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Morocco, this country is located in North Africa between Algeria and Western Sahara. It is the only African country with coasts on both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, and it also has a locational advantage with access to the Strait of Gibraltar. The climate of this area reflects…

achievement. The Berbers, warlike roaming individuals possessing the area between the Mediterranean and the Sahara, opposed unshakably however in the end changed over to Islam. The following legitimate development of Islam was over the Strait of Gibraltar into the powerless kingdom of the Visigoths in Spain. The legislative leader of Muslim North Africa sent his general, Tarik, and an armed force over the Strait into Spain in 711. After seven years the kingdom of the Visigoths totally…

Considered to be among the greatest military commanders in history, Napoleon Bonaparte played a key role in the French Revolution of 1788. The purpose of this paper is to find out how Napoleon Bonaparte came to control much of Europe during his reign as Emperor. Following years of social and political turbulence the French Monarchy was abolished and overthrown. Much of Europe at this time was leaded by Czars and kings who were absolute monarchs and had full control of their administrations. The…

The Treaty of Utrecht ended the war in 1714. With the treaty, Philippe was recognized as King of Spain, but renounced his and his descendants claim to the French throne. Great Britain acquired the territories of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Gibraltar, Minorca, and parts of modern day Italy from Spain and France. The war forever changed the balance of power in Europe. It…

Martin Luther Martin Luther is a name you have undoubtedly heard before. He was a German Reformer who effectively started the Reformation (though he was not the first reformer). He is primarily well known for teaching the true Christian doctrine of justification by faith alone in opposition to the Catholic church, who said faith and works where the path of salvation. He was persecuted and essentially on the run his entire life after starting the Reformation, but he did not recant and instead…

Olaudah Equiano references religion in the first chapter of his book where he speaks of his African tribe believing in one creator who governs events, especially death or captivity and then in chapter 2 of his book where he speaks of African brothers being separated when sold and crying out at parting, “O, ye nominal Christians! Might not an African ask you, learned you this from your God, who says unto you, Do unto all men as you would men should do unto you?” 1 During his young…

Countless questions left her sleepless at nights: can she afford it on her own, who will take Brain to school and pick him up after, and what about Brian’s reaction to the separation, will he be hurt? As she was procrastinating, Wayne was becoming more irritable and demanding. His angry diatribes were affecting Brian, who began stuttering and wanted to spend more time in the grandparents’ room. Suffering with fear and embarrassment during his rages, Irene would walk the streets for hours…

Before delving into the criminal justice system at the time neoliberalism became popular it is a good idea to briefly look at the development of the justice system throughout history leading up to the system affected by a neoliberal view. The first prisons were introduced in medieval times. These prisons were more for containment instead of punishment. This introduced the start to modern prisons (Sharpe, 1988). During this time the death penalty had a main focus in regard to the penal system.…

The Middle East has always had extraordinary geostrategic importance. (74) Because it contained or bordered on the land bridges, passageways, and narrows – the Sinai Isthmus, the Caucasus, the Strait of Gibraltar, the Dardanelles, Bab el Mandeb, the Strait of Hormuz – and the sheltered seas – the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Red Sea, and the Persian/Arabian Gulf – that provided the best routes connecting the different extremities of the vast Eurasian/African continent. In…

Atlantis! Did it exist? The famous philosopher, Plato, was the first to talk about this lost city. He described how, why, and what became of Atlantis. There’s been many different theories as to how and why it was destroyed. The enigmatic underwater city, more commonly known as Atlantis, continues to peak the curiosity of many. Many believers have gone out and explored different places since there seems to be many plausible locations of Atlantis. In these expeditions, there has been ample amounts…