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    Was King Louis XVI partially responsible for his own downfall Awkward and timid‚ no man appeared less like a king than Louis XVI‚ he was merly 20 years old when he succeeded his grandfather Louis XV and came in to the throne. No one could have seemed more out of place than he did. Louis himself realised this and often wished‚ even before the revolution‚ that he were a common man. Although he made an earnest effort to reform the government at the time‚ when his predecessor had so far exhausted the

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    In this world of evil and cynical doubt‚ violence and crimes are lurking in people’s ugly heads again. The vicious cycle of crime and punishment retaliates an alarming effect to society’s safety. I strongly affirm with my resounding agreement to the establishment of capital punishment to eradicate the increasing occurrences of such heinous crimes. Primarily speaking‚ the necessity of death penalty has been the prolonged clamour of victims’ immediate family and relatives of these predators who

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    In the aftermath of the American War for Independence great Britain was forced to grapple with this major defeat. Within parliament two camps arose. One believed that the war was unwinnable and that the major mistake that lead to the loss of the colonies was the militarization of the conflict. The other faction believed that the British force sent to crush the rebellion would have proven successful had it not been for the mismanagement of the campaign by General William Howe. While it may have been

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    biblical accounts towards different traits of leaderships. After reviewing the examples of good leadership in the Hebrew Bible‚ three primary characteristics are regularly demonstrated. They include: being visionary‚ being able to prioritize‚ and defending social justice; plus‚ these qualities are still essential to the exercise of good leadership today. Being visionary is a key element in becoming an effective leader‚ and this quality is particularly evident in the story of Joseph interpreting the

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    points) this effected my game because … Strengths and weaknesses during a competitive match – Match analysis: Specific Technique 1 2 3 4 5 Tactical Awareness 1 2 3 4 5 Fitness Levels 1 2 3 4 5 Reading the game 1 2 3 4 5 Attacking 1 2 3 4 5 Defending 1 2 3 4 5 Evaluation of match play (as you can see from the table I have highlighted….this is because….. This had an impact on the game….) Week 2 SKILL FOCUS Dig Shot KEY COACHING POINT CHECKLIST COACHING Point Self Assessment:

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    prejudice. Throughout the course of the novel‚ the reader experiences discrimination and prejudice in a number of ways. These include the injustice of the court case against Tom Robinson‚ the treatment of Atticus and his family by the townspeople for defending a black man‚ and the shunning of Boo Radley because he is seen as different. Harper Lee has effectively positioned the reader to view discrimination and prejudice as the true evil in society. The best indicator of Lee’s positioning of the audience

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    Pearl Harbor out of fear of the U.S. Navy trying to stop Japan from invading China‚ Japan was low on resources‚ so when Roosevelt put the oil embargo on Japan they felt as if this was the U.S. defending China‚ so in 1941 Japan attacked the Navy stationed at Pearl Harbor to prevent the Navy from physically defending China. The Manhattan Project started in 1942 and ended in 1945. The Manhattan Project started due to Albert Einstein having a desire to show F.D.R. the amount of devastation an uncontrolled

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    Advantages in the Civil War No war has killed as many American men as the Civil War. This is because it was a war between ourselves. Leading up to the war were disagreements about slavery and Presidents and other things like that. The South on one side‚ and the North on the other. When Lincoln was elected‚ who the North wanted as President but the South didn’t‚ all hell broke loose. The South attacked northern troops at Fort Sumter and thus began the Civil War. In this war the North had almost

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    least 3 to five sentences! Example Body Paragraph: (Topic Sentence): To begin with‚ Calpurnia illustrates the meaning of courage several times throughout the novel. (Introduce Example):One of the most courageous acts that Calpurnia takes is defending Scout and Jem’s presence at First Purchase Church. (Quote):When she and the children arrive‚ Lula‚ a member of the all-black congregation‚ inquires in a threatening manner‚ “ ‘I wants to know why you bringin’ white chillun to nigger church’ ” (Lee

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    society. Examples of this range from 17th century men dueling to defend their manhood and honor to the kamikaze pilots who sacrifice themselves to fight for their country. In America itself‚ the cultural values of society have shifted from defending one’s self to defending one’s country. This results in honor

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