Chapter 5: Ancient Rome 1. Why were early Rome’s conquests so successful? The Romans were great diplomats. They were firm when necessary and smart about granting citizenship. They also let citizens participate in domestic affairs. Their military was made up of strong‚ persistent soldiers. If a substantial amount of men were lost in battle they wouldn’t just surrender‚ but instead recruit new soldiers. They would build up new armies so that they could keep fighting. The Romans were also good
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WWI was an inevitable war. Imperialistic and Nationalistic tension‚ alliances between European countries‚ and the conflict between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Serbia contributed to the inevitability of WWI. To begin with‚ imperialistic and nationalistic tension existed between the European powers. This tension was only heightened during the second half of the 19th century‚ largely due to the "scramble for Africa". As many explorers began to realize the economic potential of the African interior
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Christology as that of a living tradition‚ always developing in new directions. Chapter six‚ on liberation Christology‚ Johnson uses this opportunity to portray the “either-or” aspect of the person of Jesus‚ making it clear that the historical Jesus was neither merely a wise sage nor merely a god in heaven .When it comes to the situation of the poor‚ she says‚ “neutrality is not possible” (94)‚ particularly since Jesus is the liberator of the poor‚ as he said when he began his ministry. Johnson goes
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Failed Amendments Essay The amendment that was proposed but never ratified was the second proposal which happened in 1810. The Titles of Nobility Amendment proposed that any citizen who accepted a title of nobility from a government that is overseen by a monarch would automatically renounce their sovereignty and be prohibited from ever maintain a Government office. A period where the United States was still hostile toward Great Britain (leading to the War of 1812) and also Emperor Napoleon’s regime
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The Virginia Military Institute was a higher education school in Virginia. It claimed to train the leaders of the future‚ or “citizen-soldiers” and impart to its students great discipline; however‚ it only enrolled male students. In 1996‚ the United States government sued the state of Virginia and the Virginia Military Institute for its male-only policy as a violation of the Fourteenth amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. The District Court ruled in the school’s favor. The Fourth Circuit “reversed
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8TH Amendment: Atkins v. Virginia The Eighth Amendment: It prohibits excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment. In the case of Atkins v. Virginia‚ the facts brought to the court was that the defendant‚ Daryl Atkins was tried for capital murder and sentenced to death for the shooting of a victim named Eric Nesbitt. Atkins had been smoking and drinking all day before he decided to walk to a convenient store and hold Nesbitt at gun point‚ upon Daryl’s dissatisfaction with the money he took‚
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The Reports on the Condition of the Defeated South sent to Andrew Johnson in the summer of 1865 written by Carl Schurz shed an uneasy light on the South’s current situation. Schurz found a deep-rooted prejuce from the south not only for the “Negros” but for the Union as well. Southerners felt betrayed by their government but under the circumstances felt that they no option but to comply with Union demands. The challenges of reconstruction in the south were enormous; economic‚ social‚ racial and political
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While Hannibal was a sworn foe of the Romans‚ so was Boudica. Who is she? Why is she an enemy to the Romans? Boudica was an British Iceni queen. Very little is known about her origins‚ life‚ and death. Boudica gained power as ruling Queen when her husband died‚ who had yielded half of his property to the Romans and the other half to his family in hopes of reducing issues in his succession. However‚ this exacerbated the succession conflict because the Romans refused to recognise Boudica as Queen
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The 18th Amendment ‚ considered to be one of the biggest follies of the nation‚ was brought about with the intent to sincerely help the U.S.‚ but more harm came from it than good. Prohibition‚ also known as the 18th Amendment ‚ was ratified on January 29th‚ 1920 and was repealed on December 5th‚ 1933 with the ratification of the 21st Amendment which nullified prohibition.The 18th Amendment stated that it was illegal to manufacture‚ transport‚ and sell alcoholic beverages in the
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Being defeated by something out of someone’s control is a common issue in characters of the two books of Things Fall Apart and Krik?Krak! The first book is Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe which takes place in Nigeria around the 1900’s. This is a fictional book about the village of Umuofia and the people are all based on being a man. The second book Krik?Krak! Is written by Edwidge Danticat and is set in Haiti in the 1900’s. This is a nonfiction book about families and individuals that try and
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