The lost city of Atlantis‚ a mythical island which supposedly sank beneath the Atlantic ocean‚ hence the name ’Atlantis’‚ was a fictional place thought up by Plato. Plato first introduced Atlantis around 330 B.C. in his works ’Timaeus’ and ’Critias’. Some people belive the people of Atlantis had far more advanced technology than we have today‚ like flying cars for example. If Atlantis exists and was found‚ the residents would probably try to enslave or kill us‚ so it’s clear Plato made up this place
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Chicxulub Impact report- By Sophia Davis The Chicxulub asteroid hit earth over 65 million years ago‚ killing the vast majority of life.(1) This dramatic event had a great effect on Earth and its inhabitants. The impact included three main stages: the change of pathway which lead the asteroid towards earth‚ the fall of the asteroid and the effects caused. First stage The first stage of the Chicxulub impact was the change in space which lead the asteroid on its path to Earth. In order to get a better
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Camel: Arab and Muslim conquerors of North Africa brought the camel and the North Arabian saddle to expand TransSaharan Trade. Jewish merchants prized command of Arabic to aid them in longdistance trade. A Persian Muslim diplomat‚ described Calicut (port city in India) as a place where there were no restrictions on foreign merchants bringing goods from throughout the Indian Ocean Trade Network. Arab speaking merchants were treated just the same as Hindu merchants by the Hindu Ruler
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Italy is one of the most beautiful countries to visit because of their ancient architecture‚ culture‚ food‚ and wine. This country has been known for its history which is one of the most important cultural and social developments in the Mediterranean area. The first group of people who lived in Italy were called the Etruscans. Then‚ the Greeks were the second group of people who inhabited this country before the Roman Empire started. The empire ruled over Italy for many centuries. After this‚ Italy
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1900: The Zeppelin While originally formulated in 1847‚ it wouldn’t be until 1895 that German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin would register his patent on the rigid‚ hydrogen cell powered aircraft‚ and until 1900 when the LZ1‚ the first working prototype‚ would take flight over Lake Constance. While it was damaged during its first landing‚ it would be repaired and fly for another 8 years‚ when it finally caught fire after crashing into a tree‚ leaving no one seriously injured. Used for both transport
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the American Constitution. The philosophies which he brought forward into play evoke societies‚ especially those that were seeking to form new beginnings as a republic. Montesquieu seeks to look beyond the simple understanding of a law‚ to examine how a law is influenced by the society it was established for. Separation of powers is a necessity to guarantee liberty within a society‚ governed by separate bodies of individuals. Thus‚ it allows balance in the governmental bodies‚ so that attempts by
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Jefferson Goes Against His Own Philosophy: Louisiana Purchase The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America in 1803 of 828‚000 square miles of France’s claim to the territory of Louisiana. The Louisiana territory encompassed all or part of 15 current U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. At the time‚ the purchase faced domestic opposition because it was thought to be unconstitutional. Although Thomas Jefferson agreed that the U.S. Constitution did not contain
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Assignment 307 Understand how to handle information in social care settings Task A Short answer questions Ai Identify four key pieces of Legislation and Codes of Practice relating to handling information in social care settings. • Data Protection Act 1998 • Health and Social Care Act 2000 • Employees Policies and Procedures • Freedom of Information Act 2000 Aii Explain how legal requirements and codes of practice affect the day to day work of a social care worker in relation to handling
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the war‚ the Americans quickly realized how they were ignored and pushed to the side every time they had tried to help. Also‚ after the war was finally over‚ they were overly talked with no representation since Britain was in such a huge amount of debt after the war. Seeing the taxes come out of nowhere made them even more upset and eventually led into the Enlightenment period. Here‚ Thomas Paine and Jefferson joined heads and worked to get people to realize how important a full break for Britain was
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Charles-Louis de Secondat‚ the Baron de Montesquieu‚ also known as Charles-Louis Montesquieu‚ was a very important philosophe of his time. Born in France to a rich family‚ he was then brought up by a poor family‚ which is why many say is the reason he had his way of viewing life. Montesquieu was a french philosopher who truly shaped modern government. But‚ to be able to shape the world so greatly‚ he had to study hard and develop all of his ideas. Montesquieu began studying in his home country‚
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