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    The rebellion against the tyrant Harkin’s brutal regime has come to an end. The rebels and I had won the war after six long and bloody years. But at what cost did it charge us? Tens of thousands of our people either lay dead or wounded‚ hundreds of thousands more are homeless‚ entire cities have been destroyed in the process‚ and large amounts of farmland were rendered infertile by the rivers of the blood that were shed. I had personally lost my entire family to that man’s insatiable madness and

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    Art Histroy

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    By: Nistha Pithava Nistha Pithava Art History 1 December 12‚ 2012 Take Home Final: Part 1 Section I: Ancient Near East The works of the art that is related to the Near Eastern time period incorporates the arts of Mesopotamia‚ which is ancient Iran‚ Syria‚ and Turkey between the periods of 3500 through 399 B.C. The dates of begin in the Neolithic prehistoric times and end in the historic or dynastic periods‚ which for the most part is prior to the Christian era. Near East

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    Jacques Louis David

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    David was the virtual art dictator of France for a generation. Extending beyond painting‚ his influence determined the course of fashion‚ furniture design‚ and interior decoration and was reflected in the development of moral philosophy. His art was a sudden and decisive break with tradition‚ and from this break "modern art" is dated. David studied with Vien‚ and after winning the Prix de Rome (which had been refused him four times‚ causing him to attempt suicide by starvation) he accompanied

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    During his thirty-eight year reign‚ which was characterised by his attempts to develop‚ maintain and restore imperial traditions‚ Frederick I Barbarossa adopted a number of different approaches. His methods in both Germany and Italy were founded on feudal ideology. In Germany‚ he was pragmatic and realistic‚ following a policy of collaboration in order to establish peace and revive the imperial authority that had been lost during the Investiture Struggle. This differed from his approach in Italy

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    The Last of the Romanovs

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    Alexei‚ heir apparent to the throne‚ were all integral figures in this historical evolution of Russia and its people. The first person to impact the fall of Imperial Russia was Nicholas II‚ the last Russian Emperor. In particular‚ Nicholas’ coronation marked the beginning of a downward spiral for the Romanov family. Tsar Nicholas II was born on May 6‚ 1868 and was the eldest son of Alexander III (Levykin‚ 1999). Nicholas II had to assume the throne earlier than the Russian population would have

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    Gordon Ramsay

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    In what became ‘water cooler’ television‚ ‘Ramsey’s Hell’s Kitchen’ saw the volatile chef give a variety of micro-celebrities a memorable tongue-lashing‚ notably former Conservative MP Edwina Curry and Coronation Street actress Amanda Barrie‚ who was actually moved to hit him after provocation. Ramsey branded the celebrity chefs a ‘bunch of whingers’ and complained to the press that most of the stars ‘hadn’t done a day’s work in their lives’ Gordon also enjoyed huge success in America with the

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    The English Bill of Rights was passed by parliament in December of 1689. It refers to the British Law that the Parliament of Great Britain‚ declaring the liberties and rights of the citizens while setting a succession in Mary II and William II following the 1688’s Glorious Revolution during which deposition of James II took place. It enumerates certain rights to which common people and permanent residents of the constitutional monarch were thought to be entitled in the late 17th century. The Bill

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    The Trial of King Charles

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    In March 1625‚ the ailing King James I died. He was succeeded to the throne by his eldest surviving son Charles. King Charles’ first Parliament assembled in June 1625‚ before his coronation had taken place. The King’s principal objective was to raise enough money for war against Spain‚ which he could raise from the taxes he collected from the peasants. But the Parliament was already in charge of collecting all taxes‚ and so‚ they made Charles accept their demands for a constitutional monarchy

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    includes comedy shows‚ drama‚ movies‚ music shows and sports programs. British TV shows often show excellent comedy shows such as Friends. Furthermore‚ there are many drama shows‚ movies and music shows on British TV. For example‚ a popular show is Coronation Street which is a soap opera about the lives of ordinary people. British TV also has some excellent shows on sport. For example Match of the Day is a show which discusses the highlights of football matches that took place earlier

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