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- 2891: What Were The Main Failings Of The July Monarchy ?
- ... merely an expedient to provide essential relief to the unemployed and clear them off the streets and the fourth was a means of postponing necessary reform. The problems facing Louis philippe in foreign policy were great. The previous government to a certain extent had revived France’s prestige as a military power. Many people were expecting Louis Philippe to go ahead with this policy especially the legitimists, liberals and bonapartists. The ... arising from overspeculation in railway shares and a shortage of capital. By 1846 a third of Paris workers were destitute and starving. By 1846-8 France was isolated, humilated and in a state of economic depression. The opposition ranted in 1847 “what has been done in the last seven years Nothing! Nothing! Nothing!”. The most critical issue though was the governments refusla to extend franchise. Guizot bitterly opposed universal suffrage; the ...
- 2892: CANADA
- ... foot on Canadian soil. He marked his presence with a flag claiming it his land. Over the years, Canada has developed into the home of the largest free-standing structure in the world. Canada,(a great tourist attraction)is also home of the largest water fall in the world. Our farmland unlike a lot of others has a variety of climate. The warmer summer climate ranges from +10 - +30 and the ... who's is? Canada is highly industrialised by manufacturing Automobiles, food, liquor and tobacco. We as a Unified country accept other cultures and religions. Canada has about every nationality possible and together they form a great home. Despite the many cultures, Canada's main languages are english and french. Canada is a democracy. This means the government is elected by all the people. It is responsible for managing the country, forcing ... the Governor General is in charge. He ranks higher than the Prime Minister. In conclusion, I hope I have raised your awareness of Canada's varied history, geography, economy, climate, cultures and government. This is great country that we live in. I am truly proud to be a Canadian. Extras Canada in it's history to date has had five flags. "The First, was a white flag with three gold ...
- 2893: Effects of the WWII Atomic Bombs
- ... and with it came more than just the loss of lives. According to Archibald MacLeish, a U.S. poet, "What happened at Hiroshima was not only that a scientific breakthrough . . . had occurred and that a great part of the population of a city had been burned to death, but that the problem of the relation of the triumphs of modern science to the human purposes of man had been explicitly defined ... annihilation will curb even the greatest tyrants' bloodlust. In short, fear is part of the human condition and those peaceful nations which learn to live with the destructive potential of nuclear power are capable of great good. Great evil is more likely to be the result of unchecked nuclear power in hands of lawless nations. As ever, peace and safety depend upon military power being in the right hands.
- 2894: Creative Story: Fast Eddie
- ... my name. I was so terrified that my voice sounded more like a squeak than a name. He paused and then quietly told me not to be afraid. He said that I might be of great help to him and "our" cause. "What cause?", I asked. "Your in the head office of the Sagebrush Rebellion and your my guest", he said. "I am the elected leader of the fight of the ... awoken by my host just after dawn. He burst into the room with his aides following him like leaves behind a dustdevil. He had a huge grin on his face and kept saying what a great day this was going to be. I thought to myself that when he finds out that the computer is still active, it should make his whole month great. We ate hard bread and cheese. All of the rebels seemed in high spirits and were very nice to me. I began to feel more relaxed and told them what types of tools we ...
- 2895: Madame Bovary: Emma's Desire To Control Her Surroundings
- ... tired, he put the box back into the cupboard, saying to himself: ‘what a collection of nonsense!’” (Flaubert 197). After realizing that their love was not in fact true love, Emma goes into a major depression, and becomes demoralized. Emma feels the pain for quite a wile, until she meets up with Leon and begins another adulterous affair. To meet Leon, she coax Charles into letting her take piano lessons, which ... Flaubert 274). With her death however, she finally realized the truth about Charles. Only on her deathbed did all the illusions go away, and all that remained was reality. She had finally understood that the great passion that she wanted was always right next to her. “ ‘Don’t cry,’ she said. ‘Soon I won’t torment you any longer.’ ‘Why? What made you do it?’ ‘I had to, my dear,’ she ...
