Simón Bolívar (1783-1830)‚ often called ‘El Libertador’‚ was a Venezuelan historical figure who led the fight for independence in Colombia‚ Panamá‚ Venezuela‚ Ecuador‚ Perú and Bolivia. He was also influential in subsequent revolutions in Latin America and the Caribbean. His legacy is commemorated by statues‚ squares and streets all over the world‚ and NYC is no exception. An equestrian statue of Simón Bolívar can be found in Central Park South and 6th avenue. This monument to Simón Bolívar caused
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What was the main reason why Britain lost the American War of Independence? In 1775 the War of Independence began and continued until 1782. One obvious advantage was that America knew the inhospitable terrain in which they were fighting in whereas Britain did not. This was a large contributing factor to the outcome of the war. Consequently Britain suffered significant losses during the harsh winters in August – October 1777. Britain had only ever really fought major wars in Europe and never had
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World War 1 – Was this an "unnecessary war"? There are conflicting views on this topic as the subject is a complex one. However‚ it is true that it was a war that could have been avoided. It can be argued that WW1 was inevitable in the circumstances‚ but if we look at the very root cause of the war was limited and could have been controlled. It was a series of events that triggered a massive‚ global war. The organ of the conflict was disagreement between Austria-Hungary and Serbia’s on how to handle
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leaders after this period of Enlightenment preached its ideas‚ while others simply used them to gain power. Simon Bolivar might have preached opinions that mainly reflected the ideas of the French Revolution. However‚ his actions contradicted these opinions‚ and revealed that his true intentions were selfish and illiberal. In several documents and speeches‚ Bolivar stated that he was very fond of freedom‚ liberty and equality. Clearly‚ it would seem that he desired democracy. This can be
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’Simon Lee‚ The Old Huntsman‚ With an incident in which he was concerned’ is a poem by William Wordsworth. Written in 1798 (Anthology p420)‚ ’Simon Lee’ was one of the poems included by Wordsworth in his Lyrical Ballads. The purpose or meaning of this poem is debatable‚ but in his own Preface to the Lyrical Ballads‚ Wordsworth says that he wishes to ’follow the fluxes and refluxes of the mind when agitated by the great and simple affections of our nature’ in the case of Simon Lee‚ ’by placing my
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Haig was a significant character for various reasons during World War One‚ most of which were negative. In his earlier days‚ Haig was significant because it was ultimately his leadership that resulted in a number of disasterous losses for the British Army‚ for example the Battle of the Somme (1916) which is still seen as one of the British Army’s biggest failures to this day. His intial failures stem from his backward leadership and poor connection with the British troops. Having said this‚ in the
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be placed in a prison and the government can’t explain why. With Habeas Corpus the prison would have to let that individual go. This idea that America uses today was adapted from England. In the late 1600’s the English passed the Habeas Corpus Act. This law was made so that anyone who is arrested on criminal charges only are able to
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In Gay‚ Straight‚ and the Reason Why: The Science of Sexual Orientation‚ author and neuroscientist Simon LeVay examines a plethora of research done by scientists across the globe who’re trying to unlock the puzzle of sexual orientation. Although most people are attracted to the opposite sex‚ a minority of people are attracted to the same (or both) sexes. Why? For over a century‚ psychologists‚ biologists‚ and sociologists have been examining this phenomenon. After pouring over all the data currently
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cursed? Well this was my belief before Chadwin was born. As a teenager on a summer revival night‚ our pastor called all the young childbearing girls to the front of the church and had us vow that we will never become pregnant before we were married. Being of age where I understood everything he asked of me‚ I did exactly what he asked. I devoted my life to God and vowed to never become pregnant before I was married. As a young adolescent I became pregnant twice and miscarried both. When Chadwin’s father
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At the end of World War II in 1945‚ Australia was recovering from major loss of manpower‚ due to the death toll from the war. The Australian Government needed a way to repopulate the country so they formulated the plan “Populate or Perish”. This was a plan to get British and other European migrants into the country to help repopulate. Both the Australian and British governments started to assist the British in migrating to Australia to strength the economy. Migrants from Britain were preferable to
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