century. The most significant change would be how sonnets are now structured. The Italian Petrarchan sonnet was first introduced as two parts: 8 lines with the scheme of abbaabba and then six lines with the scheme of cdcdcd. This can be seen in Petrarch‚ Rima 140. However‚ William Shakeseare change how sonnets would be written. He came up with the Shakespearean sonnet with is fourteen‚ ten syllable lines with a certain rhyme scheme (abab cdcd efef gg). This rhyme scheme can be seen in the poem‚ “They
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Inca Communication Like the ancient West African civilizations‚ the Inca did not develop a written language. They did‚ however have knowledge of advanced mathematics. They used knotted string called quipu to keep track of population‚ taxes‚ amount of food in storehouses‚ etc. The quipu worked like an abacus in that different knots at various places on the string represented different places on the number line. The Inca were South American Indian people who ruled one of the largest and richest empires
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lasted for a long time until people wanted to put it to an end. Slavery is not a good thing and thank gosh it came to an end. At first‚ people were getting tired of doing things on there own and so they wanted someone else to do it for them. According to "The making of America" "people were getting older and were getting tired of doing things on there own like farming‚ mowing‚ laundry and so forth. So they decided that they would just buy or take people to do that work for them." This was the start
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How Far Was Stresemann Responsible For The Recovery of The Weimar Republic? 1923 was an extremely crucial time for Germany with a great shift in culture‚ economy and government. It was falling apart; the German economy had collapsed due to the striking between German workers and French occupiers. Hyperinflation rose so much that the German people were forced to using suitcases and wheelbarrows to carrying money not to mention the fact that the collapse of the currency caused even more havoc
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It’s long been one of ancient history’s most intriguing mysteries: Why did the Maya‚ a remarkable civilization‚ suddenly collapse when it seemed to be in a good position to continue? Although the Mayan people never entirely disappeared‚ many of their past homes in the Americas went from busy cities to abandoned ruins. These abandoned ruins are the result of issues inside the tribes and cities that brought down their way of life. These issues could be internal reasons‚ such as a failing government
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The checks and balance did work in the Watergate scandal the way federalist expected. The Watergate scandal began in 1972 during the Richard Nixon presidency and his re-election campaign. On June 17‚ 1972 Five men were arrested in democratic national committee office headquarter
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reasons as to why the British enlightenment paved the way for the modern world are the fact that British enlightenment thinkers brought in new ideas that changed the way we view the world and how it affects us‚ how it was the earliest and essentially set a foundation for other enlightenment thinkers to follow‚ and how it was subtle yet highly effective and created a deep change that was unique in its own way. The first reason as to why the British enlightenment was foundational was the
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uplifting memories for a very long time‚ and when Rosemary received a bad memory she applied for release. After the failure of Rosemary the giver had to change his methods so Jonas was ready or brave enough to receive a bad or painful memory. One of his new methods was to give a painful memory early in his training. Different from Rosemary Jonas received a painful memory in the first two days of his training. The memory that Jonas had received was a sun burn. This to him was very painful because he
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of the richest histories in the world. Historians believe the Minoan culture‚ which inhabited the Greek island of Crete as far back as 2700 BC‚ is one of the oldest known civilizations to exist. The Minoans were known for being far ahead of their time. Excavations in Crete show that that many of their dwellings contained indoor plumbing which is an amazing feat for a civilization that existed 4‚700 years ago. Historians believe that what is referred to as Ancient Greece began around 1000 BC and
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the death rattle” (43). This is very important because it shows the death of Gilgamesh’s “brother”. The relationship they had was very strong‚ and for one to die like that was heartbreaking for Gilgamesh‚ thus forward you see the way Gilgamesh changes out of anger and sadness of the death of Enkidu‚ his companion. The next day Gilgamesh wakes up with a troubled heart‚ saying‚ “It is Enkidu‚ the companion‚ whom I weep for‚ / weeping for him as if I were a woman” (44). This shows that Gilgamesh is
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