The historical value of speeches in Thucydides In writing his history as a whole‚ it is fair to say that Thucydides has always been praised for his relative historical accuracy‚ be that due to his actual presence at events‚ his use of eyewitness testimony or his noted checking of facts. In style Thucydides kept his narrative sections rather impersonal thereby allowing the story to unfold itself. However‚ to then lay bare what stood behind the narrative‚ the moral possibilities‚ the mistakes
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Historical Places in India India is a land with a rich and varied history. Many different rulers‚ dynasties‚ and empires have fought over and controlled different parts of the Indian subcontinent during its eventful history. The various rulers and dynasties left behind their legacy in the form of grand monuments and buildings‚ in different historical places in India. Most of India’s cities have a history worth exploring‚ for the tales of the past are truly fascinating. The various monuments including
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Historical linguistics (also called diachronic linguistics) is the study of language change. It has five main concerns: to describe and account for observed changes in particular languages to reconstruct the pre-history of languages and determine their relatedness‚ grouping them into language families (comparative linguistics) to develop general theories about how and why language changes to describe the history of speech communities to study the history of words‚ i.e. etymology. Contents
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• The historical significance of the term Hyksos is to describe why Egypt was conquered by these people. The reason is because of a succession of weak pharaohs and power struggles between different kingdoms. • The historical importance of the phrase Hatshepsut is to describe why Egypt was not in war during her time. The reason is that she encouraging trade with the Land of Punt instead of going to war. • The historical significance of the word Thutmose III is to describe Egypt’s greatest extent
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6 SOCIAL STUDIES 10-1 IMPACTS OF HISTORICAL GLOBALIZATION Prepared by the Social Studies Department Bishop Carroll High School SOCIAL STUDIES 10-1 IMPACTS OF HISTORICAL GLOBALIZATION (4 units) |Key Issue: To what extent should we embrace globalization? | | | |Related
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Historical cost is a traditional method of recording assets and liabilities at their original or nominal value without making adjustments for inflation. It first came in evidence in Jun 1979 in a French project after numerous debates. The historical cost principle states that the asset should include all cost necessary to get the asset in place and ready for use. The principle of historical cost is based upon two fundamental principles: the principle of monetary standardization and principle of
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communication style need to meet the needs of the historical moment” (Arnett & Arneson‚ 1999‚ p. 34). “Appropriate use of communication‚ as well as business investments‚ need to be historically grounded in what is ‘appropriate’ for a given era” (Arnett & Arneson‚ 1999‚ pp. 34-35). Also‚ “much of our communication is guided by our personal needs” ((Arnett & Arneson‚ 1999‚ p. 35). When meeting the historical moment‚ it is crucial to actually meet the historical moment by discussing issues that are relevant
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all the historical buildings that were created 50-100 years ago‚ and build new buildings because they think they have no other choice to let people live but to destroy them. There are very less opportunities to save the historical buildings. The way to save them is either to leave them as they are because that’s how they are still in one piece for 50-100 years or redecorate them and use them for the duties they are going to apply when they will create a new one in the same spot as a historical building
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Historical Development of Nursing Timeline Name here NUR/513 2/9/14 Instructor name Historical Development of Nursing Timeline The nursing profession has developed significantly over the past few decades. In order to appreciate the changes‚ one must first look at the historical development of nursing science. Also‚ it is important to review the relationship of nursing science and profession. Nursing profession has had influences from other
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500 AD. Many of the characters in the poem‚ the Swedish and Danish royal family members‚ correspond to actual historical figures. Originally pagan warriors‚ the Anglo-Saxon‚ and Scandinavian invaders experienced a large-scale conversion to Christianity at the end of the sixth century. Though still an old pagan story‚ Beowulf came to be told by Christian poets. This poem has hidden historical values of the fifth‚ eighth‚ and twelfth centuries. Beowulf is a significant part of English literature‚ molded
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