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Caesar’s lust for political influence after joining his triumvirate led him to become governor of Gaul to gain power both military and financial. His campaign to squash Gallic rebellion from 58 to 53 B.C. was unequivocally successful, but in 53 B.C, the Gauls combined under the chieftain of the Arverni tribe, Vercingetorix. Under his leadership they became a force to be reckoned with. Vercingetorix transitioned the tribes from unorganized petty revolts to an organized military force. This…

The "No Pain, No Gain" motto is used all around the world by competitive sports players. The motto means that when an athlete is hurt playing a sport they ignore the pain and keep going on and that winning is more important than their personal health. An example is a baseball player playing with a broken arm or a gymnast doing flips with sprained ankles. Three real life examples are the story's of Gabby Taylor and Chris Coyne and lots of other people around the world. 15 year old Gabby…

What kind of knowledge do we gain from the arts? It has been highly bothering to determine to what is knowledge produced by the arts. How do we know it is knowledge. How do we differentiate between the knowledge provided by arts and natural science. Is knowledge of the arts intention of the artist, the artwork itself or the interpretations of the viewer? To a large extent knowledge of the art is subject to contextual analysis and remain subjective whereas natural science tends to be more…

the United States Constitution. Although there are many more freedoms, three main freedoms and rights that Americans gain from the military service are the freedom of speech and religion, the right to vote and to think as one chooses, and the freedom to chose whether or not one goes to college and pursues a career. The first and one of the most important freedoms that Americans gain from the men and women who serve in the military is the freedom of speech and religion. Because of the countless…

The Russian Communist Party from 1921 despite having no titular leader held Lenin up as the sole party head having emerged from the civil war as the controlling power of the Russian empire. Following Lenin’s death in 1924 a six year struggle for power followed, Lenin having left no real guidance as to who should succeed him as leader. Stalin’s rise to power, in 1924 was far from inevitable as he was one of six politburo members and had only been appointed as General Secretary, viewed by…

Acts like the Sugar and Stamp acts taxed colonists without representation in British Parliament, this along with other previous events lead to tensions between the crown and colonists which erupted into riots and boycotts. A majority of colonists had a well developed sense of identity and unity as Americans leading up to the revolution. They felt they were no longer treated equal to British citizens overseas or were people unwanted in Europe because of religion and this united them against the…

The Roman Republic allowed for many courageous leaders to expand Rome’s borders significantly, gain power, and attempt to please the people. On the other hand, these same leaders used forms of violence, deception, bribery, and several other mischievous tactics to gain this power. Often times, and especially in the case of Julius Caesar, these leaders gained too much power, causing chaos and hatred among the people and other political powers. The several forms of violence, loopholes, and…

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How Does Bacteria Gain Antibiotic Resistance? Antibiotic resistance can only occur when the bacteria changes in some way that reduces the effectiveness of drugs or chemicals designed to cure or prevent infections from further expanding in the body. With resistance, that’s exactly what these forms of bacteria are doing, multiplying and spreading or infecting others. The bacteria’s main goal is to survive and multiply in the environment they were introduced to so introducing an antibiotic will…

others. This is sadly not the case in the book Animal Farm. In the allegorical novel Animal Farm by George Orwell, the main characters use different propaganda devices in order to gain power and to make themselves seem important. The main characters Squealer and Napoleon use different propaganda devices in order to gain power. Squealer does this by using the propaganda device of scare tactics in order to receive all of the milk and apples, “You do not imagine, I hope that we pigs are doing…