Few city-states of Greece hold the same historical importance as Athens. In an age of conflict between the giant Persian empire and Greeks‚ the commercial giant of Athens was the focus of the struggle in the lengthy‚ violent Persian War. In these times‚ effective and ambitious political figures were the key to the defense and success of a state. Themistocles‚ a young‚ bright individual of Athens devoted his life to the success of the state and proved himself to be a worthy leader by developing a
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doesn’t need any proof for why it is right or wrong‚ if it is said it is true. No questions asked. When the girls originally blamed witchcraft for the peculiar behavior of Betty Paris‚ nobody wanted to believe that it was anything else. This is the core reason why so many people were killed during the witch-hunts. Abigail Williams‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ and John Proctor were forever changed in history because of credulousness of the townspeople of Salem‚ MA in 1692 Abigail was enabled to do whatever
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activities of the Ku Klux Klan was the most important obstacle to the achievements of Civil Rights for Black people up to 1941? Many obstacles -such as Jim Crow Laws‚ the Supreme Court decision and lack of political influence- prevented Black Americans from gaining equal rights up to 1941. However‚ the biggest obstacle they faced was that of the Ku Klux Klan; an intimidating‚ influential and secret organisation and its only concern was White supremacy. The KKK was founded in the 1860s to stop
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Why are Living Organism so Diverse ? Regardless of world’s life diversity‚ we all‚ from the ant to the whale and us humans have DNA linkage‚ which gives us the evidence for one common ancestor. The question that comes up now is how from this very primitive common ancestor did we all end up so diverse. Biologist have dedicated they life to answer this question‚ Through this essay I shall show how through different aspects life has become so diverse. Timescale Life as not evolve suddenly from its
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I belie I believe John F. Kennedy had a successful presidency. Although it was short lived‚ making it hard to determine whether or not he was successful or not‚ he was still involved in important issues both positive and negative. JFK was successful with the Peace corps‚ The Cuban Missile Crisis‚ and The Moon Landing. Kennedy wanted to involve American citizens in global democracy‚ peace‚ development‚ and freedom. He created a similar idea as the Soviet Union. He recruited talented people and
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ESL0420Advanced Writing Analysis Paper Le Han leh@mtu.edu Mar 5th‚ 2013 Why are Apple Products so Popular? In today ’s world‚ Apple ’s products are highly sought after because they are very popular for everyone. According to Yarow，editor of The Business Insider，said that the newest iPhone sold 5 million over the opening weekend (Yarow‚ 2012). However‚ it is difficult to find the reason why Apple’s products are so superior compared with other electronic products in the market. Since Apple’s
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Teresa B. Why Am I So Angry? When someone reaches my limit‚ I explode. I don’t and won’t hold in my anger; I will always‚ at all times let it out. There’s no point of holding in all my rage on someone when they’re right in front of me and I can tell them straight up how I’m feeling. The problem with those kinds of thoughts of mines is that I will say things or do things that I won’t be able to take back. The only time‚ when I really do explode‚ is when someone tries to prove me wrong or when someone
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Why is vanilla coke so good?? There are many cokes that the coca-cola company has produced‚ but only one sticks out to me. VANILLA COKE!! The warm vanilla taste with a sweet bitter taste is my obsession. Brightens up your throat as you take a sip. Why is this specific coke so delicious? Vanilla coke vs. Vanilla pepsi You may of heard of Vanilla Pepsi. EWW. Vanilla Coke is way better! If you don’t believe me‚ let’s get into the facts from the article‚ ¨Calorie Count.¨ Vanilla Coke has 33.3mg of
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Scott Jennings Violent Weather 70867-FA-15 Why is New Orleans so Vulnerable? Early morning of August 29‚ 2005‚ Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. When the storm reached land‚ it had a Category 3 rating on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale bringing winds of 100–140 miles per hour. The Hurricane ran some 400 miles across. Hundreds
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considered dishonorable violent murders. The reason as to why so many murders take place is all because Macbeth wants to become a king of many powers. The murder of King Duncan (King of Scotland) is dishonorable‚ because the witches in the beginning of the story mentioned Duncan would one day take place on the thrown. Macbeth of course did not want anything to take his power away from him. So Macbeth had to murder Duncan when the time was right to ensure that he stays king. Duncan paid a visit to
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