Battle of Alesia The relief army heading towards Alesia was so massive‚ that some of the Gallic tribesman were under the impression that the Romans would be too terrified to even battle them. It wasn’t a baseless idea‚ as Rome was outnumbered five to one‚ but that just made the Roman victory additionally impressive. When they did arrive‚ they stopped almost a mile away‚ South West from Alesia. After camping overnight‚ the relief army formed their ranks over a three mile plane and marched towards
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Benefits and Risks of Nuclear Power in California By Roger Dunstan Requested by Assembly Member Helen Thomson APRIL 2002 CRB 02-008 Benefits and Risks of Nuclear Power in California By Roger Dunstan ISBN NO. 1-58703-156-6 About the Author Roger Dunstan is an Assistant Director for the California Research Bureau. Acknowledgements Many people provided assistance in a paper such as this‚ but several deserve special mention. Trina Dangberg‚ Sheila Oliver‚ and Judy Hust
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towards the free white men’s rights. Abigail Adams fought for the rights of women and the African Americans. To begin‚ Abigail Adams made a plea for women’s rights. Women were considered inferior to men‚ and they did not have any rights to vote or own property. Most women cooked‚ did the laundry‚ and nursed the sick soldiers in the battles. Some women even disguised themselves as men and fought in the battles. Abigail believed that women should be treated equally because they have the same potential
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“Nuclear energy research initially was concentrated on producing an atomic bomb for use in World War II. The development of nuclear energy for… the generation of electricity began only after the war ended in 1945” (Miller 1). Due to quick assumptions and little research‚ nuclear energy is thought of to be a safety hazard and used for weaponry and destruction amongst people. However‚ nuclear energy is more than mere darkness. People do not realize that there is more to nuclear energy than danger.
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What are the Advantages of Nuclear Energy? * Nuclear reactions release a million times more energy‚ as compared to hydro or wind energy. Hence‚ a large amount of electricity can be generated. Presently‚ 12-18% of the world’s electricity is generated through nuclear energy. * The biggest advantage of nuclear energy is that there is no release of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide‚ methane‚ ozone‚ chlorofluorocarbon) during nuclear reaction. The greenhouse gases are a major threat in the
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the show at the Nazi Olympics when he won four gold medals. According to this view‚ this left Hitler outraged and infuriated when he rudely snubbed Owens and refused to acknowledge the athletes’ accomplishment. The Owens triumph proved the fallacy of Nazi racial theories and equated to a victory for the United States team over their German counterparts. Unfortunately‚ this may be more spin than history. The only real fact in this narrative is that Owens won four gold medals. The reality is much
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Should every country have the right to possess nuclear weapons? On the 6th November 1945‚ a United States bomber flew towards the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The only cargo aboard that B-29 bomber was an atomic bomb – ironically nicknamed “Little Boy” - that was to be dropped on its target. At 8.15am and at a height of around 2‚000ft the bomb exploded above Hiroshima‚ taking 140‚000 lives with it. Most of the 140‚000 died instantly‚ horrifyingly the rest of the innocent civilians that were
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Why Obama won the 2012 Election The American elections of 2012 was very competitive between the Democrat candidate Barrack Obama‚ who was the president then‚ and Mitt Romney‚ the Republican candidate. The campaigns and presidential debates were quite heated and as has been earlier mentioned‚ it was tight for each of them as polls clearly indicated that both Obama and Romney had more or less an equally high chance of winning the presidential elections. Demographics played a significant part in
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Works Cited Amar‚ Akhil. "How Women Won the Vote." Wilson Quarterly 29.3 (2005): 30-34. Literary Reference Center. Web. 15 Mar. 2013. < http://proxygsu-aut1.galileo.usg.edu/login ?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=17662246&site=eds-live&scope=site>. In the article “"How Women Won the Vote"‚ Amar discusses how women earned the right to vote. She discusses how the west offered women the right to vote in order to get more women to move into the location. She discusses
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Don’t Support Nuclear Energy These days‚ it seems like everyone is worried about how the world will meet its energy demands when we don’t have oil and natural gas. Scientists and researchers are investigating such power sources as solar energy‚ wind energy‚ and even energy new kind of energy shale gas recources . However‚ there is one energy source that I believe should not be developed anymore. In fact‚ I believe that we should stop using it as soon as possible. Even though it can provide
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