presented thorough descriptions of what the German citizens looked like and the disorderly way their country was set up. Tacitus also emphasized the significance of family life for most Germans‚ the nonimportance of a class system to the Germans‚ and the violent behaviors German individuals often impulsively resorted to. Tacitus provided this information in a negative way to expression his perspective that the Germans were more barbaric than other societies from the same time period. Tacitus opened his work
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Suppose you send a child through the American school system for twelve years and then ask them‚ “Who was the first president of the United States?” They may give you a peculiar look as most Americans would instantly tell you it was American Founding Father‚ George Washington. While this has always been the basic idea we have lived off of‚ it is nothing but a myth. The actual first president of the United States was John Hanson from Maryland as he was elected by a group of men including George Washington
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The Age of Exploration was a period starting in the early 15th century during which European ships‚ mostly belonging to Spain‚ France‚ and England‚ traveled around the world in search of new trading routes leading to India. All three countries set out to explore and possibly colonize‚ all expecting to find what they each set out for. While searching for what they came for‚ they established relationships‚ some friendly and some hostile‚ with indigenous Americans. Spain’s most prominent reasons for
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Army in the war between France and Russia in 1903 at the request of Kaiser Wilhelm II. In order to accomplish Schlieffen’s plan‚ the immediate defeat of France was needed. Schlieffen thought that it would much easier to become victorious over France by attacking at its rear‚ rather than pushing through the heavily fortified France-German border. In order for them to do this quickly they would have to go through another country. Switzerland has its high mountains and tight passages was essentially invasion-proof
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Term | Definition | Visual Representation | Cover | Fist impression- sets the stage for the theme and info held within. | | Endsheets | The heavy paper between the cover and the first and last pages. Often compliment the cover and/or contain the table of contents. | | Title Page | Reiterates the theme and provides critical reference info: school name‚ address‚ and student population. | | Opening Section | Introduces the story of the year and explains the book/theme concept. | | Dividers
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What was Rudyard Kipling’s attitude toward the British Empire‚ and how did he convey his message in his novella‚ The Man Who Would Be King? Kipling was a loyal imperialist. The India he portrayed was British India. Oppressed India subject to Britain’s colonial domination. He always thought that the British Empire had a right and responsibility to maintain India’s government. His attitude towards India was either condescending or oppressive. He also believed in “Noblesse Oblige‚” a French expression
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Reich was governed by the personal rule of the Kaiser. How far do you agree with this statement? During the period of the second Reich‚ the Kaiser managed to keep a huge amount of power within it. With the ability to dismiss the chancellor and the Reichstag‚ it can be seen that the Kaiser could manipulate the governing powers until they became a united power which had the same views as him. However‚ it can be argued that this power that the Kaiser had could not be used freely‚ as he was limited
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Shinji Kubo lives with his mother‚ a pearl diver‚ and his younger brother‚ Hiroshi. He and his mother support the family because Shinji’s father had died in World War II after the fishing boat he was on was strafed by an American bomber. However‚ the family lives a somewhat peaceful life and Shinji is content to be a fisherman along with his master‚ Jukichi Oyama‚ and another apprentice‚ Ryuji. Things change when Terukichi Miyata‚ after the death of his son‚ decides to bring back the daughter he
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Sound and music are parts of our everyday sensory experience. Just as humans have eyes for the detection of light and color‚ so we are equipped with ears for the detection of sound. We seldom take the time to ponder the characteristics and behaviors of sound and the mechanisms by which sounds are produced‚ propagated‚ and detected. The basis for an understanding of sound‚ music and hearing is the physics of waves. Sound is a wave which is created by vibrating objects and propagated through a medium
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The Chronicle Review October 3‚ 2010 What Are You Going to Do With That? Katherine Streeter for The Chronicle Review By William Deresiewicz The essay below is adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May. The question my title poses‚ of course‚ is the one that is classically aimed at humanities majors. What practical value could there possibly be in studying literature or art or philosophy? So you must be wondering why I’m bothering to raise it here‚ at
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