... units are not much bigger than the British Isles or the state of Texas, and homes a little over a dozen of prominent ethnic groups. The mountains are also considered a physical obstacle, because they obstruct regional combination, whether it be political, economic, or cultural. And the last effect it had on these people is that of the land. The land near the bottom of these mountains is a lot better then that of the top of it, so the groups that have been beaten in battle usually would take refuge up at the top, or it would be a punishment. The rivers in the Balkan Peninsula are basically short so there only u ...

... devastated. The middle-class were squeezed out of existence. Farmers and laborers were transformed into serfs. When in 285 A.D. Diocletian pulled the empire together again, there was but little left of the prosperity of the Pax Romana. This shows that the causes of the collapse must, like hidden cancers, have been developing during Gibbon's period of happiness and prosperity. Some of the symptoms, at least, can be recognized. Many financial (economical), social, and political (including military) reasons can be seen as a cause to the powerful Empire's crumbling. Financial burdens began to be imposed on the local m ...

... most powerful warrior of all time, wishes for nothing in his life but to be the most glorious man alive, mortal or immortal. It is this profound desire for glory and honor, that in the end leads to his demise. speech, given while he is distraught over the death of his closest friend Patroklos, is an excellent example of ’ desire (Iliad, 18.79). Patroklos is slayed by Hektor, the Trojans greatest warrior and ’ main rival. Hektor, takes the armor (given to him by ’) off of his dead body, and puts it on himself. Hektor is described as “riding around in all its glory”. After wor ...

... and possibly in the world. When Ford first started making cars, the only car he made was a black Model-T. Almost everybody in the United States had a car. Three-out-of-four families owned one or more cars. With the assembly line they made a lot more cars in one day than they did before. Instead of paying for the cars with cash, people could now use credit to purchase items. Since most families didn't have the money, they would buy the car with credit and pay off the debt later. The thirties was a bad time for the automotive industry. By now Ford had made a Model-A and had three new colors: tan, purple and black. All ...

... between the 2nd century B.C. and 2nd century A.D. Parallels between the Qumran scrolls and the New Testament have led some scholars to suggest a tie between the Essenes and the early Christians, including the much-disputed suggestion that Jesus and John the Baptist may have The Dead been Essenes. More recent work by other archaeologists and biblical scholars has questioned the association of the scrolls with the Qumran ruins and the Essenes. Here are some facts about the the Dea Sea Scrolls:The were discovered in eleven caves along the northwest shore of the Dead Sea between the years 1947 and 1956. The area is 13 m ...

... resources that are so important. They are trying to make models of development despite the crumbling of the other countries. With the hard work that these countries have put forth, they are building a nation based on the prosperity and the security that they are willing to work hard for, and building a nation based on political and economic advances. U.S. President, Bill Clinton, visited on April 3, 1998, to give spotlight to the efforts of this continent to reform their democracies, to give praise on their efforts in social and economic growth, and to ultimately promote a new relationship with . The residents o ...

... part of central Greece, Attica; and the large plain of the eastern coast, Boeotia. Climate- The climate of Greece is split into two major sections. The northern part of Greece is a temperate climate where is it usually cool and wet. The southern part is a Mediterranean climate where it is usually warm, but winters and mildly wet and summers are hot and dry. The thousands of island are also a Mediterranean climate, except a little bit hotter. Location- The relative location of Greece is: it is surrounded by Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Turkey, the Aegean Sea, the Ionian Sea, plus the Mediterranean Sea. The a ...

... should be reached. Popper pointed that most of what we know about the world is based on the observations and communications of others. Trust is a great force in science. It is an unending means for the extension and modification of knowledge. Communication of the world around us through reports is very important in our understanding. Reports may vary because individuals are differently situated in time and space. What one man sees may not be what the others see because they have different points of view or perception of the same scene. Trust is the power of the social world. Trusted persons make some set of their ...

... States dropped the first atomic bomb on an enemy. The bomb hit the city of Hiroshima were it caused great devastation. The Supreme Allied Headquarters reported that 129, 558 people had killed, injured or missing and 176, 987 were left homeless. The blast alone destroyed 4 square miles of land. The president’s reason for the bombing was that it would save the lives of thousands of American lives. Maybe he did but at a great cost to the Japanese. After the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki the Japanese government surrendered and withdrew from the war. Ever since the bombing on every August 6 people meet to part ...

... have four opening and closings speeches whereas he would have only three, he wrote “I accede, and thus close the arrangement.� The first of seven debates was on Saturday, August 21, 1858 at Ottawa, which started an important part of the history of the United States of America, the Lincoln-Douglas debates. The Ottawa debate set the format for the remaining six debates. Lincoln and Douglas agreed that the first speaker would speak for an hour, the second speaker for an hour and a half, and the first speaker again for half an hour. On August 21, excitement was in the air. The town’s population of over 7, ...