1). Why did the people of Bosnia dislike the Austrians? The people of Bosnia disliked the Austrians because many of them were Serbian and wanted to be free from Austrian control. Since Bosnia was originally a Serbian province that was annexed by Austria-Hungary during an earlier conflict‚ the citizens of Bosnia were distrustful of their new rulers. Some were even eager to fight the Austrians in order for Bosnia to be returned to Serbia. 2). What was the purpose of the Black Hand? The purpose
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THE NOTEBOOK By Nicholas Sparks The love story between two different teenagers that come from completely different worlds is the most remarkable. The Notebook is about two young teenagers who fell head over heels with each other. They got separated by Allie’s upper-class parents who insist that Noah isn’t right for her. But that obstacle didn’t stop these two young lovers from being together even if it took years. This beautiful tale has a special
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The Homeless Billionaire Nicholas Berggruen is a businessman who chooses to live simple life‚ and he started out with a trust fund of $250‚000.00. According to his privately held holding company’s annual revenue of $5 billion throws off $250 million in earning each year. He has a personal worth of $2.5 billion. Not too simple in my opinion. Nicholas Berggruen spends his life turning companies around‚ donating and offering help to worthy projects. He travels the world in his private jet
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“Don ’t cry because it ’s over‚ smile because it happened.” ― Dr. Seuss “You ’ve gotta dance like there ’s nobody watching‚ Love like you ’ll never be hurt‚ Sing like there ’s nobody listening‚ And live like it ’s heaven on earth.” ― William W. Purkey “You only live once‚ but if you do it right‚ once is enough.” ― Mae West “In three words I can sum up everything I ’ve learned about life: it goes on.” ― Robert Frost “Insanity is doing the same thing‚ over and over again‚ but expecting
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Simone Simon could never forget the day the tall‚ burly Baltimore county policeman‚ named Jim Barclay‚ knocked on her family’s front door in Sparks‚ Maryland. It was Saturday‚ October 13th‚ 2000. It came at exactly nine-thirty a.m. like the force of thunder cracking through the silence of an otherwise uneventful morning. "Uneventful‚" indeed‚ since Simone’s only sister‚ Sunny‚ had gone missing five weeks earlier during the Labor Day weekend festival the family attended downtown at the Baltimore
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exploited due to a series of political‚ social and economic grievances. Also‚ it was widely thought that the Tsar‚ Nicholas Romanov II‚ was unfit to rule his people. Finally‚ with the onset of World War 1 (WW1) and the crippling impacts that it had on the lower classes of Russia‚ the Russian people finally revolted against their ruling authorities‚ which resulted in the March Revolution and Nicholas’ abdication of the throne. This marked the end of the Romanov Dynasty and the start of Communist Russia.
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The Eloi‚ the Traveler‚ and the Fall of Man One of most contentious questions repeated throughout human history has been “What does a civilization require of its people?” In the Greek and Roman days just speaking Greek or Latin was enough to be considered civilized (Jarus)‚ but it’s been realized that civilization require more than just a shared language. Psychologist Sigmund Freud in his book Civilization and Its Discontents names beauty‚ cleanliness‚ and order to be the most significant aspects
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2 My Movie Review of The Notebook In search of the perfect romance movie that would satisfy the hopeless romantic inside me I stumbled upon Nick Cassvetes’ "The Notebook" in 2004. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks one of my favorite authors. The movie follows a passionate but poor young man Noah‚ played by Ryan Gosling‚ as he falls head over heels in love with a rich young woman‚ Allie‚ played by Rachel McAdams. As it switches between the present day and
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revolution was a big turning point in Russian history; demolishing the Tsarist autocracy and breaking the Romanov dynasty that had ruled Russia for hundreds of years. Due to many factors‚ involved in the war or long standing issues before the war‚ Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate to Grand Duke Michael‚ desperate to keep the rule of Russia in the Romanov family. Grand Duke Michael stated he did not want to rule‚ therefore ending the absolute monarchy. This essay will explore the main reason for the
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Comparing Movies The last 2 movies I saw were “The Last Song” and “Dear John”. Considering both of these movies are sappy Nicholas Sparks books‚ they have a ton of similarities. They also have some differences. I saw both of these movies more than 4 months ago so I hope I can even remember enough to compare them. One similarity is about 2 people that meet in a beach setting. In “The Last Song”‚ Ronnie‚ who is played by Miley Cyrus and is the main character‚ is shipped to her fathers house in
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