Portuguese-two of the most spoken languages in the world‚ French-lingua franca from the 17th century until the middle of the 20th and Italian-the language of the Renaissance. In fact‚ it was so influential that even today it is taught in schools though it has long been a dead language. But how did Latin become such a language? At first‚ Latin was a language spoken in a small region of Italy. Then the people living there in a city called Rome began to invade the world. It began slowly with an invasion
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Why Did Islam Spread So Quickly? The Islamic religion spread incredibly fast from approximately 600 C.E. to 700 C.E. because the religion and its beliefs are appealing‚ the main worship center is also a huge trade center‚ and it has noble military campaigns. The founder of the religion‚ a man whose name was Muhammad‚ received word from a god named Allah. He began to preach Allah’s word to citizens in Mecca‚ and his preachings spread rapidly across the Middle East. One of the reasons Islam spread
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such as‚ Africa‚ Asia‚ and Europe (Background Essay). Which begs the question‚ why did Islam spread so fast?
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country and was located in the country where the beginning of civilization started. So I would add this is where Rome got it’s culture and form of government from. Romans traveled to Africa all the time and studied in their schools and conducted trade from the Carthaginians. But it was inevitable that a war would break out between the two and it seems Rome was the winner and the winner always writes history so we are going to discuss what the text talks about how Rome’s victory came about. Body:
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Why did WW1 last for so long? WW1 was thought to be a quick battle with hardly any resistance offered to the Germans. But something went wrong‚ very wrong for the fight that was thought to be over in 43 days on the western front ended up as a shoot out for four long years. There were many reasons for this‚ mainly the failure of the Schlieffen Plan Also new technology and barley any supplies on the front line. All these things lead to the stalemate that was formed and the main reason the war went
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Opinion: Why do Americans get married so early? Growing up in Germany I’ve been living in America for one and a half year and I honestly have to say that I got used to the culture‚ values and traditions pretty quickly. But one thing I never understood and I’m still doubting about is why Americans get married with an age of 21 or even younger. In European countries and many other ones like China and Japan the average age of marriage is 30. There is a world out there‚ new things to experience
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Why has Corporate Social Responsibility become such a prominent part of the business world today? It is widely believed that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is one of the most important tasks in the twenty century. Some people may consider that companies have always been the profit organizations‚ and social affairs are in charge by the government‚ which is a common sense that there are no directly relationships between each other. However‚ CSR is considered one of the key elements to sustain
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an early Native American value and many people still consider this value to be critical today. Quitting was despised by Native Americans and still is by people currently. During the initial days of the Native Americans‚ perseverance was such an essential value to the Native Americans. It was paramount because it showed strength‚ determination‚ and hard work. Native Americans persevered by fighting and putting in the work required for what they wanted to achieve. Native Americans never went down without
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representation‚” said by Abigail Adams‚ First Lady and advocate of women’s rights (Abigail Adams Quotes). In the past hundred years‚ women have accomplished more than anyone could imagine - from joining men in the work force to building multi-million dollar fashion industries. In each decade‚ the economy seems be a driving factor in the forward movement of women in politics and in the work force. The fashion of each decade is a reflection of their feeling
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To begin with‚ Harriet Tubman also known as the “Black Moses” did many things to abolish slavery but one thing she is known for is being the conductor of the Underground Railroad. In any case‚ she faced much opposition such as people who wanted to capture her to people who had different mindsets and wanted to stop abolitionist in their steps. Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in 1820 in Dorchester County Maryland she received no schooling throughout her childhood. When Harriet was twelve or thirteen
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