first things that Julius Caesar did and the thing that most people probably know him for is reforming the old calendar into the new Julian calendar that we still use today. Originally the calendar was based solely on war and agriculture. There were three months of war and one which you wouldn’t fight in because it was too cold so they used it as a time to rebuild. He renamed most of the month after Roman gods. March comes from Mars the god of
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Change Over Time: Portugal and Africa During the Age of Exploration the Portuguese had a great interest in the African continent. They conquered the city of morocco first then continued to do the same all over western Africa. They originally went to Africa to spread Christianity and they hoped to find gold‚ but over time found the real money was in the slave trade there. In Africa‚ there were some civilizations that had built up there such as Morocco. They controlled the gold trade and Portugal
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Before Shakespeare was born‚ England experienced many big changes in the way religion was practiced. When Shakespeare wrote plays under the reign of Elizabeth they were about war and succession. King Henry VIII split with the Catholic Church after the Pope refused to annul his marriage. He seized the church’s land and wealth‚ and destroyed England’s monasteries. Catholics were often an object of mockery in English Renaissance drama. Years later‚ when Shakespeare was alive‚ Queen Elizabeth was considered
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Dianne Feinstein has been trying to change our government since 1960. She started of in the California Women’s Parole Board. One of the youngest member at this time. When she started this she was interested in criminal justice. She then wanted to do more so she joined the San Francisco Committee on Crime in 1968. Dianne was also the first women to serve as President of San Francisco Legislative body in 1969. Being re-elected for two additional 4-year terms as the Supervisor. In 1978 Dianne took
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“You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own‚and you know what you know.”What was it like before 9/11 that’s different from now and the future? When will America become a home‚ or how will America become superior? Who will change America? Why should America change? Back before 9/11‚ many people didn’t care about race‚religion‚etc. We were like one big family‚ but after 9/11‚ more people became more guarded and cantankerous. People became more judgmental amongst others
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allies to government jobs and grow a base of political support”(C). When Lenin‚ the first leader‚ died‚ Stalin was placed into power‚ where he then became the absolute ruler of Russia. As a leader‚ he was fierce‚ a go getter. No matter what the cost‚ he did whatever he needed to do for the revolution and went to jail more than 18 times. However‚ he adapted a personality that was rude‚ sullen‚ and many other characteristics that cause people to push him away and or shun him‚ “He became more dedicated because
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(caused from cow pox). Edward Jenner also known as "Jenner" or "Edward" has a amazing backround!! ’’Edward Jenner was a scientist beforehand so it helped him develop the skills to create this vaccination" according to Encyclopidea.com. Although‚ Edward did have failures as well as any other inventor. Jenner because famous‚ hero and rich from his invetion‚ man what a life!! Edward jenner wasnt only detrmined he was very smart too!! His invention changed the world by saving peoples life because small pox
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life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up” a quote by Thomas Edison one of the inventors of the light bulb. There was also two other people that invented the light bulb but don’t always get credited for it. Those people were Hiram maxim and joseph swan. Thomas Edison probably got more of the recognition for inventing the light bulb because he was more known and he made many more inventions than the other two did. So‚ Thomas Edison had made more
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"Destiny was too potent‚ and her immutable laws had decreed my utter and terrible destruction." Victor Frankenstein says this right before telling Walton his story.Destiny played an important role in the book Frankenstein. Victor sees it as the force that caused his downfall. He blames most of what has happened on destiny. At first it was his destiny to build the monster‚ afterwards he says it is his destiny to destroy it. Victor feltas if some force was making him experiment‚ that some force was
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“Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you’re a man‚ you take it.” was said by Malcolm Little‚ known as Malcolm X when he was introducing Fannie Lou Hamer. Malcolm Little was born on May‚19‚1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. He helped expand the Nation of Islam by being a strong orator during the civil rights movement. He used his fiery words and actions to help African Americans become free from the discrimination from whites. He was a strong civil-rights activist
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