American Literature Research Paper Spring Semester 2012 Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. The first set of soccer rules were created in London‚ England in 1863‚ but the sport was played long before that‚ for recreation. Bill Shankly a Scottish soccer player once said‚ “Some people believe soccer is a matter of life and death...it is much‚ much more important than that.” Shankly’s quote is the general feeling throughout the world about the game of soccer. Saying soccer is a game
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Why was the Roman Army so Successful? The legions of Rome were one of the biggest factors in Rome’s success as an empire. They conquered vast quantities of land‚ and were often used by the government to improve the morale of people living in cities‚ which often had parts that were cramped and unsanitary. The legions were set apart from contemporary armies due to their level of organisation and especially as they fought as a unit and not as individuals‚ as many tribes did. The swords of the Roman
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Gautama Buddha and Buddhism Siddhartha Gautama is famously known as Gautama Buddha and was a sage who found the idea of Buddhism. The Buddha was known to possess supernatural powers and abilities. He was born in the holy land of Nepal and his journey of an ideal human started in India. Gautama Buddha began his ascetic life and discovered Buddhism and since then Buddhism has been popular throughout many civilizations and is one of the most ancient religions in the world‚ where people follow Buddha
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Cillian Murphy From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Cillian Murphy Murphy at the N.Y. Film Festival premiere of Breakfast on Pluto‚ 1 October 2005 Birth name Cillian Murphy Born 25 May 1976 (1976-05-25) (age 31) Douglas‚ Cork‚ Ireland Occupation Actor Years active 1996present Spouse(s) Yvonne McGuinness (2004present) [show]Awards IFTA Awards Best Actor in a Film 2007 Breakfast on Pluto Cillian Murphy[1] (born 25 May 1976) is an Irish film and
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The French Revolution was indeed a fairly quick revolution spanning roughly around a decade in length‚ nevertheless the revolution did change a great deal of ideas in how the government did things in France‚ it even had an influence on some of the bordering countries ideals and how they would handle a revolution. Some of the problems that the people who supported the revolution during pre revolutionary France were‚ the flawed tax system that was highly unfair to the middle and peasant class and certainly
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Why was the Roman Army so successful? Dorothy Kwok The Roman army was the most successful and powerful army in history‚ they built the Roman Empire‚ which spread over continents and lasted for a very long time. The Romans achieved fame for its amazing army. There are many reasons why the Roman army was so successful. The army offered Roman citizens to return with glory and money after serving Rome in battles. Their weapons and equipment was a lot more advanced than their enemies‚ which requires
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Why was Josiah Wedgewood so successful? Josiah Wedgewood was famous throughout the world for making pottery. He was successful for many reasons. In this essay I am going to explain why I think he was so successful. Wedgewood was extremely hard working‚ for example he made over 100 experiments‚ recording each one. This must have taken a lot of time and effort just to make one discovery so 100 must have taken a great deal more. Also‚ Wedgewood invented and developed products: black basalt‚ thermometer
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Set # 1. 1) Why was Egypt so rarely invaded? How did that contribute to their stability? Unlike many other civilizations Egypt remained intact for thousands of years. There are three main reasons for Egypt’s enduring security and stability. First‚ was the topography prevented invades from entering Egypt easily and without notice. The Nile river is another significant contributor to Egypt’s permanency‚ the Nile provided transportation and made the soil fertile‚ ensuring there was a continuous
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Why was rearmament so important for Hitler ? The treaty of Versailles cut Germany’s armed forces to a tiny percentage of what it used to be during the First World War. During the 1920’s the league was trying to establish a plan for disarmament but many nations were using rearmament as a way to get over the depression‚ especially after 1929. In 1932 a world Disarmament conference was called. The conference was a failure‚ as no country was willing to disarm as much as they wanted. Hitler thought
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Why was opposition to the Nazis so ineffective? Ever since Hitler rose to power in January 1931‚ up to 1932‚ he built his power base and managed as well to make it impossible for him to be legally removed from power. He managed to do so‚ mainly; by making sure that every powerful group that could have indeed removed him from power remained idle or was annihilated. These were‚ at the time‚ trade unions‚ his political opponents‚ church leaders and army officers‚ and they were dealt with differently
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