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    The Roman Empire had existed as a powerful force for over 1000 years. The Romans brought prosperity, order, technological advances, and advanced military to the West. The empire which was thought to run for several centuries would only be seen in the waning years as a Golden Age Empire which could not hold itself in the end. The Roman Empire fell due to several reasons. Some reasons of why Rome fell was due to Insubstantial Military, Economic Decrease, The Huns, Barbarian Tribes, Full power of the

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    One walks into a shop and most likely he or she will hear someone say at the counter, “No, I don’t want to spend too much money...I can’t waste money.” However, those consumers keep coming back to purchase goods that they want. This spending habit, whether deliberate or not, results in a prevalent over consumerism around the globe. To counter this epidemic, nations like Canada are bringing awareness of excessive consumerism and its environmental impact. However, the “Buy Nothing Day” in Canada will

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    number 2 student in class to being the number 5. (Ethos) My own personal experience proves that having a part-time job in the fast food industry affects a student’s academic performance. Furthermore, having a part-time job as a teenager encourages overspending. Because most teenagers still live with their parents, they have no bills to pay. This means that the money they are earning are their own money. Due to our society’s obsession with new things, these teenagers are driven to spend their money on

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    Are Athletes Overpaid

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    They should be awarded for their efforts but not that much money because other people need money as much as they do. I think that they need to use that money for charity instead of just keeping it and not spending it without having to worry about overspending with what they get. They need to get out more and buy new clothes instead of just wearing what they normally do. “Jimmy Connors plays two tennis matches and winds up with $850,000 and Muhammad Ali fights one bout and winds up with five million

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    Roman Empire Causes

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    Causes of Imperial Decline and Eventual collapse c. 600 bce to 600 ce Many Empires in the period of 600 bce and 600 ce rose and fell, One of those Empires would be the great empire that was Rome. Rome's reign lasted about 500 years and collapsed around 470 AD, at least the western half did. There were many reasons Rome's power began to decline and which in turn led to their fall. One major External factor to the fall of Rome would be the many invasions by various Barbarian tribes: the Goths and

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    career, expensive jewelry and the nice cars. F. Scott Fitzgerald began to write at a young age and he is known for being a brilliant author and with a lavish lifestyle and great success, but his gilded life was often tarnished with alcoholism, overspending, and a sense of failure. "Frances Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 24, 1896" (1 University of South Carolina). His parents were Edward Fitzgerald and Mollie McQuillan Fitzgerald (1 University of South Carolina)

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    Suicide Among Veterans

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    Freedom is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. People in America often take freedom for granted because it is now the normal way of living in America. The U.S. military and their soldiers help keep our freedom on an international level. The soldiers that help keep our freedom often come back home with a myriad amount of problems that they must overcome. In order to help our soldiers Americans should vote for the right people for office to help the

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    Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince was met with much criticism after its publication over five hundred years ago. It was written to guide leaders for a republican form of government. The latter chapters describe the qualities of the ideal leader, or prince, particularly those concerning morals and perception by the public. Machiavelli prioritizes the upholding and maintaining of the government and sacrifices traditional morals. Because of his theory of the qualities a prince should exhibit, he was

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    Introduction The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the US federal agency that holds the primary mandate to enforce federal securities laws and regulations to control the securities industry and the country’s stock exchange and regulation of all activities and organizations including the US electronic securities market. The SEC is committed to promoting a market environment that yields public trust characterized by integrity to attain its mission of protecting investors through maintenance

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    The three issues that these experts notice include: the very poor management with lack of leadership, overspending on medication, doctors, and facilities; and lack of information being circulated throughout the health care service. Rachel Mendleson of the Canadian Business archive explains some of the problems with our current health care system in detail.

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