was taken over in 1885 by King of Belgium‚ Leopold II . Leopold wanted to conquer the Congo due to him believing overseas colonies were the key to a country’s greatness. Leopold gained control of the Congo by sending explorer Henry Stanley to claim land in the Congo. At the Berlin conference of 1884-1885 they recognized Leopold as the sovereign ruler of the Congo. The country was treated as a brutal business investment by Leopold who was viewed by the world as a noble king. But in reality he was a
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King George V “How’s the Empire?” (izquotes). These were the words spoken by King George V on the morning of his death. The king was a man who cared greatly for his people even on his deathbed. In the Leaving a Legacy unit. The way people have been remembered in history has been thoroughly studied. King George V kept the British Empire standing through a world war and the modernization of mankind‚ leaving an everlasting legacy upon history. King George V‚ whose full name is George Frederick Ernest
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WHO WAS KING HENRY VIII? King Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 until 1547. He was born in Greenwich Palace on June 28‚ 1491. He ruled England for 38 years‚ until he died in 1547 (Kerkhof). There are texts and stories known about what happened while Henry was dying‚ and he has medical records kept and recorded‚ but none of them say exactly how he died. However‚ there are many theories and conspiracies as to how he died (Historic Royal Palaces). DEATH SPECULATIONS As I said previously‚
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1. Why does CSX want to buy Conrail? How much should CSX be willing to pay? After passing the Stagger’s Rail Act of 1980‚ railroad companies had possibility to close the unprofitable lines‚ determine the price and make mergers with other companies. Right after these drastic alterations‚ key measure of profitability analysis‚ which is operating ratio‚ decreased significantly from 93.3% to 80.0 %. Overall‚ efficiency in this sector increased‚ and railroads again turned to be competitive against the
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Why did you decide to become a coach? I bet you didn’t have a problem coming up with an answer – or more than one answer – to that question. You might say you became a coach to be of service to others. You might say you want to do meaningful‚ transformational work in this world. Maybe you were drawn to coaching because it’s something you’ve done pretty much all your life - your family and friends have seen you as the “go-to” person for support and advice since you were 15. These are great
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know how to maintain hold of it. This is Shakespeare’s critique of Machiavelli‚ using Richard III as his example. King Richard III was not next in line to acquire kingship in England‚ but through certain Machiavellian actions‚ such as appearing religious‚ marriage and eliminating others‚ Richard quickly became the King of England. Although these actions may have helped him achieve the kingship‚ they did not however help him in maintaining it. Shakespeare’s use of Richard succeeding then failing is
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Thirteen Reasons Why 13 reasons why is a story about Hannah Baker‚ a high school student who committed suicide because of bullying‚ a very serious problem with schools today that needs to be stopped. No one saw it coming‚ no one expected it. before she committed suicide‚ Hannah left behind thirteen recorded messages that explained the thirteen reasons why she killed herself; the reasons to why she was driven over the edge. Each of these messages were copied to tape‚ each side of the tape had one
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13 Reasons Why You Could Be Misunderstood In the book‚ 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher‚ the character Hannah Baker is very misunderstood by every other character in her story. Hannah Baker is Clay Jensen’s first love in his high school‚ his first love that committed suicide. Often in life as well as literature‚ there are many people in this world who are misunderstood by others. In 13 Reasons Why‚ Hannah Baker has sent out seven cassettes each containing two people‚ two reasons why she felt
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Did George have a good reason for killing Lennie? The reason for George to kill Lennie varies‚ and different people have different reasons or opinions of the situation. Well the reason was simply for protection‚ and all out of love. It was nothing personal‚ George just knew that it was the best thing to do for Lennie’s safety. George had been Lennie’s caregiver for a long time‚ he knew that Lennie wasn’t in his right mind‚ and that he didn’t know what he was doing. When Lennie accidentally killed
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Regions of the 13 Colonies * The number of people differed among the colony regions; the amount of land in the colonies also differed among the regions with small numbers of people on huge tracts of land. * The first European colonists didn’t know how big North America was because they didn’t have a map of the continent. * The three geographic regions of the 13 Colonies were the New England Colonies‚ the Middle Colonies‚ and the Southern Colonies. The New England Colonies * The four
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