Virginia elite were important as leaders of the Independence movement‚ but were also powerfully influenced by other forces such as British merchants‚ Indians‚ farmers and slaves. Woody Holton argues that the Virginia gentry was influenced by those four groups‚ and that the gentry was even forced by the groups to react in certain ways at times. His most powerful argument is that the elites feared social disorder and losing their position in the elite. This book represents an interesting view on the gentry
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And not in a good way. He was literally insane‚ and he was an absolute tyrant. He’s my favorite Roman emperor‚ just because he’s so interesting • His father was a military hero‚ and he spent the first few years of his life on an army camp‚ where he paraded around wearing this mini-military uniform his mother made (which is where he got his name- “Caligula” meaning “little boot”). The soldiers basically worshipped him. • As a teenager‚ he was called before Tiberius (who was a complete tyrant in his
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“You can’t beat the person who never gives up”‚ Babe Ruth. Born on February 6‚ 1895‚ in Pigtown Baltimore Maryland‚ George Herman “ Babe” Ruth Jr. was an American Baseball player. Ruth is known also as‚ “The Bambino” and “ The Sultan of Swat.” Ruth went down as one of the most famous baseball players in history. Even being such a celebrity Ruth made time to connect with the people and place he visited. What some may not know is he had a smoking problem‚a drinking problem‚ and a need for speed.
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staff‚ many questions can be raised. Is it a question of whether the affair was wrong‚ or whether the conduct reflects poorly on not only the person’s involved‚ but the company that was involved? Perhaps it just came down to Mr. Stonecipher not practicing what he preached. From an ethical standpoint‚ Mr. Stonecipher was clearly in the wrong. As a CEO or a leader for that matter‚ you must lead by example and his example was poor at best. You cannot enforce standards in the workplace if you are skirting
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of Socrates was found guilty in two offenses. The city of Athens gathered to hear the trial‚ and The Apology by Plato allows to better understand what was said in Socrates’ defense and sort through the logistics of the case. Meletus‚ the prosecutor‚ charged Socrates with an account of living an impious life and with a second account of corrupting the youth of Athens. Yet‚ I can attest that truly Socrates was innocent in the case of these two accounts because Socrates greatest desire was to do justice
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This time‚ he was Edward de Vere‚ the 17th Earl of Oxford. The theory was first presented in 1920 by J. Thomas Looney in his book Shakespeare Identified in Edward de Vere‚ 17th Earl of Oxford. Looney had ideas similar to that of Baconians and other anti-Stratfordians – that Shakespeare didn’t have
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him because he was obviously a significant villain in history leading to the death of millions. He was born in 1889 in Branau‚ Austria. He moved to Vienna when he was young but failed to get into the Arts Academy. He remained in Vienna as a bit of a failed artist until 1913 when he moved to Germany after failing the medical for the Austrian army. In 1914 he volunteered for the German Army for World War 1. He fought on the Western front‚ where he earned an Iron Cross for bravery. He was in hospital recovering
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as old as you is a bad idea. Why do I say that? In the play‚ Oedipus‚ the main character in Sophocles’ plays “Oedipus Rex” was cursed by the gods‚ was crazy‚ and did sleep with his mom (and also killed his dad.) Throughout the play he shows part of the cycle of acceptance: Anger‚ Depression‚ and Acceptance. Oedipus first became angry before he accepted the truth. He was angry at Teiresias by insulting him. “It has-but not for you; no‚ not for you‚ shameless and brainless‚ sightless‚ senseless
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In his mission‚ Macartney was brought the finest product of the British industry‚ hoping that the Chinese will recognize‚ that the industry is inferior to the British‚ and realize the benefits of trading with them (firearms‚ cart‚ hot air balloon‚ and clocks). Unfortunately‚ none of the goals was achieved by Macartney‚ the Chinese viewed of these as gifts for their emperor‚ and the Confucian bureaucracy didn’t realize the value of the steam power‚ the public schools or the capital assets. The Chinese
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Was Dunkirk a triumph or disaster? Using pages 158 – 161 in your textbook complete the chart below. Source Triumph or disaster Quote / description Reliability rating / 5 Explanation of score 2 triumph BLOODY MARVELLOUS 3 An article by the daily mirror should be reliable because they are a reallyq famous newspaper 3 Triumph A painting by Charles cundall who was sent to The battle scene to get a drawing of the war 3 This picture is drawn by Charles Cundall‚ and he saw they
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