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    The Western Roman Empire was one of the greatest Empires of the world In the Western Roman Empire politics was the first contributing factor the fall of it. One of the many reasons is because of their unfit emperors. They had many. The ones who were unfit, were greedy and used cruelty to control and keep control of their empire. Not all showed the ability to be the emperor, some of them inherited the throne, and some of the people who did had a mentally unstable personality. Some Emperors were assassinated

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    in temporal affairs as well. The Church had already demonstrated its ability to exert spiritual authority over the ruling class, but this opened the door for more diplomatic controls. When Rome was threatened by Attila the Hun, it was Pope Leo the Great who is credited with persuading Attila to turn back short of Rome. Whatever the truth of his role was, Leo had set a precedent for the broader role of the papacy in secular dealings.

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    Meray Aslan 2/16/2017 The last emperor of Germany and king of Prussia still stirs up many different opinions is Kaiser II. He was a strong and effective leader through his discipline, self-assurance and nationalism, whose sole passion is to make their country the best it could be. Kaiser Wilhelm II was born on January 27, 1859 to Prince Frederick of Prussia and princess Victoria of the United Kingdom. Prince Fredrick then fell ill and died after just 99 days of his reign and Wilhelm II

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    Lead poisoning was one of the causes of death in the Western Roman Empire. Some other causes of death were Bubonic Plague or Malaria, which scientists found evidence for recently. In 262 CE, thousands of citizens had died each day from diseases. Attila the Hun retreated an attack on Rome because he did not want his men to get

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    Cecilia Aherns Flaws

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    Power; Not Without its Flaws. Power: a person or organization that is strong or influential within a particular context. A leader of the world. A king of the. A force of the. We see power hierarchies throughout history, even in the world today. A common theme in power is one channel, a person, or a group. That group controls all, sees all, and watches all. Rules, restrictions, and guidelines are placed upon everyone ‘to keep them safe’. Power is an essential factor in Cecilia Aherns Flawed, we see

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    In addition to Christian’s malleable and easy to join style, alongside the strong devotion set forth by its early followers there is, in my opinion, the last characteristic I feel that contributed greatly to Christian’s grow as a religion is this: leadership. It comes down to one last pivotal characteristic of the Christian religion, its fourth-fathers took the word of Christ and believed it should be taught to all. Unlike other religions the strict ideas of who and what had to be done to be a Christian

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    Challenge (5th ed.). San Francisco, CA: The Leadership Challenge: a Wiley Brand Maxwell, J. (2011) The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from anywhere in the organization, Thomas Nelson Inc. Roberts, W. (1987). Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun. New York, NY. Warner Books Inc. Russell, E. (2011) Leadership Theories and Styles: a Transitional Approach, accessed on: 11JUN16,

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    There were political problems within the Roman government. Rome has had many emperors and most were unfit, cruel, and greedy. The emperors inherited their places at the throne by being of a blood line. The problem with this is that genetics does not work that way, the emperors had children with their siblings and family members which clearly resulted in emperors with mentally unstable personalities, who were unfit to rule. Because there was no system to replace a fallen emperor the position fell

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    Beginning 1. Pg.1 • “ This time, I'm at the mayflower police station as a criminal. Sixteen (almost sixteen), and I are behind bars. Okay, maybe I am being a bit dramatic. It's not as if I am being locked up with serial killers or slashers but I am in a cell. Deanna's with me, along with about thirty underage girls who were also at the party and didn't run away in time or convince the police to let them go.” Background Information: Mariam went to a party without her parents consent

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    streets which caused even more diseases. On top of that the Romans used lead pipes lining the aqueducts and pewter silverware which caused more disease and sickness across the city. There was also malaria found in the DNA of old Roman bones. After Attila the Hun, who had been planning to attack Italy, heard about the spread of disease and sickness, he and his troops then retreated from attacking the city to avoid the

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