case during the era when Alexander the Great was ruling. Alexander reigned from 356 BCE until 323 BCE‚ during his short time on the throne‚ he excelled steadily and became one of the most significant figures studied from the ancient world (Lane Fox‚ p. 230‚ para. 2‚ p. 231‚ para. 1). Alexanders eagerness to continue his father’s legacy as well as his own aspirations‚ and to continue his luxurious lifestyle are factors that contributed in motivating him to succeed and become the greatest military
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Imperialism and Colonialism Ajani Massiah CHY 4 U Congo Free State‚ Africa. The Congo Free State was an African state that occupied most of the Congo river that was created and personally controlled in 1885 by King Leopold II of Belgium. The Congo Free State had been initially created by Leopold to bring European civilization to the Congolese population and to also develop the Congo economically. However‚ this would quickly change to the Congo being exploited for its natural resources such as
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South African state‚ as it developed under Smuts and his post 1948 successors can be considered a developmental state‚ this essay will consider two things. Firstly it will consider what is meant by a developmental state and what a developmental state consists of‚ and secondly it will consider the state of South Africa from 1948 onward‚ as developed under Smuts and other successors. Lastly this essay will discuss what legacy this left for a post-apartheid government. Developmental states initially
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Slavery impacted the United States overwhelmingly politically and socially‚ from the Revolutionary War through the Civil War. The most significant effect was to riven American political culture into two progressively opposing parties until the transformations exploded into a Civil War. As a contributory cause to the Mexican American War‚ and ultimately to the Civil War‚ slavery would be impacting federal policies in Westward expansion. Much of the industrial development (structure of factories to
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September14‚ 1901‚ after the death of William McKinley‚ Roosevelt became an American president and started an active policy in the country. First of all‚ Roosevelt provided economical reforms. In fact‚ the greatest achievement of Roosevelt was his attempt to take government control of immense trusts. In 1890‚ he accepted he accepted "Sherman Antitrust Act." The thing is that monopolization of the economy resulted that the whole industrial sectors were under contol of the onliest trust corporation
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Alexander the Great became king the death of his father King Philip II. His father had prepared the soil as well as Alexander for his supreme rule over the Hellenistic world. He was now the prevailing commander of the Macedonian army which was joined by the Greek soldiers. His courage‚ strategy‚ exuberance‚ and ability proved his value as an effective leader. With everything set in place Alexander ruled with the heart and military passion of his father. King Philip instilled into Alexander
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At present we rely on oil for most our energy needs. However‚ oil is a fosil fuel and causes air pollution‚ and it will eventually run out. Nuclear energy is the only practical and clean source of energy for the world. In what extend do you agree or disagree? Energy is the most important issue on the world nowadays. Oil was considered the most polular energy that people have ever known but it causes many serious worries include environment problems and runing out significantly. In several
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PICACHE‚ Ma. Louise Celestine C. CWTS01-A16 Chapters 13 and 14. 1. Create an example of Community Profile of your Barangay or Bario. (You may asked your Barangay officials for some details) The western part of the city is where most of Pasig’s financial resources are primarily concentrated. It includes numerous factories‚ warehouses‚ establishments and commercial facilities. Primarily they situated in the Ortigas Center‚ Pasig proper and along E. Rodriguez Jr. Avenue (C-5) and Ortigas
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8/14/13 mod_deflate - Apache HTTP Server Apache HTTP Server Version 2.0 Please note This document refers to the 2.0 version of Apache httpd‚ which is no longer maintained. Upgrade‚ and refer to the current version of httpd instead‚ documented at: Current release version of Apache HTTP Server documentation You may follow this link to go to the current version of this document. Apache Module mod_deflate Description: Status: Module Identifier: Source File: Compress content before it is delivered
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What does the modern state do? What are the salient features of the modern state? a. intrusive and regulative i. restricts individual freedom ii. control all citizens lives everywhere iii. the state is an omnipresent busy body b. extractive c. coercive i. monopoly over mens of violence ii. coerce us into willing/ unwilling means ALL THE STATES HAVE THESE FEATURES. THE DIFFERENCE IS ONE OF DEGREE RATHER THAN KIND. 2. How has the modern state appeared and evolved
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