The Roman empire was a huge empire that withstood power and strength for long periods of time‚ but all things come to an end eventually as did the Roman empire. When Rome first became an empire it was already very powerful and it already ruled most of the Mediterranean. The emperor Augustus was one of the main reasons that made the Roman empire so large‚ the empire expanded all the way north to Great Britain‚ east to Asia Minor‚ west to the Atlantic Ocean‚ and as far south as Egypt. Trade was also
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kingdom’s land in return for money‚ labor‚ or military service. This system is known as feudalism. In many ways it was a very beneficial system‚ but it had its faults. Over the middle ages‚ feudalism spread all throughout Europe. And even though it eventually failed‚ feudalism grew into one of the most powerful and well known political systems in history. Feudalism originally grew out of the chaos amongst the empires within Europe between the 9th and 15th centuries. Cities and states were struggling
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reasons for its fall and in the fact that it had militaristic and political preconditions in its rise‚ but it did not follow the Conrad-Demarest model in its necessary agricultural preconditions. Like every empire before and after the Mongols‚ it eventually came to its ultimate demise; but it could have been saved if the Mongols stayed together as a unified force and if they treated their conquered peoples more equally and not so much as second class citizens. The Mongols had all the necessary preconditions
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compartments were flooded‚ which was the worst she could take and still float‚ I think the threat might be taken more seriously. If Titanic never encounters ice at all‚ nothing changes at all‚ and ships continue to navigate the same way they always have. Eventually‚ some other ocean liner‚ while traveling at high speed at night in an area known to contain ice‚ would strike an iceberg and sink with an appalling loss of life. Her captain altered course southwards after getting the news about Titanic and still
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vines of life and death. The narrator says this‚ because he himself let pride get in the way. When Doodle was born‚ the narrator was embarrassed that his little brother was not able to walk. So he began to help Doodle out‚ by helping him stand. Eventually‚ Doodle is able to stand on his
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outside. I snuck outside through my window and saw Huck. We started talking and eventually decided to go the graveyard. When we approached the graveyard we heard voices. At first we thought these voices were devils‚ until we saw Muck Potter. “They’re humans! One of ‘em is‚ anyway. One of ‘em’s old Muck Potter’s voice.”(Twain‚52) We were able to figure out the other two voices were Dr.Robinson and Injun Joe. Eventually we figured out they were trying to dig up a grave. After the dirty work was done
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Character Notes Rick Deckard Rick Deckard is a “Blade Runner”‚ a special agent in the Los Angeles police department employed to hunt down and “retire” replicants‚ played by Harrison ford. He is a hard-boiled sort of character meaning he is dominated by an over riding cynicism and a generally fearless composure combined with great strength and skill. He is the engine behind which the audience can place their faith in for humanity‚ as they watch how he reacts to the replicants‚ in particular
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to its impact on modern society. Hip-Hop has its roots as most popular music does in African-American music‚ and eventually became a back and forth of influences from Africa and America. A simplified timeline for now would be the start of the Blues and Ragtime‚ which eventually evolved into Jazz‚ but then simplified into R&B‚ which then became faster and more exciting to eventually morph into Rock & Roll‚ which is a distinct subgenre of Rock referring to early Rock in the 50s. Jazz is the important
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American because it played American popular music while the Blue Parrot played Arabian music. Lastly source music is used as a singing competition between the Germans who sing “Die Wacht am Reihn” and the French who sing “Marseillaise”. The French tune eventually overwhelms the German creating stirring scene and leading to Major Strasser conclusion that Laszlo must die. 3) The music for Gone with the Wind is the paradigm of the Classic Hollywood film score‚ and the music for Citizen Kane represents‚ like
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The Impactful Setting of “The Lady with the Dog” Anton Chekhov’s short story “The Lady with the Dog” has a setting that is very impactful on the story. The setting of this story is in late nineteenth century Russia and takes place in three of its cities. Yalta‚ Moscow‚ and S- are influential parts of the setting that have affected the way the reader interprets the mood and tone of this short story. Yalta is a resort city by the Black Sea for the wealthy‚ elite russians. Yalta is very similar to
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