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    How Did Socrates Corrupt

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    Socrates‚ the father of philosophy‚ and teacher: Is he corrupt? Did this man‚ who still teaches students thousands of years after his life ended‚ earn capital punishment? Was it fair to receive such severe punishment for teaching the youth to ask questions? Was an innocent person murdered? Despite it being the unpopular answer to the question‚ Socrates did deserve his penalty‚ but only through the perspective of the Athenians. The reasons are simple: Socrates really seemed to have committed the crime

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    Inca Communication Like the ancient West African civilizations‚ the Inca did not develop a written language. They did‚ however have knowledge of advanced mathematics. They used knotted string called quipu to keep track of population‚ taxes‚ amount of food in storehouses‚ etc. The quipu worked like an abacus in that different knots at various places on the string represented different places on the number line. The Inca were South American Indian people who ruled one of the largest and richest empires

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    The Irish road to independence was much unlike any other‚ it lasted the course of hundreds of years with innumerous failed revolts and uprisings. To begin‚ Ireland came under the rule of England after the Norman Invasion of Ireland in 1171 AD. In 1171 AD Henry II of England landed in Ireland when news reached him that Dermot Mac Murragh had gained control of Dublin‚ and intended to become king. King Henry II had Dermot swear fealty to himself and become a vassal to the king‚ and so gained control

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    How Did The Mayflower Revolt

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    I EXPLORATIONS The Pilgrims were hungry and weak from scurvy after two months at sea by the time the Mayflower anchored in the icy waters on the bay side of Cape Cod in the winter of 1620. Miles Standish led a small group of explorers on desperate scouting missions that predate the landing at Plymouth Rock First Encounter By Stephen Harrigan ‘I I NDIANS! INDIANS!” one of the members of the Mayflower’s shore party screamed as he came running in from the woods toward a

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    How Did Sparta Change

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    the Aegean Sea felt that political participation was a key factor in everyday life. Unfortunately not all Greek city-states were on the same page as the Athenians. While Athens took pride in their democratic elections‚ their assembly and their Council‚ other city-states such as Sparta took a much more different approach. Sparta was a society in which

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    How Did Neoliberalism Fail

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    the economic norm of the last 3 or 4 decades. Neoliberalism gave individuals exactly what they desired‚ a life or at least a belief of a life without interference from the state. Recent times suggest that the successes of Neoliberalism are not sustainable‚ with the rise of Donald Trump and Brexit it even looks set to outright fail. But before the failures and reasons for are discussed it must first be stated what Neoliberalism exactly is. Neoliberalism is a dominant economic ideology which tends to

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    How Did The Ming Voyage

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    Before the expedition‚ China was seen as a regional power with a lot of potential. After the voyages set up elaborate trade networks and trade relations had been established by a noticeable presence‚ riches began to flow to China. The intricate network set up means for trade between China‚ Southesast Asia‚ The Midlle East‚ and Africa. This allowed for rare and exotic items‚ animals‚ and ideas to be exchanged. One of the most notable effects of the voyages was in most cases‚ a nobel from a country

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    races were put through times of despair‚ torture‚ and misery. The holocaust was difficult to many‚ with little survivors and still affects people’s daily lives today. All of the agony was caused because of one man’s belief‚ that had the ability to influence an entire country. The holocaust was a genocide that was solely based off of hatred found in Germany. Propaganda played a role in brainwashing citizens of Germany into believing that the acts Hitler and the Nazis were engaging in were acceptable

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    How Did Greece Exist

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    culture‚ which inhabited the Greek island of Crete as far back as 2700 BC‚ is one of the oldest known civilizations to exist. The Minoans were known for being far ahead of their time. Excavations in Crete show that that many of their dwellings contained indoor plumbing which is an amazing feat for a civilization that existed 4‚700 years ago. Historians believe that what is referred to as Ancient Greece began around 1000 BC and ended around 323 BC with the death of Alexander the Great. The period following

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    Chernobyl What happened in chernobyl? Did you ever just wonder what happened on the the day the chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. I have researched different things about chernobyl and what happened. If you didn’t know about the chernobyl accident then you will be shocked at what made the explosion happened and what happened to the residents. Thirty-one years ago on April 26 an explosion happened near Pripyat‚ Ukraine in the soviet union. That day the chernobyl nuclear plant had a malfunction

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