
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dropping Pyrenees mountains. Reading this short feature will display how taking a trip to the Pyrenees Mountains will be worth your time. Taking an expedition to the amazing Pyrenees Mountains will be an amazing‚ worthwhile‚ and an exhilarant trip because; there’s nothing like the Pyrenees‚ there are many other places to visit around the Mountains‚ also someone may become allure‚ because of a very interesting animal that is named after the Pyrenees and in some ways resembles the mountains. I will cover
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