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- 6011: Peter The Great
- ... of Peter the Great Russia's desire for change and a quest for progress was reaching levels comparable to those of Europe. Peter the Great is associated with the movement of Russia from the Medieval world to the Age of Enlightenment. Throughout the centuries historiographical debate has been in progress. There was a debate between historians who consider Peter the Great as a great Tsar of Russia and those who perceive ... lively and energetic boy compared to his other siblings who were sick and weak. From his early years he was interested in military games, fire, bombs and fireworks. He organized his own "play regiments" and war games by enlisting gentlemen's sons. He also had contact with foreigners and was fascinated with their way of life. His education started around the age of seven. One of his tutors was Nikita Zotov ... Numerous scholars as Miliukov, Kliuchevsky, Anderson agrees on the fact that the actual reform that Russia experienced during Peter the Great reign was one of militarization and mechanization. According to Miliukov, Kliuchevsky, Anderson and others "war and its effects central not merely to Peter's foreign policies but also to his domestic achievements and failures. Without a grasp of this fact no real understanding of his reign is possible." The ...
- 6012: Margaret Thatcher
- ... in the flat above her parents small grocery store. Margaret's father was the greatest influence in Margaret's life, politically as well as religiously and socially. Alfred Roberts came to Grantham during the First World War where he met and married Beatrice Stevenson. "The young couple worked hard and saved money with a passion. Before long Alfred opened his own grocery shop, and eventually he came to own two." (Mayer,1979 ... Margaret moved out of the flat above the grocery store and went off to university." (Mayer, 1979) Margaret's life at the university revolved around her work in the chemistry lab, and the lively political world that Oxford had to offer. The organization Margaret most wanted to join was the Oxford University Conservative Association. Her membership in OUCA marked her first formal association with the Conservative party. "It has been ...
- 6013: Oliver North
- ... a detachment of Marines who were to assist the rescuers of the aborted mission to free U.S. hostages in Tehran. A little more than a year later, while North was studying at the Naval War College in Providence, he came to befriend Navy Secretary John Lehman. Lehman helped North get a spot on the National Security Council. Among several military officers sent to the National Security Council, North was the youngest. He was described as a "bright articulate officer with a gung ho spirit who saw the world in sharply etched blacks and whites." His role was to draw up plans, to get them approved, and to see that they are carried out. He was also looked on to help equip the National Security Council to take part in covert operations. He was also called on to enact nuclear war game scenarios to better help the President and his staff for possible situations. And with his ranking of only Lieutenant Colonel, he holds many more responsibilities than many of his senior officers. He has ...
- 6014: Zeus The King Of The Gods
- ZEUS, THE KING OF THE GODS Zeus is one of the most ancient gods of the world. His name can be found in other Indo-European nations, except the Greek. Some of those nations are the Indians, the Ombrius and the Latinos. So he must be worshiped at least from 3000 BC ... among all gods and humans... Zeus had around 38 immortal children. Only 5 of them were from his legal wives. Athena from his marriage with Mitida and from Ira he had Aris, the god of war, Hifestos the blacksmith god, Ivi the goddess of youth and Eilithyia a goddess that was helping women to give birth. From Diony he had Aphrodite, goddess of love and sexuality. From his sister Dimiter, the goddess of agriculture, he had Persephony, who became goddess of the under world. From Maia he had Hermes,the god of trade and protector of messengers. From Semely he had Dionysus, god of wine and theater. From Seline (moon) he got Ersy. From Asteria he had Ekati, ...
- 6015: Yarmouth,england
- ... streets, they were very slim passages, separating rows of peoples homes. Despite their small size, these rows managed to last throughout the Medieval times. The only reason they were destroyed was because of the Second World War. Two architectural problems in Yarmouth were the cost of a harbor facility, because the people wanted it to be so big with boat docks all around, stores, and many more things. The second problem was ... for other areas, carrying over forty ships, which was fifteen bigger then the next biggest town. But supplying ships for other people was unpopular in Yarmouth because of the fear of them being damaged at war, and a lot of times the boats required supplies to be brought with them, and the King was not ready to pay for any of that. Another problem for Yarmouth was they were being ...
