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- 851: Anthony Vs Octavian
- ... The "Republican" conspirators had 19 legions at their command (about 120000 men), against the triumvir's 28 legions (about 170000). The triumvirs won resoundingly, and the leaders (Brutus and Cassius) committed suicide. Triumvirs firmly in control of Roman Government. Lepidus, the weaker triumvir, was clearly friendly towards Antony. This is exemplified by his full support against the conspirators despite Octavius' absence, and his previous support for Antony during civil war against ... Pompey. Makes his capital in Athens. Decline of influence in Rome. (No evidence to suggest he had visited Rome since 41?) Octavius seeks to improve his standing. A defection by Pompey's supporters gives Octavius control over Corsica, Sardinia and part of Pompey's fleet. Despite treaty of 39 giving Pompey part of the Empire (a quadumvirate?), Octavius takes opportunity to boost area under his control and declares war of Pompey. It doesn't go well. Request for help denied by Lepidus and fulfilled by Antony, despite Octavius not arriving to meet the reinforcements. Forces Livia to marry him. (she ...
- 852: The Mystery Of Edwin Drood By
- ... directly related to the exploits of a particular character, Rosa Bud. Fondly called Rosebud by her peers, she is the apple of every man’s eye and the envy of every woman’s. She takes control in the plot not because she evidences forceful or masculine qualities, but because the powerful characters in Cloisterham, males, are all in love or feel a kinship to Rosebud. The power is therefore transferred into ... disappointed” (17). She uses her power over Edwin, which is given through love and devotion to her and both of their parent’s wishes for them to be married, as a way to stay in control at the nunnery. She is the object of the gaze to all of the girls and Miss Twinkleton, “nothing escapes their notice”(18). Realizing that she is the object of their gaze, she remains in control by showing the girls what she has with Edwin from afar. The girls are under the impression that Edwin and Rosa are in a perfect relationship when, in actuality Rosa decides that they have ...
- 853: A Study Of The American Revolu
- ... following paragraphs will explain in detail how Britain s neglect of the American colonies and it s use of them lead to the war. In order to understand why the colonists felt threatened by British control, we must first know who these early people were and what they looked to accomplish by settling this vast new country. The founders of what we now know as the United States were middle class ... colonies were considered part of Britain essentially they were not supposed to be competition against them. The colonists were enraged that after so many years of being given freedom to council over their people and control their own trade, that Britain would step in like a absent parent to lay down the law. In order to gain more control over the colonies both politically and financially the British sent over George Grenville. Not known for his finesse, Grenville soon created enemies among the colonists. In 1765, he levied the Stamp Act among the ...
- 854: Arab Crusades
- The Crusades The Crusades were military expeditions planned and carried out by western European Christians. The crusades started around 1095. The purpose of these crusades was to overtake and gain control of the Holy Land from the Muslims. The Holy Land was Jerusalem and the Christians believed that gaining control of it was their fate. The pope would gather the people together and incite them. The origin of the crusades was a result of the expanding Turks in the middle east. These Turkish forces invaded ... and each group would be self- directing. All the groups planned their own ways to the Constantinople, where they would meet and regroup. They would attack the Turkish forces in Constantinople and hope to regain control of the city. The large Christian armies talked to Alexius I Comnenus, the Byzantium emperor, and agreed to return any of his old land that was recaptured. The armies were skeptical of this demand ...
- 855: Daddy By Danielle Steele And A
- ... is a bit older than the rest of the children so Oliver lets his son be with her and make his own life decisions. The two characters both have that male need to be in control and they both are to some extent, but there is always someone else who really have the control. It may not be apparent to the characters but none the less it is there. With Norman his wife and his wife’s family inadvertently have control of him by using his love for his wife and need to be a respectable human being. With Oliver his family is in control of him. Although Oliver realizes this to some extent but ...
