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- 20341: Becket
- ... the kingdom, but Henry II does not like the fact that Becket becomes a militant defender of the church against royal encroachment and a champion of the papal ideology of ecclesiastical supremacy over the lay world. The disagreement of each other's ideas triggers the collapse of their friendship. The obliteration of Becket and Henry's friendship happened in many ways. When their ideas clash, they realize how much they actually ...
- 20342: Beethoven 2
- ... home before he met him formally. By the time he came back to Vienna, Mozart had died so Beethoven sought help from Hadyn, another German composer. He became Beethoven s second mentor and taught him new styles of music. Beethoven did his first shows in Vienna in 1795. He was the first composer that was not supported by wealthy persons; instead Beethoven supported himself with money from selling his music. By ...
- 20343: Benito Mussolini
- ... and growing economic problems caused by an allied blockade. Anti-Fascist ideals quickly began to spread throughout the Italian countryside. The Balkan campaign ended successfully as a result of German intervention and Italy acquired many new territories. By an arrangement between Mussolini and Hitler Italian troops occupied all of Greece. Many Italians realized that their gains in the Balkans were an illusion as they were controlled almost entirely by German troops ...
- 20344: Benito Mussolini 2
- ... were married. Soon after the marrige, Musolini was imprisioned for the fifth time. After getting out of prision, Mussolini was appointed editor of the Socialist paper "Avanti!". Mussolini was best known for his involvement in World War 2. Before the war even started Mussolini knew that peace was essential to Italy's well-being. To him there was no way to win because if he went along with the Germans they ...
- 20345: Benjamin Banneker
- ... and segregation of African-Americans. Banneker s almanac contained answers to some of the questions he had asked himself to when he was a boy watching the sky. It included cycles if full moons and new moons, times of sunrise and sunset, tide tables for the Chesapeake Bay, and news about festivals and horse habits. Benjamin Banneker was a truly successful person, as well as an outstanding mathematician. His death in ...
- 20346: Lolita
- ... scenes were left out of the movie that did not hurt the story at all. Also, some scenes were added which actually strengthened the story line in the movie. I bet professional critics say the new version of Lolita did not measure up, well I loved it. Dominique Swain was awesome (a little hottie as well) and she perfectly played the character of Lolita. She may have even been more manipulative ...
- 20347: Long Days Journey Into Night
- ... be the cause of some of the family problems and that he has dealt with them in an improper manner. "So Im to blame!
" (39) The setting of the play is the Tyrones Puritan New England home, which provides for many of the arguments that take place in the novel. These arguments often arise due to the fact that their house never really felt like a true home to them ...
- 20348: Critical Analysis Of The Jungl
- ... that abuse the working class. The socialist ethic is that the general public will have joint ownership of the factory. Thus, they will finally be able to eliminate the undesirable working conditions and to advocate new, more comfortable working conditions. Sinclair uses many clever devices in order to get his readers to agree with this ethic. First, he keeps the many characters basically flat and two-dimensional throughout the whole novel ...
- 20349: The Elizabethan Age
- ... the greatest epochs in English history. The Elizabethan Age was most famous for it's literature. It's prose, poetry, and drama were the defining factors of this era. In order to understand the Elizabethan world, we must understand that the places in which they performed the acts played a crucial part. They had 7 main playhouses or theatres. These playhouses were built on the outskirts of the cities between 1576 ...
- 20350: Benjamin Harrison
- ... leader of the party, had been defeated by Cleveland in 1884 and refused to run against him again. The field was therefore open. Harrison was finally nominated with Blaine's support. Levi P. Morton, a New York banker, was named for vice-president. Harrison kept aloof from Congress and left lawmaking to its leaders. First on his list was the Dependent Pension Act. This provided money for Civil War veterans who ...
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