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- 11731: Assassination At Sarajevo
- ... Austria sends ultimatum to Serbian leaders July 28-Austria declares war on Serbia August 1, 1914- Germany declares war on Russia August 2, 1914- Germany asks for free transit in Belgium; Belgium refuses, but German’s enter anyway August 3, 1914- Germany declares war on France August 4, 1914- Germany admits to violation of Belgian rights, promises to restore order after war October 12, 1914- Gavrilo Princip’s trial Key Idnividuals/Roles: Francis Joseph- emperor of Austria-Hungary Francis Ferdinand –Archduke, heir to the thone; assassinated Sofia Chotek- Francis Ferdinand’s wife; assassinated Gavrilo Princip-assassin and revolutionary terrorist Description/Summary of Event: Of all the European rulers at the time, none was probably more unlucky or unhappy as Francis Joseph, emperor of Austria-Hungary. ...
- 11732: Creon's Fatal Flaw
- Creon's Fatal Flaw A master artisan and innovator of the Greek tragedy, Sophocles's insightful plays have held their value throughout countless time periods and societies. Through the use of common literary techniques, Sophocles was able to express themes and ideas that reflect all of humankind. On particular idea was that Sophocles believed that hubris is destructive and will eventually lead to one's demise. Creon, the proud king of Thebes has such a fatal flaw. His hubris alienates Teiresias, Haimon, and his people. Teiresias attempts to explain to Creon the severity of Creon's actions, but Creon ...
- 11733: And Justice For All
- ... sometimes be converted to see the truth. Thoreau, after spending a night in jail and seeing the truth hidden behind the propaganda of the majority, became convinced that he could no longer accept his government’s behavior of passing laws that benefit the majority with degrading the minority. It’s quite ironic that by the government imprisoning Thoreau he became freer then ever before. He was able to see how the government turned peaceably inclined men into controllable machines. Thoreau saw how the government dealt ... willing to suffer for his views to put an end to racial segregation, and was arrested on numerous occasions for holding strong in his believes and spreading his message throughout the minds of all God’s children. King often cited conscience as a guide to obeying just laws and disobeying unjust ones. In an essay written by King titled “A letter from Birmingham Jail,” King clearly defines the interpretation of ...
- 11734: Fahrenheit 451: Insignificance of Life and Death
- ... next split second, for your life could disappear right before your eyes and no one would care. Death as an unimportance. Life meaningless and pointless. Who could possibly want such a thing? In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, the insignificance of life and death of certain characters indicate the loss of hope and love in their corrupt world these people lived in. People in this confused society were never happy, and some desired death. Others just didn’t care, and thought their lives were meaningless. Their desire for death reflected a social malice of purposelessness and hopelessness. Montag comes home from work to find Mildred lying deathlike on the bed in the darkness ... she will forget and take more. Montag realizes that he would not cry if she overdosed again and died. Montag feels that he and his wife are utterly empty, and he thinks back to clarisse’s the neighbor, dandelion as the awful summation of the emptiness of his feelings for Mildred. The fireman in Seattle purposely set a mechanical hound to his own chemical complex and let it loose, trying ...
- 11735: Hamlet - Claudius
- ... perhaps too ambitious. Claudius wanted to be king so badly, that he murdered his own brother to achieve his goal. This is how the revenge theme is weaved into the play. Hamlet, the dead king’s son learns of the act from a ghost, "A serpent stung me; so the whole ear of Denmark Is by a forged process of my death Rankly abused; but now that noble youth The serpent that did sting thy father’s life Now wears his crown." (Act I, Sc. V, Lines 42-46) Claudius not only wanted to be the king of Denmark, he also wanted the queen that came with it. In Act I Sc ... lies within our remedy." (Act II Sc. II Lines 2-5, 14-18) Another time Claudius creates a plan in which he manipulates to get what he wants is when he sends Polonius to Gertrude’s closet, where he’ll hide and listen to Hamlet as he tells her everything. My lord, he’s going to his mother’s closet. Behind the arras I’ll convey myself To hear the ...
- 11736: Macbeth’s Tragic Flaw
- Macbeth’s Tragic Flaw Every tragedy has a tragic hero with a tragic flaw, and William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth is no exception. As expected Macbeth is the tragic hero in Macbeth, but his tragic flaw is unclear. Macbeth’s tragic flaw may be his guilt, conscience, or even his imagination. Though all of these are possible, Macbeth’s tragic flaw is Lady Macbeth. In the beginning, Lady Macbeth sways her husband to carry ...
- 11737: Sin Is Ignorance - Socratic De
- International borders have always been centers of conflict, and the U.S.-Mexican border is no exception. With the European colonizing the New World, it was a matter of time before the powers collided. The Spanish settled what is today Mexico, while the English settled what is ... the belief that the United States had the right to expand westward to the Pacific ocean. On the other hand, Mexico was a new country wanting to protect itself from outside powers. Evidence of U.S. expansion is seen with the independence of Texas from Mexico. The strongest evidence of U.S. expansion goals is with the Mexican-American War. From the beginning, the war was conceived as an opportunity for land expansion. Mexico feared the United States expansion goals. During the 16th century, the Spanish ...
- 11738: Spanish Settlement Of The West
- International borders have always been centers of conflict, and the U.S.-Mexican border is no exception. With the European colonizing the New World, it was a matter of time before the powers collided. The Spanish settled what is today Mexico, while the English settled what is ... the belief that the United States had the right to expand westward to the Pacific ocean. On the other hand, Mexico was a new country wanting to protect itself from outside powers. Evidence of U.S. expansion is seen with the independence of Texas from Mexico. The strongest evidence of U.S. expansion goals is with the Mexican-American War. From the beginning, the war was conceived as an opportunity for land expansion. Mexico feared the United States expansion goals. During the 16th century, the Spanish ...
- 11739: The Role Of Women In The Odyss
- ... and it was accepted that women occupied a subservient and inferior position. Women, of course, were valued, but were expected to possess certain traits and perform certain tasks that men demanded of them. Does Homer s writing in The Odyssey support or refute the common belief of his time regarding women? Homer endorsed the dominating belief of his time concerning women by treating the female characters unequally and differently compared to the male characters in The Odyssey. By examining the women of The Odyssey one comes to one conclusion about women in Homer s epic. Homer s male characters in The Odyssey consistently treated women differently and unequally throughout The Odyssey. Concurrent with the time s belief that women held a subservient position in society to men, the male characters in ...
- 11740: Ulysses S. Grant
- Ulysses S. Grant American General and 18th President of the United States of America, Ulysses S. Grant, was a master war strategist who won the first major Union victories during the Civil War; however, political leadership proved to be far different from military leadership for Grant. While in office from 1869 ... involved in this corruption. The military life had no charms for me, Grant said later. After graduating from the Untied States military academy Grant was commissioned as Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, assigned to the 4th U.S. Infantry, and sent to Jefferson Barracks near St. Louis, MO. While stationed at Jefferson Barracks Grant met his future wife, Julia Dent, who was the sister of one of Grant s West Point classmates. ...
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