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    Was Nero A Good Emperor

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    Was Nero a good Emperor? On the one hand‚ Nero was a good emperor because he saved his people from the great fire that hit Rome in 64 AD. This makes Nero a good emperor because an emperor should take care of his people and should do as much as possible to save their souls. Nero was also a good emperor because after the great fire‚ when all of Rome had burnt down‚ Nero decided to reconstruct the city but this time‚ using much stronger material that would last longer and was more resistant to fire

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    CHARACTERS. SMITHERS‚ Henry. The Cockney trader‚ "a tall‚ stoop-shouldered man of about forty‚" bald‚ with a long neck and a large Adam’s apple. His dress is that commonly associated with colonial oppressors. His pasty-yellow face and rum-reddened nose are set off by his dirty white drill riding suit‚ puttees‚ spurs‚ and pith helmet. He wears a cartridge belt and an automatic revolver around his waist. He carries a riding whip. His eyes are pale blue‚ red-rimmed and ferretty. He is unscrupulous‚

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    skill of their military made them a valuable asset to the axis powers. For centuries the emperor of Japan had been a major figurehead both spiritually and culturally and in the WW2 years he was still very important to most Japanese. Thought to be the descendant of a god and to hold the divine right to rule Japan‚ the emperor had a large amount of followers. The devotion of the Japanese people to their emperor and their country was a dominant theme in WW2 Japan. In order to persuade the military

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    empires that is ruled by an emperor to the Communist way of ruling. Guide Question # 2 I describe his actions as the things I will strongly disagree. I was very disappointed on the parts where he often follows what the Japanese says. For me‚ as a person you can see or feel if someone dictates the things you should do and you should not. I can see that he just doesn’t have the choice so he came up with those decisions. A scene that justifies his experiences from being an emperor to a gardener is the part

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    utilize. Taking a gander at the First Emperor of Qin is itself a lesson in looking‚ in observing us seeing him. Initially‚ there is the self-anticipated picture of the Qin ruler‚ a picture now being remade through the things he deserted running from earthenware warriors to mountain engravings. Second‚ there is the focal point ground and cleaned by Sima Qian‚ the amazing historiographer who carried on a century after the First Emperor. For him‚ the First Emperor wasn’t the organizer of a supreme convention

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    The matured Emperor Penguin’s appearance contributes to the penguin’s ability to retain heat and the black colourings of the penguin’s head‚ back and wings. Because the majority of the Emperors colouring is black‚ the penguin is able to absorb all of the wavelengths of light‚ while reflecting none. This aspect consequently means that the Emperor is able to efficiently absorb heat and light from the sun and warm its body up relatively fast. Another favourable aspect of the Emperor Penguins development

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    Pacific Europe Middle East U.S. N.Y. / Region Business Technology Science Health Sports Opinion Arts Style Travel Jobs Real Estate Autos For Prostitutes Jailed in China‚ Forced Labor With No Recourse By ANDREW JACOBS 11:06 PM ET A prostitute in Beijing known as Li Zhengguo said she would kill herself if arrested again. She is 39 and a single mother of two. Sim Chi Yin for The New York Times A prostitute in Beijing

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    101 1002 7 May 2014 Marcus Aurelius The Philosopher Emperor Marcus Aurelius was born in 121 AD to a wealthy family originally from the province of Hispania Baetica‚ in the Roman Empire. Known as the philosopher emperor even during his own lifetime‚ Marcus was a staunch follower of Stoicism‚ which constantly guided his rule‚ his administration‚ and defined his senses of honor and duty. Also considered to be the last of the Five Good Emperors‚ it was ironic that this Golden Age of Rome ended‚ or

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    Document Analysis Chapter 3 “Emperor Asoka‚ From The Edicts of Asoka” Q1- What reason does Asoka give for his repentance? How does he propose to deal with the forest peoples? King Asoka’s reason for repentance is that he felt bad for other religious followers like Brahamans or Shramanas because they suffer from watching their loved ones being injured‚ slaughtered and deported because these people were obedient to superiors family and so on and they also showed grateful respect to friends‚ slaves

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    Akbar: The Great Mughal Akbar ’s Education and Education Akbar short for Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar also known as Akbar “The Great” was born on October 11‚ 1542 to the 2nd Moghul emperor “Humayun” and Hamida Banu Begam. His mother was a Persian Shi’ Muslim and “the daughter of a famous Persian scholar who served his youngest uncle‚ Hindal‚ as a civil servant” (Moujloum Khan‚ 172). His birth came at “an astrologically propitious hour. ‘The unique pear l of the vice regency of God

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