represented Rome in foreign affairs. Consuls could appoint and serve as dictator for up to 6 months in times of emergency
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human nature for us to compare ourselves with others‚ whether or not we do this on a conscious level. We compare ourselves to actors/actress‚ models‚ people we see on the street‚ etc.‚ which more often than not‚ if we do it too much‚ makes us‚ feel like a bit of a failure‚ even for just a moment. No matter how well you are doing for yourself‚ there is always someone out there who you will think is better than you‚ based on what your idea of yourself may be. I never compare myself with others but
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Ramsey Frederickson December 5‚ 2012 Professor: Laura Bigelow ENG 090-03 Pleasantville vs. The Giver Compare & Contrast In the movie‚ Pleasantville‚ and in the book‚ The Giver‚ there are many different similarities and differences. One similarity is that the communities are portrayed as utopias but in reality are actually dystopias. Another similarity is the weather and the fact that it’s extremely ideal. Also‚ in both the movie and in the book the communities have no understanding
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The Washington State Three-Strikes Law It is difficult to determine whether the three-strikes law in Washington is an effective form of legislation. In 1993‚ Washington was the first state in the nation to adopt three-strikes legislation which imposed a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole for persons convicted for a third specific violent felony. The action was fueled by the highly publicized death of Diane Ballasiotes‚ who was raped and murdered by a convicted rapist who
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itself.” This quote means that if you are overcome by fear‚ it will make the situation you’re in harder. When I read this‚ I say that I agree with our former president. When looking at the stories and article‚ “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street‚” “Three Skeleton Key‚” and “Stepping it Up‚” they show us that fear is our worst enemy when you are overcome by it. First of all‚ in the story‚ “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street‚” Les Goodman states‚ “As God is my witness...you’re letting something
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The Three Musketeers is about 4 heroes who save the day. They are successful in defeating the evil because of the heroic deeds of d’Artagnan. D’Artagnan is introduced to the three musketeers by incidentally insulting all of them. They each challenge him to a duel for what he has done to them‚ but while he is dueling with one of the musketeers‚ one of the cardinal’s guards threatens to arrest them because there is a law in which says there is no dueling. D’Artagnan and the musketeers join forces
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During the classical period‚ many civilizations and large land bases were formed. Of these many civilizations‚ two main ones were Han China and Imperial Rome. Although Han China and Imperial Rome both had similar government structures and trading systems‚ they both had two very different militaries. Han and Imperial Rome both exercised political control through similar government structures and social hierarchies. There were many elites who supported Han China’s emperor‚ Wu di and the “mandate
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How Rome Fell Rome didn’t fall in a meer twenty-four hours‚ just as it wasn’t buit in a day. In fact historians aren’t postive how long it took to fall‚ but they had narrowed it down to a year; 476 AD. There are an infinant number of reasons why this gigantic empire could have fallen; almost anything could have gone wrong. The Roman government wasn’t made to last‚ the ostonishing number of emperiors they had and killed ruined their chance of survival. Then rise of Christianity was a big step in
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Rome began as a small city-state in 753 B.C.E. and slowly turned into the center of a mighty empire that expanded into parts of Europe‚ North Africa‚ and western Asia. Rome was transformed into a successful empire by its army‚ the power of its leaders‚ and its great wealth. One reason why Rome was successful was that it could build a strong army. Rome was a small city-state and did not have many people‚ but it built an army using the people it conquered. These people were persuaded to join the army
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How Rome Fell In the beginning‚ Rome was a strong and powerful empire. Rome had a system for paying for their soldiers to fight. They would give them the land they conquered‚which attracted more and more soldiers wanting to fight for Rome. When they stopped expanding‚ they could not give any more land to the soldiers so they had to find other ways to get them to fight. This ended up with the people having to pay extra taxes‚ and the army being unloyal to Rome. When this started it created many
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