In the ancient world‚ women were not considered qualified to rule. However‚ two women managed to reshape this ideology. Both Empress Irene and Chinese Empress Wu Zhao had to possess certain qualities to help them take power. The first quality a women had to possess beauty and the ability of persuasion. Both women got their power through their emperor husbands‚ but before they could get to that point they had to be chosen. Irene caught the attention of Emperor Leo IV with her “piety and dazzling
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A Risk or a Benefit? As of 2000‚ there were about ninety million cell phone users in the United States‚ with 85% of them using their phones while on the road (Sundeen 1). Because of evidence that cell phones impair drivers by distracting them‚ some states have considered laws restricting their use in moving vehicles. Proponents of legislation correctly point out that using phones while driving can be dangerous. The extent of the danger‚ however‚ is a matter of debate‚ and the benefits may
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Features vol.2 no.1 The Aldeanos June - November Graffiti: Art or Not ? by: John Edris Calamlam N o t most of us can appreciate the true value of art. We may see a painting and call it an art. In a museum‚ we may touch a sculpture and exclaim “What an art!” Nonetheless‚ while traveling‚ we may see colorful bunch of drawings on walls of establishments that make our forehead crippled and later on ask ourselves who are those people who make “baboy” of those walls.
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DBQ it was the prompt from the summer essay; access why over the course of the 17th and 18th centuries colonists went from considering themselves British subjects to indentifying themselves as Americans During the 17th century‚ colonies along the east coast were being created. Some of these colonies include New York‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsylvania‚ and Maryland. The people living in those colonies were known as‚ colonists. The majority of the colonists were from Great Britain‚ and were still British
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First Twelve 1. COLONIAL ENGLISH AMERICA 1. In 1606‚ the Virginia Company received a charter from King James I to make a settlement in the New World. 2. On May 24‚ 1607‚ about 100 English settlers disembarked from their ship and founded Jamestown. 3. Problems emerged including (a) the swampy site of Jamestown meant poor drinking water and mosquitoes causing malaria and yellow fever. (b) men wasted time looking for gold rather than doing useful tasks (digging wells‚ building shelter‚ planting
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"The 18th century period was an era that witnessed great improvements in health and subsequent life expectancy" (Health and welfare during industrialization ‚ p. 109)[1]. Most experts connected the health revolution to the industrial one‚ that also brought success to other sectors. The workers emerged as the most important resource in the production of goods and services. In this light‚ capitalism employed every resource at its disposal to preserve and safeguard their health‚ wealth‚ and general
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In various points in history‚ governments have made regulations which many of the people refused to follow. During the late 18th century‚ prohibition of trade amongst separately colonized islands caused smuggling between these islands to become quite popular. Islands owned by the French‚ English‚ and Spanish each had different goods that were sought after‚ and thus‚ illegal trade commenced and was very successful. Supply and demand continued as it did because the smugglers stood to gain economically
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The 18th Amendment comprises three Sections. The first section is the general layout of the law being put into place. The ratification of this parchment outlawed the manufacture‚ sale‚ or transportation of intoxicating liquors within‚ the importation thereof into‚ or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction. Ushering in a period we know as the prohibition. It sounds good at first because
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History 109 October 3‚ 2012 Contact or Conquest? Development of America During the 15th Through 18th Centuries While European explorers throughout history had made many contacts throughout their expeditions‚ the discovery‚ colonization‚ and development of territories and culture during the 1400s to 1700s would best be described as conquest. Spanish‚ Portuguese‚ English‚ French‚ Dutch and Germans came to the New World in search of many different interests‚ but ultimately the “conquering” of civilizations
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the time period from the early 15th century to the early 18th century. This is made obvious in opening sentence in source 1 (secondary) However‚ slavery didn’t end in the whole United States until Abraham Lincolns emancipation proclamation that took effect on January 1st 1863. Online source‚ – East of England Broadband Network and MLA East of England 2009 (secondary)‚ explicitly states that‚ Africa from the early 15th century towards the 18th century was enslaved by the Europeans and Americans. Africans
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