- 856: Araby By James Joyce And A Sun
- ... the short stories. In the two stories, both characters were experiencing an initiation or awareness of new actualities that were outside of themselves. The main characters both painfully learned that this initiation was beyond their control. It was impossible for them to ignore the new realities which they both came to understand. The new found awareness was so powerful that it changed each boy’s entire outlook and they both began ... of the character in Araby. The boy’s attitude was stoical: "...this is how life goes one, by living things dying in anguish." His feelings were of acceptance. In the beginning, the boy felt in control of himself in every way, and came to feel in control of the world in which he lived. This attitude changed completely after his encounter with the dying buck. He accepted the fact that there was nothing he could do to help and that some ...
- 857: Chernobyl, What Happened
- ... the explosion. They started reducing the reactor's power level so they could run the turbine experiment. However in order for the plant to run at lower power they had to turn off the automatic control system, which powered all emergency limitations that the plant should make in case it goes out of control. Turning of the cooling system was an unnecessary action and though it did not cause the explosion, it made the consequences more fatal. Just then the operator's receive a call from the local grid ... would have been furious and would have found out the regulator problem. So the operators decided to pull out the stops to restore the reactor's power. Their third fatal mistake was the pulling the control rods out. The plant's rule was to have thirty in at all times however they left all but six. By 1:00 Am the power risen to 200 MW, which was still to ...
- 858: Internet Regulation: Policing Cyberspace
- ... born in Defense Department Cold War projects of the 1950s.2 The United States Government owns the Internet and has the responsibility to determine who uses it and how it is used. The government must control what information is accessible from its agencies. This material is not lawfully available through the mail or over the telephone, there is no valid reason these perverts should be allowed unimpeded on the Internet. Since ... network.3 People like this are the ones in the wrong. Taxpayer's dollars are being spent bringing obscene text and graphics into the homes of people all over the world. The government must take control to prevent pornographers from using the Internet however they see fit because they are breaking laws that have existed for years. Cyberpunks, those most popularly associated with the Internet, are members of a rebellious society ... destroy their self-regulating world.5 The self-regulating environment desired by the cyberpunks is an opportunity to do whatever they want. The Communications Decency Act is an attempt on part of the government to control their "free attitude" displayed in homepages such as "Sex, Adult Pictures, X-Rated Porn", "Hot Sleazy Pictures (Cum again + again)" and "sex, sex, sex. heck, it's better even better than real sex"6. " ...
- 859: French Fur Trade
- ... in North America and eventually attempted to conquer the French settlements. The Iroquois and Algonquian Indians stayed loyal to their Eur- opean allies and fought many bloody battles against each other in order to gain control of the main fur trading traffic in North America. Samuel de Champlain reflected on the hatred brought about by arguments over territory, but also over control of the fur trade, after witnessing the death of an Iroquois prisoner of the Algonquian tribe: They were kept to be put to death by the women and girls, who in this respect are no less inhuman than the men, and, indeed, much more so; for by their sub- tlty they invent more cruel tortures, and take pleasure in it.(Sandoz p34) The French and British also fought over control of territory and eventually went to war. They fought many small, localized battles prior to a succession of important battles that would decide each country’s position in America. They fought in the French ...
- 860: From Stalinism To Leninism
- ... Stalin when Stalin signed a non-aggression pact with Adolf Hitler on August 23, 1939. In addition to a focus on socialism only within his own country, Stalin also focused on a concentration of governmental control of industry and agriculture. This policy, originated by Lenin under the moniker of state capitalism, was a clearly established goal of Leninism well before Stalin implemented it. Lenin said that "Socialism isnothing but state capitalist monopoly made to benefit the whole people" ("How Lenin Led to Stalin"). It is clear that his idea of socialism was one of governmental economic control. Moreover, Lenin fully intended for this plan to be implemented. He said that "If we introduced state capitalism in approximately 6 months' time we would achieve a great success" ("How Lenin Led to Stalin"). As the government gained more and more control over the economy, Lenin felt it necessary to defend his actions. He published an article in April of 1918 in which he stated that "Unquestioning submission to a single will is absolutely necessary for ...
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