wasted his resources and power in trivial things such as unnecessary wars and luxurious items and palaces. He sold the idea of divine right as his right of leadership‚ and expanded France’s army and wealth throughout his reign. Alexander the Great was a great ruler who focused on the expansion of territory of his empire and expanded Greek culture and beliefs. At his death at only 32 years of age‚ he possessed one of the biggest empires ever seen. Philip II of Spain was a studious monarch
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Student Study Great Work Of Literature Why should students study literature it may be educational‚ interesting but do they enjoy working on it. Most students now it’s very educational we also have to do it because we take that class every year. Some of us may not like it or love it but it required by the state that we take it. There is many reasons why we should take English most is because we are required to. But I only need three so here are my 3 reasons. My first reason we should study great
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Derick Sackos Great Expectations: Chapter 1 Questions 1. The novel is written in what point of view? – The novel is in 1st person. 2. Where does the opening scene take place? – It takes place in a churchyard. 3. What is Pip’s full name? – Pip’s full name is Philip Pirrip. 4. Where are Pip’s parents? – They are dead and buried in the churchyard. 5. With whom does Pip live? – Pip lives with his sister and her husband. 6. What does Joe Gargery do for a living? - Joe is a blacksmith
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discovery of no rocks older that 2 billion years old on the ocean floor proved the theory of seafloor spreading. 9. How do scientists explain the formation of underwater mountain ranges? Scientists believe seafloor spreading explains the formation of underwater mountain ranges. 10. How do scientists use sound waves to figure out the shape of the ocean floor? Scientists use sound waves to figure out the shape of the ocean floor because sound waves echo off the ocean floor - the longer it takes
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Great Lakes: Great Decisions By: Judy Webb Professor Natalie Marsh Business Administration Capstone – BUS 499 January 12‚ 2011 Perform an analysis of the Social/Demographic‚ Technological‚ Economic‚ Environmental/Geographic‚ and Political /Legal/Government segments to understand the general environment facing Great Lakes. Describe how Great Lakes will be affected by each of these external factors. Social/Demographic Segments – The primary consumers of the products produced by
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The main characters in both F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and William Shakespeare’s Macbeth appear stable and successful on the outside‚ but inside they are engaged in a constant struggle with their dreams. Gatsby tries to win back the girl of his dreams by becoming something he’s not‚ a member of high society; while Macbeth believes the prediction of the witches that he will be king and spends his life trying to make it come true. Both characters are willing to risk everything in pursuit
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The Platypus was first described in 1799 in Shaw’s naturalist’s Miscellany along with the koala‚ Kangaroo‚ wombat and emu. The most curious was the platypus. Since its first discovery there has been much debate as to whether it is a mammal and how it should be classified. The platypus is a primitive mammal that has many features that separate it from other mammals-it lays eggs‚ there is an absence of true teeth and an absence of mammary glands‚ although it has special glands that secrete milk. It
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US History II Chapter 14: The Great Depression Begins (1929-1933) Study Questions Section 1: The Nation’s Sick Economy 1. Give specific examples to show how the superficial prosperity of the late 1920s hid troubling weaknesses in the country. 2. Identify reasons why agriculture suffered more throughout the 1920s than any other part of the country. 3. How did the McNary-Haugen Bill attempt to help the farmers? Why did President Coolidge veto it twice? 4. How were Americans able to live
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For my book report‚ I chose to read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is a novel set in the twenties when the American economy was soaring (SparkNotes…). I choose this book because I had it in my bookshelf for a long time‚ but never found time to read it. I had no expectations of this book because I had never heard anything about it‚ and the summary on the back was un-descriptive. In this paper I will accurately and specifically go into the characters of the book‚ and present the themes
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Andrew McClarren Within the article Scientists Turn Algae into Crude Oil in Less Than an Hour‚ author Tuan C. Nguyen describes the process in which a team of researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland‚ Washington had gathered together algae and water and created a form of crude oil very similar to petroleum‚ all in less than an hour (Nguyen). As we’ve been discussing and learning in class‚ algae have proven to be the future of biofuels due
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