known as the strongest polis‚ but before then‚ when Sparta was at it’s worst‚ Lykurgos came into the life of the Spartans and created laws and ideas that saved their city. Because he prevented the destruction of Sparta‚ he was honored and greatly respected by the Spartans. The laws and ideas created by him are greatly studied today. Lykurgos saved his city by reforming the political‚ social‚ and economic aspects of Spartan rule and the rules and focuses of Spartans. When Sparta was in danger‚ Lykurgos
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The First Continental Congress The American dream is built upon a foundation of struggles and gains‚ along with more struggles. A look back to early American History provides one with a timeline that seems endless and full of surprises. The First Continental Congress serves as one of those timeline markers and is a great example of the American way. Being one of the first meetings ever between the colonists‚ The First Continental Congress laid one of the first bricks into the foundation of America
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University May 15‚ 2012 Alfred Wegener first proposed the theory of “continental drift” in 1915 after finding evidence on continents that had drifted apart‚ matched very closely when the continents were brought together. Wegener also stated that the fossils found in a particular place often indicated of a possibility that the climate from the region is totally different from today. All of his facts supported the theory of continental drift. Wegener first suggested that the continents fit together
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This poem makes me think that for how innocent the poem’s wording is‚ there appears to be a foreboding tone behind it. You have to wonder was that poem that left in all of the guests rooms intentionally or was it purely coincidental and simply an innocent nursery rhyme? Not only is the poem talking about how all of the soldier boys depart in one way or another‚ but there is also the fact that there are ten toy soldier figurines. Do these harmless things represent the people who have come to stay
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Deeply engaging with social issues‚ The Fosters’ ideological development departs from the quotidian inclusion in The Kids Are All Right. Visibility of lesbian characters in The Kids Are All Right is both apolitical and constrains queer visibility. Whereas The Fosters‚ albeit homonormative inclusion‚ effectively criticizes the ideological system that embeds the character narratives. Specifically‚ The Fosters’ meaningfully represents a family that is diverse and challenges the tropes of kinship. To
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child and is back out having the time of her life in clubs.” Or you read “How sexy is the Boston Bomber?” This fascination with murder has been around what seems like forever. Shows like CSI‚ NCIS‚ Cold Case‚ and Criminal Minds give some people the notion that murder is as simple as “one‚ two‚ three.” In reality‚ the murderer who is never known is the most successful. So now‚ as only humans do‚ we ask ourselves‚ “How do you get away with murder?” Most importantly‚ in order to be successful‚ you must
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It is hard to say whether federalism would have saved the Greeks. On one hand‚ a combined Greek force would have had a much better chance against Phillip and the Macedonian force. On the other hand‚ Phillip made some very significant changes in the way the Macedonian army fought that it would have very difficult for even a united Greek force to compete with them. Even if the Greeks had been divided‚ the aftermath of the Peloponnesian War left many of the Greek states‚ especially Athens‚ with depleted
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“Life as a Continental Soldier” History 1301 Professor Ball Kevin Guevara Kevin Guevara History 1301 Professor Ball 29 June 2014 Life as a Continental Soldier As a soldier in the Continental Army‚ it was a harsh and unforgettable life and time for them. People from different aspects of life would volunteer to help out in the war‚ but they did not know what they were getting themselves into. Many soldiers would eventually die not only in battle‚ but by the terrible condition of the camps
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Yousafzai was born in Mingora‚ Pakistan‚ located in the country’s Swat Valley. A girl who all she wanted was to become someone in life and continue her education. She fought for a girl’s and her rignt to be able to continue school after the Taliban began attacking girls’ schools. She gave a speech in Peshawar‚ Pakistan‚ in September 2008. The title of her talk was‚ "How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?”. On October 9‚ 2012 she was shot 3 times in her head while going home from
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Samatha Jones Should Auschwitz Be Saved Many people have lost their lives during useless acts of violence. One of the biggest acts of violence was the Holocaust. Six million people were killed due to the acts of Adolf Hitler. Although some feel Auschwitz should be saved‚ Auschwitz should not be saved because it is no longer authentic‚ it’s too expensive to maintain‚ and it is too time consuming for workers. Sympathizers may state that the camps should be saved. In the article “Auschwitz
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