Why did the Spanish armada fail? Introduction The Spanish armada started in 1588 and finished around a month later. The Spanish lost dramatically for several reasons. This essay will tell you why the Spanish failed so badly and why England won. Admirals Medina Sidonia the Spanish admiral was not as strong as the English admirals Drake and Howard for a lot of reasons. This will have caused the Spanish a major setback from winning the Spanish armada because they would not have been as strong as
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Essay 1 Why did Paul write to the Philippians? In examining Paul’s reasons for writing to the Philippians it is important to place the letter within the context of when it was written and whom it was written. Philippi was an ancient and major city in Macedonia‚ Greece. It was taken over by Philip of Macedonia‚ the father of Alexander the Great. Phillip of Macedonia established the city as a military stronghold in order to protect his surrounding lands which were rich in silver and gold. It was
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Julius Caesar‚ a strong general‚ very much liked by the people‚ a born to be leader. He started to be seen as a God‚ after winning the battle against Pompey; But you wonder‚ then why was he killed? That‚ is why I’m here; this‚ is The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Caesar‚ as I said‚ was very well liked by the people. In fact‚they treated him as if he were a God. They made prodigious statues of him--A spectacle fit for a king‚ and kissed the ground on which he walked;but not everyone felt the same. The
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RA Application 1. Why did you decide to apply to be an RA? What do you think it takes to be a successful RA? What do you find most attractive about this position? What seems least attractive about it? a. I always thought that being an RA would a fun job while in college‚ and after hearing the benefits and how much fun my friends had while working as an RA I figured I would apply! I think a successful RA must be friendly‚ fair‚ outgoing‚ and yet stern and firm when it come to rules. I love the idea
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7 Why Did the Tower of Babel Fail? 7 Why Did theTower of Babel Fail? Now the whole earth used only one language‚ with few words. On the occasion of a migration from the east‚ men discovered a plain in the land of Shinar‚ and settled there. Then they said to one another‚ "Come‚ let us make bricks‚ burning them well. " So they used bricks for stone‚ and bitumen for mortar. Then they said‚ "Come‚ let us build ourselves a city with a tower whose top shall reach the heavens (thus making a
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a characteristic of interest for the elements. The set of measurements collected for a particular element is called an observation. The total number of data values in a data set is the number of elements multiplied by the number of variables. Why do we need data: • To assist in formulating alternative courses of action • To provide input to
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Why go West? Why did people migrate to the colonies? People migrated to the colonies for a number of reasons; especially oppurtunity. These reasons include push and pull factors; both counter-balanced by intervening obstacles. The push factors that repelled the migrants from Europe to the colonies; and the pull factors that attracted them to America consist of the following. The industrial revolution and economic opportunity were two primary reasons for migrating to America. The industrial revolution
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Why Did Stalin Become a Dictator? At the beginning of the 20th century‚ Russia was a very poor country. Most of the people were peasants‚ and there was very little industry. After the First World War‚ things only got worse; the army suffered many huge defeats. The poorest of the people were starving‚ due to a shortage of food. During the war‚ in 1917 the Communists came about by two important revolutions; they were led by Lenin. Communism is a system of government in which the state controls the
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Aim: To investigate the effect of one environmental factor on the phenotype of pea plants Background Information: Pea seeds are available with identical genetic information for height - tall or dwarf peas. These seeds can be used to demonstrate the effect of the environment on the final height of the pea plants. Tall or dwarf peas can be grown in identical conditions where all variables are kept constant apart from one environmental factor. Any differences in the height of the pea plants will be
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recruitment officers‚ were not rejecting people and were pressuring under age boys into lying about their age so that they could sign up‚ which I was a highly illegal and immoral act. This source was accompanied by many other sources all concerning different aspects and events that occurred in WW1. The book was entitled ‘Forgotten Voices of the Great War’‚ this inclines that the book’s purpose was not to portray‚ the illustrious Generals nor the decorated majors‚ but the privates. The purpose of the
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