Henry V died in 1125 leaving the Empress Matilda a twenty-three year old widow without any children. ... One reason that they took the oath was the hope that by the time Henry I died, Matilda's son would be old enough to sit on the throne. ... Know one knows what the argument was about, however it seems that Henry was going to choose another heir before he died in December of 1135. ... However, when Henry died the nobles rejected Matilda because of her marriage into an Angevin family. ... After King Henry died, anarchy broke out in England, mainly among the Norman's. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

For a while now I've been going through a long thought process wondering not "What is man? " but "What am I?- and where I belong in the garden maze known as life. My philosophy on all the topics that we've had in this course and those that I've experienced in my life are rather optimistic, hypocriti...

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As Plato once said "philosophy begins in wonder". Plato was part of a triad of great thinkers who had in common a student - teacher relationship built on questioning and discussion rather than memorization and recollection of facts. Although they agreed and disagreed on many topics, it was their s...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

It is only through Willy"'s failure as a salesman that his innate desire for the outdoors is exposed. ... The most obvious flaw in society is greed, the desire to get ahead. ... But by the end, Willy dies without a job. ... Linda seems incapable of her own feelings, desires, anger, and frustrations. ...

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Arthur Miller, winner of many literary and dramatic awards, is an incredibly influential force in American drama. His plays deal with issues common to every society. He makes the audience face fault, weakness, and ignorance; subjects we would typical hide from. At the same time he emphasizes strengt...

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The book of Genesis is the beginning of many things. It is the first book of the Christian Bible and the Hebrew Tanak. It also is the first book of the Pentateuch, or the Torah. Within its text lie stories of creation, the beginning of all things, and stories of the beginnings of the people of Israel. Perhaps that is why the Hebrews first titled it Bereshith, which means "in beginning." ...

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Thoreau's father, John, was a small, quiet man who got along with Henry on the surface, but it seems that the two never quite understood each other's desires. ... Then shockingly 1842, John Thoreau died of lockjaw. ...

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Is War Necessary? There are many reasons why a country or several countries could go to war. Some of these reasons are just, however many of them are not. There are many movies made illustrating many different aspects of American wars, good and bad. The American Revolution was mainly a politica...

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In the 1st 50 years of the 20th Century, it came to pass that revolutionary turmoil in the name of social progress brought humanity to the gates of destruction. Out of these flames of war arose several huge Political systems that bestrode the globe. One of these, the Union of Soviet Socialist Rep...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Another positive outcome of Tom's response to "The Principia" was that it helped him cultivate a graphically sound and free spirited style of thinking... and a desire to prove all things to himself through practical experimentation. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I plan on researching the effects of rap on today's youth. As Glenn Collins explains, "the influence of rap is now evident in the nation's language, music, fashion and advertising" (C15). I also plan on researching the effects of good clean lyrics that Will Smith uses, compared to the vulgar and violent lyrics of past rap artists such as Tupac Shakur and Chris Wallace a.k.a. Notorious BIG. I became aware of this topic because I listen to rap music. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Waiting for Godot qualifies as one of Samuel Beckett's most famous works. Originally written in French in 1948, Beckett personally translated the play into English. The world premiere was held on January 5, 1953, in the Left Bank Theatre of Babylon in Paris. The play's reputation spread slowly throu...

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• Grade Level: High School

Communism is based on the ideas and teachings of Karl Marx as modified by Lenin. At its most basic, the ideal of communism is a system in which everyone is seen as equal and wealth is distributed equally among the people. There is no private ownership. The state owns and controls all enterprises and property. The state is run by one leading elite. ...

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Communism is based on the ideas and teachings of Karl Marx as modified by Lenin. At its most basic, the ideal of communism is a system in which everyone is seen as equal and wealth is distributed equally among the people. There is no private ownership. The state owns and controls all enterprises and property. The state is run by one leading elite. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Communism is based on the ideas and teachings of Karl Marx as modified by Lenin. At its most basic, the ideal of communism is a system in which everyone is seen as equal and wealth is distributed equally among the people. There is no private ownership. The state owns and controls all enterprises and property. The state is run by one leading elite. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The beginning chapter sets up the problems of the entire novel with great efficiency. It tells us what is going on at present with Obi's trial and backtracks to the past in order to reveal what kind of man Obi is: an educated man, a young man who is Nigerian but who has studied in England. Most sign...

• Word Count: 7844
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• Grade Level: High School