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    As time went on‚ the Protestant Reformation did begin to bring increased literacy as well as the development of the Swedish language. Although various demands were made to prevent the sale and distribution of Lutheran reading materials‚ the only Swedish print house was under royal control; consequently‚ the king was in control of what sort of materials were allowed to be printed within Sweden. Petri‚ the priest of Stockholm‚ now in close connection with the king‚ was very proficient in creating liturgical

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    Charles Cortes Failure

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    Summoned the following response from Cortes; “The majority of Spaniards who come here are of low quality‚ violent and vicious.” This ultimately led to Charles backing down in 1526 and allowing Cortes‚ and later Pizzaro‚ to issue temporary encomienda’s to their men. It is therefore evident that whilst Charles did make attempts to tackle challenges specific to individual countries through diplomatic means‚ he was perhaps too preoccupied with tackling an array of other matters to possess genuine‚ universal

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    says is ridiculous‚ hypocritical‚ or self-contradictory. Lady Bracknell contradicts herself when she wonders about the possibility of Algernon and Cecily getting married and she does not agree with mercenary marriages‚ but she herself married into the same situation. "But I do not approve of mercenary marriages. When I married Lord Bracknell I had no fortune of any kind." (604). Lady Bracknell is always thinking of money when it comes down to these circumstances. If Algernon and Cecily get married

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    The Roman empire Was extremely easy to get into because the empire is so huge‚ they didn’t nearly have enough legionaries to guard the entire Border of the massive empire. The Romans had to hire mercenaries so that they could help in battle‚ Some of the mercenaries turned against the Romans and tried to take down the Empire. Several Of the legionaries Were thinking of their salaries and they lost focus and Had trouble protecting Rome. If the Invaders couldn’t get into Rome they

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    War: Effect on the Economy

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    wars short and have the money in hand before assembling an army. Paying for wars is a central problem for states (see War Finance). This was especially true in early modern Europe (fifteenth to eighteenth centuries)‚ when war relied heavily on mercenary forces. The king of Spain was advised that waging war required three things - money‚ money‚ and more money. Spain and Portugal imported silver and gold from America to pay for armies‚ but in such large quantities that the value of these metals eventually

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    One of the most frightening events in history took place in France. Fittingly‚ the “Reign of Terror” was its name. Day after day‚ the people of France would be astonished at the all the deaths during this time period. Francois the terrible was the main leader of France at the time. Hideously‚ he was going to murder of all of the aristocrats. This was because after the revolution‚ no one wanted a wealthy and powerful person to rule with an iron fist. The extensive list of people he was going to execute

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    the strenuous circumstances they were living in. Women had little independence and could “become a butcher…or a prostitute”‚ if they chose not get married‚ justifying Mrs Bennet’s hysterical nature of whom Austen satirises for valuing marriage for mercenary motives. It also enables readers to understand Charlotte Lucas’ motives for marrying the “irksome” Mr Collins‚ in order to avoid being destitute and vulnerable to “malnutrition‚ ignorance and disease”‚ where people were “hopping‚ shuffling‚ peering”

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    The Battle of Halicarnassus An important Persian city was Halicarnassus which was used as a supply base. Whose fortifications included a “45 foot wide moat‚ which was 22 feet deep and a six foot thick walls; and high masonry towers” (2004‚ p94) in which Memnon and his troops were defending. The city could easily be supplied from the sea‚ but because of poor use of the Persian fleet‚ Alexander was able to move his siege engines and supplies to Halicarnassus for the battle. Alexander began his siege

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    The medieval times focuses on groups of people in a wide variety of circumstances‚ settings and times. Medieval knights were warriors‚ and whose prime was in the late middle Ages: the twelfth though fourteenth centuries. Dominating the medieval battlefield during these years‚ they fought from horseback‚ wore body-covering armor‚ and used many weapons‚ most commonly the sword and the lance. Their skills at riding and in the use of weapons came from years of training. The special dress and training

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    Security Dialogue http://sdi.sagepub.com/ Of ’true professionals ’ and ’ethical hero warriors ’: A gender-discourse analysis of private military and security companies Jutta Joachim and Andrea Schneiker Security Dialogue 2012 43: 495 DOI: 10.1177/0967010612463488 The online version of this article can be found at: http://sdi.sagepub.com/content/43/6/495 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: International Peace Research Institute‚ Oslo Additional services and

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