To what extent was religion a major issue for the combatants of the Thirty Years War? A series of wars in central Europe beginning in 1618 that stemmed from conflict between Protestants and Catholics and political struggles between the Holy Roman Empire and other powers. It ended with the Peace of Westphalia (1648). Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/thirty-years-war#ixzz38kVKtFWu Thirty Years War (1618-48). The Thirty Years War had its roots in the dynastic and imperial ambitions of
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Italy. The Geography of Rome helped it become a strong united Empire. Roman Empire expanded more‚ becoming one of the most powerful civilizations in the history. However‚ the climate in Rome is the as same as today. It is hot and dry in summer. They have less snow in their winter‚ but in terms of the surrounding environment Ancient Rome has the best environment. There is fresh soil for growing crops‚ and they get water from river and Mediterranean sea. Ancient Rome were depending on slaves to work
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POST APPLIED FOR - HEAD GIRL What impact have you had on your parish church?? From a young age I have always been influenced to explore Christianity. I was baptised as a baby in St Aloysius Church and from there attended Church almost weekly until the age of five or six. Then I was asked whether I would like to make my Holy Communion and for the first time I wasn’t influenced by my family to say yes. It was my decision. I decided that I wanted to explore Christianity more before committing myself
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Sociological Theories and the Impact They Have on Education SOC 101 Professor Jessica Lee October 3‚ 2011 Abstract G. K. Chesterton once said‚ “Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.” Since the beginning of human existence‚ education has played a major role in society. There have always been individual views on what education contributes to society and whether an education is necessary for society to survive.
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questions 1. What kind of person was your hero before he got superpowers? (A friendly but awkward nerd? Guilty of CIAing while black? A disgruntled accountant?) An American football player 2. Why should prospective readers care about your hero? What is it about his background that will appeal to them? They care he because he have families 3. What kind of goals did he have before becoming a superhero? The captain of his team 4. What sort of problems did his world have before he became a superhero? Did he notice/care
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It is the Greek culture which shaped the modern society. The importance that the Greeks placed upon their citizens in terms of government‚ helped shape the Greek culture. The Greeks change in politics from an Oligarchy to democracy. With the reliance on the average Greek citizen strengthened the Greek democracy. From the shift in power from the hoi polloi to average Greek citizen caused a shift in Greek culture. With the rise of democracy there was a greater responsibility placed on the average Greek
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“War‚ what is it good for? Absolutely nothing. War‚ I despise because it means destruction of innocent lives. War means tears to thousands of mothers’ eyes; when their sons go to fight and lose their lives. War is an enemy to all mankind‚ the reasons of war blows my mind. War has caused unrest in my generation‚ who wants to die? War has shattered many young man’s dreams‚ made him disabled‚ bitter and mean. Life is much too precious to spend fighting wars these days. War can’t give life; it can
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The Vietnam War is one of the most disgraceful periods in American history. Not only did the greatest superpower in the world get bested by an almost third-world nation‚ but we lost badly. Perhaps this war could have been won‚ or even prevented in the first place. The United States could have and should have won this war‚ with a combination of better weapons usage‚ better tactics‚ and better support from their home country. Before the War Even years before the war‚ Vietnam was a hotly disputed
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Demi lived alone with her mother and father in Athens‚ Greece. Although she was not living with her birth parents‚ which were the greek gods Aphrodite and Ares. She never realized that she was a goddess until Aphrodite came to her one day and told her that she was the goddess of dance and that Ares‚ the god of war‚ and Aphrodite were her parents. Aphrodite and Ares had gotten in an argument over who was the better god‚ so they decided to settle it by letting their daughter choose. Since Demi was
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‘The Greek culture had ruptured upon the scene in the 5th century BC producing impressive concepts such as democracy‚ and extraordinary infrastructure such as the Parthenon’ . While ‘for close to 200 years it has been common to support the concept of democracy from which evolved from classical Athens‚ to which has shaped our understanding of the political system which we use today. ’ The involvement of the Delian League sets forth the ideas of the Athens Empire‚ which slowly advances into Athens
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