Kelvin 9/4/08 Humanities 2223 Professor Burt Stout Try to determine why Christianity was so successful over Classical religions. The question really is why Christianity went over so big. Considering some of the characters who’ve been connected with it over the past couple millennia you’ve got to figure the only explanation is the hand of fate. This is not a topic that lends itself to scientific inquiry‚ however‚ so let’s stick to the human contribution. Most historians give the major
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The Loyalists were the people who didn’t want to be divided from the Britain. The Loyalists were loyal to the Britain although they weren’t being treated as a human‚ by the Patriots. If you were a Loyalist you would be hanged or immediately sent to jail. And families that were patriots and loyalist would be separated. The patriots stayed in the thirteen colonies and the loyalists came to what is known as Canada now. Loyalists ancestors descend from places like England‚ Scotland‚ and Ireland. The
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Walton opened the first Wal-Mart store in Rogers‚ Arkansas‚ no one could have ever predicted the enormous accomplishment this small-town merchant would have. The reasons why Wal-Mart is successful are because of its low price‚ convenience and role of monopoly in the industry. The first reason why Wal-Mart is so successful is because it offers low price for customer. Experts estimate that Wal-Mart saves shoppers at least 15 percent on a typical cart of groceries. To keep the prices low‚ Wal-Mart
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drafted at a series of conventions which were held in the 1890’s. The constitution was later passed by Britain as part of the Commonwealth of Australia act 1900 and it took effect on 1 January 1901. Unlike many other states‚ Australia is the only democratic nation in the world without a national bill of rights. The drafters of this constitution debated the adoption of the bill of rights in line with the United States; however the proposal was not successful which resulted in the constitution containing
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system plan. The New Deal was federal programs that were made by president Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt had started a series of policies of relief‚ recovery‚ and reform to turn around the damages of the great depression and the U.S economy. Which led to a successful plan. There are three main reasons why Roosevelt’s federal programs were successful is because he provided useful information to the U.S economy. Social security and welfare were a systematic plan for everyone that suffered from
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Why was the world plunged into WWII in 1939‚ what is the most effective response to aggression‚ appeasement‚ or collective security? The 1920s began with a favorable outlook for peace‚ however towards the end of the decade‚ clouds of war began to form. Aggressors began to take charge and strong feelings of nationalism arose. Fascist leaders such as Benito Mussolini of Italy and Adolf Hitler of Germany also helped lead Europe into the outbreak of a war and into a new era. Intimidation from Fascist
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Emma Dolan 2nd hr Braisted 10/28/09 Constitution Persuasive Essay The United States of America has been such a successful country because it is led by the Constitution. The Constitution has helped the United States because of the rights it gives the citizens‚ and the equality it pursues. The Constitution makes both the national and state governments just as powerful as the people‚ which may make others want to move to the United States because of the freedom that is given
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How Successful were the Reforms of the Post War Labour Government 1945-51 in Solving the Social Problem that Faced Britain? By Nicole Anderson In May 1945‚ the coalition government that had steered Britain through the perilous days of the Second World War was finished. It was replaced by the Labour party who had the challenging task of rebuilding the country after the losses of the Second World War. The Labour government of 1945 made the first drastic steps towards the welfare state. William Beveridge
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Cherry Chu Teacher Mr Hattam Why was Jesus successful? The founder I have chosen is Jesus. In my opinion Jesus was the most successful founder among all of the other founders because he was able to spread the faith of Christianity to different parts of the world. One of the reasons why I think Jesus was successful is that today there are over 2000 million Christians – largest religion in the world. Christianity began in the mid-1st century in the Middle East‚ which are about 2000 years
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An Inspector calls - Why it is a successful play Priestly was a successful play writer who wrote a number of successful plays including ‘An Inspector calls’ which has all the qualities I would expect from a good stage play. That are the following an interesting plot which carefully unravels and a good use of dramatic devices such as cliff hangers also the way these devices are used to get the audience more involved. I would examine the play for these qualities by checking to see if it has all
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