Why was the Roman Army so successful? Dorothy Kwok The Roman army was the most successful and powerful army in history‚ they built the Roman Empire‚ which spread over continents and lasted for a very long time. The Romans achieved fame for its amazing army. There are many reasons why the Roman army was so successful. The army offered Roman citizens to return with glory and money after serving Rome in battles. Their weapons and equipment was a lot more advanced than their enemies‚ which requires
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introduction in December 2005‚ NBC has had tremendous success with the game show Deal or No Deal. The game show‚ which was created in the Netherlands‚ pits acontestant against the mysterious banker. The contestant is trying for the case with $1 million‚while the banker ’s stated goal is to get the contestant to go home with as little money as possible while also trying to keep the game going for as long as possible. Deal or No Deal is a unique game show in that it takes virtually no skill on the part of
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the beginning of the deadliest war the world has ever seen was initiated. By the fall of 1939‚ Hitler had a nearly seven years as the Chancellor of Germany and was beginning to initiate his plans to bring mainland Europe under Nazi control. This World War was drastically different than the previous one only twenty-one years prior‚ mainly because of the revolutionary new developments from both the Allies and Axis in aerial power. With the new developments in the sky‚ many had strong faith in the role
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Walter Lippmann argues in his article “The Indispensable Opposition” that our opponent’s opinions are as necessary as our own opinions and that we must protect the freedom of opposition. Lippmann starts his article claiming that freedom of speech is often seen as a “noble ideal” instead of a “practical necessity” and is only tolerated by other men. According to Lippmann‚ protecting our opponents’ freedom of speech allows us to hear what they have to say and debate; in fact‚ the freedom of debate
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Hoover’s Plan of Action vs. The New Deal At a time when the United States and Europe were still recovering from the effects of World War I‚ Americans‚ unfortunately‚ were not allowed much of a reprieve from their misery. On October 24‚ 1929‚ the official crash of the stock market on Wall Street occurred. Widespread speculation rather than true investment and buying on margin were major factors in the cause of this day‚ now called “Black Thursday.” Along with the Great Stock Market Crash‚ overproduction
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Henry Ford is commonly known as the man who founded the Ford Motor Company. Or the man who developed the manufacturing method known as the assembly line. And‚ to many at the turn of the 20th century‚ he was the man that brought the first automobile to the market that was affordable for the middle class. When Henry Ford says‚ “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t‚ either way‚ you’re right”‚ he is showing that he believes that a person’s attitude toward success is what ultimately decides
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Stalin he was able to establish himself as a successful dictator through totalitarian rule. He became the undisputed leader of the USSR and the factors that enabled him to do so were Industrialisation‚ his social policies and his ability to defeat Hitler in World War Two. However‚ through Stalin’s political career he also encountered many failures. These were Collectivism‚ the purges and the terror he caused by the people living in Russia during his reign. Stalin’s reign was successful through
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How people deal with their loneliness‚differ; they have differents ways to overcome it. Some people don’t mind being lonely‚ but others can’t stand it. In the stories‚ “The Model” and Miss Brill” we can see the similarities and the differences in the way loneliness affected the main characters in lifestyle‚desire‚and feelings. At first sight‚ in their lifestyles‚ Miss Brill and Mr. Elihu are characters of the stories about loneliness and relationship problems. Having no particular friends to communicate
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History Essay How successful was Bismarck‚ in political control in Germany between 1871 -1890? Bismarck was successful in political control over Germany as he had created a new constitution which benefitted and suited his needs as chancellor as he had created an autocratic constitution which revolved around the Kaiser and himself. Bismarck’s success was due to numerous factors such as control over the Reichstag as Bismarck had manipulated the Reichstag so that he would be supported by the party
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people did the same thing‚ in a different way. People chose to follow the person they could most relate to‚ which is why Martin Luther was so successful. Martin Luther’s call for a new kind of Christianity was so successful because of his religious disagreements with the church matched views of people in other social classes. Martin Luther believed that the church was not following the plan originally set out for them many years ago. Luther believed that indulgences were just the church using people
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