government‚ Caesar was a good ruler because he conquered land for Rome and he made reforms to help the “state.” When he was ruler‚ he made a couple reforms that helped the soldiers and the poor. Caesar gave land to the poor‚ he gave soldiers of the civil war small farms in Anatolia and Sicily‚ he cut debts by 25%‚ and he used a new system of taxation. When Caesar made an alliance with Pompey and Crassus‚ they helped him get elected consul in 59 BC. Caesar was a good ruler when he was consul because
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Describe each religions creation myth‚ including the formation of the world‚ people‚ animals and plants. Maori Religion According to the Maori religion the beginning was emptiness and nothing existed. The Maori origin of the world and the creation of all life are called ‘te kore’. In the state of Te kore two gods appeared the male sky god Ranginui and the female earth god Papatuanuku who spawned six children. The birth of weather (Tawhiri)‚ crops (Rongo)‚ war (Tu)‚ sea (Tangaroa)
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All humans suffer from loss‚ it can be either big or small. It doesn’t matter your height‚ weight‚ gender‚ ethnicity‚ age‚ or religion. Everyone will suffer from loss at some point in their life. In “One Art” Elizabeth Bishop gives examples of how a person can suffer from loss. “I lost two cities‚ lovely ones.” (Bishop Line #13) This an example of loss because loss doesn’t always have to be humans. She lost two great cities that she became ever so close to. “The art of losing isn’t hard to master
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place in England throughout the XVI century‚ the kings and queens that ruled England killed and punished those who didn’t adapt to the religion imposed by the government. This demonstrates that there were enough people who didn’t change their identities and religious beliefs to fit the crown’s rules for the rulers to take action about it. During Queen Elizabeth I’s reign‚ many people listened to Pope Pius V and hid catholic priests‚ who were persecuted at the time‚ inside their homes. This means
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Queen Elizabeth I proved England that she was one of their greatest leaders to ever rule. Before Queen Elizabeth was crowned queen of England‚ her sister‚ Queen Mary left England in a state of turmoil. Mary was strictly Catholic and enforced it throughout England. She burned down Protestant churches and executed its followers. After her death‚ her husband King Philip II of Spain gained interest of the British Empire. This sparked conflict between both nations. From 1558 to 1603‚ often referred as
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While reading the play‚ a first impression of Oedipus can be portrayed as a compassionate and caring ruler and person. He wants the kingdom to be well and not to suffer. He shows confidence and intelligence to the people due to his previous encounter with the Sphinx. Furthermore‚ Oedipus wants to learn of the cities troubles himself as he stated "it would not be appropriate for me to learn of this from any other source‚ so I have come in person" showing his concern for his citizens. He is already
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Shi Huangdi Shi Huangdi was a powerful Chinese ruler during the Qin dynasty. I feel that he was a bad ruler for a few reasons. He killed many people‚ burned history and literature books‚ and he sent his own son into exile. Although he did many things to benefit China‚ he ruled through fear and intimidation‚ sacrificing many of his people for his own personal goals. The best example of Shi Huangdi’s brutality was the number of people he killed. When taking over the warring states into his own
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“submission”‚ in the religion itself it is the total surrender to God. Islam and Muslim are of the same religion‚ practicing the same and worshipping the same. At times many think that they are different religions. The word Muslim means “ one who submits to God”. There is 1.1 to 1.8 Billion Muslims‚ making this religion the second largest religion in the world after Christianity. (Wikipedia‚ 2007) The Islam religion has originated from the teachings of Muhammad who is a 7th century Arab religions and political
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we were asked a question‚ define religion. With my first thoughts‚ I scribbled down the conceptions of religion as I was taught through my Judaic background‚ "religion is a prescribed set of ideas and rules as given by a higher power to govern a body of people‚" it was almost a reflex. Caught up in the common pretenses of Western Judeo-Christian religions‚ I was quite ignorant to the models of the many eastern religions that exist‚ especially the popular religions of China. It is hard to consider
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The Most Effective Absolute Rulers During the late 1400s and 1500s‚ many rulers took great measures to centralize political power and place it in their own hands. This lead to the occurrence of absolute monarchies‚ some of which I thought were overall very effective. In absolute monarchies‚ theoretically the monarch is all-powerful‚ with no legal limitations to his or her authority. Absolutism in Europe was characteristically justified by the doctrine of divine right‚ according to which the monarch
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