As night fell in the ancient city of Cajamarca‚ the important Emperor Atahualpa had to make one of the most important decisions in his life. With the fate of the Incan empire in his hands‚ Emperor Atahualpa took a step toward the Spanish conquerors‚ who were after the riches of the copious Incan empire. As the diplomatic meeting was about to commence‚ Atahualpa made the gutsy decision to commence the meeting without any weapons‚ believing in a true diplomatic meeting with Francisco Pizarro and his
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Constantine the Great: More than an Emperor Akbar the Great‚ Suleyman the Magnificent‚ and Tzar Ivan the Terrible all have one thing in common; they each were given a title by their people because of the ways that they ruled. Flavius Valerius Constantinus was no different‚ he became known as Constantine the Great by instituting unprecedented policies which would come to affect the entire future of the Western Civilization. Constantine did many amazing things for his empire: he was the first ruler
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The Emperor of Ice-Cream one of the best known poems by Stevens is a poem of ideas picturing a deep amount of sensitivity and sexual implications. The sheet is spread over a woman’s face while the boys are bringing flowers; this makes sure that a funeral scene is being depicted in the poem. The tone of the poem is celebratory instead of being elegiac. The opening stanza of the poem shows that the characters are filled with fun who only value useless and meaningless things and as such
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Confucianism in China: Past and Present China‚ a country of ancient history and tradition‚ known for having one of the oldest roots in history and carrying on ancient practices to the modern day‚ but China is rapidly changing‚ with new beliefs‚ practices and cultural ties China is rapidly becoming a world power‚ reforming those old traditions and creating new ones. However‚ the influences of ancient philosophies‚ such as Legalism‚ Taoism‚ and Confucianism‚ can still be felt in modern China influencing
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Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus whose birth name is Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus was born December 15th‚ 37AD and died June 9th‚ 68AD. Commonly identified as Nero‚ he ruled as Roman Emperor from 54AD until his death in 68AD. Of the Julio-Claudian dynasty‚ he was the last emperor hailed. Claudius who was Nero’s great-uncle adopted him to turn into his heir and successor. In the year of 54‚ Nero succeeded to the throne in the event of Claudius’s death. Even though accounts alter
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China’s Greatest Unexamined Art Piece: The Tomb of the First Emperor Jay Gersonde IAH 211B 11/26/13 The story of this art piece begins with emperor Qin Shi Huangdi‚ the first emperor of China. He was the first man to unify all states of China in 221 BC. The greatest art piece ever built at the command of the first emperor was his tomb. At least this is what some like to believe. For the tomb has not yet been excavated. This is both in part to government restrictions and that of the archaeological
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is seen with The Head of a Ruler from 2300 to 2000 BC and The Marble Portrait of the Emperor Carcalla from 212 to 217 CE‚ they both were at one time a public figure of royal status‚ but they have their own individuality in the way these artists made them for their time and way of remembering them by. The Head of a Ruler represents a classic way of how rulers are remembered whereas The Marble Portrait of the Emperor Carcalla appears more casual and sets up a new way of portraiture‚ expression wise‚
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Many people to this day still argue about whether “Dictator for Life” Julius Caesar should have been given the official title of emperor. Some believe that Caesar was already in complete power while others believe that he was not‚ and that he was too self-centered to focus on actually ruling Rome. In ancient Roman society‚ the common people‚ known as the plebians‚ had little to no power. They had no role in politics or government because important roles like those were reserved for the rich people
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The Emperor of All Maladies published in 2010‚ by Siddhartha Mukherjee is a biography of cancer. Siddhartha Mukherjee is an oncologist at Dana-Farber Cancer institute. Mukherjee has become a storyteller of one of the most phenomenal stories in science that has ever been told‚ the history of cancer. The author talks about the setbacks and victories of cancer treatment. Dating from the Persian Queen Atossa’s breast cancer which was excised by her greek slave‚ to the 20th century’s battles with chemotherapy
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Introduction: McDonald’s in China McDonald’s is considered as the most successful and largest restaurant chain in the world. In 1990 McDonald’s opened its first store in Shenzhen China. In 1992‚ McDonald’s Beijing outlet was opened. There are more than 800 McDonald’s outlets in China today. This paper aims to analyze the importance and the extent to which culture affects the operations of McDonald’s in China. The impacts of the Chinese culture on the operations‚ policies
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