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    In the old days‚ the Roman empire was the greatest empire in the whole Eurasia. It was strong both economically and politically; however‚ it fell like many empires that existed before. In my opinion‚ the causes of the fall of the Roman empire appeared as early as the third century. The first cause was the threat of the barbarians‚ afterwards the maintenance of the court‚ then the administration which led to the increase of the expenses of the Roman Empire. The civil wars‚ and anarchy‚ made the

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    is wrote about the author who married an American girl so he need go to America frequently. There are a lot of troubles when he gets in America. Although coming to the United States he had a lot of troubles‚ he still cannot hate the United States. That is because just like he said in the article‚ he loved one person from the United Stated. This article’s type is personal views. This is a good article for me. As I am a foreign students from China‚ I will also face this situation when I finish my

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    only ones interested in hawaii. A british explorer named Captain james cook‚ has been to the island in 1778‚ and then hawaii was very well known to other parts of the world. After cook’s arrival chief kamehameha united the eight major islands under his leadership. He made a monarchy and began a profitable trade in sandalwood. In the 1820’s u.s. Ships began arriving with traders and missionaries.

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    than 60 million deaths. This war was fought between two sides known as the Allies and the Axis Powers. The Allies made up of several countries including the United States‚ France‚ and the United Kingdom and the Axis Powers which was made up by Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan. Before World War II‚ the life of most people living in the United States was extremely difficult. It was suffering through the Great Depression which was the worst economic depression in the history of the Western world that occurred

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    How did the United States become a great world power? Despite the fact that the United States of America had thrived in the worldwide market having the biggest economy on the planet since the late 1880s‚ the United States were extremely subject to foreign exchange and never truly turned into a universal power‚ due to the small military that they had‚ until their leaders displayed a new assertive foreign policy of imperialism that started the global expansion of the general population in the United

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    He was born to shake the nation’s‚ scourge the lands‚ and terrify all of mankind. Though ruthless from birth could he really conquer the entire Roman Empire? His legacy remains‚ leaving behind blood‚ bones‚ and tens of thousands of victims. He was known Attila‚ the scourge of God Attila was raised for war. He was born year 400‚ into a nomadic tribe known as the Huns. Born into a family of Kings‚ Attila and his brother were raised by their two uncles‚ who at the time were leaders of the clan.At

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    there a contract between the Mesaros and the United States? Answer: Yes. There was a contract between Mesaros and the United States. Above on the customers signature form it stated‚ “Yes‚ please accept my order for the U.S. Liberty Coins I have indicated.” This made it a contract between Mesaros and the United States. 10.2. Did a contract to convey real property exist between Heikkila’ and McLaughlin? Answer: No. A contract to convey real property did not exist between Heikkila and McLaughlin. David

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    Empire State Building The Empire State Building Outline THESIS STATEMENT: The Empire State Building did not cause much trouble for New York; instead‚ its construction had many positive effects. Reasons for the Building I. Raskob wanted to make money by renting offices to tenants. A. He wanted to construct a building that offered him the largest number of offices at the lowest price. B. He didn’t care for innovation and style ‚ but he wanted a building that sticks with his budget

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    mechanism of the lift was in efficient working order it was impossible for theft to move while any one of the gates was open. When Millar was temporarily away from the lift the braking mechanism did not work properly and as a result the left moved upwards causing the accident. The Factories Act‚ 1937 states that “Every…lift shall be …properly maintained” No explanation for the failure of the lift was found.   2.  [20] They alleged that they should not be held liable because: if the appeal was dismissed

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    The president of the United States‚ one of the leading figures in the country‚ one who can make decisions and laws‚ some of which will determine the future of America for years to come‚ and one of their jobs is to help manage the country‚ especially in times of crisis. During the nineteenth and twentieth-centuries‚ many crises arose following the foundation of America‚ such as how Jackson managed the nullification crisis and preserved the Union‚ Abraham Lincoln’s approach to slavery issues with the

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