its dominate control over the league‚ Athens converted the league into the Athenian Empire. “When Athens concluded an alliance with Corcyra in 433‚ and started to besiege Potidaea‚ it threatened the position of Corinth. Sparta also feared that Athens was becoming too powerful but tried to prevent war.” (Peloponnesian War - Livius. (2018)) Sparta initial intentions were to avoid war with the possibility of peace‚ if Athens would have revoked the measures against Megara‚ one of Sparta’s allies‚ by
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Defying authority is hard. Religious laws with strict death penalties for those who defy authority are even harder. In the story The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ a brave and stern character named John Proctor dwells within the plot of the play. Proctor was one of the few sensible people in the town of Salem to see the lies in Abigail’s witchcraft accusations. Proctor has a great will and love for his word and his wife. Honest‚ upright‚ and blunt-spoken‚ Proctor is a good man with one detrimental
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The Erie Canal‚ or the Great Western Canal as it was initially known‚ was one of the most important state projects of the early years of the United States. It proved to be overwhelmingly succcessful and its success prompted other state economic development projects. Before the Erie Canal was built New York City was not the premier port of the United States that it became. Philadelphia was the largest‚ most prosperous city of the new United States. The Erie Canal provided the base for New York City’s
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The actions and decisions Napoleon made during his rule over France give evidence that he was a tyrant. A tyrant is defined as a ruler who uses power unjustly or oppressively. Napoleon used his power in both of those ways. He not only limited who had power in society‚ but also controlled the church. By trying to monopolize all of Europe‚ it is shown how harsh Napoleon’s rule was and how tyrannical he really was. Napoleon limited who had power and rights in society in a few ways. Napoleon created the
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Operation Market Garden‚ a massive airborne assault on the Dutch town of Arnhem. The attack failed‚ and the Allied advance slowed down. Antwerp was one of the biggest ports of Europe. But the river from Antwerp to the sea was still held by the Germans. The task of clearing the estuary of enemy forces was called the First Canadian Army. The Battle of
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The Middle Passage was the name for the route across the Atlantic Ocean‚ where African people had been captured and were taken as slaves to the Americas in the 1500s. It lasted for more than 400 years. The slaves were taken to work in sugar‚ coffee and cotton plantations. This essay is about the living conditions that the slaves suffered on the journey‚ the food they were given‚ the punishments that were used to control them‚ and the death and diseases on the boats. There were two types of ways
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Steps To Change Mental Model and Mindsets Arley Ellsworth‚ Fernando Hurtado‚ University of Phoenix January 17‚ 2011 Introduction Wal-Mart has been in business for many years and are showing no signs of slowing down. The advantage of being in business for that period of time is building a reputation rather it be good or bad. Overall for the most part it has been good‚ thereason for the company have good success is being open to change. Wal-Mart cannot continue success if they were not open
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When Louisiana was under Spanish Rule the US was able to negotiate a treaty that allowed US farmers to be able to use the waterways‚ specifically the Mississippi River‚ as a means of transporting crops and other goods. When the US decided to negotiate this same deal when Louisiana came under French rule again‚ the French offered the United States the option to purchase all of Louisiana. So‚ in 1803 the United States government purchased the 828‚000 square miles of land known as Louisiana from France
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they live. There are numerous studies made on stepparents handling situations and how the stepparents deals with discipline or even how to discipline. Everywhere you look there is help for the struggling stepparent. Society has painted a picture of what the “ideal family” would be: A husband‚ wife‚ son‚ daughter‚ and a pet. In reality half of the people in the United States‚ does not belong to the “ideal family”. Nearly 50 percent of families in the United States are stepfamilies‚ and the number
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What would you do if you were John? Some people believe John was a terrorist. Some believe he was not a terrorist. I have three reasons why John was a terrorist. The first reason is he attacked Harper’s Ferry. The second reason is his attack on Kansas. The third reason is he dragged his sons into the attack. The first reason John Brown was a terrorist was the attack on Harper’s Ferry. He thought if he attacked it would make him stronger to take over Harper’s Ferry‚ to start a slave revolt‚ then
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