- 6016: 1984, Science-fiction Or Reali
- ... follow you about when you move. BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU, the caption beneath it ran (Orwell 3). The novel 1984 follows Winston Smith, a worker at the Ministry of Truth, who lives in a world where the government watches every move you make and attempts to control all your thoughts. Winston s job is to change the past so his government can hold a tighter grip over the present and ... 1984. The three major powers in the novel, Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia parallel the major alliances that exist today. Oceania coincides with the modern day organization, NATO. As we have seen during the Persian Gulf war and the war in Kosovo, this alliance always enters into a conflict united. Eurasia consists of the countries of the former Warsaw Pact. These nations, though no longer bound by their communist governments, still have diplomatic relations(*). ...
- 6017: 1984
- ... was written by George Orwell about a grim future in which people are controlled by a party known as the brotherhood which is led by Big Brother. The background of the story is that nuclear war has ravaged the earth and three superpowers have arisen out of the rubble, Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia, all of which are at war with each other. The leading party in Oceania, where the story take place, exerts and maintains its power through such techniques as the Spies, a youth group that encourages children to report adults, including their ... He then hears a news broadcast saying something he knows is false but he just accepts it as the truth and he feels very fond of big brother. This story shows the danger of a world in which the government has too much control. The government in the novel controls all the people eliminating their individuality and the essence of everything that makes a human a human. Though the society ...
- 6018: To Kill A Mocking Bird 3
- ... Scout, (looking back at her childhood) but is casual enough to be understood by most readers. Maycomb s racist attitude in To Kill a Mocking Bird is fueled by the events which occurred soon after World War I. After a devastating stock market crash, many employers lost a substantial amount of money and therefore could hardly afford to hire staff. Many resorted to buying slaves; it was cheap and required little responsibility ... on their part. This event led to the employment of Negroes. The Industrial revolution did not occur in South America since it was only logical to simply buy slaves rather than expensive machinery. The civil war soon followed, and declared that Negroes were no longer considered slaves and if they were unhappy with work conditions they could leave. Few did, since jobs were already dangerously scarce and by about 1930 ...
- 6019: Thematic Analysis Of Things Fa
- ... their gods. Sacrifices ranged from animal down to basic fruits from trees. Animals were a symbol of spiritual as well as the physical means of sacrifice. The body itself is a part of the living world but initially belongs to the spiritual realm. Sacrifices were also used to cure illness, increase fertility, an even aid in the defeat of a neighboring enemy etc. The death of Ikemeumafa can be an example of sacrifice to avoid war over an umofian woman who had been killed in mbiano. Achbe in his novel doesn't only develop the Igbo religion, but also introduces Christianity. I find this to be an interesting aspect of this ... crime the court is disregarded for e.g. when the umofian woman was killed by a neighboring village man. Umofia called upon the oracle of the hills and caves to seek permission on starting the war. Instead mbiano offered to sacrifice a lad of theirs for their fault. This shows that the problem of a villager was the problem of the whole village. When the justice system of the Igbo ...
- 6020: One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
- ... That was true. There s not a man here that isn t afraid he is losing or has already lost his whambam. We comical little creatures can t even achieve the masculinity in the rabbit world, that s how weal and inadequate we are. Hee. We are- the rabbits, one might say, of the rabbit world. Before McMurphy entered the ward, most of the men were husks; they were so chagrined they wouldn t even laugh out loud. Major Characters McMurphy- Robust, strapping, humorous, and large, McMurphy is the main character ... side of the room like a Jap statue. There s no moving her and no help against her. She s lost a little battle here today, but it s a minor battle in a big war that she s been winning and that she ll go on winning. We mustn t let McMurphy get our hopes up any different, lure us into making some kind of dumb play. She ll ...
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