renaissance in Italy was viewed as a turning point and changes occurred in both social and economic ways. Some of the economic ways in which renaissance ideas were expressed in Europe was through new inventions such as the banking system and printing press. Italy was also viewed as the middle men in trade route between eastern Europe. People were getting richer during the renaissance‚ so the banking system was created. One of the pioneers of the Banking system was the Meddici family who was one of the main
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Abraham Lincoln presented his speech titled “The Gettysburg Address” to highlight many things during the civil war. He repeated many different words in his speech to highlight specific events as well as to elevate the meaning and depth of his address. The word that I am focusing on using today is the word “Dedicate”. He uses this word throughout the speech and it changes in meaning as the speech continues. In the start of his address‚ the phrase “Concieved in liberty‚ and dedicated to proposition
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’for the world of the caribbean the arrival of Columbus constituted a major turning point Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who was credited with "discovering" the New World (a European term for the continents of North America and South America). Columbus made four voyages to the Caribbean and South America between 1492 and 1504. As a boy‚ Columbus worked as a sailor on merchant and war ships in the Mediterranean Sea. In 1476 he went to Lisbon‚ Portugal‚ where he learned
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the same‚ disagreements are recurrent among the people living in them. In the mid-1800’s America was in the middle of a dispute that changed the history books forever. The Civil War. This was a war that tore America apart. The South was agricultural driven and formed the Confederate states of America. The North remained loyal and stayed under the Union. Consequently this was one of America’s lowest points in history. The article‚ Death and Dying‚ details the aftermath of the war and explains‚ “The number
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Stylistic Language of Gettysburg Address Lincoln’s Gettysburg address has a great rhetorical significance partly achieved by its style. Some stylistic devices used in the speech are persuasive definitions; clarity‚ rhythm‚ and vividness of the language; and a combination of various elements within the speech. In this essay‚ I will elaborate the use of these aspects and how they affect Gettysburg address when the speech is read aloud‚ read silently‚ and read in paraphrased version. Persuasive definitions
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In 1066 the Battle of Hastings began when King Edward the Confessor died leaving Harold Godwinson to be king. This is what triggered the Battle of Hastings; the Norman king William claimed to have been promised the throne of England by Edward. So when word got to the Normans that Harold had been crowned king of England they were outraged and built an army big enough to wipe out the whole of the British army. There are many reasons for the Saxon’s losing the Battle of Hastings but‚ in this essay I
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Rome was one of the greatest empires of its time. They conquered so much land that they had to split it in half to be able to manage all of it. They had ruthless leaders who gained so much power and land for Rome. They also had a military that was practically invincible and they could take down anyone who tried to stand in their way. A civilization as strong as Rome should not have fallen. And the reason as to why it did is still a mystery to many people. The Roman Empire fell because of invasion
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The Lewis and Clark expeditions was a historical turning point in American history. It expanded our current knowledge of what used to be the Louisiana territory by leaps and bounds. When thinking of this expeditions‚ most people forget many people accompanied Lewis and Clark. Each member had important jobs and roles in order to push the gain of knowledge along‚ and there were even cases of incredulous misbehavior with appropriate punishments‚ and of course‚ along the way death had occurred. Without
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Why the Normans won the battle of Hastings The reason why the Normans won the battle of Hasting About 10 days before the Vikings landed at Stanford the Saxons were down in Hasting where they were expecting the Norman’s to come and attack. Unfortunately for William the winds where not very good in France and after a few days of waiting for the Normans word got out that Vikings had landed up in Stanford. The Saxons marched up as fast as they could‚ they won the battle of Stanford and then
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Why Did the Normans Win the Battle of Hastings? On 5th January in the year 1066‚ England’s king‚ Edward the Confessor died. Unfortunately he had no heir‚ so three men were competing for the throne. These were called; Harold Godwineson‚ William‚ Duke of Normandy‚ and Harald Hardraada. Harold Godwineson stole the throne and became the king. Both William and Harald were furious and were prepared to fight for the country‚ thus creating the battle of Stamford Bridge and later on‚ the battle of Hastings…
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