country. Britain started forming an Empire in 1743 in the Renaissance period. Britain decided they wanted an empire so they could rule for four sub-reasons; these are Exploration‚ Economic‚ Social‚ and of course Power. During the time of the empire countries such as Australia‚ India‚ South America and America. The first reason why Britain wanted an empire is Exploration. James Cook claimed Australia in the name of the British government. This source tells us that sailors like James Cook were sent on
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discussion: were the Vikings just brutal barbarians? Question 1: In your research‚ what have you discovered about your area of expertise in relation to the beliefs and values of the Vikings? In regards to my area of expertise‚ Viking home and work‚ the evidence suggests that the Vikings had specific beliefs and values. For example‚ they crafted their own homemade strong tools and stable long houses‚ as this helped them to live a better and safer lifestyle. Therefore‚ the Vikings were not just brutal
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Jefferson and Martin Luther King Jr. are two American men who were key leaders during very controversial periods in U.S. history‚ and they were instrumental in movements that forever changed American society. Although their generations‚ cultures‚ backgrounds‚ and motives were quite different‚ their cause was relatively the same. It was a cause that stood against injustice‚ oppression‚ and sought the freedom of all men. Their beliefs and struggles were evident in their writings. Two of the most famous
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Personal Statement Essay Growing up I’ve always wanted to work as a Sportscaster. It has been my dream to be on television talking about the things I like in sports. I feel that I am the best candidate from my past experiences. I will explain to you why I am the best choice for this position. The things I have been through to get to this position has really prepared me for this position I feel that I can make the best choices and I really have knowledge about being a sports broadcaster. Nobody
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Why were you persecuted? Well‚ it all began with me sitting down with my family at the breakfast table munching on a piece of charred toast and guzzling down some milk‚ which was the very moment of when I heard the delicate sound of sirens coming from the east end of the street. My father’s face grew faint and my mother rapidly stood up and snatched my hand‚ as well as my brother’s. She then directed us towards the back of the house through a tiny break in the floor. Once we got to the hole‚ my
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In fact‚ Marx‚ Lenin‚ terrorists and others were bothering not the Great Britain but its enemies or friends‚ and that’s quite another matter. After all‚ no one even stumbled upon the idea to grant political asylum for the enemies of the throne and of the establishment or for the fighters for the independence of the British colonies (the becoming of many future undertakers of the British Empire took place in British colleges and universities‚ but at those times they had not fledged yet and had not
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Why the Industrial Revolution First Occurred in Britain In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries‚ an average of 2‚000 people were taken as slaves annually from Africa to the Americas. In the 17th and 18th centuries‚ things changed dramatically. In the seventeenth century‚ that annual average rose to 20‚000 Africans taken to be slaves in the Americas. In the eighteenth century‚ this number even rose more drastically to 55‚000 annually. One year in the late 1800’s‚ the count topped 100‚000 slaves
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could get my body in shape to reach my goals. 3. Why were you successful or unsuccessful?’ I was successful because I never gave up and kept on working hard. I also never gave up no matter how hard it was. 4. What did you find hard‚ new‚ or difficult‚ about the process? When we first started to do the 15 minute run I found it very hard to run for 15 minutes without stopping because I got cramps as I didn’t have a lot of stamina. The pushups were very hard too as I never really did pushups before
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parents? Well you are not the only one. All across america teens and kids suffer from parents keeping them on a tight leash as to say. Not having enough freedom can seriously damage some teens social lives. A teen needs to be able to have a sense of independence in their life to feel secure. To some teens independence means a lot to them‚ and I think that some parents don’t allow their teens enough independence. Independence also has to do with freedom. Some kids are not allowed to go anywhere alone
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World War II‚ Nations such as England and france were not completely prepared. They were desperate for supplies and support in the war. World leaders were rapidly losing their stature in politics as citizens were continuing to not to be able to find the light for entering the war.Britain had set a precedent for other counties to declare war on Germany(A timeline of World War II ). Although Britain had entered World War II preemptively‚ they were not well enough prepared for a war of the scale as
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