Before a king named Charlemagne came along and turned on the light switch‚ Europe was traped in a centuries- long dark age.Charlemagne was eventually named holy roman emperor in the 8th century. By encouraging arts‚ culture and education‚ the Frankish king drew the continent out of cultural stagnation that threatened to never end. Both a fierce warrior and in many ways the first Renaissance man‚ Charlemagne’s accomplishments on the battlefield and in his laws led to the first notion of a pan-European
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Bottled water: Better than tap? Here we take a better look into the world of bottled water to answer the question: Is bottled water better than tap water? Although bottled water tastes better than some tap water‚ it may not be any more beneficial than it. Both sources are highly regulated and must meet certain standards set forth by the Federal Drug and Food Administration. Some bottled water is but purified tap water anyhow. So which should the consumer really be consuming? Lets take a look
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intestines or skin‚ for better bouncing. Around 2‚000 years later‚ the sport was picked back up again in ancient China‚ called “Cuju”. Instead of just kicking around a ball‚ the Chinese decided to make the game more interesting; adding a piece of cloth in between two poles‚ making a goal box. As time progressed‚ the sport changed and increased in popularity‚ as everyone around the world was playing and enjoying soccer. After soccer became popular‚ a new sport called rugby was invented in mid 1800’s
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Case 7 answers: It’s better late than never! 7 Retirement Planning It’s Better Late Than Never! “Boy‚ this is all so confusing‚” said Ryan as he stared at the papers on his desk. If only I had taken the advice of my finance instructor‚ I would not be in such a predicament today.” Ryan Daniels‚ aged 27‚ graduated five years ago with a degree in food marketing and is currently employed as a middle-level manager for a fairly successful grocery chain. His current annual
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always seemed to be full of laughter. There was always someone stopping by their house for a visit whether it was family or friends. My grandmother’s doors were like big arms always open to everyone no matter what. I remember when I was 10 years old; there was a snowstorm out at my Grandma and Grandpa Roberts’s house. The snow was higher than my head in some places‚ and it was so high that my brother and I could go sledding off the snow banks. The snow was almost two feet deep in my grandma’s yard
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I would like to live in Athens rather than Sparta. This is my choice. I would like to suggest this to you. It is interesting and I think you will agree too. There are several reasons why I think Athens is better place to live than Sparta. First‚ Athens is a democratic city. I think it is very important to let us have a chance to vote or to choose things that we want‚ or I think the city will be very cruel and scary. However‚ Sparta is one of the city-states that have communist government. It is seem
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only a select few can play or a sport that anyone can play? Let’s get into that. So our topic today is swimming and football. There are a lot of swimmers and football players who debate which one is harder. Having played both swimming and football I can say from experience that they’re both difficult sports but i’m going to be honest‚ swimming is much harder. Never in my life have a played a sport harder than swimming. In swimming you rarely get any breaks except for the 5 - 10 second rest between
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are the power of believe in life‚people must have their own goals and people also must have a good communication skills in order to become a successful person. One of the main keys to become a successful person is the power of believe in life.This can be achieve by reprogram our subconscious mind.According to Alireza‚2010‚reprogram in this situation means thinking the right‚positive‚creative and oriented thoughts.If people are after success‚happiness and joy in their life‚they must know that they
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Sparta was one of the most important cities in Ancient Greece. Athens and Sparta are similar and different in some ways. Athens has its positives and negatives‚ but so does Sparta. Athens had a powerful Navy while Sparta had a good Army. When it comes to battling on land‚ Sparta has it for the win‚ but when it comes to battling on water Athens will most likely win because Athens has a stronger Navy than Sparta while Sparta has a better Army than Athens. If you battle Athens on water‚ you will more
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choose their leader while Sparta´s leader was born into being their leader. I think that gave Athens more freedom kind of because they got to choose who was their leader and got to see who told them what to do while Sparta´s leader was born into it and no one could help it. But in Sparta they got to choose 5 Ephors and they had 2 kings and they went to assembly´s and help make political decisions and they were as powerful as the king. Athens although was a democracy so the people decided on some
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