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    The Rise of Hitler 1. Why did so many German people join the Nazi Party? In the early 1920s‚ Germany was especially hard-hit during the Great Depression after the first World War‚ mainly because of the Treaty of Versailles‚ which made Germany go into an extreme hyperinflation. People could not buy anything with a reasonable price. In 1922‚ a loaf of bread costed 163 marks. In September 1923‚ it would have costed 1‚500‚000 marks and in November of that same year which was the peak of the hyperinflation

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    Why Did Zeus Have To Die?

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    I stood alone in the silence of the trailer… My child was asleep on the couch. No one or nothing but my sobs were to be heard. I ached from within. Why did Zeus have to die? Why did he not listen and stay put as he should of? How would I explain to my little boy his puppy was no longer with us‚ but on into a different life now? I heard my husband coming down the drive in his rattling old red pickup truck… Normally when he came gravel was flying up behind him and Carter was outside screaming with

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    Why So Many Foreigners Join Jihadists? Wang Zixuan 201201228 Mon 13:30 The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) is a jihadist group based on al-Qaeda in Iraq‚ formed in April 2013. It has become one of the main jihadist groups fighting government forces in Syria and Iraq. Its leader is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi‚ who joined the rebellion that erupted in Iraq after the US-led invasion in 2003. Its original aim was to establish a caliphate in the Sunni-majority regions of

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    Jamestown

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    Why Did So Many Colonists Die? Jamestown had been one the first English settlements in the New World. The English had settled here before the Pilgrims’ predestination. Jamestown is known for its hard living conditions and its difficulty to grow crops. During the spring of 1607‚ King James I sent out over 100 passengers to sail into the Chesapeake Bay. John Smith was a dominant figure that helped the colonist get through their first year in the wilderness. But as time went by‚ not all of those settlers

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    Brutus is marked by Stoic philosophy in many ways. Stoic philosophy emphasizes being logical and rational. It says that the most rational course of action is the one most likely to occur‚ so people must get their emotions in line with the most rational course of action‚ and through that they will find happiness. Brutus cares about Caesar‚ and does not want to participate in the conspiracy to murder him. After struggling with the reality of the situation‚ Brutus decides that the most rational thing

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    Jamestown was one of the first attempts to establish a colony by the English settlers. The key word in the previous sentence: attempts. This word implies that the feat attempted was not a success‚ and in this case‚ the implication is quite correct. Jamestown failed because of severely strained Indian relations over resource supplies‚ an almost absolute lack of planning‚ which is a result of insufficient leadership‚ and environmental issues including lack of reliable water sources. Jamestown failed

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    ’star-crossed lover’ ending their lives for each other’s passion and love. Their deaths were caused by many factors such as their destined fate to die‚ unlucky happenings and misfortune and their sudden adolescent passion. These elements are the reasons of tragic moments of this Shakespearean play. Firstly‚ the stars foretold the two lovers’ deaths. Astrology played an important element in the play because many people during that era‚ believe in it‚ a study of the stars and planets‚ which‚ they thought‚

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    The colonists who came to the New World all have a similar quality. They all used slavery in one way or another to achieve their goals. The colonists would depend on other people or groups in order to sustain a suitable lifestyle the choose. This is why so many colonists thought that working the slaves and indentured servants and giving them very austere living conditions was morally correct. Also‚ the government is a Democracy so since the majority of the people are colonists‚ the government

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    Why Did Julius Caesar Die

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    Julius Caesar‚ a strong general‚ very much liked by the people‚ a born to be leader. He started to be seen as a God‚ after winning the battle against Pompey; But you wonder‚ then why was he killed? That‚ is why I’m here; this‚ is The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Caesar‚ as I said‚ was very well liked by the people. In fact‚they treated him as if he were a God. They made prodigious statues of him--A spectacle fit for a king‚ and kissed the ground on which he walked;but not everyone felt the same. The

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    lot of companies will make ads so they can get their name and product out there. It is very common that big name companies such as‚ Tide‚ Doritos‚ Amazon‚ and Budweiser make commercials to air during the game every year. A Super Bowl ad has cost around $5 million dollars the last 3 years. Every single second of a Super Bowl commercial costs $170‚000 Dollars. This means that Amazon paid around $15 million dollars to air their “Alexa” ad for 90 seconds.

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