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Caesar And Naopoleon
... the strong leader for the Romans who changed the course of
history
of the Greco - Roman world decisively and irreversibly. Caesar was able to
create
the Roman Empire because of his strength and his strong war strategies
(Duggan 117).
Julius Caesar was to become one of the greatest generals,
conquering the whole of Gaul.
In 58 BC, Caesar became governor and military
commander of Gaul, which included
modern France, Belgium, and portions of
Switzerland, Holland, and Germany west of the
Rhine. For the next eight years,
Caesar led military campaigns involving both the Roman
legions and tribes
in Gaul who were ofte ...
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Changes To The Bill Of Rights
... of each attack or its rightness or wrongness, but the sheer number of rights that are under attack.
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
ESTABLISHING RELIGION: While campaigning for his first term, George Bush said "I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots." Bush has not retracted, commented on, or clarified ...
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Adam Smith-free Trade
... was to export as much as possible while limiting imports and accumulating gold in return. They felt that gold (as supposed to goods) represented true wealth. By the 18th century it was generally acknowledged that a favorable balance of trade meant exporting more than importing and accumulating a surplus of gold in the process.
But in the Wealth of Nations (first published in 1776), the Scottish economist-philosopher, Adam Smith argued that nations, as well as individuals, gain when they specialize in what they can do best and trade. Not, however, by trading goods for gold, but goods for other goods. "The ...
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Apartheid In South Africa
... were allowed to hold people for ninety days if they were suspected of being involved in antigovernment activities. Under the Terrorism act of 1967, suspected terrorists could be held indefinitely without trial. The security forces used the law to detain many people. Even when there was no apparent reason to suspect them of terrorists activity. With their rights being stripped away, the coloreds began to come together on retaliation to take back their country.
The Apartheid legalized discrimination against all colored people and it also became as accepted practice making coloreds inferior. The coloreds were deni ...
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The True American Cowboy
... tributaries, such as railroad lines across the frontier. The West was turning toward the future - A future that held industrial promises of high monetary rewards as well as a valuable addition to a growing America. However, like any other industry, the West needed a labor force. Workers with special skills and qualities were necessary to support a booming new frontier. Previously untaught skills such as riding, roping, and branding could not simply be acquired by the average American. Athletic, rugged men were needed to settle the West. However, these men also needed inborn courage and quick thinking to ...
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JFK And The Warren Commission
... Lyndon Baines Johnson, set up a committee led by chief justice Earl Warren, to conduct an official investigation into Kennedy's murder. They were under immense pressure by the public to come up with a conclusion. On 24 September 1964, the Warren Commission finally issued a report of their findings. They concluded that President Kennedy was murdered by a single gunmen, Lee Harvey Oswald.
There were numerous reasons why the Warren Commission came to this conclusion, varying from Oswalds background and most predominantly the hard evidence there was against him. In fact, there was a substantial amount of evidence tha ...
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Slavery - Slave Resistance
... Gabriel Prosser was a 24 year old slave who was deeply religious. He felt that slavery was morally wrong and chose to fight against it. During the spring and summer of 1800, he began carefully creating a plan, in which he would invade Richmond, Virginia. From there he would take over the armory and the powder house, in order to have complete control over the city. He soon recruited more than a thousand slaves and had weapons on hand. On August 30, 1800, Gabriel’s army collected outside Richmond. Unfortunately, they were unable to attack the city, as a violent rainstorm ensued, and ended up washing out all the br ...
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Sports In Canada In The 1920s
... players. The twenties were Canada's golden age of sport. Many
sports, such as hockey, football, and baseball, were becoming all
professional. The sports heroes of the decade were amateurs. They often
came out of nowhere to capture the headlines, medals, and world records.
The greatest multi-sport hero of that age was Lionel Conacher. He
played hockey, football, baseball, and lacrosse. On the day of the 1921
Grey Cup, he played in the city baseball championship, and hit a triple in
the last inning to win it. Then he drove across town and scored 15 points
in the Grey Cup, as the Argos steam ...
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The Declaration Of Independenc
... their substance.” The next important step to the foundation of a new government was to gain peoples ambition by showing how the government would be run if a new party took over. This goal was achieved by stating the rights of man. “We hold these truths to be self evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” This statement made people hopeful and feel kindly toward this new government. The final step in the preparation for a new government was separation from the old government ...
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The Roots Of Communist China
... Chinese superiority complex institutionalized in their tributary system was
justified by any standards less advanced or efficient than those of the modern West. China
developed an elaborate and effective political system resting on a remarkable cultural
unity, the latter in turn being due mainly to the general acceptance of a common, although
difficult, written language and a common set of ethical and social values, known as
Confucianism. Traditional china had neither the knowledge nor the power that would have
been necessary to cope with the superior science, technology, economic organization, and
military f ...
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