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- 3361: Adolf Hitler 2
- ... of illegally trying to gain power would no longer work for the time being. In December 1924 he rebuilt his NAZI Party without interference from those government officials he had tried to overthrow. When the Great Depression Struck in 1929, he explained it as a Jewish-Communist plot. This explanation was widely accepted by many Germans. Promising a strong Germany, jobs, and a national glory, he attracted millions of voters. Representation of ...
- 3362: Balkans, History On Geographic
- ... from the west, passes through the Hungarian plain, then flows to the south of the Slavic states, and finally exits out of Romania and into the Black sea on the east. Though this is a great help it also can also go the other way, due to the fact that in the summer the water becomes low and there are marshes that obstruct access to the rivers banks. This can slow ... the church then incorporated them. Later on during the Byzantine reign there were a series of wars with the Persians, which resulted in the Byzantines recovering Syria, Palestine, and Egypt. The eventual fall of this great empire was dues to many things, such as the gaining of the empires wealth and commerce by Italian traders, also their army, and political system wasn t doing so good, and with this Venice took ... to the Nile River and the Indian Sea in Asia, and Africa. The geography was very important to many of the battles and wars fought in the Balkan Peninsula. The mountains and rivers had a great deal to do with the outcome of these. If there were mountains involved then the two battling groups had better have had a good army, and if the rivers, or seas were involved they ...
- 3363: John F.Kennedy: Biography
- ... J.F.K's Father served as first chairmen of the Securities and Exchange Commission during Franklin Roosevelt's administration. J.F.K's father, Joseph P. Kennedy, also served as U.S. ambassador to Great Britain. Joseph P. Kennedy was a self-made millionaire and had high hopes for all his children encouraging each of them to do their best, no matter what. Kennedy's education was very important in ... This program was made to help people on developing nations and to raise their living standards. In March 1962, steel companies gave the steel workers better benefits, but not more money. Kennedy thought it was great because it didn't cause inflation. Then, on April 10, the steel company wanted to raise prices. In May of 1962, the stock market took a drastic fall. Some people blamed Kennedy's administration. Kennedy ... Then Soviet Premier Nikitis S. Khrushchev ordered all Soviet missals removed. In September 1961, the Soviet Union began atomic testing in the atmosphere then the U.S. did. So the U.S., Soviet Union, and Great Britain signed a treaty saying atomic testing can only be done underground. This treaty was signed in July of 1963. John F. Kennedy was assassinated by an unknown person on November 22, 1963. He ...
- 3364: The Good Earth: Summary
- ... status. His power leads him to getting a prostitute and a madam who live with the family in the house. Wang Lung’s sons soon got married during the time they were raised in the great house. Problems soon arise when Wang Lung’s uncle and his family have to live in the great house. This was taken care of with the uncle and his wife’s addiction to opium which was supplied by Wang Lung. Later on, the cousin and the son leave the great house once there was signs of a revolution coming. Both opium and the Revolution deal with Europe’s emergence into the Chinese culture. About a century both this story took place, the early 1800s, ...
- 3365: Macbeth: Character Analysis of Macbeth
- ... morals sink so low that even his enemies said "Who then shall blame/ His pester'd senses to recoil and start,/ When all that is within him does condemn/ Itself for being there?" Macbeth had great ambition and wished to stand well with the world. He had absolutely no feelings for others and he only cared about what others would think of him. The witches' prophecies only encouraged this ambition to be king. The witches who symbolized Macbeth's evil ambitions put his thoughts into actual words. The idea of murder had already occurred to him (I,3, "great prediction/ Of noble having and of noble having and of royal hope,/ That he seems rapt withal," "My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical," and I,7, "What beast wast then/ That made you ... was seen in the "dagger" scene and in the panic which Macbeth suffers after the murder of Duncan. This was also seen with Banquo's ghost at the banquet. His ensuing excitement put him in great danger of exposing his crimes completely. Macbeth loved his wife very much. At the beginning of the play she participated avidly in his life and he informed her of everything that was going on ( ...
