How Civilised were The Romans? Civilised means to have a good culture‚ education and to treat people with respect. It also means to have rules‚ help others‚ be clean‚ be organised and being polite. I think the Romans were civilised for several reasons: Aqueducts: An aqueduct was built to transport water. It was a sort of bridge‚ built on arches. On top was a channel to carry water. The Romans used aqueducts to supply towns with water from springs‚ rivers or lakes. A lot of the aqueducts have disappeared
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Why were the Bolsheviks convinced that imposing a state monopoly over the media in the short-term would inevitably lead to media freedom for everyone in the long-term? Introduction The Bolsheviks‚ originally also Bolshevists were a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) which split apart from the Menshevik faction at the Second Party Congress in 1903. The Bolsheviks were the majority faction in a crucial vote‚ hence their name. They ultimately became the Communist
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who were spraying graffiti‚ argued with them and shot them‚ killing one‚ 18-year-old Cesar Arce.” states Isabel Wilkerson‚ journalist for The New York Times. (Mydans 1) A vigilante is a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily as when the processes of law is viewed inadequate. A vigilante typically participates in certain organizations without authorization to enforce the law. The topic vigilante justice occurs in the novel of‚ And Then There Were None
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In the film ‘Once Were Warriors’ directed by Lee Tamahori is a very iconic film in New Zealand. It is very relevant to other post colonial countries. It raises issues in the New Zealand culture regarding domestic violence and the effects it has on families. This issue has effects on the youth who are in these situations in rather negative ways. Tamahori uses the character Grace as a fine example of how violence infused with alcohol kills the potential of young people and the effects it has on them
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The Celts - strong or weak? There are lots and lots of stories and opinions about whether the Celts were strong or weak. I am going to tell you both the sides of the argument and try to explain why they were defeated by the Roman invasions of 55BC and 43AD. The Celts did not write books so a lot of things we know come from things written by the Romans and archaeology. About 1‚000 BC a group of tribes formed in central Europe. They are now known as the Celts but they did not call themselves that
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Mistakes Were Made Have you ever wondered what kind of actions would be classified as a mistake? When are you able to actually say that it was a “mistake?” As the days go by‚ we watch as others make mistakes or even experience them ourselves. A mistake can be as simple as something said to someone or one stupid decision that can change everything. Everyone makes mistakes‚ no one is perfect. We all have friends that we watch make stupid decisions everyday. You can tell them time after time that they
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We were soldiers is a fact-based tale of men under fire‚ their common acts of uncommon valor‚ and their loyalty to and love for one another during one of the most savage military battles in U.S. history. On November 14‚ 1965‚ in the Ia Drang Valley of Vietnam‚ in a small clearing called Landing Zone X-Ray‚ Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore and 400 troopers from the U.S. 7th Air Cavalry are surrounded by 2000 enemy soldiers in what would become the first‚ and perhaps the worst‚ major battle of the Vietnam
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E. Lockhart composed the novel We Were Liars. The novel narrated by Candence‚ the oldest grandchild of the Sinclair family. The Sinclair family is very wealthy and they own a private island known as Beechwood Island. Every summer‚ the entire family devotes their vacation on the island. However‚ not every summer is the equivalent. During summer fifteen Cadence got in an accident. Unfortunately‚ the “Liars”‚ which include Candence‚ Johnny‚ Gat‚ and Mirren‚ actually have a mystery they veiled until
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The Day You Were Born I was forty-one weeks and one day pregnant‚ lying in an uncomfortable hospital bed‚ wearing a hideous pink gown‚ and counting the minutes until my next contraction. Apparently‚ you were very comfortable in my tummy because there was no sign of you making your appearance any time soon. I was having plenty of contractions but was not dilating; our doctor was looking for a count of at least 60 on the room monitor‚ but I was only in the mid-20s. Before long she ordered that
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maximum raw mark 50 0470/04 Paper 4 (Alternative to Coursework)‚ maximum raw mark 40 These mark schemes are published as an aid to teachers and students‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. They show the basis on which Examiners were initially instructed to award marks. They do not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began. Any substantial changes to the mark scheme that arose from these discussions will be recorded
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