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    Roman Citizenship

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    The Roman Republic became one of the most powerful and ruthless Empire ’s on the face of the planet and to be a citizen was very appealing. This was such an admirable and highly sought after position; that it would cause envy throughout the people of that time. There were also ’pre-requisites ’ recorded in the requirements of becoming a Roman citizen and keeping that role. Roman citizenship itself was originally difficult to obtain but once won‚ life as a citizen was easier and more refined than

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    colonists we needed to take action and make a change. “I know not what course others may take; but as for me‚ give me liberty or give me death!” (Henry 10) Henry was very brave to say anything against the king since it would be considered treason; The penalty for treason at the time was death. Americans‚ like Henry‚ are very brave and have shown many examples throughout history and in everyday life of how brave we truly

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    mentioning of non-heterosexual people. I also examined if the song mentions a problem faced by the main character(s). I separated these problems as following: “Economical” - The character mentions struggling economically. “Treason” - It is mentioned that someone committed treason and resulted in a problem for the main character. “Keeping Order Within Cartel” - The character has to figure out how to keep order among the

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    John Brown was brought into this world by his parents who were Owen Brown (father) and Ruth Mills Brown (mother) in Torrington‚ Connecticut on May 4‚ 1800. His father‚ Owen Brown‚ made a living with making leather from skin off of animals as a tanner while his mother died in his childhood. Early in his childhood his parents instilled in him religious backgrounds and views on slavery. At around 12 years old‚ Brown witnessed the wrongful abuse of an African American boy. Seeing this made Brown view

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    Guy Fawkes Presentation

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    Guy Fawkes Guy Fawkes was born in 1570‚ in the English town of York‚ where he also was educated. His father died when Fawkes was eight years old‚ which lead to his mother’s second marriage – with a recusant Catholic. Therefor Guy Fawkes later converted to Catholicism and left to fight for the continent‚ in the ‘Eighty Years’ War - he fought for the Catholic Spain against Protestant Dutch reformers. I am going to talk about Guy Fawkes involvement in the famous Gunpowder Plot. Fawkes was introduced

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    trading company. Hudson took four voyages beginning in 1607 and continued to1611‚ making claims for the English and the Dutch. At one point‚ he was arrested for working with the Dutch‚ because in those days working for another country was considered treason. Hudson was also known as the grandfather of the English whaling industry‚ because he discovered pods of whales at Spitzbergen Island. Henry Hudson’s first voyage in 1607 was to find a way through the North Pole to Japan and China. A theory of

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    book to tell the true story of Burr‚ as a dedicated soldier‚ an active politician‚ and occasionally as an innocent bystander to the mischief of his enemies. She shows us that Burr was not just the man who shot Alexander Hamilton and was tried for treason‚ he was much more. Isenberg is very passionate about her subject‚ which makes for an interesting read. However‚ this leads to a tremendous amount of bias on her part. She defends Burr fiercely‚ occasionally even assuming the thoughts and motives

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    freedom. When analyzing V for Vendetta through a New Historicism lens‚ viewers discover the nature of goodness and cruelty along with the need for anonymity‚ and finally it shows contemporary societies fear of totalitarianism government. The Gunpowder Treason and Plot: a historical attempted bombing of Parliament‚ November 5th 1605‚ London. The main conspirator‚ Guy Fawkes; a man whose iconic mask has inspired millions throughout recent history‚ wished to destroy Parliament in order to eliminate King James

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    passed on verbally. Such rules were recognized by a given culture as the way things are done- classified as folkways or morés. The term more refers more to the most serious rules of society which warrant severe punishment‚ the two worst offenses being treason and incest. On the contrary‚ folkway refers to the less severe offenses which would then be classified as either public or private wrongs. These earlier societies also warranted a “fair payback” system‚ which just provided compensation for loss to

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    believe him. The empire was shocked‚ because matricide was considered one of the worst crimes one could commit (pbs.org). In the year 62‚ Nero divorced Octavia and married a woman named Poppaea Sabina. Around this time‚ Nero was also being accused of treason. Feeling threatened‚ he vehemently reacted to anyone who distrusted or criticized him. He had many executed and exiled whenever someone expressed a negative opinion of him

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