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    World War 1 was a major part of history and impacted many things. Lots of things were required to be done‚ with how it went on. Many of the colonies had their differences with one another. The Germans did not like that they were in between Russia and France‚ so they created an alliance with Austria-Hungary to try to reassure them. That did not end up working. Then Serbia decided to assassinate the Archduke of Austria and his family‚ hoping it would trigger a rebellion in the region against Austria. Unfortunately

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    “You Must Respect the land you live on”- Dark They Were and Golden Eyed) In “Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed” by Ray Bradbury‚ Bradbury uses an extensive amount of imagery and symbolism to illustrate the consequences of not acknowledging your surroundings. Thus the theme can be argued as “You must respect the land you live on”. This premise is evident in their initial intention when the bittering’s first arrived on Mars. They assumed that they could just colonize Mars as opposed to adapting. However

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    EXPLAIN WHY LOUIS XIV DID NOT APPOINT A PRINCIPAL MINISTER IN 1661? (12MARKS) Before Louis received absolute power‚ there were several principal ministers before him; these were Cardinal Richelieu-father of Nicholas Fouquet- and Mazarin. When Louis came into power in 1643‚ Mazarin was the current principal minister‚ and it was only eighteen years later in 1661 when Mazarin died did Louis receive absolute power. When Mazarin died in 1661‚ Nicholas Fouquet aspired to become the next principal minister

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    Louis XIV designed his reign in a way that made it one of the most influential rulings in European history‚ and his state-building and centralizing methods were deeply comprehensive. His reign was successful from when he assumed power until his death as a result of the complex and progressive way that he exercised power‚ which was through the combination of the symbolic and structural exercise of power‚ and these complimented each other in order for Louis to exercise his power at the apex. In terms

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    What is a gospel‚ and why were the canonical gospels written? What is a gospel? A gospel is a narrative that describes the life of Jesus. The most commonly known gospels are the four canonical gospels of Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke and John. The gospels are considered to be a revelation from God and are central to the Christianity belief system. To the first Christians it would have been a surprise to see a book called gospel as for them the word gospel would have meant to gospel message. The word

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    An important leader in Vietnam between 1945 and 1975 was Ho Chi Minh. His goal was to create a united Vietnam‚ free from centuries of oppression from foreign powers. His nationalist identity was formed by personal reasons and events effecting Vietnam. The use of military and political actions taken under Ho Chi Minh helped emerge his identity. Ho Chi Minh’s leadership was essential to achieve change in Vietnam. His leadership helped to form the Nationalist identity of the Vietnamese people. Ho

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    August‚ 14‚ 1947 and August‚ 15‚ 1947 the Indian partition of 1947 was created and it granted Indian its freedom from its 350 year of British ruling. After India’s freedom was granted it was divided into two states which were Dominion of Pakistan later known as Islamic republic of Pakistan and Union of India later known as Republic of India. Right after the partition of 1947‚ it declared that it was leader or King of the state to decide if the state should follow the Muslim or a Hindu religion. This

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    States. The nations were categorized as either Central Powers or Allies--the Central Powers included Bulgaria‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Germany‚ while the Allies involved the other stated regions above. The war was caused by numerous underlying reasons: the fight for more land and security over each other‚ propaganda directed toward opponents‚ thus resulting in a rise of tension‚ and the money spent on armaments. The battle for land‚ resources‚ and security‚ in my opinion‚ was the most

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    and culture has a beginning. They grow and make their own rituals‚ traditions‚ or beliefs. China and India were the first civilizations to build a vast society and have governments which ruled over a large amount of citizens. There were cultures who had some ideas and inventions but India and China designed advanced tools and technology that no one had ever thought of. China and India were the first two civilizations to build a society off of religion‚ government‚ and societal ideas and beliefs.

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    What were some of Apple’s biggest successes and failures?  Describe why. Apple Successes Three of Apple’s biggest successes are the iPod‚ iTunes‚ and iPhone. Introduced in 2001 the iPod offered consumers and easy interface to house up to 1000 “on the go” songs. For Apple‚ the iPod offered a monopoly type product with high margins. The iTunes application also rolled out in 2001 and offered users and easy interface to search and download music and movies. In 2002‚ Apple released the Windows

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