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    Why ancient Egypt was remembered Ancient Egypt was mostly remembered from the buildings‚ language‚ pharaohs and statues. They were remembered for other things too like art‚ tombs and clothing. Buildings were probably the thing why they were remembered so much. The buildings are still standing and look amazing. Some people even tell stories about the temples as if the temples were cursed. A pharaoh was famous and remembered because he made a building that looked like himself. The pharaohs were remembered

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    The Battle of Vicksburg was an important victory for the Union during the Civil War. This major victory was a massive turning point in the war for the Union. Before this point in the war‚ the Union only had a few wins against the Confederacy and hope was slowly withering away for the Union; but because of Vicksburg‚ the Union was able to turn the war around and eventually (as we all know) win the war and reunite the North and the South. Vicksburg was an important Union victory and turning point

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    Ken Kutaragi “Microsoft shoots for the moon‚ Sony shoots for the sun” -Ken Kutaragi Ken Kutaragi was a hero because he changed so much about the gaming community‚ he invented‚ the led‚ and he broke barriers‚ he had courage and perseverance. That is why he is a hero and these are the three reasons why. Ken Kutaragi‚ a man that broke the expectations when sony broke partnership with nintendo. Ken Kutaragi became a hero to gamers world wide when he broke the norm of gaming on the third of December 1994

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    World War 1 was the first “Great War” in American history. It caused a major advancement in American weaponry and technology. Also‚ it showed the axis powers the strength and determination of our nation. World War 1 was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand. It started in 1914 and ended in 1920. It was fought by Russia‚ Germany‚ France‚ Great Britain‚ and the United States. The reason why World War 1 was so devastating was because of secret alliances‚ the weapons

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    Introduction to Robespierre: Robespierre was a French lawyer‚ politician and one of the most influential figures of the French- Revolution. Influenced by 18th century philosophes such as Rousseau‚ he was a capable articulator of the beliefs of the left-wing bourgeoisie. Successes: Gained support of the majority: He gained the title “incorruptible”. Particularly interested in the rights of man and revolutionary virtue. Earned his reputation in the Estates General as a defender of the poor.

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    chosen: CARREFOUR’s Failure in Japan The presentation begins with telling the viewers what her team will be discussing throughout the presentation in the order as per heading suggest (Carrefour- The world’s second largest food retailer with 10000plus stores worldwide and opens in Japan in 2000). This gives a sense of scale‚ time and highlights the sheer size of the company. This is done briefly but is essential as it then proceed straight into the situation‚ the company’s failure in Japan. This serves

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    not expect the house to fall - but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other." The Civil War was inevitable. The issue of slavery was so controversial back in the mid-18th century that neither sides‚ pro-slavery or anti-slavery‚ would have stepped down from their opinions. The only way for the issue to be resolved was war‚ where only one side could win. Although the Civil War had thousands and thousands of casualties‚ it brought on a new era of equality

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    this was due to a couple of factors the ambition and desire for complete and utter control of fresh territory and their resources Rome main motives for their pursuit of expansion was Status‚ wealth‚ fresh resources. I believe Rome wanted expansion for ego reasons but mostly economic reasons and while pushing their own culture and of course owning more slaves and prisoners. Roman expansion was a complicated situation we can’t specifically point to one single motive‚ but economic gain was a huge

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    Why was it so difficult to establish a stable parliamentary democracy in Italy in the 40 years after unification? After the merger of Italy‚ several complications that stirred the fresh nation‚ who had to deal with a series of troubles that invariably affected the poorer Italians‚ especially in the south while disallowing the power in Rome to fully consolidate. Italy had to face a series of social‚ economic and reform issues as well as dealing with the poverty and unceasing emigration that took

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    The American Revolution was one of the bloodiest wars that we had in America and a lot of American soldiers and citizens died in the war.The American Revolution was not justified because the colonists started tarring and feathering the tax man‚ the British started taxing the colonists in not the right process‚ and the British say Parliament can do anything they want with the colonists. This explains that the colonists did non-professional things and the British did to because feathering the tax man

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