- 2896: Beowulf Man Or Myth
- ... well (Kierman 12). Beowulf is also very courteous and patient when he meets with Hrothgar, from him he hopes to receive permission to battle Grendal (Wyatt 51). Beowulf understands that even though he may possess great strength, it is still possible for someone to conquer him in battle (Gardner 32). Other warriors in heroic poetry make much of the process of assembling their weapons for battle, but Beowulf is different. The ... Beowulf is truly a hero. He put his life before others, just to help people. Beowulf's character is defined by his status, his strength and courage, and his encounters with hideous monsters. He possess great power and ability to swim for days, hold his breath for hours and even lift objects no man could byself. So throught out the poem, theirs many controversies between the fact is Beowulf man or ... Beowulf. London: Yale University Press, 1968. Kierman,Kevin. Beowulf the Epic Poem. New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1980. Kierman,Kevin. Beowulf and the Beowulf Manuscript. New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1981. Wyatt, A.J. Beowulf. Great Britain: Cambridge University Press, 1948.
- 2897: Mars 3
- ... the ground each winter. There is evidence that in the past a denser Martian atmosphere may have allowed water to flow on the planet. Physical features closely resembling shorelines, gorges, riverbeds and islands suggest that great rivers once marked the planet. Temperature Mars is smaller and, because of its greater distance from the Sun, cooler than the eearth. It has seasons similar to Earth's because the tilt of its rotational ... pressure varies at each landing site on a semiannual basis. Carbon dioxide, the major component of the atmosphere, freezes out to form an immense polar cap, alternately at each pole. The carbon dioxide forms a great cover of snow and then evaporates again with the coming of spring in each hemisphere. The Interior The current understanding of the interior of Mars suggests that it has a thin crust, similar to Earth ... a several kilometers, which creates a visible boundary. On the opposite end, the northern hemisphere consists of a wider variety of geological features, but is obviously smoother and much younger. There are large volcanoes, a great rift valley, and a variety of channels. Volcanoes Volcanism is a geological process that occurs on earth today, and has on many planetary bodies throughout the history of the solar system. No volcanism is ...
- 2898: Remains Of The Day
- ... and leaders of World War I for asking too many reparations from the Germans. Darlington gives a sense of how out of touch he is with his remark to Stevens, "…Deeply disturbing. It does us great discredit to treat a defeated foe like this." Lewis’ speech also can be thought of as saying that Darlington Hall needs butlers who can effectively mediate and discuss emotional problems, rather than mindlessly approving everything ... failed to prevent Hitler from gathering power, so idealistic conditions such as peace, loyalty and duty could be maintained. The English who shared Chamberlain’s weak, conciliatory attitude may have been part of the reason Great Britain declined as a world power. In the colonial days, that way of doing things was not so harmful because Britain was the most powerful nation on the planet, but in the modern era with ... highlighted when Farraday gives Stevens an auto vacation. While Farraday’s idea of "country" is the scenic rural outdoors, Stevens thinks of it mainly as it concerns the social and political organization, made of the "great ladies and gentlemen of the land" (4). The novel attempts to illustrate the difference between the servant-master relationship in England and the more open relationships in the United States. There are, however, parallels ...
- 2899: Grapes Of Wrath
- The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck s novel, The Grapes of Wrath, is a story that takes place during America s dreadful period of depression. Due to misunderstanding the nature of the entire situation, Steinbeck writes this novel to shine some light on the people about the great migration westward. This novel portrays the life of the Joad family who go through the harsh struggles of poverty and migration. They are forced to leave their drought stricken land in Oklahoma, hoping to find ...
- 2900: The Dream of Oenghus
- ... Thus, these myths share a common theme, courtship and the pursuit of love: Specifically, the pursuit of divine or ideal love. However, their representations of this vary significantly. Nevertheless, these variations serve to reveal a great deal about the assumptions underlying these myths. Assumptions that relate to the nature of the gods, human nature, and the experience of love. The remainder of this discussion will focus on these slight but specific ... Celtic and Roman culture. It would be a serious understatement to suggest that the course of love runs smoother for Oenghus than it does for Psyche. Following his vision Oenghus is overwhelmed by melancholy, a depression so pervasive that he falls into a generalized malaise. However, when the root of his affliction is diagnosed by Finghin, "you have fallen in love in absence," the assistance of Boann is immediately enlisted. When ...
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