weakening of the military‚ their failing economy‚ and invaders trying to take over the city of Rome. Since the military was weakening‚ Rome’s army had to have a draft with paid soldiers. Since people didn’t want to fight for their country‚ they lost loyalty to Rome. The paid soldiers were not all that good at fighting‚ so they didn’t have as strong as a military. The failing economy didn’t help the decline of Rome either. The government made taxes high to pay for the failing military. Since the taxes were
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Most people regard industrialization as a positive development capable of generating great wealth and revitalizing run-down areas. Mention industrialization today‚ and it brings to mind large factories organized with the latest technologies in mass producing. Along with these visions comes the promise of more jobs for the community‚ higher rates of pay‚ and financial stability. One can only think of the positive influences on a community that the opening of a new factory could bring‚ but during what
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A. Introduction The divorce rate continues to increase from year to year. While many studies are conducted on the reasons for divorce‚ fewer focus on the consequences that occur after. Although each case comes with its own set of circumstances‚ I am going to focus on two articles that look at some of the consequences that occur after a divorce. The first will focus on the adult children of divorced couples while the second takes an in depth look at how African American women fair following
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If only I had taken my time on the test‚ I might have gotten a better grade. Failing my math test came as a big shock to me but helped me realize that I need to take my time and not rush. When you rush through an assignment‚ you are prone to make simple mistakes that you might not have made if you would have taken your time. I have noticed when I rush through a math assignment I will make simple calculation errors or write the answer in the wrong format. If I had slowed down a bit‚ I could have saved
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Why is America’s Education Failing? The United States is often referred to as the best country in the world in many areas. It may be‚ but far from it in education. Out of a total of thirty-four countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development‚ it ranks just fourteenth in reading‚ seventeenth in science and twenty-fifth in math (Walker). Despite America’s status as a country‚ America’s education is failing because of the large emphasis on standardized education‚ and the
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When you look up synonyms for the word justice‚ or ask someone what they think the word means‚ they will spew out nouns such as: neutrality‚ fairness‚ impartialness‚ etc. I believe justice in terms of the criminal system is the collaboration of three different entities‚ police‚ court‚ and corrections. That have to work together to form an illusion of one single entity; and in doing this‚ they have to still maintain a check and balance system amongst themselves. So‚ no one system should be able to
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As it has been described in the previous part‚ the developing countries due to inability to serve their debts were forced to borrow funds from the IMF and the World Bank and accept the severe structural adjustment programs bound to the loans. The same happened to the developed European countries‚ which were badly hit by the global financial and then by the Eurozone sovereign debt crises in 2008 and 2010 respectively. The debt crisis has shown that the problem of indebtedness is no longer exclusive
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A young man steps out from the library. He carries a long‚ neatly-written sheet of names. As he walks up the steps to the main gym where at least two hundred teens are gathered‚ one yells out‚ “He’s coming!” and the room goes silent. A wall will soon be filled with names of students that will rejoice and cry tears of joy; others who may not appear will cry tears of sadness. This is‚ commonly called by All-State auditioners‚ the Wailing Wall. Twenty-four vocal and four band students from West Delaware
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How to Successfully Choose Experts on Car Detailing While there may be a number of car owners who would not mind exerting extra effort and time towards getting their cars kept in the best shape at all times‚ not everybody has the luxury to do so‚ for those people that live really hectic schedules‚ getting their cars in the best shape would have to be relied upon the help of the professional. In this case‚ it will lie in the hands of car detailing providers. Cars‚ just like any machine‚ are subjected
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Failing high school shouldn’t be something to be proud of and we shouldn’t be getting praised for it neither. In today’s society‚ there are many people that haven’t made it through or have failed high school and it looks as if it’s becoming a tradition. There aren’t many good things that come with failing high school‚ there’s rarely anything good coming from it. When you’ve already failed high school you’ll end up being someone that depends on everyone‚ you’re going to become a troubled person and
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