The second Punic war was between Rome and Carthage; the struggle of Carthage to remain the power house in the western Mediterranean was the major cause of the war. It took place between 218 to 201 B.C. and during his period‚ cartage lost Spain and the Islands in Italy to Rome‚ which it was dominating prior to the second Punic war. Rome became vigilant because the Carthage was expanding her territory in the Spanish peninsula; Rome could not stand the chance to lose her grip on power. The Carthaginian
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symptoms: swellings or tumors in the armpits and groin‚ which led to blackness on different parts of the body. There’s no doubt that the Europeans had their own opinion on the cause of the plague and how to contain it. The Black Death was a plague that very unfamiliar to the victims. As a result‚ they had different beliefs on the cause of the plague; however‚ they all shared one common belief: the disease was airborne. According to the “Ordinances Against the Spread of Plague‚ Pistoia‚ 1348‚” “no citizen
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gunshots were the opening shots of the famous American Revolution. England had been situated in the Americas for over a hundred and fifty years and had maintained a dominant establishment. So why was there a revolution? There were multiple causes of the American Revolution; however‚ a primary reason for the revolution was for economic self- interest. Leading up to the American Revolution‚ there were plenty of occasions were England provoked the Colonies. The beginning of economic
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HUAC’s controversial crackdown in Hollywood led to more hearings of other members in the industry up to the 1960’s and what is known as blacklisting‚ banning any alleged communist or anyone who had communist ties from working in the film industry. Reynold Humphries‚ a former Professor of Film Studies at the University of Lille in France‚ takes interest in the political and cultural cause and effect of the actions of HUAC in blacklisting over a hundred American film industrials; investigating how some
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Japanese Imperialism Imperialism is a tendency or system of those regimes that wish to expand their dominance to another or other territories through force‚ both military and political or economic. An imperialist state‚ therefore‚ wishes to impose itself on other countries and exercise its control. These are nations that have great strength and do not hesitate to use it‚ either directly or indirectly‚ on the weakest. In 1603 real power falls on Ieyasu Tokugawa‚ the emperor passing to be just a
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their lifetime. Women’s centers and hospitals perform more than a million abortions per year. Most abortions are done on women under the age of 25. Majority of abortions are done for teenagers. Abortions are obviously in great demand. Most of the causes of abortions for women are due to personal and medical problems‚ and abusive sexual acts (rape pregnancy). The vast majority (in surplus of 90%) of abortions are wanted for personal reasons. About 6% of all abortions are wanted because either the
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Mediterranean takes place over three events: the First‚ Second‚ and Third Punic Wars. The first Punic War began in 264 B.C. and ended in 241 B.C. A few causes of the war include Carthage’s fear that Rome would conquer the Island of Sicily‚ and Rome’s fear that Carthage would control the Mediterranean and prevent them from expanding their territory. Another cause of the war is Rome’s interference with an issue on the Island of Sicily about a battle between Syracuse and Messina. Rome sided with
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_The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of _Mexico‚ edited and with an introduction by Miguel Leon-Portillo (Boston: Beacon Press‚ 1992)‚ pp. 196 Reviewed by: Nicholas Adams Broken Spears is an accumulated‚ chronological collection of texts and accounts of the invasion of the Aztec empire by the Spanish from April 22‚ 1519 to August 13‚ 1521. This time period from arrival to the surrender of the Aztec empire to the Spanish is filled with interactions between two different people and
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What causes the seasons? Earth’s seasons are created by the direct and indirect sunlight that locations on Earth receive during the year‚ which is caused by the Earth’s constant 23.5˚ tilt toward the north star‚ making the direct sunlight locations get differ throughout the year. The Angle of Sunlight Lab‚ measured the temperature of the Northern and Southern Hemisphere while a light source was directed at it for 8 minutes. The position of the Earth simulated what December looks like for Earth
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In this modern age why do people stigmatize people with substance abuse issues? For the first time Cope is beginning to ask himself the right questions that will lead to sobriety. For example‚ he asked‚ “What did I mean by God? Where would I find this faith? Why was I the only one in our family who became addicted? And most importantly‚ why do I keep relapsing?” Cope realizes everything he has in his whole life depends on his sobriety. I think this is the first step for anyone recovering. Admitting
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