The Second Anglo-Dutch War was officially fought between March 4‚ 1665 and July 31‚ 1667. Second Anglo-Dutch War - Dates: The Second Anglo-Dutch War was officially fought between March 4‚ 1665 and July 31‚ 1667. Several incidents‚ such as the capture of New Amsterdam by the English (August 27‚ 1664)‚ occurred prior to the declaration of war. Second Anglo-Dutch War - Key Battles: * Battle of Lowestoft‚ June 13‚ 1665 (Naval‚ English Victory) * Battle of Vågen‚ August 2‚ 1665 (Naval‚ Dutch
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perceive that the language can improve their social status and economic prosperity those are usually strong motivators for people to maintain or make a language shift – sometimes at the expense of their own mother tongue/native language. The St. Lucians speak English‚ French & French Creole. They are taught in schools that English is the superior language‚ it is clear therefore that English has the support of the Government and policy makers in St. Lucia. Linguistic discrimination: is treating
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The historic and iconic marble sculpture‚ Aphrodite of Knidos‚ sometimes referred to as Aphrodite of Cindus‚ was created by the sculptor Praxiteles. Not much is known about Praxiteles for sure as the only definite dates in relation to him are found at the base of a portrait statue where he inscribed “Praxiteles the Athenian made it” or are written by Pliny the Elder in his monumental work‚ Naturalis Historia (Encyclopedia of World Biography). This work places him during the 104th Olympiad‚ or roughly
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one of Africa’s earliest centers of agriculture during the second millennium BCE. The origins of the modern Ethiopia state are found in the Aksumite kingdom‚ which emerged in the first century CE and became an important focus of regional trade. As Lucian declares in his book about astrology‚ “the Ethiopians were the first who invented the science of stars‚ and gave names to the planets‚ not at random and without meaning‚ but descriptive of the qualities which they conceived them to possess‚ still
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Parents should be punished for offences committed by their children. Nowadays hardly a week goes by without another report of some crime appearing in the media. What is more‚ the amount of youngsters under fifteen who break the law is growing rapidly. In terms of this‚ the issue of whether parents should receive punishment for offences committed by their children assumes ever greater importance. No one will dispute that one of the main features of this problem is responsibility. By punishing parents
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Marble Statue of a youthful Hercules The piece of artwork I have chosen to best represent Bloomberg’s ban on oversized sugary drinks is the “Marble statue of a youthful Hercules”‚ which is on display in Gallery 162 in the Metropolitan Museum. The “Marble statue of a youthful Hercules” is a Roman stone sculpture that dates from around 69-96 A.D. during the Early imperial‚ Flavian period. “Restorations made during the early 17th century: head and neck‚ right arm below the shoulder‚ left arm
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The Gospel According to Matthew and the Gospel According to Luke offer detailed accounts of the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. These gospels‚ as well as the Gospel According to Mark‚ are collectively known as the “synoptic gospels” because of their shared traditions and stories. It is from this trio of works‚ all written some 2‚000 years ago‚ that the teachings of the otherwise obscure figure of Jesus are able to be revealed to contemporary readers. While Matthew‚ Mark‚ and Luke share many
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doctrines force the Church throughout all generations to define what she believes regarding the person and nature of Christ. As metioned above‚ the founder of Arianism was no other than Arius. He studied under Lucian of Antioch who saw Jesus as a semi divine intermediate being. In fact‚ Lucian thought the Logos was not fully God or man. Therefore‚ Jesus has a high status among the creatures even being called “the firstborn of all creation (Col. 1).” Jesus is supernatural‚ but He is not equal to the
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Name: Brian Geurts Group: A Student number: 1049771 Date: 09/18/2013 Summary: “The social dimension of globalization: A review of the literature” – 2004 This literature review‚ written by Bernhard Gunter and Rolph van der Hoeven‚ considers the impact of economic globalization on wages and taxes‚ poverty‚ inequality‚ insecurity‚ child labour‚ gender and migration. The intention of the survey is to summarize recent significant articles and publications on the various social dimensions and to
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Marie-Elena John (born 1963) is a Caribbean writer whose first novel‚ Unburnable‚ was published in 2006. She was born and raised in Antigua and is a former development specialist of the African Development Foundation‚ the World Council of Churches’ Program to Combat Racism‚ and Global Rights (formerly the International Human Rights Law Group)‚ where she worked in support of the pro-democracy movement in Nigeria and in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She is known especially for her work in the United
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