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    The Early Roman Republic

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    Introduction The early Romans were suffered under the rule of Tarquinus Superbus. Therefore, they united their efforts to expel Tarquines (510 BCE) and created a republic, a form of government in which elected official share power (Morey 1901b). However, in the beginning Rome was a aristocratic republic, not a democratic republic, in which only a small group of citizens could sit in public office. This group of aristocrat was the patricians (Morey 1901c). The patricians were the descendants of…

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    Fairlight Research Paper

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    Fairlight Fairlight, a Sydney suburb in the Northern Beaches, is situated about 13 kilometres north east of the central business district. That makes it a great place to live outside the city and provides a short work commute. Some workers who commute to Sydney or the surrounding suburbs to work drive, while others take advantage of the public transportation system that serves Fairlight. The beach here is calm and perfect for swimming, snorkeling, and scuba diving, but is too rocky for surfing.…

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    Research Portfolio: The retrospective data gathered for this paper will be the foundation for the argument. The book and papers previously mentioned will serve a significant role in helping to gather information because they themselves are detailed and all contain a preponderance of further readings on the subject. The kind of information which I focused on was facts about the intentions of the LDDC and then reports on what they ended up producing. Also, I used reports of other gentrified areas…

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    Arctic Circle Conflict

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    Circle in recent years has been the source of international conflict as natural resources are discovered and climate change is impacting the indigenous people, wildlife, and changing the arctic environment. The current governing body, the Arctic Council, and global agreements and treaties are not adequately protecting the Arctic environment. After examining the various conventions and treaties that have been made in effort to govern the Arctic Circle, it is evident that some legislation is in…

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    Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries (FIRM) was established in 1994. Since 1994, they have been helping the following refugee communities: Hmong, Laotian, Slavic, African and Syrian. Firm is a christian based non-profit. It was founded to help the refugee community in the Fresno area. FIRM has a particularly important mission and vision. There mission is simple for these refugees to assimilate. In layman terms, this means for them to become Americans. Another mission is there moto,…

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    The Town Council Meetings

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    member Council that holds the legislative power of municipality. The power of municipality allows the sevens members to discuss and enact possible solutions to community problems. Council meetings are held on the second and fourth Thursday of every month, usually at 7:00pm. While council meetings are not open to the public, there are several public meetings that are open to everyone; people are encouraged to share their opinions regarding the community problems at these meetings. Council members…

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    ‘Late in the eleventh century, the Byzantine Empire was under pressure from the Seljuk Turks and needed Western help’ (Kagan, Pg. 211). In 1095 Pope Urban delivered his speech and asked for help from the Westerners to save the Holy Land from the Muslims. Pope Urban’s speech at Clermont was the beginning of the First Crusade. The question is; why did the Christians in the West decide to take this dangerous journey to fight in the Holy Land? The Christians believed in prophets from God. They…

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    Sheryl Pulley Case Study

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    equipment. She pursued the issue working to get new gear into the firefighter’s hands and ensure the safety of firefighters was made a top priority (Davila, 2005). Through this interaction, Sculley worked to ensure the city, the firefighters, and city council that she wasn’t afraid to shake things up and stand up for the city. From the beginning of her role as city manager Sculley’s determination to shake things up was met with both admiration and resentment. She rearranged the finance…

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    crusade was based on varying opinions on religious ideas, with the take back of Jerusalem, and the ignorance of other religions, including the varying opinions of each others gods. The religious leader of the Franks, Pope Urban, gave a speech at the Council of Clermot, declaring the need for a crusade against the muslims. Pope Urban’s speech largely displays the intolerance of other religions from the Christians.. Pope Urban stated “a race utterly alienated from god...has invaded the land of…

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    of 4% over the year 1919 and 333% greater than 1913. The value of imports stood at $5.75 billion, a 35% increase from 1919 and nearly 300% over 1913 (Kaplan, 10). The United States government claimed that over the course of the war, it had loaned Europe $10.3 Billion, and that this sum was to be repaid as soon as possible, with the agreed upon 5% interest. The Europeans could not fathom the American Governments inflexibility on these repayments, arguing, “the war had been fought for common…

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