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  • Creation of Byzantine Empire

    Creation of Byzantine Empire

    When Constantine moved the capital of the Roman empire from Rome to Constantinople, he actually created a new empire very different from Rome: the Byzantine empire. Although much of the Byzantine empire was brought over or based on aspects of Rome, it was a unique empire itself with its own set of laws, general concerns, and thoughts towards Christianity. In Rome, Christianity was frowned upon. Christians were considered heretics. Nero even falsely accused the Christians

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Victor
  • Ottoman Empire

    Ottoman Empire

    Form the late 18th century into the early 20th century, the ottoman Empire continued to retained much of its basic political and economic structures. Although these things were generally recognizable to earlier periods in it's history, the empire was losing territory as frontiers shank. Despite their shrinking of territory, many forces within the empire became more and more complex. As well as fighting the familiar imperial wars, the leadership was having to deal with internal

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    Essay Length: 464 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Monika
  • Empire State Building

    Empire State Building

    New York City's soaring skyline wouldn't be the same without the Empire State Building. Reaching 1,250 feet, it hold the title of the seventh tallest building in the world. It remained the worlds tallest building for 41 years until the World Trade Center topped it off and seven followed. Built during the depression in 1930 and 1931, it cost a whopping 41 million dollars. The engineer who took on this giant project was H.G. Balcom.

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Anna
  • Cleopatra Vii: The Rise and Fall of The Last Pharaoh

    Cleopatra Vii: The Rise and Fall of The Last Pharaoh

    Cleopatra VII: The Rise and Fall of the Last Pharaoh The name Cleopatra has been used by lots of different Egyptian Queens, but Cleopatra VII is by far the most remembered of them all. She used her looks, seduction skills, and charm to get whatever she wanted and it worked. Cleopatra was an extremely selfish person and her only goals in life were to achieve power and wealth. These motives for living got her in

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Tasha
  • War Rome to the Fall of Feudalism

    War Rome to the Fall of Feudalism

    8 July 2002 WAR FROM ROME TO THE FALL OF FEUDALISM The Roman Empire that was created through the exploits of Alexander the Great was to big to manage as one and was split into two east and west empires that mirrored each other politically, but not religiously. The Byzantine Empire, eastern Rome, established its capital at Constantinople in 330 A.D. founded by Constantine and the Orthodox Christianity severed its ties from the Church of

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Mike
  • Art of the Western World

    Art of the Western World

    Section 1 The first piece of artwork I chose was Masaccio's Holy Trinity, Florence, Italy, ca. 1428 (Video #3, part 1). It is a fresco in the Santa Maria Novella. It showcases two principal interests of the Florentine Renaissance; realism based on observation and pictorial organization based on mathematics. The Virgin Mary and Saint John flank Christ, while God the Father emerges from behind and supports the crucified Christ. Classical columns and a monumental barrel

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Klamath Falls Water Crisis

    Klamath Falls Water Crisis

    In the Mind of Serial Killers We can all agree that serial killers are unpredictable scary people but when it comes to why they kill, everyone has a different view. In my research paper I will get into the mind of a serial killer and try to figure out what exactly sets them into uncontrollable rage. John Wayne Gacy, Jeffery Dahmer, Henry Lee Lucas, Charles Manson, Timothy McVeigh, Ann Rule, Angel Resendez, David Berkowitz, Albert

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Greek Influence on Western Culture

    Greek Influence on Western Culture

    What were the contributions to Western civilization from the ancient Greeks? The Greek civilization contributed greatly to the development of modern Western culture. Three of the most important contribution that are the foundations of our society are Language, Philosophy, and Government. The people of ancient Greece developed a sophisticated language with an extraordinarily rich vocabulary. It has existed for nearly 3,500 years, the longest of any language derived from early Indo-European. It also has a

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Kevin
  • The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz - the Tragic Fall of Duddy

    The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz - the Tragic Fall of Duddy

    The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz--The Tragic Fall of Duddy A man must pursue his dreams. This is certainly true for everyone of the humankind, for if there were no dreams, there would be no reason to live. Duddy Kravitz understands this perfectly, that is why he is one of the most ambitious young men of his time. From the moment he hears his grandfather says, "A man without land is nobody," he is prepared to

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Anna
  • The Responsibilities of Women in Islamic and Roman Societies

    The Responsibilities of Women in Islamic and Roman Societies

    To each society, there is its own set of rules. Many of these rules separate the women from the men or the children from the adults by creating certain duties for each individual. There are many comparisons between the women of Islamic and Roman societies. The roles that are given to these two groups of women show what is expected of them as a wife, the mother of the family, and where they stand politically.

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Monika
  • Things Fall Apart, Joy Luck Club Comparison Essay

    Things Fall Apart, Joy Luck Club Comparison Essay

    Parent-Child Relationships Parents strive to do what is best for their children, but sometimes the children want to go their own ways and pursue their interests. Throughout the books Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, the reader will find that all of the parent’s characters in both books want what is best for their children. Although father-son and mother-daughter relationships differ greatly, both parent genders still want

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    Essay Length: 649 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Fonta
  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front Literary Analysis The U.S. casualties in the “Iraqi Freedom” conquest totals so far at about Sixteen Thousand military soldiers. During WWI Germany suffered over seven million. All Quiet on the Western Front is a historical novel written by Erich Maria Remarque. The novel focuses on a young German soldier and the predicaments he encounters in during his life on the front. The novel displays a powerful image to all

