.... to the downfall of the empire was the lack of technology. Cheap labour cased the empire not to want development. A reason for this being the insufficience of a deep education. For the schools at that time put a greater emphasis on reading and writing rather than on stimulating intellectual education. The third element resulting in the collapse of the Roman empire was the instability of succession for the throne. At times rulership was passed from father to son, yet at times it was not. Consequently leading up to many conflicts and civil wars thereby weakening the empire. .....

.... consequences of persecuting these people. Studies also show that learning about others pinpoints likenesses instead of differences which leads to better understanding. Students will also learn to identify the events leading to a similar tragedy and stop them before it is too late. A recent poll of historians shows that 75% of historical events are repeated. is an event that we do not want repeated so a certain social group will not have to re-live the past. My grandmother lived through World War II and and watched the events leading up to it, we need students to unde .....

.... became extremely bloody due to the use of Guerrilla warfare. This military operation, conducted on its home terrain, consisted of inhabitants fed up with oppressive rule. The men involved operated from bases located deep in the jungle, dense forests, and high rocky elevations. Guerrillas depended on natives for food, shelter, and useful information. While striking swiftly was a must, the bands of men were specialized in the undetected raiding of enemy camps. They could ambush a patrol, kill the soldiers, and supply their entire company in a matter of hours. Cuttin .....

.... of the u.s. by two separate factions of the ruling class. Further, Assata was educated as a child that the slaves hadn't fought back, yet truly was, hundred of black people had got together to fight for their freedom. Much of Assata's revolutionary inspiration came about from her observing of her society, especially her neighborhoods. It came apparent to her that something was not right within the quality of housings in her city blocks. Homes were usually poor in a certain city block while another was lavishing. The difference became even more attention grabbing, when she r .....

.... there was a shortage of labor in the towns took the women out of the rural homes and into the urban setting of domestic employment. This meant more civilized work for black women, which as a result led to a stronger economy base. This was not the end result of the oppression that the black women would receive. They were forced to carry passes and the black women united on May 28, 1913 to vow that no matter what actions that the whites did to them they refused to carry the passes. This is known as a passive resistance. A nonviolent display by the women that frustrated th .....

.... to tell the animals that everything they produce is stolen by man, who does not produce but only consumes. The animals in return get near nothing, just enough to keep them away from starvation. Old Major gave many speeches to the farm animals about hope and the future. He is the main animal who got the rebellion started even though he died before it actually began. Old Major's role compares to Karl Marx whose ideas sparked the communist revolution. Like Old Major, Marx wrote essays and gave speeches to the working class poor. The working class in Russia, as compared w .....

.... letters in the Hannibal Journal. Upon returning to the Midwest in 1854, Clemens lived in several cities on the Mississippi: the most prominent of these was Keokuk, Iowa where his brother Orion founded the Keokuk Journal. In April 1861 came the start of civil war river traffic on the Mississippi was suspended, and Clemens steamboat career came to an end. He joined a volunteer militia group called the Marion Rangers, which drilled for two weeks before disbanding. Sam accompanied Orion to the Nevada Territory by stagecoach: President Lincoln had appointed Orion as secretar .....

.... king. Washington sternly suppressed all such attempts by his officers and continued to obey the weak and divided Continental Congress. He was a leading influence in persuading the states to participate in the Constitutional Convention, over which he presided, and he used his immense prestige to help gain ratification of the constitution of the United States. The famous tribute by General Henry Lee, “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen,” accurately reflects the emotions that Washington’s death aroused. His ability as a leader shows us that h .....