appointed as the sole consul in an emergency as Rome is on the brink of the civil war. With no financial support from Crassus and non-existent political backing from Caesar (coupled
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Queen of Scotland when her father died. Although the exact cause is unknown‚ it is speculated that James died from the effects of a nervous collapse following the Battle of Solway Moss‚ but most likely it occurred from drinking contaminated water while fighting. Mary was an infant when she inherited the throne‚ and according to Scottish law‚ a regent would rule until she became an adult. From the beginning‚ two claimed to be the rightful choice: Catholic Cardinal Beaton and the Protestant Earl of Arran
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Known as one of America’s founding fathers‚ secretary of state and president of the United States‚ James Madison was born in 1751 and grew up in Orange County‚ Virginia. Madison was the oldest of twelve children and son to a wealthy plantation owner. At age eleven‚ James was sent to a boarding school but returned five years later to receive private tutoring due to ill health. After two years‚ Madison went to study at Princeton University‚ then called the College of New Jersey‚ where he studied Latin
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Explore the concepts of success and failure in A Grammarian’s Funeral and one other poem by Robert Browning. In A Grammarian’s Funeral we get an ambiguous idea of whether the Grammarian’s life has been a success or a failure. Though there is much evidence that the poet believes he has served his life well‚ there is also a slight suggestion that the poet disagrees with the thoughts of the Grammarian’s students and instead believes that he has had a wasted life. A poem to compare to this‚ also
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The Best Success Stories Often Begin With Failure This is a folk adage in china is “failure is the mother of success” It means failure is the basic of success. If there is one fear that is common to nearly all of us‚ it is the fear of failure. But life is not always easy and comfortable. Sometimes you must to cope with many mistakes and failure in order to reach the final success while others might succumb to failure‚ they tend to retreat and give in their effort. So you have to learn through each
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for success? Does failure lead to success? How do we know when we reach success? Probably the greatest example of persistence is Abraham Lincoln. He was born into poverty; Lincoln was faced with defeat throughout his life. He lost eight elections‚ twice failed in business and suffered a nervous breakdown. He could have quit many times‚ but he didn’t and because he didn’t quit‚ he became one of the greatest presidents in the history of our country. 1833 Borrowed some money from a friend
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Christopher Columbus was an explorer‚ colonizer‚ and navigator‚ born in the Republic of Genoa‚ in north-western Italy. His goal in life was to find new land and riches‚ such as silk‚ jewels and spices‚ for Spain. Christopher Columbus was possibly one of the greatest explorers ever known. He achieved a lot in life for example: discovering an island which is now called Jamaica and setting up a colony called Hispaniola‚ discovering South America and opening up a pathway between the “old world” (Portugal
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actions have consequences which can either be good or bad‚ consequences which can either result in failure or success. Some people feel they are in charge of their lives and can make choices that will bring about desired outcomes. Such people have internal locus of control. Other people think their success or failure is based on environment and factors they have no rule over. Such mindset stems from external locus of control. Locus of control is important when building self esteem because it helps
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Was the battle of the Somme a success or failure? It’s a question that has plagued the minds of many historians over the years. On one hand‚ without the battle the war could have had a very different outcome; but on the other hand‚ was it really worth all the slaughter and bloodshed? In 1916‚ General Sir Douglas Haig was enforced with chance to conduct a major offensive against the Germans‚ ‘The Big Push’ some called it. His plan was to gather thousands of troops to attack the enemy at the Somme
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though the US had more skilled soldiers and with more experience‚ they weren’t matched for the Vietnamese guerilla warfare and their territory. This war was like the rich against the poor. The US troops had nothing to lose. However‚ the Vietnamese knew that they had everything to lose. The US soldiers were nothing new to the game. Even since the American Revolution‚ we have been at war. For example‚ World War 1. World War 1 was also known as “The Great War.” Over 70 million military troops were
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