The War of the Spanish Succession was a war over the succession of the Spanish kingdom. Conflict started when Charles II had died on November 1st‚ 1700 but had no obvious male heirs to the throne. However there were candidates within the Austrian and French kingdoms. The countries battled over who is going to take the kingdom. During the war‚ countries had used privateers who are privately own armed ships who are commissioned by the government to fight or harass other countries on the sea (Privateer
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(unlike the English) that could kill and do a great amount of damage from approximately 180 meters away! The Normans were also well equipped with some of Normandy’s finest auxiliaries – blacksmiths‚ carpenters‚ medics and cooks – as well as a few mercenaries; they were professional soldiers who fought for whoever paid them the most amount of money. Williams men also had better armour and weapons‚ for example: the cavalry were equipped with mail hauberks‚ also there is some evidence that archers may
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A motivating force behind the revolution was the American embrace of a political ideology called "republicanism"‚ which was dominant in the colonies by 1775. The "country party" in Britain‚ whose critique of British government emphasized that corruption was to be feared‚ influenced American politicians. The commitment of most Americans to republican values and to their rights‚ helped bring about the American Revolution‚ as Britain was increasingly seen as hopelessly corrupt and hostile to American
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Why did Rome fall? Page 1 of 5 Why did Rome fall? Christopher J. Green Professor Michael Curran Humanities 101 May 15‚ 2011 Why did Rome fall? Page 2 of 5 Why did Rome fall? The fall of Rome can not be attributed to one event alone. Many contributing factors such as the size of the Empire which led to division within its leadership‚ as well as the weakening of the Roman military by the invasion of Germanic tribes led to the downfall of the Roman Empire
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will cease to exist in the wild. Right. And what are we supposed to do‚ exactly? Send an international force tooled up with the latest night-vision gear and helicopter gunships to hunt down and kill the poachers? Really? And what are these mercenaries supposed to say to the locals? “Yes‚ I realise that you have no fresh water‚ no healthcare‚ little food and that your ox is broken‚ but we are not here to do anything about that. In fact we’re going to put an end to the only industry you have.”
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subsequent sense of loneliness. The Nawab “installing her (Begum Jan) in the house along with furniture” highlights how the institution of marriage commodified women and reduced her to the object of a mere business transaction. Chughtai critiques the mercenary aspect of marriage that dehumanizes women to fulfil societal obligations and dreams of upward mobility. Begum Jan was married off to the Nawab by her family‚ in spite of their age difference‚ so as to rid themselves of the financial burden and social
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The last Emishi prince‚ Ashitaka‚ engages in battle with Nago‚ a giant boar demon attacking his village. During the fight‚ Ashitaka is wounded on his arm. After the boar is killed‚ the village wisewoman tells the prince that the wound is cursed and will spread to the rest of his body‚ eventually killing him. Ashitaka resolves to journey to the boar’s origin‚ the lands to the west‚ and find a cure for the curse. He cuts his hair‚ signifying his permanent departure from his village‚[4] and leaves on
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Renaissance Wealth and Politics During the Renaissance period of European history‚ many nations struggled to produce not only their own national identity but also a political system which allowed for clarity of command and stability. For many of these nations‚ the struggle for political power was greatly influenced by the flow of commerce and wealth changing hands. Three major infrastructures which depended on wealth each in their own way utilized such an in order to establish legitimate claim
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Julius Caesar was a Roman General and statesman who successfully turned the Roman Republic into a powerful Roman Empire which as a result‚ led to the creation of Britannia‚ the starting point of the Arthurian Legend. After Julius returned to Rome after years in exile he came back with ambition and determination to become a leader for his country. By consoling power through the Roman system‚ he was elected as consul in 59 BCE which was followed by his invasion of Gaul in 55 BCE. Even though Julius
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MEXICAN DRUG CARTEL REPORT CGW4U – MR.LAMBERT JANUARY 20‚ 2014 What’s really amazing about this course is that a lot of variety of topics and issues are discussed that happen around the world. The Mexican Drug Cartel is one of the few topics that haven’t been discussed and that’s what is being written about today. The Mexican Drug Cartel is basically a mini war that goes among rival drug cartels fighting each other for territory and control of traffic. Mexico has a geographically perfect
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