Punic war was finished Carthage was completely destroyed. This paper will trace the history of Carthage and how it came to be almost the equal of Rome. It will also show the strength of these two ancient powers and how their first conflict or what is called the first Punic war led to Rome becoming a naval power. It is believed and that Phoenician settlers from the Mediterranean port of Tyler founded the city-state of Carthage on the northern coast of Africa. They only acquired dominion over the native
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During the so-called Golden Age‚ which almost covers the entire 17th century‚ the United Provinces of the Netherlands‚ experienced a blooming economy in the fields of trading‚ agriculture‚ science ‚and arts. Also politically and military (navy) the Dutch were world leaders. How could it be that a country of insignificant size could grow into such an economic power? The presence of tolerance is a quality that distinguished the Netherlands from most other countries in that time and it is probable that
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Jasmine Irizarry #10 Sunday‚ February 05‚ 2012 Bloom’s Book Report A Child Called “It” By: Dave Pelzer 153 pages KNOWLDEGE (5 pts. each‚ 1-3 sentences‚ approximately) 1. Name the characters in the story and label which were the most important. The main characters were a little boy in fifth grade named David who was a child that was abused since he was in about second grade. In the end of the story he’s in 5th grade and that wasn’t nearly the end of his abuse. There is also his
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the church. Luther was more focused on Reforming the church back to the way when you can be saved by your faith alone( which is called justification By faith alone)Luther’s pushing point was when the church was selling indulgences to have people be saved if they payed for it or they will not be saved by God. After Luther made the 95 thesis it all went down This was called the reformation (1517)The name the reformation was important
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Philip II of Spain from the House of Habsburg‚ son of Isabella of Portugal and Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire. His first wife was Maria Manuela of Portugal‚ his second wife was Mary Tudor of England‚ his third wife was Elizabeth of Valois in France‚ and his final wife was Anna of Austria. He ascended the throne of the Netherlands on October 25‚ 1555 and he ascended Spain on January 16‚ 1556. He ascended the throne at the age of 29. His domain was in Spain and he established the court in Madrid
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the people around me‚ ’cause they’re my parents and all‚ and all of a sudden I realized that they didn’t know what was happening any more than I did. That was the first time I tasted fear."(morrison.com) He later described this incident on his song called “Peace Frog”. Jim Morrison as he gained limelight on the stage became more erratic. Early on when he was studying film in UCLA he was arrested for
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Catherine‚ Called Birdy by Karen Cushman was about a girl in medieval England named Catherine. Catherine is a young girl in her mid-teens‚ the normal age for girls to get married in her era. But Catherine doesn’t want to get married. She wants to be a monk‚ a writer‚ a painter‚ a saint‚ a crusader‚ a street performer‚ anything but the wife to a man who bought her from her father. Catherine manages to send over three suitors running‚ but when an old‚ rich drunk comes to take her away to his castle
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to Resilience Donald Glover wrote in his song “This Is America’’‚ “Look at how I’m living now‚ police be trippin’ now‚ yeah‚ this is America”. This shows how many people‚ ethnicities‚ and races have been mistreated and dehumanized in America. They Called Us Enemy is a graphic novel written by George Takei illustrating his experience in a Japanese internment camp at a young age of 5. George and his family‚ along with thousands of other Japanese Americans‚ were forced out of their homes early this morning
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Many teenagers go through lots of different relationships and sometimes they get lost during their routes to become an adult. They find it hard to realize what the right thing is and what is being the right way. In the episode My So Called Life‚ the main character‚ Angela Chase‚ goes through many relationships. Angela was a student who did well‚ and pleased her family and friends around her. However‚ a change happens‚ when she meets Rayanne‚ a new friend‚ and she starts to act differently. She tries
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A STAR CALLED HENRY – roddy Doyle SUMMARY PART 1 Chapter 1: Henry Smart Jr. (H.S.Jr) Mother (Melody Nash) shows H.S.jr the stars‚ a.k.a his dead Brother and sisters the most important being the first Henry Smart. Thus A STAR CALLED HENRY Story of H.S.jr’s parents meeting‚ Melody Nash and Henry Smart. H.S drunk collides into Melody. H.S prosthetic leg. M.N instantly falls in love with his ruined but strong look‚ he too falls in love with her. Marriage‚ horrible stories about giving birth‚ babies
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