From 218 to 202 BCE‚ the Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca launched his brutal campaign to crush the early Roman republic and would ultimately be defeated on the plains of Zama. Despite these individual events being separated by a century‚ Hannibal’s second Punic war against Rome generated the factors necessary for the Republic to professionalize her military. The war brought about massive political discourse‚ social discourse‚ and a more rampant depletion of the overall manpower in Italy than
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of Christ’s poverty and self-denial by removing themselves from temptations of the secular life. The first of such St. Anthony (d.356) lived his life as a hermit‚ in constant prayer and fast. He developed a reputation for holiness and gained a following of disciples. Because of St. Anthony’s “notoriety” and supporters‚ the once solitary hermit established a simple but permanent monastic community where he lived out his life. (Backman‚ 81). Villages in Western Europe relied heavily on the monks
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Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise centered on a film series created by George Lucas. The film series‚ consisting of two trilogies‚ has spawned an extensive media franchise called the Expanded Universe including books‚ television series‚ computer and video games‚ and comic books. These supplements to the franchise resulted in significant development of the series’ fictional universe‚ keeping the franchise active in the 16-year interim between the two film trilogies. The franchise
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Controller’s office released an audit that uncovered inappropriate payroll methods resulting in over $900‚000 in payroll theft between July 2010 and July 2013. ("Former Patton State Hospital employees charged in $800‚000 payroll fraud case‚" n.d.) The Paton State Hospital administration is debating the accuracy of the audit‚ do to questionable calculations. Additionally‚ the Patton Administration stated that the fraud incidents had previously been reported to the State Department of Finance. ("Former
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Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock ’n’ roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s‚[1][2] primarily from a combination of African American blues‚ country‚ jazz‚[3] and gospel music.[4] Though elements of rock and roll can be heard in country records of the 1930s‚[3] and in blues records from the 1920s‚[5] rock and roll did not acquire its name until the 1950s.[6][7] The term "rock and roll" now has at least
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Ethical Marketing is Effective Marketing Ethical Marketing is Effective Marketing International Business School Principles and Practices of Marketing Module leader: Godsave Alan 15.12.2012 International Business School Principles and Practices of Marketing Module leader: Godsave Alan 15.12.2012 КОТVANOVA MARGARYTA КОТVANOVA MARGARYTA Оглавление Introduction 2 About Roshen 4 Roshen’s tools of branding 4 Market segmentation of consumers 6 The calculation of the basic price
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FOLKLORE AND LITERATURE The studies of the British culture and therefore understanding of the national character of the English cannot stand apart from the research of its important product – folklore. The folklore and folk customs of England developed over a long chain of centuries. Some ancient customs were passed from Celtic to Germanic generations and further. Invaders and settlers brought with them their own beliefs‚ which mixed with older traditions. The main reason to uniqueness of British
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October 2010 Advantages and disadvantages of living abroad «It is well-known fact that we always recognize our motherland when we are about to lose it”. Albert Camus Modern life is impossible without traveling. Thousands of people travel everyday either on business or for pleasure. They travel in order to see other continents‚ modern cities and the ruins of ancient towns; they travel to enjoy picturesque places. It is always interesting to discover new things‚ different
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The new facility that will be chosen should be located in a place that is far away as possible so that it will also not be affected by the hurricane. It is also important for the new facility to be in a place that is easily accessible by customers (Paton et al‚ 2017). Since the swimwear shop will suffer a great impact if its supply chain is interrupted this could lead to a loss of revenue. The second step will be for the management to make plans with the supplier to increase the number of deliveries
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Kyle De Jan Dr. Hosler History 312 11/05/12 Response Essay to History of the First Crusade Robert the Monk’s history of the First Crusade‚ Historia Iherosolimitana (HI)‚ was composed several years after the events it records. There is also no evidence making him an eyewitness for the anything he transcribes except for the Council of Clermont. Robert is generally accepted as a valuable source for the First Crusade as his story is based on the Gesta Francorum and he was commissioned by his abbot
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