America has always been an empire. It dominated over a realm of territories and established its mark almost over every corner of the continent. What appeared to be an empire consequently led to imperialism. American imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th century marked the country’s beginnings as a global superpower. But with these advances came with great responsibility. From 1950 to 1980‚ the world marveled at the feet of the economic Golden Age brought by the first American Empire – developing
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The Papas were an ancient civilization that started in 700 BCE. This civilization started becoming strong and developed in the foundational time of the Fries. Part of what made the Papas such an intricate ancient civilization‚ were their ways of building roads‚ water systems‚ and their metalworks. These metalworks are what really made them famous. From the mine‚ they dug up a lot of iron ore. With this ore‚ they made many weapons and tools. The cities were sometimes near or on a mountain with not
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Salvatore Giuliano‚ or the “Last Bandit”‚ was born in Montelepre to a peasant family close to Palermo. He became the most dangerous and well-known bandit of all time. His banditry started in the fall following the allied invasion during WWII‚ when he was caught with black-market grain by a carabinieri he shot and killed the carabinieri and ran off. He was not directly involved with the mafia; however‚ he was initiated into the mafia‚ to ensure his loyalty to them. The main differentiator between
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Rome was one of the most powerful Empires to have ever been established. Rome was a living empire. Having so much land and no enemies‚ Romans had no worries in the world. There was much entertainment in Roman cities‚ including chariot races‚ gladiator fights‚ and even theater. The government seemed to be working very well. With all of this being true‚ nobody thought that Rome would ever fall. Its descent started with some bad leaders‚ Christianity‚ and other civilizations. Rome had a number of
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the Humanities During the Early‚High and Late Middle Ages The study of humanities allows us to explore the ways in which the changing concepts of nature and the individual differ in each historical period and helps us to characterize the important developments of each period. Examining specific works of the Middle Ages enables us to describe our views of the changes that occur and helps to explain how and why the concepts evolved the way they did. The Middle Ages provided a unique chapter in the
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Constitution is one of the greatest and longest running set of rules and regulation of any country. So‚ how is it that after hundreds of years we still have the same constitution that our forefathers created? The answer to this and why the constitution can be considered a bundle of compromises is quite simple. The constitution was built around compromise because all the constitutional writers believed in a system of checks and balances which resulted in a government based on the people. When the
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The Crusades were wars between Christians and Muslims‚ fought in Palestine. In 1071‚ Turkish Muslims captured Jerusalem. The Muslims stopped the Christians from visiting the holy places in Palestine. Naturally‚ Christian rulers in Europe were very angry about this. The Byzantine emperor in Constantinople asked the Pope to help him drive the Turks from the Holy Land. Peter the Hermit and the Pope started the first Crusade. Pope Urban II said that he would forgive the sins of all people who went and
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A triumph of ‘competitive managerial capitalism’? Evaluate Chandler’s ‘visible hand’ thesis with reference to the rise of US business and economy from the late nineteenth century. The Chandler thesis of the ‘visible hand’ is a play on the metaphor of economist Adam Smith of the ‘invisible hand’ of the market forces of demand and supply‚ which were always accepted to allocate resources in a perfectly competitive market. Up until Chandler’s ‘The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American
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In the Blended Date scene‚ Jim has the 1st date idea of meeting at Hooters. A sports bar with waitresses who are dressed in very short shorts and tight tops does not necessarily leave a good first impression‚ especially when the waitresses are flirtatious and know him by name. He is dressed in his work clothing‚ Dicks Sporting Goods‚ which is a retail job. Assuringly from the outfit he is wearing‚ he is not very high ranked at the place. Given that he is alone initially‚ yet has two drinks‚ one of
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Founding Brothers is a historical non-fiction‚ centering on key moments both in post-revolutionary America and in the lives of the Founding Fathers. Joseph J. Ellis examines how the individual relationships of the Founding Fathers influenced or were influenced by the unsettled period in which they lived. This book uses the lenses of hindsight and foresight to understand both what these men went through and how history has come to understand them. The most famous duel in American history took place
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