history we haven’t seen a lot of things like the Persian wars. These wars were between Greek city states including Athens‚ Sparta and a few others small cites. Along with the massive Persian Empire. This happened over two thousand years ago and we’ll notice; why this was a major turning point within the Greek society‚ cultural developments that happened within the "Golden Age"‚ and the fall between Athens and Sparta which led to the Peloponnesian wars. The society and culture of the Greeks has had an
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The Second Opium War (1856 - 1860) Despite Treaty of Nanjing and following treaties‚ imperialistic countries wanted more privilege and opened ports. In 1856‚ Qing officials boarded Arrow‚ a Chinese-owned ship which was registered in Hong Kong and suspected of piracy and smuggling‚ and arrested its crews. British officials in Canton asked Chinese government to release sailors because the ship was registered in Hong Kong‚ a British territory. Moreover‚ British government insisted that
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ago‚ I bought a small‚ blue notebook for a dollar at target. It holds 82 pages‚ each about the size of my palm. Their paper is made from the same thin‚ gray material used in newspapers. On the cover of the book is a picture from the children’s story Oh‚ the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel). In the image‚ the main character in the tale‚ a small man dressed entirely in yellow‚ laughs as he sails a hot air balloon across a cotton ball cloud sky. I’ve inscribed the places I hope to
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“America’s ‘Oh Sh*t!’ Moment”‚ written by Niall Ferguson‚ a historian who teaches at Harvard University‚ in 2011‚ explores why civilizations collapse‚ and how America can avoid this. He does not focus only on America‚ but many civilizations in the past that have collapsed. Niall Ferguson is the author of Civilization: The West and The Rest. The article is creatively and cleverly written using the metaphor of modern technology to describe the way in which the societal collapse occurs. This shows that
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The life of a soldier during the Civil War was tedious and horrendous. They had to get accustomed to awful conditions. Soldiers during the Civil War had to endure so much and take the risks of getting killed. The life of a soldier was bad‚ but it was worse to be held as a prisoner. Most soldiers‚ after the Civil War‚ went back home with missing limbs‚ wounds and infections. Unfortunately‚ they will have a hard time getting back into their lives. Most soldiers at home have someone to prepare their
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Generalising Genocide What qualities do us as people inherit from our gender‚ are men brazen and women reserved? Can we truly accept a feature of us to be definitive‚ and then does that stereo type become true? Alyssa Elver indulges a strong opinion on both the male and female gender as people and their ‘natural’ qualities in this piece of Satirical Monologue ‘Oh‚ Girls Are No Good At Genocide’. Voicing her message through a dictator admiring schoolgirl‚ a Caricature of sorts‚ Elver presents
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Cross 1 Since the dawn of civilization‚ greed has influenced humans in unbelievable ways. From the insignificant peasant who will only be remembered by a few people in a split second of earth’s timeline‚ to great Kings that won’t be forgotten for centuries to come‚ greed holds the power to influence people beyond belief. Some civilizations have fallen due to the powers of greed‚ while others have prospered into grand empires. Greed is largely influential in the novel The Lord of the Rings
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development of the United States of America include‚ the Second Great Awakening‚ the economies of the North and South‚ and failed attempts (compromises) to resolve their differences. It is clear that even though everything was done to prevent the Civil War‚ it was still inevitable. In the 1790’s conservative theologians attempted to spread religious ideas and encourage revitalization. Although this
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The Civil War was one of the biggest and saddest wars the United States has gone through. From the many battles that happened‚ they are all important‚ but there are four major battles. These four are The Battle of Gettysburg‚ The Battle of Antietam‚ The Battle of Fort Wagner‚ and The Battle of Fort Sumter. All of these battles had many deaths‚ and some of the best Generals‚ on both the Union and Confederate sides. Gettysburg‚ a major battle‚ lasted three days. The Battle of Gettysburg lasted for
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Oh won’t you tell me Won’t you tell me This thing I’ve come to be? The monster that you see Is it a part of me? I’m breaking down and shaking ’round in This world so helplessly But you just laugh and grin Completely blind within There’s no point now‚ broken anyway I try to stop my breath Even knowing the truth won’t unravel Me until my death Freeze So breakable‚ unbreakable I’m shaking but‚ unshakable The real you I’ve found at last I’m standing alone in this world that keeps on changing But
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