Beginnings How The World Was Made Cheerokee‚ Retold by: James Mooney “The earth is a great island floating in a sea of water” Long time ago when everything was all water and suspended at the each of the four cardinal points by a cord hanging down holding the solid rock. When the earth grows old and dulls it’s strings will snap and the earth will sink down just to be water again. The Indians were afriad of that happening. There was all the animals above in the Gälûñ’lätï‚ the sky realm
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2 Alexander the Great had a military upbringing and lived a life that was shaped by militarism. He led the Macedonian army successfully to expand Greece and conquer the east. The Macedonian army mass success is attributed to the Alexander’s philosophical influence that led him to adapt to conditions‚ and use mindful tactics when leading his army. Alexander had military training and tactics from his father and learnings of philosophy from Aristotle. These set the base for him‚ and led to his ability
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How was Sparta governed? The Spartan Government Ancient Spartan government was a complex system of intertwined elements‚ which affected the power control. In many ways‚ ancient Sparta was a communist state‚ with the lack of luxuries‚ other Grecian states enjoyed and the strict control for equality but was complicated with the almost religious need for a democratic vote. Sparta had three levels of government; the Kings’‚ the Gerousia‚ the Ephors and the Ekklesia‚ each having their own requirements
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conflict in the story was the narrator getting shot at. Then the conflict was resolved by the narrator finding a way how to kill his enemy. The narrator changed as soon as he seen the face of his beloved brother dead. The theme of the story is when people are in war‚ they are taught to kill each other without hesitation. The main characters in the Crane are Songsam and also Tokchae‚ which used to be his child hood playmate. The conflict in the story was when Songsam was forced to shoot his friend
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Alexander the Great can be considered one of the best generals of all time. From the young age of 20 Alexander the Great became the King of Macedonia succeeding his father Philip the second of Macedonia. He lead the Macedonian army for about thirteen years and never lost a battle. His empire stretched from Greece to Egypt and past Persia. Alexander the Great is an exceptional general because of his leadership‚ military strength‚ and intelligence. Alexander was an exceptional general because he was
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Chartism was a campaign in support of a people’s charter it came about in 1838. Its main demand was a vote for all men and was launched by a radical group known as London Working Men’s Association (LWMA) and some radical MPs. It was supported by working classes and some middle classes. The Chartism movement grew out of its own possible success because it tore itself apart and there were many reasons behind its failure. It never managed to obtain parliamentary support for the Charter. In July‚ 1839
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How Iceland was formed Iceland‚ situated on top of a hotspot experiences severe volcanic activity one of the most well known eruptions was in 2010 when Eyjafjallajokull erupted seriously disrupting European air traffic. Iceland is situated is situated in the mid Atlantic ridge a seam in the Earth’s surface under the North Atlantic Ocean where the Eurasian and North American plates slide apart. This island has more than 200 volcanoes which is thought to be what created this island. This picture
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Reaction Paper How the Earth was Made There were a few things I liked about the video how the earth was made. The video brought up some things that I had previously known about our planet’s development into what it is today. Also it brought about some interesting new theories about our planets ice ages‚ continental alignments and the water world theories. Here are some of the things that I had found most intriguing
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Short Answers 1. According to the church‚ the age of the earth was 6‚000 years old. 2. James Hutton discovered that the earth was much older from the tilted rocks because he knew these rocks was once laid down horizontally on the sea floor and were buried under great depth to be crystalized. Then they were tilted on end by great earth forces and then eroded away. The rocks were
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centre of a complex site of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments‚ including several hundred burial mounds. Stonehenge was constructed in three stages‚ with each stage being an ‘improvement’ to the site. Recently‚ there have been efforts to restore destroyed or stolen sections of the monument. Theories have been made concerning what Stonehenge was used for. Many people believe it was used as a temple of Sun-worship for various Sun-cults. Modern scientific beliefs state that it may have been used as
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