Discussion Forum Question Unit 5 What were the outcomes of the second Punic War? The second Punic war was caused by the growing rivalry between the two great powers that were struggling for supremacy in the western Mediterranean (Morey‚ W.C.‚ 1901). In the Second Punic War‚ the great Carthaginian general Hannibal invaded Italy and scored great victories at Lake Trasimene and Cannae before his eventual defeat at the hands of Rome’s Scipio Africanus in 202 B.C. which left Rome in control of the western
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of the French Revolution‚ which unavoidably transformed the appearance of France’s social‚ economic and political status. First of all‚ the beginning of the crisis was when France suffered poor harvest which ultimately damaged the economy. Secondly‚ they suffered financial difficulties due to the fact that the king spends his money excessively. In addition‚ the foremost problem was their aristocratic and traditional social system called the Old Regime. Basically‚ France’s society was branched into
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Unit 4: Leadership and Change Management Learning outcome: 1. Critically evaluate historical‚ classical and contemporary approaches to leadership theory. Indicative content: o Explain the importance of leadership theories o Describe historical‚ classical‚ and contemporary approaches to leadership theory o Compare and contrast these approaches Learning outcome: 2. Determine leadership approaches relevant for the 21st century‚ drawing on theories and tools as practised by leading international
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Ambassador to Russia said‚ “In retrospect‚ all revolutions seem inevitable. Beforehand‚ all revolutions seem impossible.” The same was the case with the Haitian Revolution that started in 1791 and finally ended with the independence of Haiti in 1805. The slaves of Haiti could never have imagined rising up against the authorities let alone doing it and seeing it through till its end. Light a match and see the fire spread. The match was the French Revolution which not only left its permanent mark on history
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particular significance‚ it alone brought forward a string of Republican Presidencies which changed the United States and set the stage for formal political parties. First of all‚ this was an election between the Federalists and Democrat-Repubilcans. John Adams was the Federalist President and his competitor was Thomas Jefferson‚ a Republican. The period leading up to the election has been recorded to be one of the ugliest‚ with each side demonizing the other in any way they could; Adams had been
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Unit 137 – Understand children’s and young person’s development Outcome 1 – Understand the pattern of development that would normally be expected for children and young people from birth-19 years. 1.1 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development that would normally be expected in children and young people from birth-19 years. Children’s development is continuous and can be measured in a number of different ways. Although all children will develop at different rates and in different
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Life of Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV) Amenhotep IV is the second son of Amenhotep the Magnificent and he was a pharaoh of Egypt. The time he reigned was during the New Kingdom period. The New Kingdom was known to be time of Egypt’s prosperity; as a result‚ Amenhotep IV‚ who would later change his name to Akhenaten‚ was able to do whatever he wanted. This can include starting a religious revolution and ignoring your allies. After Akhenaten’s reign‚ many of his projects were destroyed by other leaders
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In Burma‚ the unjust increase of gas prices initiated the Saffron revolution‚ showing that in order to bring about a peaceful end‚ the government must see that their actions and morally incorrect. People who live in a state that is a democracy tend to be scared of other types of governments‚ such as communism or fascism. Burma was a democracy until 1962‚ when the junta took over. The junta was a military dictatorship that had control by playing off of the fear the people had of them. The junta had
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ADAB AL-RAFIDAYN‚ VOL.(57) 1431/2010 Assessing the Translations of Collocation in the Glorious Qur’an into English Yasir Y. Abdullah* 2009 :تاريخ القبول /115 / 2008/4:تاريخ التقديم /11 1. Introduction Collocation is a linguistic phenomenon found in language. Different languages have their own collocations and their own ways in dealing with them. Being a native speaker of a certain language necessitates being familiar and acquainted with collocations. Since a translator
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The term ‘Tudor revolution in government’ was coined by Sir Geoffrey Elton in 1953‚ and describes the belief that administrative reform in Tudor England in the 1530s was so momentous‚ that it amounted to revolutionary reforms. Elton claimed that‚ during the Henrician era‚ government evolved from that of a medieval one‚ to a bureaucratic modern one and that the main motivation behind this was national sovereignty. In Elton’s proposal of this concept‚ he placed prominence on Thomas Cromwell’s role
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