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    Luxembourg prison in Paris; however‚ with the help of a supporter‚ he was not put in jail but went to the Hotel de Ville. His supporters came to help him. The National Convention declared him an outlaw‚ after which he tried to commit suicide. However‚ he did not succeed in his intention and only wounded his jaw. Shortly thereafter‚ troops arrived at the Hotel de Ville and captured Robespierre. The next evening‚ on July 28‚ Robespierre and other Jacobin members were executed without a trail. The man who

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    In theory‚ he personally supervised all the affairs of state. In this case‚ since Tutankhamun was only nine when he was instated as a pharaoh‚ he had advisors to help him deal with businesses like these‚ where mostly his chief minister Ay did all the work. There are also wall paintings on Tutankhamun’s wall‚ where there is a picture of two officials accompanying the chief minister called viziers to rule upper and Lower Egypt. They supervised all the taxes‚ laws and construction since obviously

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    church and its sacraments. Threats of excommunication were a big deal because basically everybody believed that to get to heaven you needed sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church. Since Luther believed that he didn’t need to pay for salvation‚ he did not care if he was excommunicated. Luther publicly burned the Pope’s letter and broke all connections with the Roman Catholic Church. Martin Luther was summoned to a conference of religious leaders in Germany and they demanded him to recant his acts

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    Travis Patno 4/30/11 History 422 Essay 2 Chinua Achebe’s Arrow of God and Pa Chin’s Family both tell the story of two very different communities dominated by the presence of western influence. The nature of traditional life and customs in the Nigerian village of Umuaro differ greatly from those of the western world. The Igbo people worship a very different system of beliefs than those of which other cultures are familiar with. They pray to several gods‚ including Ulu and Idemili‚ and believe

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    didn ’t want to acquire the English ways of kings‚ courts and bishops etc. Everyone being ranked from rich to poor meant people would not be treated equal and there wouldn ’t be true freedom for all. The American colonies compared their colonies to how England ran theirs and realized everyone needed to be equal‚ not left to starve or be without shelter. America proceeded to move towards "free" colonies unlike the British. According to John de Crévecoeur‚

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    Just like how women were crucial to the food processes in the home‚ they were also influential in farming and agricultural practices; which also had a benefit on the economy. In ancient Mayan society‚ there were not many professions available‚ but the most important industry was agriculture. In all of ancient history it is a known fact that most civilizations with fertile soil and thriving crops was destined to survive a long period of time. The Mayans grew many different types of crops such as‚

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    His ideas were so innovative and creative. Trump knew how to get thing rolling fast. He knew how to get money easily. Trump wanted to seek a new challenge. He was a big economic power‚ now he wants to be a big political power. He faced many people in 2000. Also‚ he is facing many other people this year in the elections. People

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    from the last source; source one shows British imperialism from the point of view of a resisting China‚ where this source provides the thoughts of the British. This quote is extremely pro-imperialism. In the final source‚ John Stuart Mill explains how Britain’s global empire is beneficial to everyone involved‚ comparing the empire to woven fabric; the connections between countries‚ thanks to Britain‚ allows the countries in the empire to learn from the other countries. This connects to the last line

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    In his speech that he gives he talks about how humans have evolved over time starting as apes and transforming into what now is known as humans. People might think well what about the church. That is why Bill Nye went to this debate. Everyone thinks that humans were just created by their religious

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    The Influence of Western Culture on Youth: is it corrupting? Nowadays‚ having a wide range of media sources such as radio‚ television‚ typography‚ and of course World Wide Web we have an easy access to all kinds of different information and materials. This provides a lot of opportunities such as education and entertainment. But with all these advantages we could also unintentionally absorb unnecessary or even harmful information. It could easily affect even the minds of educated grown up people

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