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The Franciscan Order; a Victim of Its Own Success
The Franciscan movement was a religious order that arose out of one man's ideologies and beliefs. St. Francis of Assisi's ideals of absolute poverty, obedience, humility, and simplicity were uncomplicated and basic, but during his life and even shortly after his death these ideologies were gradually shifting and causing a great amount of debate. The immense size of the Franciscan Order combined with the mass amount of popularity that the Order gained made changes in
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The Franklin Dam
The Franklin Dam Franklin Dam The Franklin Dam or Gordon-below-Franklin Dam project was an attempt to dam the Gordon River in Tasmania, Australia, for the purposes of hydroelectricity. This would have subsequently destroyed the environmentally sensitive Franklin River, which joined the Gordon nearby. During the campaign against the dam, both areas were World Heritage listed. Over the five years between the announcement of the dam proposal in 1978 and the axing of the plans in
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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War begin in 1754 and end in 1763. The resulted in France's loss of all its possession in North America and The British claims Canada and North American for themselves. Before the war, the most people were ignored the Navigation Act, and they don't pay their tax. Need the money for war, British's government started to forces people pay their tax. In 1764, The Sugar Act is passed by the English
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The French and Indian War
It all started in 1754 when there was a struggle for land ownership in the newly founded Americas between the French and the British. The feud was so great it lead into the French and Indian War. This nine year struddle finally came to a close in 1763. The war had altered every aspect of life in the American colonies and the European countries who ruled them. The French and Indian War greatly altered all
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The French and Russian Revolutions
The French and Russian Revolutions The French and the Russian revolution both occurred mainly due to two main reasons. Both of these revolutions were the direct results of bad leadership and a bad economy. These two reasons along with other factors caused both of these revolutions. Although they were both similar, they also had differences. A difference between the two is that the Russians had an unsuccessful "pre-revolution" in 1905. Another difference between these two
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The French Revolution
The French Revolution The French Revolution was a period of rapid social and political turbulence in France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy ruled by King Louis XVI, underwent radical change to forms based on Enlightenment principles of nationalism, citizenship, and inalienable rights. These changes were accompanied by violent turmoil, including executions and repression during the Reign of Terror, and warfare involving every other major European power. The French Revolution of
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The French Revolution
The French Revolution has notably been recognized as the war of the liberation of humanity and is an excellent lesson on the workings of mob mentality. Both of these perspectives are feasible because never before in the history of Western Civilization had there been such a triumph for traditionally oppressed groups of men and women. France like many other nations at the time was in turmoil and civil unrest with classes dividing the people. Discontent
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The Frontier of America
::::Just a note, I wrote this my Junior Year in high school, so don't expect anything amazing. Please feel free to use, edit, tweak in any way you want. Just make sure you document :D:::: The United States of America is a perfect name for the country. It is after all many states united. But to have states you must have land for those states. Before those stats become land they must be a frontier,
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The Frustration of History
In this paper I will discuss Langston Hughes poem “ The Negro Speaks of Rivers” as a metaphor for African American History. Langston Hughes became the central figure of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s. This poem happens to be the most easily understood; unlike most of his poems. It seems as though Langston Hughes attempted to shed light on and trace African American’s history by use of the word “river.” But on the other
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The Future of Russia After Soviet Victory
Committee Design for BDMUNC 2017s Committee: The Second All-Russian Congress of Soviets (全俄苏维埃第二次代表大会) Official Language: English Topic Area: The Future of Russia after Soviet Victory Introduction: After the February Revolution, a Provisional Government took control of Russia, with the abdication of the Tsar, people rejoiced at the end of the monarchy. The whole country seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and looked forward to the better future they believed Russia’s new government would bring.
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The Gallup Poll
The Gallup Poll When Gallup conducts a national opinion poll, the starting place is where all or most Americans are equally likely to be found. That place is in their home, which is the starting place for nearly all national polling. The actual target audiences, referred to as "national adults", are aged 18 and over, living in telephone households within the United States. What I don't understand is that Gallup excludes college students living on
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The Game
The title immediately introduces the ironic implications of the story. The word '"'game,'"' in a tale about two hunters, signifies both the competitive nature of their sport and the victims of it. The most dangerous game is one in which the lives of the hunter and the hunted are equally at risk, and this occurs only when both are men. Rainsford presumes that hunting is a sport involving no more moral consequences than a game
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The Gates
The long awaited project phenomenon that is due to make art history, The Gates, by Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Given permission by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on January 22, 2003, the project is set to be mounted in Central Park in New York City February 12th of this year. The planned project is to resemble a golden river. Thus consisted to 7500 gates in total standing 16 feet (4.87 meters) high with a width changing from
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The Gemma Augustea
Janette Eggiman Gemma Augustea SLIDE #2 - Full The Gemma Augustea is a cameo made out of sardonyx, it stands only 7 ½ inches tall with a width of 9 inches and about the thickness of ½ inch. The date of creation is highly contested but is believed to have been created around the beginning of Tiberius’ reign 14 CE. It is believed to be a depiction of the emperor Augustus along with members of
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The Gene
Death and Humanity in the Holocaust Within the twentieth century, what event stands out to you as the most inhumane treatment of fellow humans. Without a doubt, most would agree that the Holocaust completely matches this sad frame of reference. The Holocaust in Germany was an unspeakab...... 23. Stories of the Holocaust Bearing Witnesses, Stories of the Holocaust, selected by Hazel Rochman and Darlene Z. McCampbell is a wonderful book that illustrates the horror of
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The General Strike
The General Strike The General Strike started May 3rd 1926 and lasted nine days ending on the 12th May 1926. Mine owners wanted to normalise profits even during times of economic instability – which meant that miners’ wages would be reduced and working hours would be extended. The miners were not happy with the changes that were about to happen so they decided to go on strike. This documentary exercise is going to evaluate two
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The Ghana Flag
The Ghana flag was officially made March 6, 1957. The flag originally had a middle stripe that was white, but changed February 28, 1966. The black star on the flag is a symbol for the African freedom. The color red symbolizes the blood of those when died in the country’s struggle for independence. The gold stands for the minerals wealth. And the green represents the rich forests. The Ghana state has three other flags, the
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The Gibson Girl - Too Young for Its Time?
