James V of Scotland and Marie de Guise of France‚ Mary Stuart was the only legitimate child to survive to adulthood. Six days after birth‚ on December 14th 1542‚ Mary became Queen of Scotland when her father died. Although the exact cause is unknown‚ it is speculated that James died from the effects of a nervous collapse following the Battle of Solway Moss‚ but most likely it occurred from drinking contaminated water while fighting. Mary was an infant when she inherited the throne‚ and according to Scottish
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Christopher Columbus was an explorer‚ colonizer‚ and navigator‚ born in the Republic of Genoa‚ in north-western Italy. His goal in life was to find new land and riches‚ such as silk‚ jewels and spices‚ for Spain. Christopher Columbus was possibly one of the greatest explorers ever known. He achieved a lot in life for example: discovering an island which is now called Jamaica and setting up a colony called Hispaniola‚ discovering South America and opening up a pathway between the “old world” (Portugal
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States steel industry and would employ nearly a quarter of a million workers. Morgan would accomplish his successes by forcing his fellow tycoons Andrew Carnegie and J.D. Rockefeller to sell their steel‚ iron ore and shipping businesses to him. Morgan was different than the other industrialist tycoons‚ he came from wall street. This set him apart from many of the industrialists who despised bankers and the possible loss of control of their company’s through the stock exchange. They feared that this
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Australian economy is a mixed economy because it relies on a mixture of the market mechanism and the government to co-ordinate market activity. Generally‚ the market is considered to provide the best economic outcomes for a society in most circumstance. However‚ there are certain situations in which the market fails to deliver efficient outcomes and the involvement of the government is necessary. The government sectors perform two basic tasks: 1. Provision of the Legal Framework - the government’s lawmaking
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never questioned the Dallas police about the first rifle found at the School Book Depository. 2. They never asked the FBI to explain how no prints were found on Oswald’s rifle‚ and then Oswald’s palm print was found on the rifle. 3. They stated that the ammunition Oswald possessed for his rifle was of current manufacture but Mark Lane obtained a letter from the manufacturer stating that the ammunition had not been manufactured since 1945. Ammunition this old would be of very doubtful accuracy.
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While Caesar was in Briton‚ tragedy struck again. Pompey’s wife and Caesar’s daughter Julia‚ had passed away at the hands of childbirth in 54 BC. Caesar‚ conscious that the Triumvirate was fading Tattempted to regain Pompey’s support. Caesar offered him Octavia (his great-niece) in marriage‚ yet Pompey declined. Then in 53 BC‚ Crassus was killed in the battle against the Parthians which further impacted to the Triumvirate’s fading friendship and also meant that the invasion on the East had failed
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While perhaps no longer relevant with more notorious groups like ISIS or Al-Qaeda‚ be it in current activity or geographic location‚ the Provisional Irish Republican Army serves as a good example of a more tightly knit terrorist group that covers only a small geographic region. The Provisional Irish Republican Army is a paramilitary group located in Northern Ireland‚ who used to operate throughout‚ Northern Ireland‚ the Irish Republic‚ Great Britain‚ and Europe‚ with their tactics consisting of the
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Since there is substantial evidence to prove that border control has failed‚ three interpretations arose arguing specific reasons for why border control failed. The reason for why border control failed that is most plausible is Massey’s‚ which states that politicians and the media portray immigration as a bigger problem than it is‚ and that politicians do not fully understand the problem of immigration. This can be seen because through all of the laws‚ immigration reforms‚ and mostly the increase
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Have you ever wondered how our government was created? Two philosophers named Thomas Hobbes and John Locke played significant roles in the shaping of what is now our government. Both philosophers lived during the period of Enlightenment. Thomas Hobbes had a negative view of mankind‚ while John Locke had a positive view of it. Both men wrote a book and\or an essay about social contract. Each philosopher had different views on government. Thomas Hobbes and John Locke had opposing views on rebellion
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The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) was formed in 1969. The Official IRA declared a cease-fire in the summer of 1972‚ and subsequently the term IRA began being used for the organization that developed from the ’Provisional ’ IRA. Organized into small‚ tightly knit cells under the leadership of the Army Council the IRA has remained largely unchanged. It is difficult to know the exact number of IRA members because of the political and economic persecution that comes with publicly endorsing
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