- 3366: King Lear: Everything About the Play Hangs on First Two Scenes
- ... but errors which pertain to certain characters speaking other characters lines. Amidst all the controversy one fact can be settled upon by all; King Lear is one of Shakespeare's best tragedies. While being a great play, the bulk of the plot in King Lear comes mainly from the first two scenes where most of the key events happen. Along with the plot there is also extensive amounts of setup that ... act the way the characters in King Lear act but there is more to be offered by the collection of eclectic characters than can be seen at first glance. The first two scenes offer a great insight into the characters behaviour by revealing their values through carefully crafted dialogue. Aside from showing the true colors of the characters, the opening scenes serve to create an atmosphere for the plot to be outlined in great detail without giving away how it will unfold. The first two scenes of King Lear are pivotal in influencing every aspect of the play including the plot, and the values of the characters contained ...
- 3367: Comparison of Hamlet and Claudius
- ... some cases, relationships determine the direction life will take and they can change everything. Although love and relationships can sometimes be wonderful and happy, they can sometimes lead to things such as madness, suicide and depression. This is the case in Hamlet. A comparison of the love relationship between Ophelia and Hamlet and Gertrude and Claudius, will illustrate that betrayal, selfishness and lack of love cause the downfall of these relationships ... 126). Claudius does not love Gertrude but yet he will do anything to let her believe that he does love her, just to be king. Hamlet is also a very selfish man. He has a great hatred for Claudius and the only thing he thinks about is killing Claudius to get revenge for the murder of his father. “Haste me to know't, that I, with wings as swift As meditation ...
- 3368: Galileo Galilei
- ... university without a degree. In 1592, he was offered achair in mathematics at the University of Padua, where he remained until 1610. (1:1) “Galileo wanted to study gravity-and how it affected acceleration-in great detail.” (3:1) “First of all, the theory which virtually everyone accepted at the time was the traditional theory of Aristotle, who believed that heavier objects fall more quickly than lighter ones.” (4:2) In ... left, no matter how far the distance. (2:1) Galileo performed many experiments. In fact, “he was one of the first to systematically investigate using experiments.”(1:2) That was only one of Galileo's great contributions to modern day science. “In 1609, he heard of the invention of the telescope in Holland. Soon thereafter, he had built a much improved version for himself.” (1:1) “The invention of the first ... the universe, we would still be in the dark about a lot of things. The experiments that Galileo presented provided the evidence needed to prove the Copernican theory-paving the way for Newton. Galileo-a great man. There are no words to describe how much he affected the world. He went through so much in his life, yet, brought so much to ours. Galileo-heretic? No! Galileo-physicist? Yes! Bibliography ...
- 3369: An Analysis of Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant"
- ... to do what the ‘natives' expect of him” (100). Readers respect Orwell for his sense of duty. He realizes the his decision must be based on the best interest of the Burmese. Also, Orwell showed great feelings of compassion for the dying animal. He was killing the animal because he had to. He did not feel strong and powerful, as a hunter would; he felt weak and helpless. Orwell so vividly describes the elephant's death, almost as it were giving him pain to watch. The elephant lay, “dying, very slowly and in great agony. . .” (Orwell 102). While the elephant lay dying Orwell can feel nothing but helplessness. He describes the experience as “dreadful to see the great beast lying there, powerless to move and yet powerless to die, and not even to bee able to finish him” (102). He felt helpless, with no bullets left in his gun; he was unable ...
- 3370: Bach, Johann Sebastian
- ... high demand and held a continuation of excellent jobs throughout his lifetime which included posts at the courts of Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Weimar and Prince Leopold of Cöthen. Life, however, was not always that great though. In the early years Bach was heavily influenced by the composer Buxtehude (another great writer for the organ) and he left his first job as organist at Arnstadt to go and have lessons with him. This turned into a four-month leave, causing trouble with Bach's employers when he returned. Not only had his presence been missed for four consecutive months, but he had come back writing in an advanced and unusual style that wasn't exactly what was required. It was great music but it was just a little ahead of its time. So Bach moved on to the job in Weimar, which gave him greater musical freedom. His main duties were court organist and chamber ...
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