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Constantinople primarily built by Constantine the Great was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire that ultimately fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. To begin with, the downfall of Constantinople substantially impacted the world economically. Moreover, Constantinople’s fall vastly influenced the world through political matters. Furthermore, the fall of Constantinople affected the world culturally and socially. Thus, Constantinople’s fall to the Ottoman Empire had very much influence on the…

anything else but well versed individuals that held a strong conviction in their principles and desired nothing more than to share them with their fellow man for the sake of enlightenment; a pursuit of the passion for knowledge. Philosophy, or “…philo-sophia (love of wisdom)”. (Stevenson, 1) This was the reason why doing philosophy was so important to them. 4. What idea will you go forward and think more about? Explain why? Alternatively, what idea do you think might impact how you live your…

When we think of Antebellum Slavery the first thing that comes to mind is slaves and masters; while this may be a correct thought, there is so much more detail about their interpersonal relationships under the surface. The Antebellum Period in American history was a period before the civil war, also known as “pre-war” from 1820 to 1860. This was a time of very significant changes that took place in the United States under expansion and division in the states. Changes such as the institution of…

inspiring story of Bethany Hamilton, a young champion surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack, has hit the big screen. The biographical movie, ‘Soul Surfer’, is based on the true story of Bethany Hamilton, was released on April 8 in 2011, starring Anna Sophia Robb, Helen Hunt, Dennis Quaid and Carrie Underwood. Director Sean McNamara explains that ‘Soul Surfer’ is all about "the feisty unwavering attitude of a girl who never stopped believing in herself, her family or in the sheer beauty…

In the Pre-Civil War era, America was disembodied over the issue of slavery from the North and South. Inventions such as the cotton gin and the steel plow boomed the need for slave labor in the South, so much that their population in that area increased from ⅓ to ½ from the 1840s to the 1860s. The call for freedom for all African Americans loomed with slave rebellions and the abolition movement. However, Southerners and its slave owners vowed to keep their slaves, needing a workforce to labor on…

Bass vibrated through the floorboards, and ambient noise from the plethora of drunk and stoned students below flowed up the stairs and filtered through the crack in the bedroom door, but the volume was low, and a welcome accompaniment to presence of Sofia. With rumours of Harry Houlihan's performance about to begin, spreading through the Frat House, all those couples making use of the spare bedrooms had stampeded to the ground floor, leaving Doug, Stephen and the gorgeous raven-haired Sofia…

• The historical importance of the word Justinian is that he was high ranking Byzantine nobleman that restored Rome’s fading glory. For example, he sent his general Belisarius to conquest North Africa from the Germanic tribes. Also, they seized Rome from the Ostrogoths. In addition to that, they seized most of Italy and some parts of Spain. • The historical significance of the term Justinian Code is that it is a set of uniform code that served the Byzantine Empire. The Code contained Rome’s…

College and graduated in 1825, where he met and became close friends with future president Franklin Pierce. Hawthorne had been interested in reading and writing his whole life, he wrote before, during and after college. After graduating, he married Sophia Peabody in 1842, had three children and continued to write in Concord, Massachusetts. Hawthorne’s work “confronted reality”. He focused on human nature, especially the dark side.…

Sophia Ahdoot July 17, 2017 APUSH ESSAY The Walt Disney film, Pocahontas, by Eric Goldberg introduces contradicting ideas from the two articles, “The Indians’ New World: The Catawba Experience” by James H. Merrel and “The Labor Problem at Jamestown, 1607-18” by Edmund S. Morgan. Though it enchanted and awed millions, the movie Pocahontas creates a fictional interoperation of actual history, rather truly addressing the real conflicts Native Americans were forced to face. As…

There are many characteristic traits that make up human beings are which are complex. One of which is the way new information is processed in the form of learning. Throughout the years, there were constant challenges experienced between teachers and students which provided a catalyst in the development of a tool by Neil Fleming. He identified four main learning styles Visual, Aural/ Auditory, Read/Write and Kinesthetic (VARK). This was a much needed resource to assist in the learning needs of…