Essays on Europe

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French Legal System V English Legal System

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Britain is a common-law country in which the system of justice depends heavily on custom and precedent. By contrast, France is a civil law country where the legal system is based entirely on a body of written law. A system of administrative justice was laid...

Great Britain Justice

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North Sea Continental Shelf Cases

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Facts Denmark, Netherlands, and Germany are positioned adjacently to the North Sea. Denmark and Netherlands, as members of the Geneva Convention of 1958, had adopted the equidistance principle to draw partial boundary lines. With the wish to make the partial boundaries concrete, Denmark and Netherlands...

Germany International Law

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The Stamp Act - an Act of The Parliament of Great Britain

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The Stamp Act was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that imposed a direct tax on the colonies of British America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp...

Great Britain Stamp Act

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The Period of 1066 in The History of England

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In 1066, King Edward the Confessor died, which opened up a chance for four individuals to take the throne of England. William of Normandy, Harold Godwinson, Harald Hadrada, and Edgar the Atheling. All knew that this was their one-time opportunity, seeing that Edward had no...

British History England

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The Tea Business in Britain in The 1770s

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The Tea Act of 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. The principal objective was to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company in its London warehouses and to help the financially struggling company...

Great Britain India Tea

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The History and Culture of Italy

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The history of Italy can be characterized as two periods of unity separated by a millennia and a half of division. In the sixth to third centuries BCE the Italian city of Rome conquered Peninsular Italy; over the next few centuries this empire spread to...

European Union Italy

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Short History of Ringsend & Irishtown

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Irishtown lies a short distance outside the medieval city walls of Dublin. Dublin was originally a Viking city and after 1171, when an Anglo-Norman army took it, Dublin became the centre of English rule in Ireland. The native Gaelic Irish were therefore viewed as an...

Ireland Short Story

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Downfall of Troy

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Did you know that the Trojan War was all started because of a girl? Well, the Queen of Sparta, Helen, was abducted by Paris the King of Troy. This was one of the many major events that lead to the downfall of Troy. Other events...

Crash Greece Troy

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Level of Political Participation in The UK

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In the UK, the level of political participation is measured by the turnout in general elections that take place every 5 years, although there are other means by which a person can be politically active. As a representative democracy, elections are the cornerstone of democracy...

England Political Participation United Kingdom

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The Best Preserved of Ancient Roman Monuments Pantheon

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The pantheon is one of the best preserved of ancient roman monuments. The construction materials were ahead of its time, and is similar to modern concrete. The pantheon is the only structure of its age and size to have survived the passing of time. It...

Ancient Rome Rome

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Roman Invention: Arches

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Rome was able to control a vast empire due to their military success. According to Bee Breeders, an Architecture competition organisers, Roman architecture was at its peak during the Pax Romana period, a period in which the Roman Empire didn’t expand and wasn’t invaded, and...

Invention Rome

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Introduction to The UK: a Beautiful Country to Live

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The four countries of the United Kingdom are England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it Each essay is customized to cater to your unique preferences + experts online Get my essay United Kingdom is a member of the...

England United Kingdom

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Eiffel Tower in Paris, France

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The Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France. It’s not a wonder. The construction for making the tower started on January 28, 1887. Paris hosted an Exposition Universelle (World’s Fair) to mark the 100-year anniversary of the French Revolution and the birth of democracy. More...

Eiffel Tower Paris

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The Biography of Princess Diana

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Princess Diana was born on July 1, 1961. Princess Diana became Lady Diana Spencer after her father inherited the title of Earl Spencer in 1975. She married the heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, on July 29, 1981. Diana was a caring person. She’d...

Biography England

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Bird Watching in Rome Georgia

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Introduction Another place where you can do some bird watching is in Rome, Georgia. With a total land area of 59,000 square miles, you will get to encounter one of perhaps 300 plus bird species that have made this place their home. Just to give...

Birds Georgia Rome

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Mycenaean Architecture in Greece

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In the second millennium BC, Mycenae was a fortified city located between two hills on the Argolid plain of the Peloponnese, Greece. It was one of the major centers of Greek civilization, a military stronghold which controlled much of southern Greece and parts of southwest...

Greece

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The Elizabethan Era in The English History

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The term, “Elizabethan Era” refers to the English history of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign (1558–1603). Historians often depict it as the golden age in English history and it’s been widely romanticized in books, movies, plays, and TV series. The Elizabethan age is considered to be...

England

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Cincinnatus: The Hero of Rome

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Introduction After his appointed year in office, Cincinnatus retired to his farm. Rome continued to face challenges both internally and externally. A military disaster struck when a Roman invasion force against the Aequians, led by the Consul Mincius, was trapped in the Alban Hills. In...

Rome

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Greek Temples

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Parthenon in Athens is a monument in Greek mainland, a classical temple located at the top of Acropolis. Constructed in 5th Century BCE, it was devoted to Athena Parthenos (Greek Goddess) to emphasise the power of Athens. Out of the classical Greek architectural orders (Doric,...

Art in Architecture Greece