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    Discuss how much of Roman society and thought were Greek in origin. There were so much of Roman society and thoughts that were of Greek in origin; however‚ to fully appreciate how this came to be‚ it is essential to understand how the relationship between the Roman society and the Greek began. In 275 BC when the Romans in Italy began its expansion projects‚ they quickly conquered the vast majority of cities in the Mediterranean and furiously engaged the Carthaginians in a tough battle. This expansion

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    Then‚ these infected rat fleas started infecting people with the fatal bacteria‚ and contaminated people started infecting others‚ therefore it was a rapid chain-reaction. Because of the Black Death‚ many changes occurred in society‚ such as people seeking a source to blame‚ society and the economy shifting‚ and peasants rebelling. To begin‚ the plague caused people to search for someone or something to blame. Therefore‚ many groups of people were organized according to what they believed was the

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    Sierra McCoy The Great Depression Introduction: The Great depression started in 1929 and lasted until 1939. Not only did it affect the United States‚ but it also affected Europe‚ and other areas in the world. This was the worst and longest-lasting industrialized experience ever. It was said that the depression started six months earlier in the US than in Europe. The biggest cause of the depression was the crash of the stock markets. The New York Stock Exchange was one of the markets

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    theories to support their own beliefs about society. Although Darwin himself never promoted any social ideas‚ others took into account of creating their own ideas. Applying the idea of survival of the fittest to war and economic competition and the main one racism‚ which was encouraged by Social Darwinism. By the late 1800’s many Europeans and Americans claimed that the success of Western civilization was due to the supremacy of the white race. Racism did end up taking on until the Civil War and created

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    immense environmental value. This topic allows students to carry out detailed studies of contrasting coastal environments at a local/ small scale‚ exploring competing and conflicting land uses‚ and evaluating the pressures created by development. It considers how vulnerable and valuable coastlines face a growing physical risk from rapid coastal erosion and coastal flooding. It provides an overview of coastal management‚ looking at protection and conservation strategies for the present and the

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    Artist Andy Warhol was a pioneer of the pop art movement in the 1960’s. He helped to liberate society and crush boundaries in American culture. Warhol’s work paved the way for people to embrace and explore themselves as individuals and break the social norms. Prior to the 1960’s people in America were very conservative on their views on society and what was socially acceptable. People were divided into categories based on class‚ gender and race. Warhol broke the mold of modern conformity and challenged

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    Japan: Locked Society to Christianity? Significantly‚ In the Meiji Restoration period in 1871‚ Japan passed into law the “Freedom of Religion.” This declaration has served a wide open door of opportunities to proclaim the Gospel‚ through various means and well-known strategies‚ in all areas in Japan. However‚ why is it that for many decades since then there is just less than one percent of the whole population profess they are Christians: that is despite the fact that there have been significant

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    having a problem with overpopulation and whined up crashing. The Black Plague led to multiple scientific inventions‚ specifically in farming machinery‚ and also furthered education in medicine and science. If the Black Plague never occurred then the society‚ economy‚ and population today would be greatly affected. Peasants treated themselves better and worked for themselves instead of for everyone else. Peasants started buying expensive things and changed the currency exchange. The plague killed too

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    purchase them. It led to a mass production on an assembly line which led to more workers. Since Henry wanted the Model T to be built well‚ he paid his workers double the minimum salary‚ which was $5‚ and decreased the 9 hour work day to 8. Not only did he raise the salary‚ but he decreased the price of the Model T. Since he decreased the price of the Model T‚ more people bought it. Since more people bought it‚ he needed more workers to build it. That led to the increase in jobs for Americans. The

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    Emily Jane Brontë (1818-1848) was an English novelist and poet who wrote during the 19th century. Emily was the third eldest of the surviving Brontë children; being the sister to her brother Branwell as well as her sisters Charlotte and Anne‚ who were both also well known writers of this time. Brontë’s works were influenced by aspects from her time period of the 19th century as well as events from her own life‚ which are depicted throughout Brontë’s sole novel‚ Wuthering Heights (1847)‚ as well as

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