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over a day. These people shut themselves up from others and if it is a family, it can tear the family apart. TV can persuade you to act a way that you wouldn't normally act. Some examples of this are crime shows, vandalism, and suicide. A lot of vandals get their ideas off of the media. And there are countless amounts of students that see episodes of people giving up and killing themselves and decide to follow. Also young children cannot distinguish between real life and false TV shows. Studies…

great empire. Justinian’s greatest desire was to restore Rome to its former glory, and reclaim the land he thought belonged to the Byzantine Empire. He sent his generals, Belisarius and Narses, on a campaign to reclaim the land. They reconquered the Vandals in North Africa (a barbarian tribe so brutal, they’re name is the origin of vandalism,) and the Ostrogoths in Italy. Also, conquering the barbarians caused needed money and wealth to flow into the Byzantine Empire. Under Justinian, the…

The assassination of Caesar on Ides of March of 44 BC, marked the beginning of sweeping changes that will push Roman state into the civil war out of which Octavian will emerge as the sole ruler of Rome, dissolving in that manner half a millennia long period of Republic. The next five centuries Rome will flourish, struggle, change and eventually, under the heavy pressure from incursions of Germanic and other peoples that came in waves from the steppes of today's Russia and Asia, collapse leaving…

They find violence not only fascinating but also to establish their reputation as a gang to be feared. Many youths look at drinking, vandalism, and drug use as a form of having fun. Their idea of amusement is partying, getting high, bullying and robbing people. Drive- bye shooting is the most numerous violent crime committed by gangs. Members will hunt for homes, vehicles, of hang- outs of rival gangs and well drive by and shoot at the members of the rival gang. Homicides among Latino…

What does Bentley mean by cross-cultural history? Cross cultural history is the history of the interactions which different cultures have one each other. These interactions can be on an economic basis in the form trade as they exchange goods. There are cultural exchanges as different societies come in contact with one another. This contact can result in traditions, beliefs etc being carried to areas not originally from as the influence of the society spreads with he people. This is how many…

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is a six volume set written by Edward Gibbon. The six volumes were written from a Roman point of view between the years 1776 and 1788. Edward Gibbon was an English historian writer and a Member of Parliament. Gibbon’s work is considered to be outdated due to the central idea of this popular work. Throughout the set of books, he uses irony and criticism of organized religion. The thesis of his work is the falling of Rome was caused by embracing…

In “Different Skies” the old man purchases an old, antique window and places it alongside his newer, more modern ones. He has a fondness for the old window and its imperfections. It isn’t a coincidence that the old window is his favorite, he relates better with the old window, to its age and dilapidated condition. The kids threaten his old window and him in real life. Although the old man shows his disgust towards children, they are only a scapegoat. In reality, it is becoming old that he is…

their army was also weak. There was a new central people called the Huns. During this time the Huns were attacking many Germanic tribe. The Huns conquered every place they went. The Huns and other tribes attacked the Roman Empire. A tribe called Vandals helped and destroyed everything in their path. In the mid 400s the leader of the Huns, Attila attack again but had to retreat. But in 476 the Ostrogothic leader, Odoacer defeated the western Roman Empire. After this the Western Empire ended…

Many people believe that the year 476 CE was the fall of the Roman Empire. However, the Roman Empire did not actually fall, only the Western half did (which included cities like Rome, Sicily, and Carthage). The Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, on the other hand, continued to live for hundreds of years. This included cities like Athens, Syria, Egypt, and Alexandria. The Western Roman Empire was already facing a mound full of problems prior to the year 476, such as an economic meltdown,…

The Roman Empire was a great and powerful force that influenced many other civilizations after it fell, but before and leading up to its decline it faced many problems. The Empire fell due to the cause of internal and external problems: unstable economics, weakened political and government structure, and ineffective military. These problems show that In document 1, it states that inside the empire the few citizens believed that “the old civilization was worth saving [anymore].” The Roman’s did…