How you ever wondered how it feels like to be the middle brother? Your older brother and your younger brother are always fighting. How would you look at this situation where‚ you are being played tug-of-war? The story‚ The Outsiders tells us about the lives of two completely different social groups‚ the greasers‚ the poor kids with freedom and the Socs‚ the privileged kids from wealthy families and how how they got into a rumble. Ponyboy‚ the narrator‚ protagonist and the youngest brother decides
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What Year was Troy destroyed and how was it destroyed? The city of troy was officially abandon at 500 AD‚ the city was destroyed due to the Romans and the sophisticated and well know plan know as the Trojan Horse. The Trojan Horse was a invention/plan the one of the Greek Generals came up with to destroy the city because every other plan failed due to Troy’s advanced and strong defense around the city. The basics of the plan was the Romans leave a large wooden horse outside the walls of Troy and
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first major cause of the First World War was the Treaty of Frankfurt. This treaty was signed as a direct result of the end of the Franco-Prussian War. The Franco-Prussian war was started on July 19‚ 1870‚ and the treaty was signed on May 10‚ 1871 (Doerr). This victory over the French helped prove the German empire as a major military force. After the victory the Treaty of Frankfurt was created by the German Chancellor‚ Otto von Bismarck . Otto von Bismarck was the leader that had masterminded the war
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Perkins‚ the main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine‚ or the non-colonization principle‚ was a foreign policy that was intended to stop European colonization in the Western Hemisphere. President James Monroe established this doctrine in a speech to Congress in 1832. While the doctrine is named after the President that wrote the 1823 message to Congress‚ the Monroe Doctrine was originally the idea of Secretary of State‚ John Quincy Adams. Two main events convinced Adams that such a Doctrine was necessary
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historians have unraveled first hand accounts deliberately opposing to the idea it was fought only because of slavery. Although Slavery is accredited with being the main and only cause of the Civil war‚ according to first hand accounts and events the conspiracy of the Southerners unity and the power hungry ideas of the Northerns‚ were the main cause. People in the United states believe the feud over slavery was the main cause of the civil war. That belief is partially incorrect because the true reason
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and religion. It was said that Charles I wasn’t a strong king as was his father (King James VI and I) yet some blame parliament for their arrogance to the new power. This essay will explain the three causes‚ their triggers and which was the most important cause of the first ever Civil War in England. Charles I strongly believed in the Divine Right of Kings‚ a doctrine which stated that Kings were chosen through God’s will and God wasn’t wrong. This assured Charles I that he was fit to be king‚ even
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Were banks the main cause of the Great Recession of 2007-2010? The Great Recession was the greatest financial crisis that impacted the world since the Great Depression of the 1920s and early 1930s. Unemployment rates reached five percent in the United States while many large banks and corporations failed (Rosenberg 338). It is important to understand the causes of this recession so we can prevent similar occurrences in the future. There are several explanations as to why the crisis happened‚ along
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How significant was the ‘Domino Theory’ as a reason for US involvement in the conflict in Vietnam? What is the most important part of this question? “HOW SIGNIFICANT” “DOMINO THEORY” This must be your main focus. However‚ to analyse how significant it is‚ you need to be able to consider other factors. That said‚ to achieve the top marks you need to consider other factors only in the context that they make the domino theory more or less significant. Refer to the domino theory in every paragraph.
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Main Cause Of World War One Going into a war that was predicted to change the world‚ soldiers were excited‚ however‚ they came home sad‚ broken and depressed if they even survived. This war was called World War One‚ The War to End All Wars‚ or The Great War. It was a violent battle between the triple entente and the triple alliance that dragged many other nations to war as well. The Triple Entente was made up of France‚ Russia‚ and Great Britain. The Triple Alliance was made up of Germany‚ Austria-hungary
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economic openness. In a deeper sense‚ it was a strategic ideology that promoted a new international order based on altruistic ideals while providing the international framework that protected and advanced American economic and security interests. One of the main promises of Wilsonianism included national self-determination but the reality of the postwar situation limited the implementation of this principle. Wilson’s desire to have people establish their own nations was evident in his “Fourteen Points”
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