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held his first emotional impromptu speech. His great public speaking skills captured the audience’s attention. People talked to their friends and families about it all through Germany. In no time at all, donations started to pour in to the parties coffers. Hitler’s next little mass meetings brought in hundreds of Germans who wanted to hear what Hitler had to say. The Beer Hall Putsch helped the Nazi party get its first national…

All hail Caesar! Julius Caesar is a historical figure who is famous for defeating the sons of the Roman General Pompey during 44 BC. He was assassinated by his friend Brutus and a group of conspirators due to their fear of Caesar gaining too much power and turning Rome into a dictatorship . In 1599, William Shakespeare wrote the play “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” about Caesar’s assassination. In the Act 3 of the play, Brutus addresses a crowd of people at Caesar’s funeral. He explains that he…

Chapter 15: Why was northwestern Europe the center of economic growth in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? Northwestern Europe experienced strong economic growth for the following reasons: Population growth, increased agriculture productivity, enhanced trade and manufacturing practices and colonial expansion to other countries/continents. France and Britain opened up profitable trading routes to the Americas and the Caribbean. The political shift was from expansionism to international…

“Shame be to the man who has evil on his mind” Sir Gawain and the Green Knight prayer style, the poet ending it with an “AMEN” and following it with a reminder that “Shame be to the man who has evil in his mind”. This ending ties back throughout the rest of the poem to the idea that for Gawain to overcome his sin, he must stop hiding it and acknowledge it, something he struggles with until the conclusion. At the ending of the poem a request for peace is presented, yet it follows after bringing…

The pantheon was first built by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa under the commission of emperor Augustus in 27 B.C. The word pantheon derives from the Greek words pan which means for al or very and theos for god. It was later burned down in the great fire in the year of 80 A.D and rebuilt again by emperor Domitian. Later, it was struck by lightning and burned again in the year in 110 A.D. in which was later rebuilt in 120 A.D. by Emperor Hadrian. The word pantheon come from a Greek word meaning “honor…

The Middle Ages. It was a time known as the dark ages in European history. Just like today, the people living in this time period loved to be able to party, have fun, and go a little crazy, and that’s just what they had done. At these fun festivities that most of the village attended, there was drinking, games, and many professional performances. With the amazing variety of clothing and the weird ways to present food, the people living in the Middle Ages attempted to have the time of their lives…

support. “By using welfare programs immigrants may strain public resources, harming taxpayers and making it more difficult to assist the low-income population already in the country. The significantly higher welfare use creates a burden on public coffers, exacerbating the nation's fiscal deficit. Welfare programs comprise a significant share of federal and even state expenditures” (Camarota, 2015). With the exception of Medicaid, the welfare programs examined in this report are paid for almost…

Plumbum: The cause of Western Roman Empire’s fall? “Roma Invicta”. It’s a proud phrase for the Romans that carries the meaning of ‘Unconquered Rome’. It signifies the glory of the empire and its striving economy, its colosseums holding thousands of crowd for ceremonies, its gladiators fighting in the arena to their death, its great aqueducts carrying water for the city of Rome, its busy port filled with traders from the far east of China to the cold, northern Germanic lands, its senators…

Churches bulldozed, crosses removed, Christians persecuted, chaos, poverty, corruption… And it all comes down to one word: Religious persecution. Syria and China the highlights of a increasing oppressive tendency that slowly but steadily slains Christians all over the globe, threatening anyone who considers itself a follower of Jesus Christ. Fleeing is week by week a less feasible option since hordes of Christian refugees overwhelm neighbour countries’ borders everyday (Nat’l Catholic Reporter,…

Introduction In 1966 the Beatles released their ‘Revolver’ album with the hit song of ‘Taxman’. Within the context of the song George Harrison articulated the excessive and unfair nature of taxation with “...If you drive a car, I’ll tax the street, If you try to sit, I’ll tax your seat, If you get too cold, I’ll tax the heat, If you take a walk, I’ll tax your feet...” This song was written with the intention of protesting the excessive taxation by the United Kingdom’s Wilson government, which…