The Gibson Girl -Too Young for its Time? In "The Undimmed Appeal of the Gibson Girl," the author Agnes Rogers, remembers the character, (Gibson Girl) as on of the most remarkable fictional characters of the 1900's. By clear examination, the Gibson Girl was undoubtedly ahead of her time. She showed was every girl in the United States wanted to be-sensual, sexy, outgoing, and provocative. Americans were crazed, over the hand-drawn character that grew to be
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The Gladiator
The Gladiator by Alan Baker is a book that describes the life and times of the Roman s during the gladiatorial games. The book explains how the games were organized. It goes on to tell how the games were funded and who attended the games. The book tells readers history of the contests. The book also tells where the Romans got the competitors for the games. It tells that some of the warriors were slaves,
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The Glass Menagerie
The play the Glass Menagerie supports the theme of illusions. A menagerie, a zoo, refers to a group of inhuman creatures. Since the creatures are glass, they are very fragile and not real. The title specifically refers to Laura's collection of glass animals mainly horses. To escape the harshness of reality, Laura spends hours playing with the menagerie; this is an imaginary world for her. It is not only Laura, it is all of the
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The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
Glass Menageie In The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, the glass figurine of the unicorn plays an inherently important role as a representation of Laura's self esteem. The collection of glass figurines is used by Laura to escape from the dangers of the outside world. The unicorn is the central piece to her collection and is important because it directly symbolizes Laura. The unicorn represents Laura's obsession with her handicap and also represents the uniqueness
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The Globe Theater
The Globe Theater The Globe Theater was probably the most famous as well as the most important theater in the Elizabethan era. It stood on the southern shore of the Thames River in London (in Southwark to be exact). The main reason the Globe Theater was especially famous is the fact that many of William Shakespeare's plays were written and performed there. The idea of creating plays and theaters to perform them in was a
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The Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution In 1660, England was at the brink of civil war once again. And in 1688 the country was overrun by a foreign army. In 1688, the king of England was James. Some of England’s nobles invited the Dutch leader, William, to come to England. William was married to Mary, James’ protestant daughter. When William and Mary arrived in England they brought an army with them, and James took his wife and son
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The Glorious Revolution in England of 1688
The Glorious Revolution in England of 1688 James II succession to the throne of England came without protest of any kind. James II was the son of Charles I and younger brother to Charles II. In January of 1649, Charles I, King of England, went on trial and was convicted as a "'Tyrant, Traitor, Murderer, and public enemy to the good people of this nation.'" (Cannon, pg. 385) On 7 February 1649, Charles II was
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The Gods of Ancient Egypt
Ancestor of all life and the divine in the Egyptian religion is considered a god Atum. According to legend, he emerged from chaos. He then created the first divine pair of god and goddess Shu Tefnut. Shu - god, embodying the space between heaven and earth, separating heaven and earth. Tefnut - Women's addition Shu. This pair gave birth to the god and goddess Nut Hebe. Geb - is the god of the earth, or
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The Gold Fields of Victoria
Victoria was a part of the colony of New South Wales up to the early 1850's, when it became an independent colony in its own right. All burgeoning States have growing pains and Victoria was no exception. Rich in agricultural lands early settlers took out sheep runs granted by the government over large tracts of land, where both sheep and some cattle were grazed. Van Diemen's Land to the south, now the State of Tasmania
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The Goodyear Thunderdome
The Goodyear Thunderdome was the first purpose built Oval speedway outside of the continent of America. Construction started in November 1984 and it was officially opened by the Mayor of Keilor on August 3rd. 1987 although it was christened by Americans Richard Petty, Bobby Hillin Jnr. and Rodney Combs along with local men Jim Richards,Graeme Crosby and Gary Rush. The first race was only a couple of weeks later when a 300 Km. Touring Car
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The Gracchi Brothers
The Gracchi brothers, both Tiberius and Gaius rose to being prominent figures by certain motives and state in which Rome was. There were social, economic and political problems which Tiberius hoped to solve in which Gaius could continue. Tiberius was born into a patrician family where his previous family members were highly prominent figures in Roman politics. He had risen to be such an important figure by lowering himself into the plebeian class and therefore
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The Grand Inquisitor
Chapter 5: The Grand Inquisitor "EVEN this must have a preface -- that is, a literary preface," laughed Ivan, "and I am a poor hand at making one. You see, my action takes place in the sixteenth century, and at that time, as you probably learnt at school, it was customary in poetry to bring down heavenly powers on earth. Not to speak of Dante, in France, clerks, as well as the monks in the
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The Great Chicago Fire of 1871
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was one of the largest disasters in American history. Practically overnight the great city of Chicago was destroyed. Before the fire there was a large drought causing everything to be dry and flammable, then a fire broke out in the O'Leary's barn and spread throughout the city. Many attempts were made to put out the fire but there were too many errors and
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