Why did William win the battle of Hastings? Luck and timing were central to William’s success at Hastings. Firstly‚ in advance of the campaign‚ two of William’s rivals had died; Henry‚ king of France and Count Fulk of Anjou. This was very significant to the campaign because it enabled William to leave Normandy feeling safe because his two main adversaries were dead‚ and permitted him to get to Hastings without agonizing over an invasion and to dedicate his full thought to the campaign which lay
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Brian Neal Professor Belen English Composition 1 November 14‚ 2010 The 1970s Compared to the 1960s The advancement of civil rights and “government for the people” in the twentieth century has been most prominent during the 60’s and 70’s. When you hear about how the women and minorities fought for their right to change the United States into a better nation from one decade to the next‚ it is amazing. During these two decades‚ Americans fought hard to break down the barriers of civil rights
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Everyone Plays‚ Nobody Wins. Group member: Chong Li Yun | AH090043 | Ho Shuang Tien | AH090095 | Chua Huey Shieng | AH090053 | Lau Foong Seong | AH090126 | Aminah binti Nasaruddin | BH100002 | Lecturer: Dr. Aniza binti Othman INTRODUCTION It is all about the shares price. The shares market is so active and everybody wants to win in this game. In reality‚ nobody would want to become a loser. They try to think the best way to gain the advantage and win in this game. Unfortunately
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evils that Social Policy centers on. In my view‚ Social Policy is interdisciplinary as it draws on many social science subjects but it is a distinct academic discipline in its own right‚ both in terms of its points of concentration and its methods of analysis. The development of Social Policy as a ‘policy’ and its development as a discipline are closely linked. Formed in 1884‚ the Fabian Society‚ which was influenced by the work of labour MP Sidney Webb and that of Booth and Rowntree‚ challenged
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Serve effects When a child acts out its often that a parent chooses to hit their kid‚ which may show results in the short term‚ but in the long term the parent could be doing more harm than good. Spanking your kids is a bad way for parents to discipline their children because it may have some psychological effects on the child. Furthermore‚ reprimanding your child in this manner also causes the child to be more aggressive and present increase number of defiant behavior. Occasionally‚ spanking can
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Effects on Same Sex School Does anyone think about what is same sex school? Why any students want to go there? Both single sex school and co-ed school have advantages and disadvantages. If we were parents‚ we would think that which school is better to let children go. Some of them do not care about the issue‚ but it may happen some problems to their children. In other word‚ if parents think about it carefully‚ their children will be successful. Going to same sex schools have had several positive
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Corporal Punishment --- Is it an effective means of discipline For years‚ corporal punishment has been a way to punish misbehaving children in schools across the country. This subject has been full of controversy within the child development ans psychological communities. In the article‚ “Is Corporal Punishment an effective means of punishment”‚ published by the American Pyschological Association (apa.org)‚ June 2002. In a large-scale meta-analysis of 88 studies‚ psychologist Elizabeth
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The third chapter of the book‚ “Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison” by Michel Foucault is a look at the measures that were put into place in the seventeenth century when the plague was discovered in a town. The chapter‚ entitled Panopticism‚ discusses the social theory‚ named after the Panopticon‚ developed by Foucault. There is strict order that must be followed by all members of the town to ensure that the plague does not spread throughout the town and kill all of its inhabitants.
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Having that much money Gives you the power of shaping your life in so many ways possible. So many people have the chance but so many people forget what they had in mind before getting the money. I hope not to forget my goals because if I win a million dollars‚ I would make my goals come
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Twin Win Birth is not a choice. You have no decision on your parents‚ standard of living or location. It just is. As for me‚ I was gifted with something money could not buy: an “identical” twin. But that word doesn’t seem quite right. . Even though some may think that since I am an identical twin I am half a man‚ not true‚ I would not be half the man I am today without my twin brother. Having someone who is the same age‚ growing up in the same environment and perceiving things similarly makes it
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