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    Rise and Fall of Ottoman Empire And Rise of Modern Turkey Ottoman Empire also known as “Sultanat e Osmania” or Ottoman Turkish Empire was the largest Muslim empire ever established. Its territories were spread across Europe‚ Asia and Africa. In short the largeness of the Ottoman Empire could be judged from the fact that modern day Turkey‚ Greece‚ Romania‚ Bosnia‚ Poland‚ Hungary‚ Bulgaria‚ Armenia‚ Georgia‚ Albania

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    did the religious fervor of New England Puritans decline after 1660? How did the Salem witch episode reflect the tensions and changes in seventeenth-century New England life and thought? The Puritans were a group of people who grew discontent in the Church of England that had a profound influence on the social‚ political‚ ethical‚ and theological ideas of England and America. Puritans immigrated to the New World‚ where they sought to found a holy commonwealth in New England. Although the Puritans

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    Bernie Sanders has lead the poll in New Hampshire and Iowa‚ according to CBS News polls Sanders has surpassed Clinton by 10% in Iowa‚ and 22% in New Hampshire. He claims to be a Democratic socialist‚ for some that’s a red flag in this “self-made” society. But apparently this is not the case anymore. There has been a lack of belief towards Sanders‚ even though he shows leading the polls‚ people believe he won’t make it to the White House. Although‚ Sanders supporters are extremely enthusiastic‚ with

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    Using Context to Understand Content The context and content of any situation are always powerful contributions to the way people view different things. People in modern society may see that content and context have equal importance‚ but others may not. Everyone’s perspective is different and everyone’s perspective changes through time. “The Power of Context: Bernie Goetz and the Rise and Fall of New York City Crime” by Malcolm Gladwell demonstrates how powerful context may be in many different

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    At the time 1000-1400‚ Europe was under a feudalist system and had no centralized government. Lords were fighting other lords to gain wealth and power. Government was largely influenced by Christianity and non-Christians were being persecuted throughout Europe‚ which led to a decline in manpower and unity. On the other hand‚ China centralized government‚ its prospering trades‚ and the empire’s wealth

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    Alex Eisemann Professor Aaron Potter English 1B section 28 January 2016 He Doesn’t Read Our Titles When looking at all the possible candidates for the upcoming 2016 presidential elections‚ one has to look no further than Bernie Sanders to find the best candidate. Since the 60’s Sen. Sanders has consistently fought for equal rights of racial minorities‚ women‚ people in the LGBT community.‚ and the disabled. He has also fought to lessen income inequality by focusing on creating more jobs‚ increasing

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    On March 18‚ 1970‚ history was made in America. Thousands of New York City postal workers expressed their frustration with Congress by simply refusing to work. Even though the strike was birthed in New York‚ postal workers from many other states also shared the same anger and concerns. Despite the miles that separated them‚ nearly 200‚000 postal workers from 30 major cities joined the strike. Prior to 1970‚ the United States Postal Service was known as Post Office Department and was also managed

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    Case 1: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE J. PETERMAN COMPANY 1.There are many key points that caused the initial success of the the J. Peterman Company‚ but the most important one was because the company had a clear positioning: sell apparel goods that were matched with “unique”‚ “authentic”‚ “romantic”‚ “journey”‚ “wondrous”‚ and “excellent” concepts‚ by catalog. The company produce coats‚ ran some ads on New Yorkers‚ mail catalogs directly to customers‚ sold products‚ and used the revenue to produce more

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    easy thing. Especially now in the United States where immigration is seen as a problem with our new president. Our president has made decisions against immigration solely because of stereotypes that have been around for centuries. A great film that replicates the first sign of U.S. immigration and it’s first stereotypes in the late 1800s is Gangs of New York (2002). This movie takes place in New York where at this time there was a huge flow of a variety of Immigrants that had no one to relate to

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    steady comparison between New York City‚ New York and Los Angeles‚ California‚ although‚ these two cities have many likenesses and differences. Both cities are heavy populated and surrounded by water. Los Angeles and New York are on the opposite side of the coast and have very different climates. And finally the cost of living in both Cities is higher than the national average cost of living. Both Los Angeles‚ CA and New York‚ NY are surrounded by water. New York City is located on the east

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