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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Salvador Y. Watanabe Prof. Audrey Breay English 101 October 12‚ 2014 Self-Responsibility One positive to Grade Inflation is the fact that students are less stressed over grades and school over all‚ besides the more money the school gets as a result of higher letter grade output. Although students are less stressed‚ the do however become lazier which in the end results in more stupid people. Some students might take advantage of this and take more classes or do positive and valuable things outside
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In late 1929‚ the Grat Depression started in United States and reached in Canada unexpectedly rapidly‚ up to 27% of unemployment forces man businesses to close and bring millions of losses. The Canadian government came with a series of solutions‚ some are At the Depression‚ the provincial and municipal governments were already in debt after an expansion of infrastructure and education during the 1920s. It thus fell to the federal government to try to improve the economy. When the Depression began
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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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Thus there is less discrimination concerning education and job opportunities. Women have access education: Girls today‚ women tomorrow‚ leaders in future. Young women are given the chance to be educated. The rapid development of society helps them gain good and complete education. There is less sexual harassment in schools and other educational
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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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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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