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    One of the most important development period in human history is the Renaissance. It allowed for humans escape the dark and desolate world of the Middle Ages to enter a society that illustrates the wonders and possibilities of humankind. One of the major cities in the creation of the Renaissance is Florence where influential people such as as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Dante gained inspiration from. However, many scholars have wondered how this one city was able to assumption what…

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    The Battle of Carchemish was fought in 605 BC between Babylonians and the Egyptians. The genesis of the battle started out when the Babylonians took over the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and then the Assyrians had to move their capital to Harran. Unfortunately, once they had moved the Babylonians came in and took over that too. One more move was required for the Egyptians and this time the move was to Carchemish along the Euphrates River. When the actual battle began, the Egyptians got aid from…

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    The protagonist of this play, Hamlet, displays positive qualities such as intelligence, loyalty, and thoughtfulness, but also negative, yet understandable, characteristics such as bitterness, anger, and violence. His ruse, feigning madness, shows his ability to be cunning and clever. His lengthy delay of vengeance could either be seen as a lack of dedication, but more likely represents his contemplative nature and desire to have substantial proof before committing murder. While Hamlet…

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    The expansion and evolution of the Roman Empire occurred over hundreds of years. The Roman Empire expanded to its height in the second century C.E. stretching three thousand miles from Britain to Egypt, with a border nearly six thousand miles long. This evolution brought with it adverse changes which greatly impacted the strength of the Roman Empire. The deterioration of the army greatly contributed to the demise of the Roman Empire. Many things can be attributed to the military’s crucial role…

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    ▪ Summary of the main ideas Machiavelli started his book by glorifying the Prince Lorenzo De Medici that he is writing for, he wanted to present him the most valuable thing he owned; his accumulated knowledge and experiences from his long years working in their contemporary affairs and his continual studying to history before his exile. The book is concerned of how to establish a despotic regime? how to consolidate and maintain this regime after establishment? ▪ In the First part, the Author…

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    Perhaps one of the driving factors in the rise of arquebuses was that the previous siege revolution made commanders feel that they had to innately aggressive in their battle tactics. It also made commanders see guns as the future of warfare, even if firearms at the moment still had some drawbacks. This mentality resulted in that the defensive tactics of the fifteen century saw a huge decrease in their effectiveness when artillery emerged on the battlefield at the battle of Crécy in 1346. Siege…

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    subversive anti-hero and drawing a legion of fans, who rejoiced with the irreverence of the character. Insolent, defiant, often violent, and having a spiteful tongue, Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) is a disfigured yet physically indestructible mercenary whose body enjoys an extremely accelerated healing factor. After losing his beloved girlfriend Vanessa (Morena Baccarin) in a sudden enemy attack, Wade tries to commit suicide by blowing himself up. In the course of his recovery, he…

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    Despite Machiavelli’s claim that one must protect his colonies, he states that “guards useless as colony is useful”. He later argues that mercenaries distrustful as they are hired without pay from another land. are some things that, despite their initial appeal, should be avoided. Moreover, war is something a prince should excel at in order to maintain greatness. A prince should also oversee…

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    Machiavelli was an Italian political scientist. Many believe his teaching were that of evil and greed. As the political theorist that he was, He stressed the importance of brute, and even in some cases malicious force to keep the order of society, Anyone who defected from the prince's orders did not make it very far without some form of punishment following close by. To further back this claim, this paper will look into the evidence written by the man himself and others who cross examined his…

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    The battle of Trenton took place in Trenton New Jersey and it began on December 26, 1776. The battle was fought against German mercenaries, the Hessians. The opposing armies were found at this location because George Washington and his troops had been forced out of New York during the Long Island battle. A lot of the soldiers were retiring on November 21 because that was when their contract was up and George Washington knew not many of them would re-enlist so he had to do something big. A lot of…

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