Officially known as the Third Battle of Ypres‚ Passchendaele became infamous not only for the scale of casualties‚ but also for the mud. Ypres was the principal town within a salient (or bulge) in the British lines and the site of two previous battles: First Ypres (October-November 1914) and Second Ypres (April-May 1915). Haig had long wanted a British offensive in Flanders and‚ following a warning that the German blockade would soon cripple the British war effort‚ wanted to reach the Belgian coast
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J. Chandler W. Carraway World Civilization I October 22‚ 2012 Genghis Khan Genghis Khan was both a feared military conqueror ad an intelligent administrative of the empire he created‚ but I think that khan being an intelligent administrative of his empire was the most important of the two of shaping the modern world. Its most his techniques he used as the military conqueror that made me certain. Khan fighting techniques shows that he has leadership skills‚ he was able to the find his enemies
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Individuals value physical survival over moral survival when encountering conflict. When involved in a conflict‚ individuals will often have to choose from a myriad of decisions. There is a wide array of factors influencing one’s decision in a conflict. It is part of natural human behaviour to favour physical survival when threatened with danger. Additionally‚ in order to maintain power‚ people may forsake their values‚ casting a blanket over any truth that may compromise their power or influence
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My third performance must concentrate the idea of limitations and privilege. I have decided to focus on how I am not privileged due to my size and lack of thinness. The limitation that was assigned to me is to have my mouth covered for 90% of the performance. Therefore‚ my performance will be focusing on rewarding and admonishing people who can fit in a large shirt‚ a extra small shirt‚ and a pillow case. Those who can fit and pass my judgement‚ gets a gold star and a cookie and are allowed to talk
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the New World is a narrative of the growth and power of Genghis Khan and his successors‚ including their influence on Europe’s civilization. The book is divided into three sections‚ the beginning of the Mongol Empire and Genghis Khan’s rule‚ Genghis Khan’s death and his successors. The author‚ Weatherford‚ delivers a different viewpoint on Genghis Khan than what was very typical in most books. He talked about the positive cultural effects to Genghis Khan’s rule. At
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key role in boosting the colonies’ economy‚ but goods and crops could not be produced if it were not for a single factor‚ making America so vital. Ideas and technology helped with relations between them and the Indians’ but these products did them no good if the Indians did not allow them to have the most important key they needed for their settlements to survive. The development of the British colonies throughout America was determined by a number of factors such as religion‚ trade‚ and Indians‚ but
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Europe was very influential throughout history. It is a continent that underwent many developments throughout history through conquests‚ expansions‚ and innovations‚ which affected much of the rest of the world. In particular‚ the European conquest of the New World was very significant‚ as it expanded their empire overseas so that they ruled over part of the eastern hemisphere as well as the Western. Throughout history‚ Europe continued to build and expand their empire‚ influencing many other areas
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The Relevance of Role Expectancy and Role Circularity to Deviancy-Making and Deviancy-Unmaking The roles that people in society can hold are either positive or negative. We can assume from this that people who hold positive roles are considered valued and people who hold negative roles are considered devalued and un-useable to society as a whole. There are many factors that go into making positive and negative roles in society‚ such as the place someone lives‚ their image‚ or even their personality
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was a land to the west‚ the “New World”. They saw it as a way to control their‚ ever growing‚ population and a way to earn more money. It wasn’t until the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries that England was capable of settling the Americas. New inventions allowed English seamen to travel on a straighter course to their destination‚ find their position in the middle of the ocean‚ and protect themselves from the native Americans that inhabited the new world. Also‚ technology in means of mass
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Technological Development During World War Two: Historical Perspective World War Two is seen by many as one of the darkest times in human history. In western history the Allies won‚ but it could have so easily ended differently. Throughout the war‚ key technological advances were made and shared between allies on either side. During this short time‚ amazing new ideas about communication‚ radar and vehicles were brought to life. Surprisingly‚ even with all these advances‚ no single side had superior
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