Hammurabi`s code Ms.Tabscott`s first Period Hammurabi states “If a son has struck (hit) his father his hands shall be cut off (Doc. C).” Hammurabi was the king of Babylon, a city in ancient Mesopotamia. He was ruler for forty two years. Hammurabi`s code was etched into a stele for his people to see and follow (background essay). Was Hammurabi`s code just?
In Egypt, they had a treaty named Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936 where the Egyptians gained independence in exchange for British military control over the Suez Canal for 20 years. On the other hand, in middle east, the Britain had promised to help forming an Arab state which may include parts of Palestine. So due to the promise the GB had made, the middle eastern countries gained independence. 5. He created a new political approach that is known as nonviolent noncooperation, which is what we commonly refer to as passive resistance.
My Analysis on George W. Bush’s 9/11 Speech George W. Bush was shaped by the way he handle the 9/11 terrorist attack that occurred during his time in office. He made the decision to have a “war on terrorism”. Former President George W. Bush was born on July 6, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut. He was the 43rd president of the United States. The former president proposed the Iraq war after he led the US response to 9/11.
The coup de Brumaire organisation and execution collectively was a confused affair. The Coup de Brumaire ultimately overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France and it was substituted with the Consulate, making way for the despotism of Napoleon Bonaparte. The event is often viewed as the effective end of the French Revolution. The coup was successful as it resulted in Directory was overthrown and replaced with the Consulate and Napoleon, the young genius who’d had great military success on behalf of the French government overseas (e.g. in Egypt) of a military dictatorship was in power which continued for fifteen years.
The Marines were attempting to stabilize the country, torn by a civil war between Christians, with Israel as their ally, and Muslims. Israel had invaded Beirut to displace the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), a terrorist group headed by Yassir Arafat until his death in 2004. An investigation was launched by the United States, which included a review of all facilities overseas, called the Inman Report. The report was prepared for the U.S. Department of State, and it investigated how the suicide bomber gained entry into the Marines’ compound. The determination was that the incident occurred due to lax security (CBS, 2005).
* Publius Hevlius Pertinax was the new caeser Maximus Maximus is a fictional character that is composed up of two or three real historical figures. Kind of like a collage of people to make one picture/person. Avidius Cassius * was a great roman general * was appointed military governor over Asia * got sent to Egypt to put down a rebellion * when Aurelius fell ill, his wife offered the throne to Avidius Cassius * but he proclaimed himself king before Aurelius had died * the senate then declared him a public enemy * Aurelius tried to save him by pardoning him but didn’t reach him in time * Avidius Cassius got killed by his own officers Diocletian * Born in the lower classes like Maximus * “He would have received little education beyond an elementary literacy” (www.roman-emperors.org) * “He eventually became his emperor's trusted favourite and bodyguard, and later became a general”( www.exovedate.com) * He was finally named heir, and became emperor a little while after
- Born on May 19th 1925 in Nebraska as Malcolm Little - At the age of 14 (1939) he was brought to a foster family - By the time he got his first contacts to drugs and criminality - In 1946 he was arrested for 8 years after burgleing a house and the sexual contact with a white woman => in prison he got to know Elijah Muhammad’s ideas and doctrine (Elijah Muhammad was a leader of the “Black Muslims” (Nation of Islam).) The Nation of Islam was an organization of nationalist Afro-American extremists in the USA; they wanted a self-modified form of Islam + ultimate emancipation from white rule + freedom and equality + to end the process of desegregation of blacks and whites + to build up an independent Afro-American state - In 1952 Malcolm was
His was the seventeenth son of fifty-two; his father was Muhammad Bin Laden from Yemen and his mother Hamida from Damascus, Syria. Osama was raised in Medina where he attended school in Jeddah, and after marrying a Syrian woman he went on to study economics and management at King Abdulaziz University. He did not complete his studies he left school after the third year. While studying at the University of Jeddah, Osama Bin Laden was taught Islamic studies from two noted professors that had a great and profound impact on his pursuit of Islam. After the death of his father, Osama, against his
There is no mistake that I was chosen to give my commerative speech today. On this exact day in the year of 1963 Malcolm X converted from a worldly individual to a full fledge Nation of Islam member. Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925. A few weeks after his birth the Ku Klux Klan paid his family a visit. They planned on lynching his father Earl in front of their family.
This decade started with the invasion of Kuwait by Sadam Hussein and the Gulf War. On January 12, 1991 the United States authorized the use of force by military means to push Iraq out of the country of Kuwait. The votes in the Senate and House of Representatives were very close and had not been that close in margin since the War of 1812 (American History.com). In 1993 the United States was involved in war with the African country of Somalia in an attempt to overthrow General Adid. By September 1994, we were at war once again to overthrow another dictatorship in Haiti.