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    answer on who was the first set of people to inhabitant that country. It’s hard to say because in the first century India and China began a trade route with Burma further east in Vietnam. There are many things that caused Southeast Asia to become a colony. The main thing was that the Europeans needed spices and the only way they could get it in that time was to colonize Southeast Asia. The Europeans treated them in a mutual way you could say. It was mutual way because they brought good and bad effects

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    What methods did the Nazis use to gain support? The nazis used many techniques to gain support in Germany‚ the main way that they did this was through the many strands of propaganda. One of the strands was Nazi rallies and Hitler’s speeches; these speeches were one of the main reasons as to why the Nazi party rose to power‚ Hitler was an incredibly good orator‚ this meant that he gave very powerful speeches that expressed his emotions and related to the emotions of those in the audience. In fact

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    There are four paintings that I want to show and analysis. Tow of them from ancient China‚ and the other two paintings from the Western imperial portraiture. Firstly‚ look at this painting. This painting is part of The Thirteen Emperors‚ which is collected in Museum of Fine Art Boston. This painting was created by the painter - Yan Liben around AD. 581 - 604. More specifically‚ the material of this painting is Classical Chinese Painting On Silk‚ from this short sentence‚ we can know this emperor

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    How did Macedon gain dominance over Greece? What methods did Philip use to increase his power? “The end of the Peloponnesian War did not bring an end to conflict among prominent Greek city-states contending for power over each other. In the fifty years following the war‚ Sparta‚ Thebes‚ and Athens struggled militarily to win a preeminent position without‚ in the end‚ achieving anything more than weakening each other and creating a vacuum of power on the international level. That void was filled

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    resented it. [ 3 ]. Explain why Britain adopted policies of tighter political control and higher taxation of Americans after 1763 and how these policies sparked fierce colonial resentment. [ 4 ]. Describe the first major new British taxes on the colonies and how colonial resistance forced repeal of all taxes‚ except the tax on tea‚ by 1770. [ 5 ]. Explain how colonial agitators kept resistance alive from 1770–1773. [ 6 ]. Indicate why the forcible importation of taxable British tea sparked

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    Suicide is a very touchy topic in young adult literature; people often debate that the book is inappropriate for the targeted audience. The book Thirteen Reasons Why‚ By: Jay Asher‚ is about a young man‚ Clay Jensen‚ who returns home from school one day to find mysterious box with his name on it sitting on his porch. Inside he discovers cassette tapes with thirteen reasons why his school crush‚ Hannah Baker‚ committed suicide and he’s one of them. Parents‚ and teachers complain that a book containing sexually

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    step back and think about what that rumor could do to that person. In the novel Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher‚ he uses Clay‚ Hannah and Mr. Porter to express that rumors can destroy a person’s reputation and outlook towards life. Sometimes a person’s reputation can be contorted into many shapes because of rumors. When Hannah first moved to the town she created strong bonds with friend but then school started and so did the rumors: “She was new to the school‚ so all the rumors overshadowed everything

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    1763‚ American colonies were becoming more and more separated from Britain. In 1763-1776 these British imperial policies led to more colonial anger and hatred of British rule. In these 13 years the British enforced new taxes and set up many disliked restrictions on colonial life. All of these changes led the colonies to establishing new principles and later declaring to be separated from England. The British started enforcing taxes in 1763 that did not please the colonies too well. The British

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    Colton Landaiche Ms. Dehorn Period 3‚ English October 20‚ 2015 Thirteen Reasons Why A: Thirteen Reasons Why‚ an adult novel by Jay Asher‚ is written from the point of view of a Junior in High School‚ Clay Jensen. To some extent‚ however‚ the story focuses primarily on Junior Hannah Baker‚ Clay’s crush. One day‚ when Clay returns home from school‚ he finds a strange package on his doorstep -- addressed to him. Inside‚ he discovers thirteen tapes‚ all recorded by Hannah Baker. One thing is very confusing

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    Why did the Bolsheviks gain power in Russia in 1917? In March‚ 1917‚ Tsar Nicholas resigned from the throne. New laws were passed by the new government called the ‘Provisional Government’‚ many Russians faced by poverty were expecting changes‚ but the laws did not pass their expectations. This government did not last long. Lenin‚ leader of the Bolsheviks travelled to Russia and was dissatisfied with the new government and made a bid for power. In October‚ the Bolsheviks led another revolution‚ which

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