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When I was younger I was very nervous and excited for the week that was approaching. This was the first time I would take care of myself for one entire week. My mom was leaving town for an ENTIRE WEEK and I had to look after the house, cook, clean and everything else that mom would do while she was here. Before she left she had triple checked everything to make sure that the house wouldn’t burn down while she was gone. Of course it wouldn 't be that difficult since my sister was still home and…

The start of World War I happened on June 28, 1914, the event that caused the war was when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot to death. The heir of the Austro- Hungarian Empire assassinated by Gavrilo Princip. Over the coming weeks, Austria-Hungary hopes to use this incident to justify setting the problem of Slavic nationalism, Balkans region and for all. (First World…) With the appending war, Russia was in talk to join the Serbians, and Austria-Hungary wanted Germany to join their fight.…

Constantine I is known as the first Roman Emperor to convert the Roman Empire to Christianity. He is also known to have stopped the long lived persecution of Christians and converted himself to Christianity. He was the first Roman Emperor to initiate Christianity as the key religion in Rome and provide a distinctively Christian culture that allowed the growth and prosperity of Rome to flourish. Constantine I is also known as Constantine the Great. He lived in the third century following his…

On the 30th of January 1649 king Charles I was put to death on a scaffold outside The Palace of Whitehall. This was a momentous event in British history and Charles became the first English king to be tried and charged with treason by his own people. What happened after his death was equally as remarkable; he was immediately glorified as a martyr. But why was this notoriously bad king honoured as such, receiving a title that no other English king has gained since? Charles plunged his country…

feuds with Parliament. Early Life Charles was born May 29, 1630. He is the second son of Charles I and Henrietta Marie of France. In 1642, civil war broke out between Parliament and Charles I over his claim of divine right of rule.Parliament ended victorious. Charles II spent most of his teenage years fighting Parliament’s forces until his father’s execution.Parliament ended victorious. Charles I was executed in 1649 and a young Charles II fled to France. Charles married to Catherine of…

are many countries in the world that have experienced wars, so many people and soldiers have experienced the horrible feelings that wars brought them, this horror is not only massacre,but also the distortion of human nature. In his article “The man I killed,” Tim O’Brien showed us a fantasy about a enemy soldier the author killed and one person’s conversation to make us fear and think. Although someone might think death is unavoidable in war, O’Brien used not only the detailed information of the…

Queen Elizabeth I was an audacious leader of England since she initially inherited the throne; however, she also obtains qualities that may qualify her as a leader whom contradicts her apparent beliefs. The Queen’s upbringing, personality, and surrounding environment all affected the manner in which she ruled. Queen Elizabeth I was born an ordinary child without official monarch titles; however, she led an extraordinary life. Elizabeth Tudor was born on September 7, 1533, in Greenwich, England…

People believed Elizabeth I couldn't rule because religion caused them to have bias towards male rulers only. Some people were supportive of her because she didn't have absolute power. Others believed she was a strong ruler due to her willingness to sacrifice and care for her people. Both social and religious conflicts played negative impacts on Elizabeth I's reign. In Document 1, John Knox states that men are "forbidden to…

I like Ike He became the chief of staff for the U.S army. He resided as the president of Columbia University. He was the Supreme Commander of NATO forces. He graduated first at the Command and General Staff College in his class of 245. He illustrated his experiences in a book called Crusade in Europe. Who was this man? Who is this man? This man is Dwight David Eisenhower, our 34th president, and I believe that during his presidency, he made some of the greatest choices for our country. Dwight…

World, and in Elizabeth I: Selected Works by Steven W. May, Elizabeth mentioned one of this characteristics “Thowghe I be a woman yet I have as good a corage awnswerable to mye place as evere my fathere hade.” (Doran 50) In her famous speech to the troops in the battle against the Spanish Armada, which can be found in Steven. W. May’s book, she attributed herself not men qualities but male parts of the body too “I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and…