Why did William win the battle of Hastings? In this essay I am writing about why William Duke of Normandy won the battle of Hastings. At the time of Edward the confessor there were three claimants to the English throne. One of the claimants was Harold’s. He believed he should be on the throne because he was Edward the confessor’s brother; he was born in England and was the most powerful English earl. The next claimant was William duke of Normandy. William believed he should be king because Edward
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George Washington wins the election as the first president in 1789‚ inaugurating the Government. He was seen as “virtuous” and seen as a good choice to “elevate the public good.” Washington believed the government should become the ruler over the president. Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1789‚ creating a federal court system. The passing of the Bill of Rights was promised under ratification of the Constitution. However‚ not everyone was satisfied with the 80 proposed amendments. Alexander Hamilton
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Why did the Americans win the War of Independence? Before the first shots were fired in the American War of Independence‚ very few people gave the Americans (also known as the ’colonists ’ or ’patriots ’) a chance. Britain had a population of 11 million compared to the patriots 2.5 million of whom 20% were slaves. Furthermore Britain had the most powerful navy in the world‚ an experienced and well-armed standing army of 48‚000 men and the support of tens of thousands of loyalists and Indian tribes
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Why did William win the battle of Hastings? In 1066 king Edward the confessor died without any children to inherit the throne of england‚ this meant that Harold Godwinson was crowned as king despite supposidly promising an oath to william that he would be the next king . However harold faced his position being jeportised because two other determined young men also wanted to be King. These men were Harald Hadrarda and William of Normandy. England was one of the welthiest and most powerfull countrys
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Why did Labour win the 1945 election? There was a lack of a strong opposition. The liberal party was weak and not cohesive‚ the Conservatives complacent and tainted by memories of their failings during the 1930’s. They spent less on 1945 election and focused too much of their campaign on the dominant personality of Churchill instead of the popular reformist ministers such as Butler. Many voters associated Churchill with the nation as a whole and not with the Conservative Party or as only a wartime
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In war intelligence is always greater than the power itself‚ and America had proved it in the Battle of Midway. Technology has the ability Since the Battle of Midway. America’s intelligence and use of technology helped us win this battle. Japan planned a surprise attacked on American aircraft carriers‚ but “US Navyʼs Combat Intelligence Office” broke the codes they were using to communicate By locating one of the several possible targets for a major attack. Code named AF was Midway island. by having
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Parker had won his games at age thirteen‚ shocking the entire country. The 61st Hunger Games has left the twenty-seven-year-old in a reclusive state and some questioned whether or not he had lost it. Calix Forrester was not the expected tribute to win in his Games‚ it being quite the upset to some of the Career districts when he did. He was yet another surprise‚ the 67th Games being so close to the 61st. And then there was Reeve Silverling. The 69th Hunger Games produced a Victor of eighteen‚ the
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Duquesne Fort‚ but they were cut off by the allied indians of the French. The British were destroyed by the natives because they used guerilla warfare. Many soldiers lost their lives‚ including General Braddock. Although the odds that England would win the war were very slim‚ they ended up winning because they captured French forts Quebec and
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Discipline Models Wong’s Pragmatic Classroom Kagan‚ Kyle‚ and Scott’s win-win discipline Morrish’s Real Discipline Compare and Contrast • Students are given the choose to what they feel is good for them to do. • Students‚ teacher and parents are involved in the rule making. • Help students understand each other’s responsibilities along with what the teacher’s responsibilities are. • Discipline is something that the win-win problem does not do to students. • Corrects the situation‚ which allows
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lawyer defending a black man‚ does not think that they can win the trial because there was no way you were going to get an all white jury to not convict a black man. Atticus even told his two kids‚ Jem and Scout that there was no way they would win the trial but there was no reason they couldn’t try to win. “‘Atticus‚ are we going to win it?’ ‘No‚ honey.’ ‘then why-’ ‘simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win‚’ (p.76)”. In the end‚ Tom Robinson
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