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    the great Genghis Khan‚ and during the 13th century they created the largest empire in history. The Mongols during the 1300s were very known‚ and feared by many‚ it was almost rare to find areas that hadn’t heard of the Mongols. These “barbarians” ruled over many areas‚ expanded across almost all of Asia; and killed millions of people wherever they went. Mongols ruthlessly slaughtered many people‚ and used many tactics to ensure their victory. The Mongols

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    quickly. The people were probably from Mongolia‚ they travelled through the Black Sea to Messina in Italy on October 1346. The second cause of the Black Plague was the cycle of fleas and rats. The cycle is fleas sucking the rats blood that carries bacteria then the fleas gut gets clogged with the bacteria‚ so the fleas bite the humans the blood goes into the humans wound and then the humans are infected.The living conditions were bad because it was very filthy‚ so there were

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    A Comparison of "Limbo" with "Nothing’s Changed". The black people were forbidden to go where white people went. The poet is expressing his views about how bad the situation is and how much he hates it in this poem. In both poems‚ they involve white people taking advantage of black people and they both come from the view of black people and tell us how they are treated. However this is not so obvious in the poem "Limbo"‚ it can be spotted by the opinion the African Slave has of the White people

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    The poets of both ‘Vultures’ and ‘What were they Like?’ present people in a very interesting way. ‘Vultures’ is a poem not just about vultures and the commandant‚ but rather explores whether there is hope because there is love everywhere‚ or whether there is despair‚ because even though love is there‚ evil is still always present. However‚ in WWTL‚ Levertov is obviously focusing on the effects of the evil of people rather than questioning the nature of evil itself in people. To begin with‚ Achebe

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    This is How They Were Placed For Us This is How They Were Placed For Us is a poem written By Luci Tapahonso. The Poem talks about how our sacred mountains are our teachers and they teach us how to live our daily lives. For example Blanca Peak wakes us up in the morning and sets our living standards. She teaches us to create. Mount Taylor tells us to eat and reminds us of our strengths and goals and has taught us to believe in all ways of learning. San Francisco Peaks taught us to believe in our strong

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    How Witches Were Misunderstood during the Elizabethan Era Witches‚ during the Elizabethan Era were a dangerous‚ evil menace to society that made pacts with the devil and had supernatural powers that were used to commit unspeakable crimes against humanity. Witches were held responsible for sudden deaths‚ illnesses or accidents. The public hated the witches for these calamities that the witches had no knowledge of or control over. Many times they were burned at the stake or drowned. Witches were

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    Throughout the 13th century world‚ the Mongols constantly showed displays of continuous violence‚ drinking‚ brutality and unfair treatment. They were considered to be savages‚ and people who lived far beyond what we would know as a “civilized world.” They single handedly became one of‚ if not the most powerful empires to have existed‚ building their empire through violent and barbaric manors. The Mongols were very barbaric people‚ for they portrayed many inhumane and mannerless actions while their

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    1. Discuss whether the Scientific Revolution and the Reformation were “revolutionary”. What does it mean to be revolutionary? To be revolutionary is to be‚ as defined by dictionary.com as “markedly new or introducing radical change”. It is my educated opinion to believe that the scientific revolution and the reformation were both revolutionary without a doubt. A revolution involves change‚ mass amounts of change which affects nearly everything. It’s not a change of wardrobe‚ or a new car‚ it is

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    “The focus of my work is to capture the essence of what I create‚ whether it is a person‚ an object‚ or anything you can imagine….”‚ says Jared Emerson. Jared Emerson has gained attention for his innovative artistic talent. While he states he loves all medias as well as topics‚ his most recognized artistic expressions are created by using only his hands‚ paint‚ and a canvas where he creates amazing portraits. Jared is truly a unique performance artist whose talent is quickly becoming recognized

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    Prior to the 19th century‚ women lived in a time defined by gender unbalance. Women had no legal‚ social‚ or political rights that people take for granted today. Women were denied key rights like married women could not own property‚ had very little control over personal property‚ they were rarely granted legal custody of their children in case of divorce‚ had no legal claim to any money they might ear‚ could not sue or be sued‚ could not testify in court‚ were banned from institutions and higher

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