Why was the Roman army so successful? The Romans were probably the most successful empire ever. However what made them such a driving force was the power and organization behind the fearsome legions of the Romans. To most people the Roman army just seems like a normal army that you hear about. Well it is much more that that‚ there are a lot of reasons why they are as successful as they were. Here are some of them: weaponry‚ equipment‚ organisation‚ discipline training and its tactics. Some
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Why Was Hurricane Katrina So Destructive? Introduction The geographical theme I have cosen to write about is Hurricanes as this is a topic we have been studying in class and has intrested me to learn more about this natural hazard. The geographical location I will be studying is New Orleans and Florida where hurricane Katrina was most destructive. Katrina struck the state of Louisianna at 10am on the 29th of August 2005. What I have learned in Class In class I have learned how the National
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the actual world. “Fortunately the Buddha ’s teachings do not end with suffering; rather‚ they go on to tell us what we can do about it and how to end it” (BBC Religions). It is this massive influence that makes understanding and following Buddhism so crucial in the history of civilizations. Buddhism teaches the truth of the cause of the suffering‚ the end of suffering and finally the path that frees us from suffering. The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism are the heart and core of the Buddha ’s teaching
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The hard disk is the main storage device in your computer. It is a bit like a filing cabinet: all of your data files and applications software are stored on it. The hard disk contains a number of metal platters which have been coated with a special magnetic material. The data is stored in this magnetic material. Thus‚ the hard disk is known as a magnetic storage device. In order to access the data‚ the platters spin many thousands of times a second and a magnetic read and write head floats just
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Why Did Islam Spread So Quickly? Islam started to spread when Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation at forty years of age when Angel Gabriel gave him the message from god. Prophet Muhammad first started preaching about Islam to his wife and closets friends in secret for three years. Later he started preaching openly in Mecca ten years and in Medina for ten years. Islam only really started spreading when Prophet Muhammad died. It was the four caliphs that were really determined to spread
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use the "race" they attach a biological meaning‚ still others use "race" as a socially constructed concept. It is clear that even though race does not have a biological meaning‚ it does have a social meaning which has been legally constructed. I define a "race" as a vast group of people loosely bound together by historically liable‚ socially significant elements of their ancestry. Races are social products. It follows that legal institutions and practices‚ as essential components of our highly legalized
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I associate part with the motivation behind why Nietzsche was so angry with Socrates may have been from a specific sentiment family relationship. In the event that Socrates was as he has been depicted‚ then he would have been an extremely shrewd individual‚ and prevalent regardless of being a dissident. These are qualities I think Nietzsche would have preferred. In any case‚ the bearing Socrates took these things were so in opposition to Nietzsche’s own perspectives‚ that perhaps it might be said
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Why Hamlet was so hesitative in the drama? A: According to the drama itself. a) In the first two acts Hamlet cannot kill Claudius until he can prove that he poisoned the late king. b) Next‚ Hamlet comes up with the idea of the play to prove whether or not Claudius is guilty. Hamlet discovers Claudius is guilt but has no evidence to present to the people c) Another reason why Hamlet stays his hand is because Claudius is praying.--- if he kills Claudius while he is praying he might go to heaven B:
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They evoke images of beautiful seductive creatures with fangs that seduce in their prey‚ with their mesmerizing stare along with their charm‚ wit‚ and most importantly good looks. Vampires have also evolved to fit into societal trends. But why are vampires so popular in todays world? In L.J Smith’s Vampire Diaries series and Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series vampires are characterized as romantic heroes whose main objective is to protect those they love rather than undead monsters. Because of
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Opinion can be defined in many ways; Wikipedia defines opinion as a belief about matters Commonly considered to be subjective i.e.‚ it is based on that which is less than absolutely Certain‚ and is the result of emotion or interpretation of facts. An opinion may be supported by an argument‚ although people may draw opposing opinions from the same set of facts. Opinions rarely change without new arguments being presented; Collins dictionary defines opinion as belief‚ feeling‚ view‚ idea‚ theory
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