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • Persian Gulf War-The Feat of the Western Countries

    Persian Gulf War-The Feat of the Western Countries

    Persian Gulf War-the Feat of the Western Countries Essay submitted by Unknown On August 2nd, 1990 Iraqi military forces invaded and occupied the small Arab state of Kuwait. The order was given by Iraqi dictatorial president Saddam Hussein. His aim was apparently to take control Kuwait's oil reserves (despite its small size Kuwait is a huge oil producer; it has about 10 per cent of the world's oil reserves ). Iraq accused Kuwait, and also

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Top
  • Bound Feet and Western Dress

    Bound Feet and Western Dress

    Traditions in Chinese culture are long-rooted and are taken very seriously from generation to generation. However, there must always be room for modern change in order for society to grow and strive across the globe. In Bound Feet and Western Dress the conflict between Chinese traditions and modern change arises. With this conflict it is important to discuss the different meanings of liberation for men and women and they way in which Chang Yu-I was

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Janna
  • Fall of the House of Usher

    Fall of the House of Usher

    The silent film that I’m writing about is The Fall Of The House Of Usher. Written as a short horror story, the silent film runs approximately thirteen minutes in black and white. Filmed in the United States, it was based on the story from Edgar Allan Poe’s writing, which has been manipulated several times in many different versions. Said to be a “low-budget thriller,” it was one of the first independent experimental films made in

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Monika
  • Western Utilities Company

    Western Utilities Company

    Western Utilities a privately owned utility company currently faced with financial inefficiencies resulting from an expansion of its facilities. MBO is being implemented by John Givens and Hilda Hirsh to identify key standards with which to control performance. President Robert Delgado has personally asked them to raise the standard of employee performance as well as setting goals that are not easily attainable. During the past year however, a significant amount of dissatisfaction among employees has

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Max
  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    The novel “All Quiet on the Western Front”, Erich Maria Remarque, tells a story of a young German soldier by the name of Paul Baumer, during the First World War. The novel told of the bloody battles, and the struggle for survival. The story begins during the war on the front, the majority of the novel the story is bases here, with exceptions of flashbacks, and the time he was drafted. During the story Paul

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: July
  • Research Paper on the Rise and Fall of Jim Johnson

    Research Paper on the Rise and Fall of Jim Johnson

    Ask someone who was one of the first people to break the color barrier in sports and you’re almost guaranteed that the answer is Jackie Robinson. Yet almost 40 years earlier there was a black boxer by the name of Jack Johnson, also known as John Arthur Johnson. Most would argue that he was the best heavyweight boxer of his time, having a career record of 79 wins and 8 losses, and being the

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Mike
  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front is narrated by Paul Baumer. He is a young man of nineteen who fights in the German army on the French front in World War I. Unlike most during that time period, Paul and several of his friends and classmates from school joined the army voluntarily. They joined after listening to nationalistic speeches told to them by their schoolmaster, Kantorek But after experiencing ten weeks of atrocious basic

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Fonta
  • The Rise and Fall of Al Capone

    The Rise and Fall of Al Capone

    Alphonse Capone was born on January 17, 1899, in Brooklyn, New York to Gabriele and Teresina Capone. He grew up in a rough neighborhood and was a member of two gangs; the Brooklyn Rippers and the Forty Thieves Juniors. Alphonse did well at school until the 6th grade when he was expelled for retaliating against a teacher who hit him. He was fourteen at the time. He became part of the Five Points gang in

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    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Western Influence and History of Japanese Rock

    Western Influence and History of Japanese Rock

    Since the begging of the “Rock Revolution” in Europe and the United States, rock musicians such as the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Cream toured constantly all over the world. This touring led to many effects in the countries and cultures they went to and helped pave the way for music to change in these regions. Japan has developed into a top five market for rock and heavy metal music, but it was these influences that

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    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Jack
  • Rise and Fall of the City States

    Rise and Fall of the City States

    The Rise and Fall of the City-States The city-state of Athens was going through a change in government. Solon, a rich noble, was chosen to restructure the government by preparing a constitution. Athens used a constitution that was first introduced in Sparta by Cleisthenes. Sparta was in the south-central region of Greece in an area known as the Peloponnesus. Spartans had little interest for farming. Helots worked the land. Helots had to give half of

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Jack
  • The Importance of Things Fall Apart

    The Importance of Things Fall Apart

    The Importance of Things Fall Apart The novel "Things Fall Apart", by Chinua Achebe, was an eye-opening account of the life and eventual extinction of an African tribe called the Ibo. It focuses on one character, Okonkwo, who at a very early age set out on a quest of self-perfection. Coming from a family ruled by a man who was lazy and inconsistent with everything he did, Okonkwo vowed to never accept the fate of

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Jack
  • Roman Arcitecture

    Roman Arcitecture

    In the fourth chapter the topic is Roman Architecture. I found it absolutely amazing and I was completely inspired by the many details. I also very intrigued by the history behind Roman Architecture. Not only is influential, but it is inspiring. Surprisingly I found out that the first Roman architects were priests. The religious leaders wanted a location were they could say that "whatever happens here is a sign from the gods". They would just

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Christianity and the Roman World

    Christianity and the Roman World

    Christianity and the Roman World When it came to religion the Roman Empire did not have a problem with the many religions that were being practiced at the time, as long as these religions not threaten public order and morality. At one point the empire thought about combining the gods from each religion to make it a Roman pantheon. Though the empire was tolerant on the many religions, there was one that fell upon total

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Edward

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