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Columbus's Voyage
Number of Words: 1046 / Number of Pages: 4
... measured by throwing a piece of flotsam over the side of the ship. There were two marks on the ship's rail a measured distance apart. When the flotsam passed the forward mark, the pilot would start a quick chant, and when it passed the aft mark, the pilot would stop chanting. (The exact words to such a chant are part of a lost oral tradition of medieval navigation). The pilot would note the last syllable reached in the chant, and he had a mnemonic that would convert that syllable into a speed in miles per hour. This method would not work when the ship was moving very slowly, since the chant would run ...
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Decline Of The American Empire
Number of Words: 3110 / Number of Pages: 12
... and information, what preoccupies America, to some extent preoccupies the world.
America has become eponymous with the 20th century, we live in the American Century1 in a state of "American Peace". By the might of its armies and wealth of its economy America has created an imperial peace, ensuring that threats to world peace are put in check. The "American Peace" has also been a justification to impose American will on almost every part of the world, from Vietnam to Haiti. In order to exert such power, the United States has created a massive military apparatus, and has undertaken numerous foreign ...
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In The Frontiers Of One Last
Number of Words: 218 / Number of Pages: 1
... as a result of flaws in the constitution which gave disproportional rights to the Turkish Cypriot community including the right to block the passing of laws.
In 1963 intercommunal violence broke out following which many Turkish Cypriots withdrew to enclaves. Attempts to bring the two sides back together were made through the United Nations who sent a contingent to the island. On 15 July 1974 the Junta ruling Athens at the time organised a coup to overthrow Archbishop Makarios. A week later Turkey invaded the island, claiming this was to restore constitutional order. However, when the rightful governm ...
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The Battle Of Waterloo
Number of Words: 1178 / Number of Pages: 5
... Fought on June 18, 1815, near Waterloo, in what is now Belgium, the battle ranks as a great turning point in modern history.
After raising France to a position of preeminence in Europe from 1804 to 1813, Napoleon (pictured above) met defeat in 1814 by a coalition of major powers, notably Prussia, Russia, Great Britain, and Austria. Napoleon was then deposed and exiled to the island of Elba, and Louis XVIII was made ruler of France. In September 1814, the Congress of Vienna, with delegates from most of the nations of Europe, convened to discuss problems arising from the defeat of France. However, on Feb ...
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Essat On Taiwan Now And Then
Number of Words: 770 / Number of Pages: 3
... are given the right to live in Taiwan and propagate Christianity; (5) Complications between the natives and foreigners should be jointly judged by Ch'ing authorities and the British Council.
In 1871 an incident occurred where sixty-six Miyakojima residents of Ryukyu drifted into southern Taiwan, where fifty-four were killed by aborigines. This became known as the "Botan Incident", which Japan quickly used to try and win recognition of its territorial right to Ryukyu. The following year the Japanese government set up a consulate in Fuchow and sent a consul to spy on Taiwan. Japan also hired ex-Ameri ...
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General George Meade
Number of Words: 547 / Number of Pages: 2
... Each of General Meade’s accomplishments had one major effect on how life is today. To start, if Meade had not defeated Lee at the Second Battle of Null Run the was would not have started off positively for the North. This was important because the soldiers gained their confidence when they won this battle. Secondly, Meade’s defeat of Lee at the accidental Gettysburg. This was a battle that turned the war around and gave the North the advantage. This was the North’s first victory in a long time. Finally, if the U.S. had not won the Mexican War, where Meade served as a soldier, the U.S. would not h ...
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Assination Of Jfk 2
Number of Words: 382 / Number of Pages: 2
... to have moved back and to left indicating that the shot came from the front. Oswald was behind the president and could not have inflicted that wound. Moments prior to the shooting Oswald was on the second floor of the building drinking a Coke. When he was confronted in the building after the shooting he was said to have been calm and collective. You would think after someone had committed the murder of the century they would be a little more tense. Oswald did not appear to be tense at all. He exited the building from the front door of the building. If he had committed the murder he would probably hav ...
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Medieval Castles
Number of Words: 357 / Number of Pages: 2
... an
attack to escape from the siege.
In the middle of the castle there was a huge building called
the keep. This is where the king and queen slept, the kitchen and
armory was also located inside. The dinning quarters (the largest
room inside) was used very frequent and many employees were
assigned to it.
The castle was the heart and soul of the country. The king
and queen and all of their loyal servants were inside, running the
country. That’s why villains would raid the castles for land or
money, knowing that they could hold the king and queen for
ransom.
A interesting fact a ...
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Boccaccio
Number of Words: 792 / Number of Pages: 3
... the cloak back. She willingly did as she was told and fetched the coat to give back to the priest. (pg. 559) This is an accurate representation of the attitudes of the fourteenth century. Thomas Aquinas, a writer of the fourteenth century, advanced the idea of women as being passive and submissive. (Spielvogel 406) This idea was widely accepted and believed by most people and women began to fit into the role of obedient housewife.
Another important characteristic of lifestyles in the fourteenth century is that of male dominance in the society and workforce. This is represented in both the first ...
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The Spanish Debate On The Amer
Number of Words: 965 / Number of Pages: 4
... being missionaries located in the New World) had
the duty by the injunctions of God to teach the gospel and faith
of Jesus Christ to all men throughout the world. What is
interesting is that Las Casas thought that it was "unlikely that
anyone [would] resist the preaching of the gospel and the
Christian doctrine..." While being a bishop and a Dominican
missionary in the New World, he had the task of spreading the
holy faith, expanding the area covered by the teachings of the
universal Church(that being the Christian religion), and the
improvement of the natives' souls as his ultimate goal. As
stated ...
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