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    amphitheater ever built‚ whose appearance symbolizes the power and grandeur of the Roman Empire. The Colosseum was one of the most important and influential aspects to Ancient Rome. It displayed the Roman’s technology of engineering along with providing a form of entertainment for the Roman people. In 70 CE‚ under the emperor Vespasian‚ the Romans began the revolutionary construction of what was the greatest architectural achievement of its time. In order for the Romans to effectively and efficiently

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    Was King Arthur Real?

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    because there is substantial evidence given for each side. On many accounts historians have found evidence that could support the opinion that he in fact was a real person. The problem is that there’s always a maybe factor in each piece of evidence that is found‚ meaning that none of it can really be confirmed. One very common opinion is that Arthur was a fictional character based off of multiple heroes and warriors of his time. Multiple people have recorded stories on all of these different heroes

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    and Brutus has these important characteristics. Brutus has the best characteristics of a ruler for the Roman Empire. Brutus was best known by being "the noblest of Romans". Not just anybody qetz to be known by a certain nickname as Brutus and people call him that because Brutus deserves it. Brutus is a very humble man not like arrogant Caesar. He was a loyal friend but mostly loyal to his Empire. Brutus did what

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    French Revolution‚ various opinions have arisen about the French military and political leader Napoleon Bonaparte. On one hand some people believe that Napoleon was beneficial to France. On the other hand‚ others state that the Napoleon was not helpful to France because he made uneccesary modifications to France. I’ve found that Napoleon was certainly helpful to France because he made many useful reforms to his country. After the French Revolution‚ it takes matter further when the throne is empty since

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    have long and sharp knives‚ and they have long black tubes which they point at birds and animals. The tubes make a smoke that rises into the air just like the smoke from our pipes. From them come fire and such terrific noise that I was frightened‚ even in my dream. This was a bad sign for the Natives. A new type or people were coming with better technology‚ horses and a threatening appearance. Resources would have to be shared‚ and eventually the Europeans take all of it. Despite all of this‚ some natives

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    The purpose of slavery was to get free labor so that they didn’t need to pay workers.This is why it was often used in the South‚ because of farms and things like that. But‚ the actual % of slave owners around Civil War time was very low.They wanted the slaves to work in tobacco plantations and they did not pay them for their work. These Slaves had no life.The salves were there only to work giving their bosses free labor.The slaves were not treated like normal people they lived in huts.Their bed

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    War was not necessary Donna Baker COM/172 Version 3 October 29‚ 2012 Donna Hooley The Vietnam War started in 1954 with the defeat of the French and ended in 1975 with the fall and withdrawal of Saigon. The United States’ (U.S.’s) involvement in the Vietnam War started in 1963 with support of weapons‚ military training‚ advisement‚ and supplies until 1965 when U.S. troops went into battle with the North Vietnamese (Szczepanski‚ n.d.). American troops did not pull out of the war until 1973. Was the

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    CHAPTER ONE [pic] 1. Introduction At independence in 1980 the Zimbabwe dollar replaced the Rhodesian dollar at par at a rate which was higher than the American dollar. Although this quickly deteriorated‚ it was not until the late nineties that a series of events led to the demise of the Zimbabwean dollar. In 2008 in an 18-month ‘experiment’‚ foreign currency was accepted as legal tender for transactions with a set number of retailers. “Honorable Members will be aware that in the hyper-inflationary

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    Was Pete Anderson Guilty

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    Based on all of the non-genetic evidence given‚ Pete Anderson is guilty. If the verdict was based off of the morphology of X. tortifolia and X. confertifolia‚ I would say that he was innocent since they are found at the archeological site and the Johnson mine; but that’s not the reality of this case. Although the three Southern plants from Utah looked similar from the outside with the white petals and yellow center‚ they have different preferences when it comes to soil and location. X. tortifolia

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    What Was The Mayan Empire

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    advanced writing and math‚ insane pyramids‚ excellent stone and jade tools‚ gender equality‚ great road systems‚ and dedication to religion. Met its end after more than 3‚000 years. Archaeologist show through studies that the ending of this empire was caused by a uniformed/unstable government‚ droughts‚ deforestation‚ debates‚ diseases‚ decreased trust in leaders‚ and abandonment of cities. The Mayan empire started in 2000 B.C.E. originating in Mexico but rapidly expanding to parts of Guatemala‚

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