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Task 2- Multicultural Empires Part A. A1 (Rome). There are many geographical factors that impacted the development of Rome but the one geographical factor that had a significant impact on the development of Rome was the Tiber River. Just like the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China, the Roman Republic, and later empire, developed and flourished alongside a river. The Tiber river allowed the people of Rome to grow crops of wheat and barley that they not only used for…

Such things as government, military, general population behavior, and many other things were affected by this political split. Also, this article mentions how Sudan is negative influencing the violence and chaos occurring in South Sudan. The Sudan Tribune article “South Sudanese rebels to push for political reforms” gives much attention to the perception of the rebel groups, especially those led by Riek Machar. They are striving to push for reform in the different states of South Sudan. However,…

Historically, congress job approval from American citizens has hit an all time low. (The Washington Post) The question that coincides with this fact is, does congress care what the people think? Some congressmen and women would simply say no, some would say yes, and some would say “it’s complicated.” A poll taken in March 2014 conducted by the Bipartisan Policy Center and USA today “showed Congress’ job approval rating at just 19 percent, while people gave their own representatives a 52 percent…

Let Them Vote Imagine a life where you were not allowed to vote for the next president, where you could not get a well-paying job, or live in public housing all because of a mistake you made in your past. How would you feel and would you think that your treatment is unfair? Many convicted criminals are released from prison after completing their jail sentence. They leave prison believing they are “free men,” which they are, but they are definitely not treated like a free man. A convicted…

To this point, the law wasn’t written down and it was enforced by the patricians however they saw fit. This left the plebeians without the knowledge of Rome’s laws and what punishment would be given for their infractions. A tribune offers to collect and write down all of the laws, but the patricians refuse. This results in ten years of discontent and struggle, which finally ends in a compromise. Ten patricians would be elected as decemvirs and would write down the law for all…

Jealousy and Destruction the Terrible Twin Forces Destroying Relationships In Shakespeare’s Othello, jealousy occurs and it leads to destruction. Lagos and Othello are at first very peaceful but chaos start erupting as Lagos becomes overwhelmed by jealousy of Othello’s power and success in having a relationship based on love. Lagos is the right hand man of Othello, who is an army general at the time of the play. (Shakespeare, 113) Lagos feels that his promotion keeps passing him by and he…

first to become consul in AD 70. Around AD 75, his father became governor of Syria and later went on to become governor of the two provinces by the names of Asia and Baetica. While Trajan's father was governor, Trajan served in Syria as a military tribune. Trajan won over the office of praetorship in AD 85. He won over the office shortly after he had commanded the seventh legion in northern Spain. In AD 88, Trajan marched his army into Upper Germany to contribute to the rebellion of Saturninus…

1921: Tulsa Race Riot Although the 1950’s and 1960’s were known for racial riots, the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot was the worst in American history. It was one of the worst because this riot involved planes that were made for WW1, and some policeman, instead of protecting the people, joined the riot. Before the riot Tulsa was known as “Black Wall Street” located in Greenwood District (Gates). Twelve percent of Tulsa’s population were made up of blacks. In 1910 the future appeared dead and hopeless for…

Debate Students to a National Golden Desert Invitational Tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada – February 3-6, 2017 11.10 Consideration of Approval of Out-of-State School Trip, Dougherty Valley High School Journalism/The Wildcat Tribune Students to the National Journalism Convention in Seattle, Washington – April 6-9, 2017 11.11 Ratification of Warrants Board Clerk Hurd feels that winter break was a true break for everyone. She noted that the calendar change…

using cell phones while driving. States should ban the use of using cell phones while driving. Texting while driving is a distraction for drivers and should be should not be used on the road.Evidence: “The photo, published Wednesday in The Greeley Tribune, shows Heit was responding to a friend by typing "Sounds good my man, seeya soon" followed by a few letters before crashing.” Heit was responding to a friend and got distracted, and got into a car crash. If he was not on his cell phone he would…