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A Few Greek Gods
Words: 1911 / Pages: 7 .... states, many of the myths are different. The culture of storytelling
began to involve explanations of nature such as the creation of the horse,
spider, and such changes as winter and fire along with the creation of man
himself. Slowly, as with any longstanding government, the morals and laws
of society leaked into Greek myths in the form of, "The slain shall be avenged
by Nemesis (a force which causes people to get revenge)," or just, "Kindness
and humbleness are rewarded by the gods." Some myths were even created to
support other myths. The myths started with storytelling and developed into
a
complex system of morals and explanations.
The G .....
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The History Of The Soviet Union
Words: 1222 / Pages: 5 .... and the
overbearing presence of feudalism.
1825-1861
The feudal system begins to fail when the goals and desires of the
common peasant cannot be achieved through such an archaic doctrine. Various
successive Czars attempt social reforms which do not leave an impact on the
country's well-being. In December of 1825, an uprising from the populace
occures when they demand changes to the economic system. With the
development of the American, French and Spanish constitutions, the serfs
now demanded the abolishment of the monarchy dictatorship, communal
ownership of land and many other civil and social reforms. Unfortunately,
their rebellion was quickly .....
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Battle Of Long Island
Words: 526 / Pages: 2 .... 40 cannons safely on shore. The Americans couldn't defend themselves and were pushed back.
The American forces were distributed on the evening before the battle. Their forces had a total strength of 550 in the area of Gowanus Road. To the left in the Flatbush Pass there were 1,000 troops, and to the right at Bedford Pass there was a force of 800 men with only 3 guns.
In the early morning hours on August 27, the Americans fired on a few British soldiers who were near the Red Lion Inn. A few hours later, the Americans were attacked by 200-300 British troops. These attacks started the battle. General Howe was trying to distract the Americans so th .....
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Causes And Results Of The Crusades
Words: 827 / Pages: 4 .... Comnenus.
From there, they would launch a counterattack against the Seljuk conquerors
of Antolia. Once that religion was under control by the Christians, they
would then attack the Muslims in Syria and Palestine, with capturing
Jerusalem as their main priority.
In May 1097 the Crusaders attacked Antolia Turkish capital at
Nicaea. After their victory they encountered the Seljuk field army. The
crusaders nearly annihilated them. Then they started towards Antioch and
defeated them also. Immediately after their victory they were attacked by
the late reinforcements. After the summer and early fall the Crusaders
moved on for their main priority, Je .....
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Civil War-sectionalism
Words: 1604 / Pages: 6 .... lived far apart. Northern Colonies, though, were much more dependent on small farms, with closely knit communities. These differences were the seed of a sectional division that would plague the nation for a century. During the late seventeenth century, this fissure in the ideals of the colonies became apparent. Following the constant political irreverence from Britain, a majority of colonial representatives felt the need for independence. The Declaration of Independence was the document written to do this. It called for an abolition of slavery as well as freedom from British rule. Unfortunately, the South would hear nothing of it. Being strong defe .....
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Cold War 3
Words: 2038 / Pages: 8 .... broad term that includes those with the ability to get control of mass movements. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles once stated that, “The poor people are the ones they appeal to and they have always wanted to plunder the rich.” So, in one view, the U.S. felt they must be overcome, to protect our doctrine that the rich should ravage the poor. This became another motivation for the Cold War. In his historical account of the events leading to the Cold War, Jacob Heilbrunn reports that after World War II, “realists… agreed that Soviet aggrandizement was responsible for the cold war.” (Heilbrunn) They felt the reason, rather than Communism, .....
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Religion And The World Wide We
Words: 612 / Pages: 3 .... ideas and concepts on just about any topic. One such topic was religion. Religion is a system of symbols that acts to establish powerful, pervasive, and long-lasting moods and motivations in people (Angrosino). The blending of the WWW and religion has created an explosion of information for all beliefs. This information explosion has been blamed for causing religion splint off’s (Wright).
The WWW should not be blamed for starting all-modern splint off’s, but should be also commended for providing extensive religious information sites. For instance www.religion-online.org was developed to provide an extensive library of hundreds of entries, prese .....
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Bill Gates 2
Words: 635 / Pages: 3 .... and has such control over the computer industry that the U.S. government is filing a lawsuit accusing claiming a monopoly. How did Bill get himself into this and where he is now? Is it possible he has made too much money and has too much power? You can decide after reading this.
William Henry Gates III was born on October 28, 1955 in the Seattle suburbs of Washington. He grew up with his two sisters in a family of descent wealth, his father William Gates Jr. a Seattle attorney, and his mother Mary Gates, a school teacher, University of Washington regent and chairwomen of The United Way International. Gates attended public elementary school in .....
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America Expansion Of 1700s
Words: 1184 / Pages: 5 .... and Shawnees lived. As the population of Americans increased in the western sector of the United States, they also invaded that land specially allotted for the Indians. Instead of moving the Americans out of the Indian Territory, the government minimized the size of Indian Territory by half. Now the Northern half was open for white settlement. As for the western Indians, such as the Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapahos, American settlers went around them to settle the California and Oregon. The Americans decided to stay away from further conflict with the native Americans because they knew they were unable to move them away from their land.
American .....
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International Business Law, Go
Words: 1803 / Pages: 7 .... person. There are three different types of common carriers. First is a conference line which is an association of seagoing carriers who have joined together to offer common freight rates. Those that chose to ship all or a large share of their cargo through this process receives a discounted rate. Second is an independent line, which is when the vessel has their own rate schedules. Generally, independent lines have a lower rate than that of the conference discounted price. Finally the third aspect of common carrier is tramp vessels which are similar to independent lines by the fact that they have their own rate schedule, but they differ from b .....
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