nation in the history of China. Afterwards‚ he made himself the highest ruler and claimed himself as "Huang-Di" which is emperor in Chinese. Some historians praise Qin Shihuang for his achievement during his time. Some historians criticize him for his cruelty and some questionable decisions. For his achievements‚ he established the system of prefectures and divided the entire nation into 36 prefectures. Moreover‚ he unified laws‚ weights
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the “greatest generation” so great? The fact that they killed nearly half their generation in war is what most view as the defining achievement of this generation. Not to say that they didn’t do great things but they should not be recognized as the greatest generation. Every generation will have differences but they also have similarities‚ the most common trait between the “greatest generation” and the “millennial generation” is hard work and motivation. The “greatest generation”
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The Romans had many accomplishments; however the three important achievements impacted the Romans discussed‚ imperialism‚ eclecticism‚ and practicality. Imperialism made a huge different in several ways‚ with philosophy‚ government‚ civics and art. The Romans culture and cavitation time lead to shape the way people live today. A few ways they did this was with stoicism important philosophy that taught Romans kinship and law and justice for all their people as today. Stoicism was very important
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summited Mount Everest at age 70 on May 22nd‚ 2003‚ he summited again in 2008 on May 26th‚ at the age of 75‚ and became the only man on earth to summit Everest twice after becoming 70! He then summited one last time at the age of 80 in 2013. Miura’s achievement eclipses that of a Nepali man who climbed Everest at age 76 in 2008‚ so of course Yuichiro had to summit again. When Yuichiro summited in the 2013 expedition‚ Yuichiro was the team leader‚ his son Gota was expedition Sub Leader‚ sherpas also climbed
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[pic] The Egyptian pharaoh Khufu built the Great Pyramid in about 2560 B.C. to serve as his tomb. The pyramid is the oldest structure on the original list of the seven wonders of the ancient world‚ which was compiled by Greek scholars about 2‚200 years ago. It is also the only remaining survivor from the original list. The Great Pyramid is the largest of three Pyramids at Giza‚ bordering modern-day Cairo. Although weathering has caused the structure to stand a few feet shorter today‚ the pyramid
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City teetering on the edge of a bloody revolution. An oppressive regime subsisting on the rising tide of fear. An extraordinarily skilled thief lies in the shadows during this uncertain and troubled time‚ thwarting even the most cautious citizens out of their best-guarded possessions. But as the uprising‚ led by Orion‚ voice-of-the-people‚ begins to emerge‚ Master Thief Garrett finds himself entangled in the ever-tightening knot of conflict. The Baron’s Watch refuses to ease their stringent regime
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Joseph-Louis Lagrange is usually considered to be a French mathematician‚ but the Italian Encyclopaedia [40] refers to him as an Italian mathematician. They certainly have some justification in this claim since Lagrange was born in Turin and baptised in the name of Giuseppe Lodovico Lagrangia. Lagrange’s father was Giuseppe Francesco Lodovico Lagrangia who was Treasurer of the Office of Public Works and Fortifications in Turin‚ while his mother Teresa Grosso was the only daughter of a medical doctor
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The Giver by Louis Lowry Chapter 1-2 1. What did the word "frightened" mean‚ according to Jonas? The word "frightened" meaning according to Jonas was a "deep‚ sickening feeling of something terrible about to happen." 2. About what were Jonas and the other children taught to be careful? Jonas and the other children were taught to be careful about language. 3. How did Jonas decide he felt? What was causing this feeling? Jonas felt apprehensive. The Ceremony of Twelve was causing
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My Beloved Obsession There are a lot of things people obsesses. It depends on their real state of life‚ on how they manage and control it because there are a lot of people financially support there own beloved obsession. But the question is‚ is obsession considered addiction? For me it`s a big yes‚ why I say that? Obsession and addiction are literrally different‚ they have there own meanings‚ but if you deeper think of it‚ you will see whats there similarities. I think obsession is a form
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My biggest fear is something that keeps me up many a night. I have a fear of heights‚ of drowning and of several other tangible things. However‚ I believe that when confronted with those‚ I will probably be able to deal with them in some form or another (don’t ask me how you deal with a fear of heights‚ but I will). This one that I consider to be my biggest is like a disease‚ something I haven’t figured out how to deal with. The worst part is that I am not sure there even exists a solution to it
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