that punishment must be used cautiously and justly. Frederick also demanded civil obedience and loyalty in exchange for respect with individual’s beliefs‚ meaning he will not intervene. In contrast‚ Peter I of Russia may have good intentions to modernize his country‚ but his obsession to reform Russia stripped away the Russian culture as he forces the upper classes to dress in European styles and shave their facial hair. The two despots underwent years of brutal wars with their neighboring countries
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Indian History - The History of India information. Indian History - Important events. Period Description ANCIENT EMPIRES ca. 2500-1600 B.C. Indus Valley culture. ca. 1500-500 B.C. Migrations of Aryan-speaking tribes; the Vedic Age. ca. 1000 B.C. Settlement of Bengal by Dravidian-speaking peoples. ca. 563-ca. 483 B.C. Life of Siddartha Gautama--the Buddha; founding of Buddhism. ca. 326-184 B.C. Mauryan Empire; reign of Ashoka (269-232 B.C.); spread of Buddhism. ca. 180 B.C.-A.D.
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When she had a kid named Tamar‚ she decided to make her a catholic. She had Tamar baptised and then she herself was baptised‚ deciding to devote her life to good things. She met Peter Maurin wheo was twenty years older and was an experienced forrmer catholic brother. They talked and listened‚ and Peter said Dorothy should start a paper to publish all her ideas and stuff. So she took his advice and went and bought a printing press and set it up in her kitchen. She charged a penny
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Charlottesville‚ Virginia ‚and was going to be‚ without a doubt‚ a key to the start of one of the most powerful countries in the world and with a government that was never seen before. Jefferson had been born into a well-off family‚ with his father‚ Peter Jefferson‚ being a successful planter and surveyor‚ and his mother‚ Jane Randolph Jefferson‚ who came from a prominent Virginian family. He formally began his studies at the age of nine‚ studying Latin and Greek at a local private school run by the
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Russian geography - Regions of Russia Russia is a country about 1.8 times the size of the US occupying the vast area between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean. It has an area of 10‚ 672‚000 sq. miles (17‚075‚200 sq.km) and a population of almost 150 million people. Occupying a large territory in Europe and Asia Russia is spread over all climatic zones except tropical. It takes over 8 hours by plane to reach from Moscow to Vladivostok on the Pacific coast. West of the Ural mountains from the
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From 1638-1786‚ there were three absolute monarchs. Louis XIV‚ the sun king‚ built a splendid court at Versailles where he looked over the nobles. Peter the Great‚ the westernizer‚ changed Russia from a backward country into a great power. Finally‚ Frederick the Great‚ the enlightened despot‚ was full of tolerance and restraint and had good views on government. He improved Prussia many ways. Louis XIV increased his revenue by taxing‚ improving trade and commerce‚ and gave favors to the middle class
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"Once I really am in power‚ my first and foremost task will be the annihilation of the Jews." Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was born on April 20‚ 1889 in Braunau‚ Austria‚ a small town across the Inn River from Germany. Soon after Hitler ’s birth‚ his father‚ Alois Hitler‚ moved the family to Linz‚ Austria. Hitler attended school in Linz and at first was a good student‚ but in high school he was a very poor student. Hitler ’s academic abilities angered his father because his father hoped that
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"I may be compelled to face danger‚ but never fear it‚ and while our soldiers can stand and fight‚ I can stand and feed and nurse them"-Clara Barton. She is known as Clara Barton but she was born Clarissa Harlowe Barton‚ and Clara was a smart‚ and intelligent women. Her mother Sarah Barton gave birth to her on December 25‚ 1821 in a North Oxford hospital in Massachusetts. Her parents‚ Stephen and Sarah‚ knew she was a special baby because she was born on Christmas Day. Clara was the fifth of four
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and Mark’s mother‚ Shirley‚ as someone with "a different job or different career goal every other week." He grew up in a Jewish family. His paternal grandfather changed the family name from "Chabenisky" to "Cuban" after his family emigrated from Russia. His maternal grandparents‚ who were also Jewish‚ were from Romania. Cuban’s first step into the business world was at the age of 12‚ when he sold garbage bags so he could pay for a pair of basketball shoes. Rather than going to high school
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COVER SHEET FOR ASSESSED Passage Submission 01_The Great Biography Students must complete this Cover Sheet to accompany the Assessed Passage submitted. Name: ____Anathapindika_______________________________________________________ Student Admin No.: F14AM0552___________________________________________________ Module Code: __VAF1041_______________________________________________________ Module Title: __Introduction to Visual Arts_________________________________________ Department: __Arts
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