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    didn’t say it would be easy. I said it would be worth the effort.” - Art Williams. This quote relates to the Great Wall because people faced hardship and boredom, and possibly death. But in the end did the benefits outweigh the costs. Yes, because this wall advanced security, helped with trade, and protected merchants. So in the end this wall was completely worth it. To begin, the wall and watchtowers followed the farmed Silk Road. Because of this it made trading easier and safer. It helped

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    The Great Wall required the greatest human effort of any ancient construction! 100 million tonnes of bricks, stone, and soil were transported and assembled by millions of soldiers, peasants, prisoners, and animals using basic rope, wood, and basket systems on remote terrain ranging from parched desert to steep mountain ridges. Most of the restored Great Wall were built with bricks, and cut stone blocks/slabs. Where bricks and blocks weren't available, tamped earth, uncut stones, wood, and even reeds

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    From the Great Wall to the Pyramids The Great Wall of China and the Egyptian Pyramids are both Manmade Wonders of the World and belong to two of the oldest civilizations. Ancient Egypt and ancient China both have history that date back over 4,000 years ago, and though the two civilizations co-existed simultaneously with one another, there were little contact between the two. Yet apart from some underlying differences, there are many similarities between the two cultures as is highlighted when examining

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    THE GREAT RECESSION According to Adam Smith, a world renowned economist, if individuals are left free to pursue their own economic interests, they end up benefiting the whole economy; however, the great recession of 2007 proved otherwise. The great recession which lasted from December 2007 to July 2009, was the most severe recession since the great depression. It only lasted 18 months but it almost collapsed the global economy. Moreover, the recovery was slow and jobless. The recession was not an

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    The Great Wall of China is said to be one of the greatest accomplishments done by the Chinese. The wall was first built by the people in the Han and Ming dynasty over a period of 2,500 years, but continued much later by the Ming dynasty. The entire wall measures 4,000 miles. Its purpose was to increase security from their enemy, the Mongols, who were known as barbarians to them. However, the Chinese had to sacrifice a lot to build the wall. So, was building the wall worth all the sacrifice the Chinese

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    classified into a different level of social standing, and the individual will lose sight of connections and bonds that were once meaningful. This inner change is demonstrated in different ways in both novels Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. In the novel Great Expectations, the main character Pip is raised by his sister, Mrs.

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    Relationship of The Wall Street Crash and The Great Depression In this essay I will be explaining the causes of the Great Depression The Wall Street Crash was the drop in share prices in 1929.The Great Depression was the period in the 1930’s when the USA and other countries like Germany suffered a great deal of poverty i.e. hunger, unemployment, homelessness. Throughout this essay it will be explained how the Wall Street crash was a cause of the Great Depression but it

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    The Simplicity of the Crumbling Wall Literature has a tendency of representing high end members of society as one-dimensional character with little substance to them but in The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald dives into the minds and ideas of these aristocratic individuals. Daisy Buchanan exist as a shadow of human form as she tries to mask herself under this simple rich person persona. West Egg inevitably brings down her front and puts her true emotions and fears on display. Fitzgerald’s use of this

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    Paths to Happiness and the American Dream The Great Gatsby and Wolf of Wall Street are two films produced in 2013 that depict various themes of the depraved interpretation of the ‘American Dream’. The two movies show how the protagonists, incidentally both portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio, go about achieving material wealth and personal gratification without due regard for consequences. In their pursuit of happiness, the characters in the films feel that money, sex and drugs can help get the satisfaction

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    What was the wall made out of? The wall was made out of several things. One of the things was stone. The next thing that was used was brick. Another thing that was as well used was tamped earth which is a pack of earth. The last thing that was used was wood. Why was the wall built? The wall was built because one time the Mongols invaded china. The reason that they built it was to stop the mongols to invade china. In the north of china was a way that the mongols would invade china. When

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