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    The American Civil War, a result of Southern states seceding after Republican Abraham Lincoln became president, lasted from 1861 to 1865.The war ended with a surrender from the Confederacy, with more than 600,000 deaths from both sides. Although the American Civil War was fought on the other side of the world, Europe still had interest and played a role in it. To begin, Europe sent envoys to report on what was going on in America during the war. An envoy was not a spy. In fact, spies took…

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    Ardian Sallauka 25/12/2015 Middle English Middle English language was spoken in England between 1100 and 1500, and it is considered to be the ancestor of modern English, the language used nowadays. Middle English was divided into three main periods: Early Middle English 1100-1250, the Central Middle English 1250-1400 and finally the Late Middle English from 1400 to 1500. Early Middle English: It was known as the…

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    The Luddite Movement

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    Luddism began in early 19th century Britain, at the beginning of the progression into the industrial revolution. During this time, machine production and integration was expanding exponentially to meet the growing demands of capitalism and trade, mainly facilitated by the expansive supply of iron and coal. However, the increased use in machinery brought the replacement of many skilled artisans and textile workers. Concurrently to this increase in structural unemployment, depressed trade due to…

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    William Shakespeare that wrote during a time in which Catholicism was discouraged in England may have shown his support for the Catholic Church secretly through some specific characters in his plays. William Shakespeare uses members of the Franciscan Order, who at the time were most despised by protestant reformers, as characters in his plays to show support for the Catholic Church. Three of his plays, Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado about Nothing, and Measure for Measure, feature prominent…

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    Duke Roth Lancashire vaticinated strange things. In the premonition, he saw a black mass gowned in stars dissolving a man and turning him into something else. Something primitive and infantile, yet monstrous. Then he saw Elrich, an island, he owned and controlled, harboring creatures he'd never seen before; things so strange and ill-natured they evoked disgust within him. Abominations with the words—Magnus Teras—inscribed in their flesh. The next day, Roth acted. He told his king's…

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    was knighted in an ordination ceremony at Buckingham Palace by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge on 20 March, 2018. Ringo Starr has changed the world with music. Richard Starkey was born on July 7, 1940 to Elsie and Richard Starkey, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. His parents separated and divorced in a year. Following his parents’ divorce, his mother took up a…

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    Throughout the industrial revolution, the standard of living for the working class in Britain changed considerably. At the start, they gained jobs as factories were built. As jobs became available, more people flocked to these towns, leading to overpopulation and filthy living conditions. Although factories offered work for the middle class, hours were long, and conditions were dangerous. Reforms were then created as a means to improve the standard of living. In the mid-1800s, there was a…

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    Bell Company History

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    Although Bell had won the previous battle against Western Union, the battle of who provided better service was not over. In 1879, The Edison Telephone Company of London Ltd. was registered and began to work on Edison telephone patents. The first official exchange by The Edison Telephone Company of London Ltd. was opened on September 6, in London with 10 initial subscribers, but by February The Edison Telephone Company of London Ltd had had opened two other exchanges. The company now served a…

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    minister. After Charlotte's mom passed on of malignancy in 1821, the pastor father had no opportunity to nurture his girls. Along these lines, in August of 1824, he sent Charlotte with her two sisters to the Clergy Daughter's School at Cowan Bridge in Lancashire. This school turned into the reason for Lowood School in the novel Jane Eyre. Bronte then proceeded with her training at Roe Head in Mir field 1831-1832 and along these lines turned into an instructor there 1835-1838. In 1839 Bronte…

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    , Thridly, did the unlawful cause death, in this case what had caused Vincent’s death? There are two parts that courts will look at in order to see the causation of the death. The two parts are factual causation and legal causation. Factual causation will determine if Vincent died due to your actions. We know that if you had not chased Vincent, he would not have died. Thus factual causation will also apply in your case to prove that it was you at fault, meaning you were the cause making you…

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