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most extensive empires in ancient history. It extended all over around the Mediterranean Sea. This empire began as a republic, and then after the civil war, became the Roman Empire. It had a lot of great emperors. One of this emperor was Constantine I, also known as Constantine the Great. Constantine ruled during the early 4th century. He was most famous for giving permission to practice Christianity within the Roman Empire. Constantine also built a city called Constantinople that was located…

Persecution and Martyrdom is out of the picture. He also allowed Bibles and Churches to be made. However, Constantine also killed a lot of people. He wanted to be in control so he would kill anyone who is a threat to him. He did change Christianity a lot, with good and bad things. He was interested in becoming a Christian, but also did it just so people would like him. Even though everyone was hating on the Christians, he saw how strong they were and how long they have been…

World powers always need to be growing. If a country does not, they will either collapse in on itself or become over run by other nations stronger than them. In “The Rise of the West” one finds that when China and the Ottoman Empire could not afford to advance and or shut out the rest of the world. They did not maintain their statuses of dominant world powers . It is true that they were still strong but their lack of advancement eventually caught up to them in the long run. China was truly…

Describe a major problem you have faced and how you dealt with it. During a school coding project, I noticed one of my teammates was heading in the wrong direction. He was trying to solve a problem by using abstract classes that, albeit they would have worked, took a lot more effort to implement than regular classes. The regular classes would have done the job, and although it would have been nice to customize our classes, we had a deadline and at our current rate, we were not going to make it.…

Throughout history, there have been many great leaders with very different styles of commanding. Some of these methods, while unorthodox, benefited the land’s people, the land’s economy, and people’s spirituality. In Rome, there were two powerful leaders who approached the throne differently: Gaius Octavius, “Augustus” and Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus, “Constantine”. Both of these men inspired changes for the Roman Empire, such as: political reforms, spiritual reforms, and…

story of Hannah Baker. A girl that had recently committed suicide. But before she killed herself she left behind 13 cassettes explaining why she decided to end it all. I decided to narrow the book down and create a timeline of Hannah’s life before she killed herself and all that had happened that pushed her over the edge. (Also I didn’t count this part in my word count - just here as an explanation.) First Hannah moved into a new town. A place where anything could happen. A place where…

For me, I have grown up with Christianity. Ever since I was born I have been in raised in church. The church I attended while growing up was great. It was a small church plant and we moved around a lot. My story starts with Sunday school and my hatred for it. It then moves to Good News Club which would make the biggest impact on my life. Then it moves to high school youth group and college. My earliest memory of church was when we met above the thrift store in town. As the church began to grow,…

Last summer of 2017, I took an amazing seven day long trip to Hawaii with my brother, parents, and my grandparents. We had so much fun at the resort we stayed at called the Grand Wailea, there at the resort we checked into our amazing villa that is unforgettable and luxurious with the amazing view and pools. Also we went to the relaxing beaches next to the contraption of pools where we spent most of our time during the day. Finally, we went to an astonishing tourist attraction, the twin falls,…

development of Christianity. David Potter, author of Constantine the Emperor, argues that Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus, or more commonly known as Constantine, “is best known as the emperor of Rome who converted to Christianity and in doing so made it possible for Christianity to become a world religion.” With the growth of Christianity Potter’s assertion is hard to argue – Constantine does indeed deserve his place as the most authoritative ancient force responsible for…

From the origin of the American musical, a variety of creative teams have developed many methods to popularize now memorable shows. These methods were considered integral in the formula for developing the musical and were later deemed “conventional”. Composers and lyricists throughout the years eventually adapted these conventions and have created some of the most successful shows that are still relevant to this day, including Sweeney Todd and Les Misérables. Some of those inspirational…