rebellion and uprisings was due to the hatred on the lords oppressions. Responses varied‚ considering that lords and theologians such as Martin Luther did not agree with the choice of the peasants while some other theologians did agree with the peasants and even urged and praised them to continue. The peasants felt oppression coming from their lords and did not appreciate how they were being treated. In Articles of Peasants of Memmingen‚ which was a document written by the peasant people themselves
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prevent another event of similar nature from happening again. Genocide is the act of deliberately killing a large group of people‚ especially those of a similar ethnic group or nation. These awareness efforts in recent years have lead historians to ask: Why does genocide occur? Often‚ genocide is the product of political and ethnic tensions
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European Union The European Union is political and economic union that consists of 28 member states located primarily on the European continent. The process of forming the European Union has a long history. Through the history‚ the European Union has to undergone some expansions which were each of them‚ separately‚ discussed and also followed by some policies. While the European Union still expanding its borders‚ there is a question‚ about the size of the union‚ which has
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Do you know how the Olympics all started? The purpose of this paper is to explain how the Olympics first began and why it began. There are many different games that have been adapted over the years. The importance of this paper is to inform the reader of how the Olympics developed and why it developed. Body The Olympics were said to originate long ago in the city of Olympia. The games developed because the Greeks idealized physical fitness and mental discipline. The one Greek to model these ideals
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Greek civilization was ruled by a wealthy elite who served as the most powerful members of the ancient civilization. Noblemen got to live lavishly just for being born into the right family while poor farmers had to work hard and long hours for low pay. If they failed to produce these farmers and their family could be sold into slavery. It’s no surprise that the lower classes of classical Greek society wanted to bring about change to their government. This dissatisfaction with the current political
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It was in the year 1947 that both India and Pakistan were granted independence on the midnight of August 14-15 but Pakistan celebrates its independence on August 14 and India on August 15. Ironic but interestingly‚ Pakistan first independence day was celebrated as August 15 and later on it became August 14. Another reason was that British Viceroy Mountbatten‚ who chose August 15 symbolizing the surrender of Japan to Allies two years ago as the date‚ preferred to transfer power to Pakistan on August
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Why did Phillip II launch the Armada and why did it fail? In the summer of 1588‚ the catholic king of Spain‚ Phillip II‚ came up with a plan to conquer protestant England. He would collect his army from the Netherlands and a huge fleet of 130 ships across the channel‚ with the help of France. Why did Phillip launch the Armada?- Phillip launched the Armada for many reasons. When Elizabeth became queen‚ Phillip asked her hand in marriage‚ but she refused. This angered him‚ as he hoped to keep power
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There is a great deal of evidence to support that evolution did indeed happen. Evolution is the changes in a population over time‚ it’s explained through descent with modification and natural selection. The findings from earlier thinkers all back this evidence up. Charles Darwin used evidence he found from research and studying the work of other scientists who studied fossils to support his claim that modern organisms are the descendants of ancestral species that were different from those of today
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The leaders of our freedom movement‚ under the stewardship of Mahatma Gandhi‚ had dreamt of an independent and prosperous India. On this day in 1947‚ Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru took the first step towards the realization of that dream by hoisting the Tricolour at the Red Fort. The journey we began on 15 August‚ 1947 is now 65 years old. We have achieved much in these 65 years. Today is certainly a day to celebrate the success of our democracy. However‚ on this occasion we should also introspect about
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India Matt Tribble The University of South Dakota Abstract India is a low-to middle-income country that suffers from nutritional deficits and malnourishment throughout their country. The key issues that burden women’s health includes Anemia‚ which is low levels of hemoglobin in the blood‚ violence due to a male dominated society‚ and the maternal mortality rate. Tuberculosis is a continuous concern relevant to all genders and ages in India. India has taken excessive measures in producing the
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