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- 5251: How Did Athens Take Over The L
- ... that time. In consideration of the fact that he was an Athenian and a participant of the Athenian army, future historians could not entirely count upon his writing. In the 480-479 BC there was great anxiety about the strength and magnitude of the Persian threat. Although the Greeks had managed to force Persians retreat from the Greek mainland, the danger of reconquest by the Persians was still present. In the ... create, in the years to come, an extensive empire over the newly won territories which had no parallel in earlier Greek history. A new political order emerged among the Greek states centred on the two great powers of Athens and Sparta that was to have a profound effect on later Greek history. Soon after the end of the Persian Wars, the Athenians started rebuilding the walls around their city previously destroyed ...
- 5252: Hitler And Gleichchaltung
- ... the head of state and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. The title of President was abolished; Hitler would be known as Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor. His dictatorship had become complete. Gleichschaltung was a great feat for Hitler. It was a calculated plan and procedure to gain control he desired to move toward total control of Germany. His first stage to seize power was the destruction of the Reichstag and ... the head of state and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. The title of President was abolished; Hitler would be known as Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor. His dictatorship had become complete. Gleichschaltung was a great feat for Hitler. It was a calculated plan and procedure to gain control he desired to move toward total control of Germany. His first stage to seize power was the destruction of the Reichstag and ...
- 5253: History Of The Courts
- ... race, class, gender, culture, and ethnicity. If the laws and statutes were the exact same as one hundred years ago, in my eyes I do not think Canada would have evolved and matured into the great and diverse country it is today. Some examples of federal statutes are: Young Offenders Act, Food and Drug Act, Canadian Evidence Act, Controlled Drug and Substance Act, and Corrections and Conditional Release Act. Various provincial ... model off of other various governments and criminal justice systems. Canada has benefited from the fact that it has inherited a diverse attitude towards its government and criminal justice system. It would not be the great country it is today if it wasn't for its influential predecessors.
- 5254: History Of The Civil War
- ... against Augusta and the other would march northeast toward Charleston. However the one true objective would be Columbia. Sherman's force arrived in Columbia on February 16. The city was burned to the ground and great controversy was to arise. The Confederates claimed that Sherman's men set the fires "deliberately, systematically, and atrociously". However, Sherman claimed that the fires were burning when they arrived. The fires had been set to ... numbered 360,222 and only 110,000 of them died in battle. Confederate dead were estimated at 258,000 including 94,000 who actually died on the field of battle. The Civil War was a great waste in terms of human life and possible accomplishment and should be considered shameful. Before its first centennial, tragedy struck a new country and stained it for eternity. It will never be forgotten but adversity ...
- 5255: Hiroshema
- ... bomb was a success, it raised many ethical and controversial issues. Most of the people in the United States of America supported the use of the atomic bomb, even President Truman commented on what a great invention it was. Many people, including the scientists that developed the bomb, opposed the bombings and felt that killing that many innocent people just to get an influence in the war was immoral. One famous figure, Albert Einstein was quoted saying, "I made one great mistake in my life, when I signed the letter to President Roosevelt recommending that the atomic bombs be made." The atomic bomb was considered a "quick" and even economical way to win the war; however ...
- 5256: Hiroshima 2
- ... history. Then on August 6, 1945 under the approval of President Harry S,Truman the United 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 presidents 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 participate in interfaith services ...
- 5257: Higher Love In The Symposium A
- ... Ludus, a love that is low on emotional feeling and high on sexual tendencies (often involving several partners); and Mania, a type of love that dwells on jealousy and possessiveness while creating an experience of great emotional highs and lows (Gayton v). Some branches of love are negative and unhealthy, while others remain positive and strong. Ones opinion of love in general is often based one which branches of love ... lie, found it to be wasteful and nothing more than a distraction from the ways of the Lord. While Augustine saw love to be Ludus at its greatest, the men of the Symposium understood a great deal more about how love was not a distraction from the ways of higher beings, but a ladder to such higher power. The first true example of the dialogues main message can be seen ...
- 5258: Harlem Renaissance 2
- When you think of Harlem the Harlem Renaissance, What is the first word that comes to mind? Harlem Renaissance was the great movement of the black race from the deep rural south to the urban Harlem city during the 1920s to 1930s. It was the time of the black Americans to show and reflect their talents throughout ... Do we really know why these people have migrated? What caused them to migrate? These are some of the questions that filled in my mind when I think of the Harlem Renaissance. Where did these great talented people came from? What motivated them into becoming and showing to the world that they are somebody? Looking back through the years and years of poverty, bad condition, unequal living, and having no right ...
- 5259: How Athens Took Over The Leade
- ... that time. In consideration of the fact that he was an Athenian and a participant of the Athenian army, future historians could not entirely count upon his writing. In the 480-479 BC there was great anxiety about the strength and magnitude of the Persian threat. Although the Greeks had managed to force Persians retreat from the Greek mainland, the danger of reconquest by the Persians was still present. In the ... create, in the years to come, an extensive empire over the newly won territories which had no parallel in earlier Greek history. A new political order emerged among the Greek states centred on the two great powers of Athens and Sparta that was to have a profound effect on later Greek history. Soon after the end of the Persian Wars, the Athenians started rebuilding the walls around their city previously destroyed ...
- 5260: History Of The Original Lincol
- In 1858, there was a great struggle within the state of Illinois for a seat in the Senate. The well know Stephen A. Douglas, the favored candidate, was excepted to win. Abraham Lincoln was not a well known candidate. In a ... He continually compared his position with that of Douglas on the admission of new states into the Union. Lincoln also dealt with the issue of Negro equality. Both men in the end put up a great effort to help their own campaigns for a seat in the Senate. While both Lincoln and Douglas had campaigned throughout the state Douglas in the end covered more ground and made more speeches. Lincoln gave ...
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