political family. His learnings from his family members and his teachers influenced him in such a way that he became one of the most influential politician’s in the Greek world. He was also the reason why the Greek world reached the pinnacle of political power. Thucydides‚ his contemporary historian‚ acclaimed him as "the first citizen of Athens". Pericles father Xanthippus was born into a family of aristocrats where as Pericles mother Agariste was a member of the Alchmaenoid family who were also involved
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Why do disagreements in history lead to war? The Texans fought so that they could be able to declare themselves an independent republic. The Texans dedication they were able to win significant battles such as the won Alamo in which lead to the Texans become independent. The issue between Mexico and Texas were that they could not find a boundary line. Mexico debated that the border line was somewhere near the Nueces river. And Texas debated that it was at the Rio Grande. Was the United states justified
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of retail stores: discount‚ super centers and neighborhood markets. These stores are all very popular in the United States and around the world. This business philosophy of owning various types of stores has allowed Wal-Mart to reach more people and sell a wider variety of products‚ which has enabled Wal-Mart to create a larger customer base. In the case presented in the textbook‚ Wal-Mart was trying to penetrate the markets in Argentina and Brazil by attempting to create a different shopping experience
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To what extent did Lenin honor his promises? When Lenin published his April theses he began using the quote ‘peace bread and land’ as a promise to the Russian people if he was their leader. This slogan was used‚ alongside many‚ to drive the Bolsheviks into power after the October revolution. However‚ they weren’t exactly what the people expected‚ nor did the Bolsheviks expect the response they got from the people. This essay aims to discuss the extent of the Bolsheviks keeping their promises.
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Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples‚ paper clips‚ highlighters‚ glue or correction fluid. Answer one question. At the end of the examination‚ fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 3 printed pages and 1 blank page. DC (CB (SD)) 23678/3 © UCLES 2010 [Turn over 2 Answer either Question 1 or Question 2. You should make appropriate reference to the source material
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Criminal Investigations In criminal investigations there are many aspects throughout the field that are very interesting. Some aspects are crime scene investigation‚ getting witnesses‚ taking and handling of evidence‚ investigative sources‚ legal aspects‚ interview and interrogating and case management. My favorite aspect of criminal investigating is taking and handing of the evidence and interviewing and interrogating. Today new and improved tools and techniques in the criminal investigation process
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America ’s Economy during the 1840 ’s through the 1860 ’s The influential factors that contributed to the vigorous economic expansion of America during the 1840 ’s through the 1860 ’s‚ consisted of the Industrial Revolution‚ the Improvements in Transportation‚ and Internal Expansion‚ all played a vital role in helping form the dynamic economy. The nations industry was rapidly growing more efficient‚ better quality products‚ with help of the advances in manufacturing technology. A change from unmarried
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THE RUNAWAY JURY By John Grisham Takes place in Biloxi‚ Mississippi. MAIN CHARACTERS Nicholas Easter – (real name is Jeff Kerr) Juror that was a plant on the jury. He and his girlfriend Marlee had money motives. Nicholas molded the jury from day one to vote his way. Marlee – (aka Claire Clement - real name is Gabrielle Brant) Nicholas Easter’s accomplice on the outside of the courtroom. Rankin Fitch - Ran the show of high-priced lawyers and consultants
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world it is no question that the best form of service that an individual or a group of volunteers can perform is community service. Generally community service is the thoughtful practices of people in order to better their environment and society. Actions such as helping the homeless‚ cleaning up after vandalized walls‚ providing food for the less fortunate‚ educating children with learning disabilities‚ recycling‚ and helping the aged are all forms of performing community service. A successful community
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During the 1930’s‚ the United States of America went through the largest financial crisis that the nation had ever experienced. This financial drought was called “The Great Depression.” The Great Depression resulted from the crash of the stock market in 1929. Every person who invested and owned any of the banks throughout America lost nearly every single dollar they had in them. This quickly cause the nation to go in a panic‚ leaving everyone in fear of what might happen next. As the Great Depression
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