was not taken lightly. Unlike in the modern day United States‚ in ancient Rome new coins were constantly being issued with each new Emperor and generally various coins were issued‚ not just solely one. Philip I‚ or as many knew him Philip the Arab‚ was no different. In the year 244 AD Philip I became the new Emperor of Rome‚ and one of his many perks was the issuing of coins in his name. One coin in particular had an obverse inscription of: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG that wrapped around the outer edge of
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Although I am only 18‚ many events in my life have changed the outlook I have on life for better or worse. I would have to say one experience I had in my high school years took both outlooks and tied them into one. Freshmen year I attended a small catholic school in Florida. Not being too excited about attending‚ my parents insisted because it was closer than the other local Catholic High School. Being extremely unhappy all year I think I learned my first invaluable trait: If you don’t look on the
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I am the Cheese‚ written by Robert Cormier‚ is a book said to be for “young readers.” The author has written 13 book prior to I am the Cheese where he was considered an author for young readers. I liked and disliked his very flamboyant and descriptive writing style‚ the descriptions are too descriptive. I am the Cheese is the only book I have read by this author‚ so I can only base my assessment of his books from this book alone. While Adam‚ the main character‚ is a young man of 17‚ I wouldn’t necessarily
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What Kind of a Learner I Am? Throughout life everyone learns. How we learn and whether we are able to retain and recall that information is the problematic part. The way we absorb‚ analyze‚ and retain information is what makes each individual unique. What is successful for one individual may not be the most optimal way of learning for someone else. Therefore‚ everybody has a preferred learning style. Knowing and understanding our learning style helps us to learn more effectively. Through identifying
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What I’ve learned from Men Is it true that women could learn some useful things from men? And is it right that women are always responsible for every interaction? Is it their responsibility to keep the conversation going well? Also‚ are women too polite in situations so men take advantage of them? And many other questions could be asked; they might or might not be true. Every gender has his/her opinion of these questions; males could answer these questions differently from females. According
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People studying Japanese could benefit from Jose Rizal’s method in learning a new language. According to historians‚ Rizal memorized five new root words every night. For those who do not know Rizal‚ he is the National Hero of the Philippines and he was a polymath and a polyglot. Rizal knew 22 languages including the Japanese Language. He stayed in Japan for about 6 weeks from February 28 to April 13‚ 1888. Just how good was Rizal in speaking Japanese? Was his six weeks of stay in Japan enough for
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What You Pawn I Will Redeem I found Sherman Alexie’s “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” particularly interesting in terms of style and voice. The narrator seems very nonchalant about all of the events that occur in the story. The main premise is that the narrator‚ Jackson‚ a homeless Native American‚ finds his grandmother’s regalia in a pawnshop and aims to buy it back from the owner. He can buy the regalia back for a thousand dollars‚ so he sets off to try and make the money. The interesting thing
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Those Who Live in Glass Houses Shouldn’t Throw Stones Anna had the feeling of anger inside of her‚ boiling up like a soup sitting on a stove. She felt alone and she was desperate for love. As she lay on the sand in front of her house‚ she couldn’t help but look back on all the times she and Sam Political Culture and Participation in Nigeria Any country’s political culture reflects the impact of its history on the way people think about politics and their society as a whole. In Nigeria’s case‚ the
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being the first week‚ I feel like a sponge trying to absorb everything I hear and learn. The best part was meeting all my teachers and hear what I will be learning from them. This week I discovered a lot about myself‚ too. I realized that I’m a different person now‚ that everything ive been through in my life has been to get this moment with another mentality‚ the mindset that I come to learn‚ that I have to focus on myself and not other people‚ that this is not a game and I have to work very hard
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CHARACTERISTIC OF OUR WORLD: Limited Resources Opposite to UTOPIA EDUCATION VERY IMPORTANT: WHY? Deal with real world problems Example: Someone is sick For solving any real world problem important to analyze it through the following framework: A) What is our OBJECTIVE B) CHOICES we can choose from to attain our objective C) CONSTRAINTS that restrict the choices we can make If someone is sick A) Objective: To cure that person B) Choices: Surgery‚ physiotherapy‚ medicine‚ Xrays etc
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