While Caesar was in Briton‚ tragedy struck again. Pompey’s wife and Caesar’s daughter Julia‚ had passed away at the hands of childbirth in 54 BC. Caesar‚ conscious that the Triumvirate was fading Tattempted to regain Pompey’s support. Caesar offered him Octavia (his great-niece) in marriage‚ yet Pompey declined. Then in 53 BC‚ Crassus was killed in the battle against the Parthians which further impacted to the Triumvirate’s fading friendship and also meant that the invasion on the East had failed
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ANDREW KRAUSS “HUMAN REVOLUTION” 1. When anthropologists discovered “Lucy” in 1974‚ they considered her the oldest hominid of age 3.6 million years ago. How has the discovery of old hominid-like remains affected the “line” of evolutionary descent? They have declared sahelanthropus to be on the line this led to gorillas‚ not humans. Explain why a newer model of human ancestry is emerging. Different species are reproducing together. 2. What problem do paleontologists have with cataloguing
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Born prematurely to James V of Scotland and Marie de Guise of France‚ Mary Stuart was the only legitimate child to survive to adulthood. Six days after birth‚ on December 14th 1542‚ Mary became Queen of Scotland when her father died. Although the exact cause is unknown‚ it is speculated that James died from the effects of a nervous collapse following the Battle of Solway Moss‚ but most likely it occurred from drinking contaminated water while fighting. Mary was an infant when she inherited the throne
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Christopher Columbus was an explorer‚ colonizer‚ and navigator‚ born in the Republic of Genoa‚ in north-western Italy. His goal in life was to find new land and riches‚ such as silk‚ jewels and spices‚ for Spain. Christopher Columbus was possibly one of the greatest explorers ever known. He achieved a lot in life for example: discovering an island which is now called Jamaica and setting up a colony called Hispaniola‚ discovering South America and opening up a pathway between the “old world” (Portugal
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Failure‚ Success‚ and Kindness Graduation commencement speeches are usually inspirational‚ not only to the graduating students but also to anyone who reads them. The speech given by J. K. Rowling at Harvard and the one by George Saunders at Syracuse University in 2013 are some of the best commencement speeches. Rowling and Saunders are both experienced speakers. Rowling’s speech focused on the benefits of failure‚ a subject she had first hand experience on. Saunders’ speech was on kindness and included
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in the partial requirements for the Degree of Masters in Finance & Control Department Of Business & Financial Studies University Of Kashmir Certificate This is to certify that the project entitled “Factors Affecting the Success and Failure of Futures Contracts” is research work done by Owais Javaid Qureshi‚ under my supervision‚ during March-April‚ 2012‚ submitted to the Department Of Business and Financial Studies‚ University Of Kashmir in partial fulfillment for the award of
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has experienced success‚ but how often do you succeed on your first attempt? It is everyone’s dream to be successful‚ but this success is very rarely given to anyone‚ everyone has hurdles to get over and their own set of trials and tribulations. What is really important in life are the lessons learned from these events‚ teaching you more about yourself and the task in which you are attempting to be successful in‚ and there is no better teacher than failure. Like everyone else‚ failure has played a
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older we become‚ the more we realize that our actions have consequences which can either be good or bad‚ consequences which can either result in failure or success. Some people feel they are in charge of their lives and can make choices that will bring about desired outcomes. Such people have internal locus of control. Other people think their success or failure is based on environment and factors they have no rule over. Such mindset stems from external locus of control. Locus of control is important
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humiliations he suffers in everyday life. The theme of success and failure is played out between the two characters Mr. and Mrs. Mitty in a weekly shopping trip to the city. In this story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” plays out the theme of success and failure in his life with the inability to live a fulfilling life. The failure in life causes him to retreat to day dreams to live out fantasies of success. The theme of success and failure
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So if you want to make six figures‚ you can’t just be talking about how you want to make six figures. Here’s what I’m telling you tonight. If you do the three things I tell you to do tonight‚ I guarantee whatever it is you want to do in life‚ you will be able to do. You will be able to accomplish whatever you want to academically‚ financially‚ relationally‚ whatever. So three things‚ alright‚ I’m going to tell you a story and then I have to get out of here. And this story is about‚ you probably have
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