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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Lorna Goodison states in her poem “Guinea Woman”‚ “Great Grandmother was a guinea woman”(Goodison). This statement can be interpreted in many ways as guinea has multiple connotations. For example‚ Guinea is a country in West Africa‚ but it is also an ancient coin and name for a witch or wise-woman. Creolization‚ as a term‚ also has multiple meanings. These meanings are based on different aspects of the mixing of cultures. This can be a mixing or change in religion‚ music‚ food‚ and skin color. The
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In my opinion fish is a great pet cause first fish are known to have a tranquil‚ calming effect on anyone who watches them glide serenely through the water. Generally speaking‚ fish are easier and less expensive to feed and care for than other pets‚ however‚ they do require a proper environment and knowledgeable caretakers. Unlike many dogs and other furry and feathered pets‚ fish don’t develop separation anxiety or destructive behaviors when you leave them alone at home. Fish are quiet you never
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small city-state in 753 B.C.E. and slowly turned into the center of a mighty empire that expanded into parts of Europe‚ North Africa‚ and western Asia. Rome was transformed into a successful empire by its army‚ the power of its leaders‚ and its great wealth. One reason why Rome was successful was that it could build a strong army. Rome was a small city-state and did not have many people‚ but it built an army using the people it conquered. These people were persuaded to join the army with promises
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The First World War‚ also known as ‘The Great War’ due to its immense number of casualties and also large amount of countries involved‚ took place in 1914-1918. The spark that started the whole war occurred when Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand‚ the heir to the Austro Hungarian throne‚ was assassinated on the 28th of June‚ 1914. The First World War was pernicious in many ways; however there are three main reasons the Great War was so deadly: the new types of weapons‚ lack of successful leadership and the
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before every class‚ which was new but easy to forget‚ for it failed to spark patriotic or nationalistic feeling within its reciters. For now‚ my thoughts were on my family. A multitude of questions swarmed my head‚ Why was conscription activated? What happens when I turn sixteen? What about my parents‚ will my dad go into the army? Questions I would fortunately never know the answer to. On the journey home I overheard people discussing possible ways to leave the country. I always thought that nobody
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Why was Reconstruction a failure? The Reconstruction of the South was a period where the government decided they needed to solve economic and political problems that had become over the years. I think the Reconstruction Era was a failure for many reasons. The Era had a goal of allowing freedom and equality for all‚ abolishing slavery‚ and restoration of the Union and I don’t feel as though any of those were accomplished. President Lincoln issued a proclamation
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There are numerous reasons why Socrates is more important and influential than George W. Bush. After the 9/11 incident‚ the world supported America and Americans were united. However‚ President Bush lost his opportunity to unite America and the world by deciding to invade Iraq. One of his main reasons for invading Iraq was to get rid of the country’s weapons of mass destruction‚ which turned out to be false. America’s reputation had been negatively impacted and its image much damaged due to the invasion
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Why was Galileo so condemned when he held the correct view of the universe? Essentially Galileo was condemned for questioning the accepted‚ traditional explanation of the universe as supported by the Catholic Church at the time. Not only was Protestantism dealing heavy religious and political blows to the Church’s dominance in Europe‚ so to was an increasingly questioning scientific community of which Galileo seemed to be the most vocal combatant. Whilst he certainly didn’t question God’s involvement
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“Never forget you only have one opportunity to make a first impression” says Natalie Massenet. We get a first impression of characters personality in literature based on their first words in F Scott Fitzgerald’s book Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald chose specific first words for Tom and Daisy who are married‚ and live across the bay from our narrator Nick Carraway‚ to give us an insight of who they are throughout the book. F. Scott Fitzgerald composed first words for Tom Buchanan‚ Daisy’s very wealthy husband
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