Why did Athens lose the Peloponnesian Wars? What impact did the wars have on Greece? A good portion of blame for Athens losing the Peloponnesian Wars can be laid at the feet of two men: Alcibiades and the Spartan king‚ Lysander. Alcibiades was the nephew of Pericles. He was very charismatic and the young people of Athens loved him. But he had a glaring flaw; he lost his parents at a young age and became something of a sociopath‚ not caring what his deeds resulted in. As stated before
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The English sonnet underwent changes in the 16th century. The most significant change would be how sonnets are now structured. The Italian Petrarchan sonnet was first introduced as two parts: 8 lines with the scheme of abbaabba and then six lines with the scheme of cdcdcd. This can be seen in Petrarch‚ Rima 140. However‚ William Shakeseare change how sonnets would be written. He came up with the Shakespearean sonnet with is fourteen‚ ten syllable lines with a certain rhyme scheme (abab cdcd
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same time‚ American settlers asked for more land. Thomas Jefferson proposed the creation of a neutral zone between the United States and the European holding‚ to be given by the eastern American Indians.This plan would let the territory from westward expansion.The Trail of Tears was a journey of the Native Americans forced to leave their homes in the Southeast and move to the new Indian Territory defined as west of Arkansas in present-day Oklahoma. In the year 1839‚ 16‚001 Native Americans were marched
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the ancient world. I will look at how sports evolved in ancient Egypt. I will answer questions in respect to the many sports that were played. How sports became part of their ancient culture and the true value of being an athlete in the ancient world. My paper will also consider the development of sports for amusement versus competition. I will attempt to answer the following questions: Where did the Olympics originated and how did the Olympics evolve? What sports were available during the original
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allotted for women. During this time era‚ it was expected for young ladies to spend their days doing mundane activities such as entertain others‚ ride in carriages‚ or take up simple hobbies‚ like embroidering. But Florence was not the average young lady. Mary Garofalo and Elizabeth Fee remark how she wanted a “higher calling” and she wanted to work and believed she had a “destiny
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So how did Alcatraz start and what was its initial purpose‚ was there previous escape attempts besides Morris’s escape? What was the big deal with Morris’s escape and how did he do it. The Closer of Alcatraz? What is Alcatraz? Alcatraz is a penitentiary opened by the Federal Government as a maximum security‚ minimum privilege penitentiary to deal with the most incorrigible inmates in Federal prisons. This prison was thought to be inescapable. Frank morris would disprove this in his successful escape
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The Algonquin people wore clothes made of deer skin. The covered very little of their bodies. They did not have guns or swords; only arrows and spears. Bows were made of Witch hazel and arrows were made of reeds. Some spears were made of some wood. They did not have anything to protect their body with. The Algonquins only carried targets cut from tree bark. The Algonquins made armor from sticks that they tied with thread. The Algonquins lived in small towns of 10-12 houses. Some larger towns spotted
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distributed by the American youth that attended (215). Hendrix’s rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner” created much controversy in the media and public works‚ however it was inquired the reason he performed this song was to represent the celebration and disgust‚ yet alienation and engagement that the world was undergoing. People were starting to realize the unjustness of the American system‚ so as a result
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French Revolution The American Revolution inspired many people around the world in the ideas of democracy and this was certainly true of France‚ which had sent over many soldiers to fi ght in the Americas and had helped subsidize the war. In fact‚ it was the crisis in the royal fi nances‚ partly because of the money paid in the American War of Independence‚ that resulted in the series of events that led to the French Revolution. Louis XVI had become king in 1774‚ and until 1776‚ his comptroller-general
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In 1775‚ the American Revolutionary War eventuated amidst the American colonists and the British after years of surging tension and the opposition of British rule. This ascent in apprehension and hostility was the result of a variety of political‚ economical‚ and social conflicts that arose following the end of the Seven Years War in 1763. One could argue that it was the influence of the Enlightenment thinkers‚ who valued reason‚ science‚ religious tolerance‚ and the rights of life‚ liberty‚ and
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