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    great empire‚ country‚ person believe that they’re the ones who are doing what is right. They see nothing wrong with what they’re doing and blind to everything that doesn’t go along with what they want. For example‚ the war between the Greeks and Persians between 492 B.C.E. and 479 B.C.E. resulted in two world powers going head to head with each other. Greece is believed to be the symbol of Europe and for freedom‚ while Persia represents Asia and despotism. This allegation towards the two countries

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    The Rise of the Athenian Empire The Persian Wars had a mighty effect on Greece as a whole. The after effects‚ however‚ caused a much larger typhoon of change to radiate through the Aegean‚ irrevocably changing ancient life. These changes began with Athens’ seize of power to rid Greece of the Persians and form the Delian League. Almost immediately after the end of the Persian Wars‚ the Delian League served solely to sustain Athens and extend its range of control throughout Greece. This subtle Athenian

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    ERA: 1450 – 1750 Ottoman Empire Safavid Empire Mughal Empire POLITICAL Leaders/groups Forms of government Empires State building/expansion Political structures Courts/laws Nationalism/nations Revolts/revolutions Turkic group called the Ottomans dominated other nomadic groups Led by Osman Built empire through Asia Minor and parts of Europe Mehmed II conquered the Byzantine Empire Extended the empire into Syria‚ Egypt‚ and North Africa (Arabs) Janissaries helped choose sultans using military

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    June 11‚ 2013 ACC 557 Dr. Malone Assignment #3 BP began as the Anglo Persian Oil Company in the early 1900’s. The company was founded and financed by Mr. D’Arcy of London and the Burmah Oil Company. The oil excavation in Persia took many tumultuous years‚ with set back after set back that almost led Mr. D’Arcy to financial ruin “But vindication was in the air. By the early morning of 26 May 1908‚ the whole camp reeked of sulphur. At four o’clock the drill reached 1‚180 feet and a fountain of

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    4th Akkadian/Persian Essay The Akkadian’s VS. The Persian’s The two empires that I am writing about are the Akkadian Empire which was from 2350-1900 B.C.E. And the Persian Empire‚ which was from 2000-330 B.C.E. They were both very powerful and inventive. So first is the Persians. The Persian Empire was from 2000-330 BCE. Though they didn’t begin to‚ appear in the region east of Mesopotamia until 1300 BCE. The Persian Empire developed in 2000 BCE but at this time the Persians were very nomadic

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    The Education of Cyrus contains Xenophon’s fictional idea of the great Persian leader Cyrus. Xenophon created a guide for leaders himself and all those who followed him‚ by telling stories of Cyrus’s life and conquests. Xenophon accomplishes this goal by creating a narrative of his life and conquests laced with leadership lessons and virtuous traits. A major trait throughout Cyrus’s life is his seemingly unending generosity. Xenophon’s version of Cyrus has the young leader practicing generosity from

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    The Parthenon temple (448-432 BCE) was the product of rebuilding Acropolis in Greece after the Persian invasion by Ruler Pericles. The chief architects were Ictinus‚ Callicrates‚ and Mnesicles The decorative sculptures on the Parthenon was made by sculptor Phidias. They were located in three main areas of the temple- in the pediments at each end of the building‚ on the metopes‚ or the square panels between the beam ends under the roof‚ and on the frieze that runs across the top of the outer wall

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    When writing a complaint letter‚ you want to keep it short and to the point to help ensure that your letter will be read in its entirety. If you write a seven page complaint letter‚ it’s highly unlikely that someone will sit down and read all seven pages. The complaint letter should be addressed to the customer service/consumer affairs department or the head office if there is no customer service department. The address and contact information of the customer service department should be available

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    Remittance Letter * Letter of remittance is basically a document that accompanies checks or drafts that are submitted for collection.  * A remittance letter is primarily used when the bank does not possess an account at the receiving bank. * It has the identification of sender with name and mailing address of the debtor. In addition to sender’s contact information‚ it also mentions the reference of the name and address of the creditor. TIPS: * Format for a remittance letter is brief

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    How to Write Complaint Letters Introduction Letters of complaint usually include the following stages: 1. Background 2. Problem - cause and effect 3. Solution 4. Warning (optional) 5. Closing    1. Background This section describes the situation; e.g. I am writing to inform you that the goods we ordered from your company have not been supplied correctly. I attended your exhibition Sound Systems 2014 at the Fortune Hotel (22-25 January) and found it informative and interesting. Unfortunately

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