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    Spain was one of the most powerful nations of the world during the 16th century. This time was known as Spain's “golden age”. Spain had built up a treasury of gold and silver which made their economy very strong. Spain had also led many conquests to Central America, South America, and the Caribbean which expanded the size of its empire greatly and boosted its ability to trade goods with other nations. During the reign of King Philip the second, from 1556-1598, many nations rose up to challenge Spain

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    By then beginning of the 16th century only consisted of the Kingdom of England which included Wales, and the Kingdom of Scotland. By 1707 Kingdom of Scotland and Kingdom of England joined as one and became known as the Kingdom of Great Britain at that time Kingdom of Ireland was its own. That was until they and the Kingdom of Great Britain become known as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. By 1922 most of Ireland had broke free from the Great Britain but not all. From 1922 to present day

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    The Quabbin reservoir is a manmade body of water that was created to supply the greater area of boston with fresh water and has been for decades. The Quabbin reservoir was created to supply boston with more water due to the rising population of boston.In the 1930s four towns were relocated so that the reservoir could be made becuase of the natural valley the towns sat in. When construction began in 1927, the Swift River was redirected from its riverbed and through a diversion tunnel. On August

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    Steven Ozment. The Burgermeisters Daughter. New York: Harper Collins, 1996. Pp. 227. The Burgermeister’s Daughter, written by Steven Ozment, illustrates the scandalous life of a young woman in sixteenth century Germany. Anna Buschler, the burgermeister’s daughter, lived a troublesome life in the German city of Schwabisch Hall, where she spent the majority of her life, while still moving from town to town. While the book surrounds the life of Anna Buschler, it also gives insight to many other historical

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    How is the poetry of the 17th century different from the poetry of the 16th century? The poetry of the 16th century and the poetry of the 17th century were mainly lyrical. However, this similarity of expressing personal thoughts and feelings did not prevent major differences between both periods whether in themes or in structure. Poetry in Elizabethan time was based on courtly love conventions which included conceits and complements. Themes such as the unattainability of the lady, sleeplessness

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    the 15th and 16th century? Many people may not realize that the great sport of wrestling was established so long ago. However, wrestling is much different now than it was when it first came about. Since the sport of wrestling began, major changes and advancements have come about which have changed the sport tremendously and made it what it is today. Wrestling is one of the oldest sports, and it has a lot of historical background. Wrestling was established in the 15th and 16th century, but it was

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    The Puritans were a group of English reformed protestants during the 16th and 17th centuries. They started a religious movement to try to make the society connected to God. During that time period, the movement had spread to America from England. They were called Puritans because they sought to purify the Church of England of the popish and antichristian things with which they believed the simplicity of the primitive Christian church had been encrusted. They were first derisively called this name

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    What is Ballet By: Summer Hardeman Table of Contents Where did Ballet start and why Who started Ballet Who was the first Ballet Performer What was the first Ballet Company What was the first Ballet Where Ballet has Reached How did Ballet go to America, Russia, and other Countries Who is Raven Wilkinson Who is Misty Copeland Who is Michaela Deprince Who created famous Ballet’s Ballet is an interesting thing, but have you ever thought about how it

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    In the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries, women’s rights was a hot topic. Virginia Woolf and Alice Walker are two women with two views that somewhat agree about this topic, with the goal of finding a way to use the limited resources that they have for the good of others. They particularly use women of their time period as the major examples in their essays. But it all comes down to this. Walker in her essay “In Search of Our Mother’s Gardens” agrees with Woolf that women’s abilities were

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    Puran Subedi ENGL 1301 Prof. Jared Westover Mentos: Helping People get the ideas An analysis of the most popular candy of the era. The ad is from early 2000.The candy Mentos is often referred as the mint refreshing candy. The manufacture of the candy also state that “there is nothing like Mentos”. Mentos is a leading candy brand whose production started in the early 1950’s in Netherland. In 1932 on a train ride to Poland the brothers, Michael and Melle came up with the idea of peppermint flavored

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