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In 855, the civilization of Kievan Rus' developed, encompassing a small portion of modern day Russia. Around 1220, the Mongols arrived in Russia where they significantly influenced the Russian culture. In 1762, Catherine the Great became empress where she patronized Western culture. From the civilization of Kievan Rus' to the Russian Empire of Catherine the Great, Russia's contacts with the west, political structure, and territorial boundaries had significantly changed.Contact with the with the west was cut off with the Mongol arrival, yet by the rule of Catherine the Great, contacts with the west had been reestablished. With the religious schism occurring in the Byzantine Empire, Roman
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throughout the world.Baba Yaga had a cultural significance in the nineteenth century, and many scholars and artist in Europe based their work on tales of her. Today, the tales of Baba Yaga are popular everywhere. There are book illustrations, paintings, and many other kinds of art with a figure of Baba Yaga. She is often the star figure in children's picture books. She is in Films and animated cartoons, which have portrayed her as dreadful and comical at the same time. In addition, no matter how she is shown, you can always see or feel Russian heritage features in Baba Yaga's tales.It was difficult for people to publish their tales because of the strict censorship in the Russian Empire during
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breakout work was Stone, published in 1913. It covered mostly apolitical and non-personal subjects, and had a strong focus on classical and Byzantine themes. His following collections, Tristia (1922) and Stikhotvorenia (1928), reflected the classical themes of his earlier work, but with a more melancholy tone. He also became part of the dissident Acmeist poetry movement.Although glad that the Czars were deposed, Mandelstam was initially hostile to the October Revolution of 1917. He briefly worked for the Education Ministry in Moscow in 1918, and made frequent trips to south of the Russian Empire. He viewed the newer poetry with contempt, especially that of Marina Tsvetaeva and Mayakovsky. Only
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busts of the first emperor. Indeed, Caesar became the word for Emperor, as in the German Kaiser and in the Bulgarian and subsequently Russian Tsar. A concrete example of the continuing use of the power and glory of Augustus was that the then month of Sextilis was officially renamed August in his honour.To conclude, there can be no doubt that Augustus' reign laid the foundations of a regime that lasted centuries until the eventual decline of the Roman Empire. In fact, Ogilvie argues that "Roman civilisation would have collapsed without Augustus" (Ogilvie 1969, 124). Both his borrowed family name Caesar and his title Augustus became the enduring titles of the ensuing leaders of the Roman Empire
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The movie Battleship Potemkin is said to be one of the best montage sequence movies ever made and when the movie was finished (1925) it got a lot of government attention and was banned by the bored of censorship. But when it was shown to the public in 1954 it was voted as one of the best movies in the history of cinema. But exactly, what made it such a controversial movie that at the time it had to be banned, and how did people react to the movie when they saw it?Firstly to fully appreciate the movie, we need to travel back in history to understand how the government was run and how people lived. In the early 1900's Russian held a strong empire, the Bolshevik (majority), the everyday
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German strategic planning that led the men at the Imperial Palace to push Europe to the brink, rather than their own desires of war.Berghahn suggests that German decision-makers knew that the earlier Russian mobilization order did not have the same significance as the German one. He goes on and says that the German leadership used the Russian moves for their purposes by creating a defensive mood in the German public without which the proposed mobilization of the German armed forces might well have come to grief. Then, convinced of the entire defensive nature of Germany's policy, the leaders of the working-class movement quickly reversed their line: the demonstrations stopped and the
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latin greek and anagrams to protect himself from superstitions.·interpretations and predictions of anti christs are based on english translation of his prophecies·throughout his quatrains he speaks of 3 powerful leaders that he calls antichrists. He said they would lead their ppl thru reigns of terror after seducing them with promises of greatness-NAPOLEON was the first of these ANTICHRISTS."An emperor shall be born near italy. Who shall the empire dear. They shall say with what ppl he keeps company. He shall be found less a prince than a butcher."- napoleon was considered a butcher by even the ppl that supported him.. and he definitely caused the empire dearly in both manpower
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had a right for a job.The Austrian Empire* News of French success reached the ears of angered Nationalists. Therefore, unrest started all over the empire.* Hungary revolted wanting freedom from Austrian rule.* Austrian armies are unable to deal with the threat and make first requests for Russian support to put down the Hungarian uprising.* For the time being Austrians give in to Hungarians and March laws are established. Those laws state the end of Austrian political rule within Hungary. Also the Hungarians were given a representative parliament, a promise of democratic elections in the future as well as all Austrian given aristocratic privileges abolished.* Czechs receive similar rights
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Contents:1. Introduction 2.Main part2.1 The History of Ballet2.2 When did Dance Start?2.3 The Greeks and Romans2.4 The middle Ages2.5 The Renaissance2.6 Louis XIV and the French Influence2.7 1740 to Pre-Romantic2.8 Pre-Romantic Era2.9Romantic Era210 Petipa and the Russian Ballet2.11 Ballet in Britain2.12The Russian Revolution and Nureyev2.13 America3. Conclusion4. Tables and pictures5. BibliographyIntroductionBallet is a form of dancing performed for theatre audiences. Like other dance forms, ballet may tell a story, express a mood, or simply reflect the music. But a ballet dancer's technique (way of performing) and special skills differ greatly from those of other dancers. Ballet dancers
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determined to recapture their lost territory. From 1870 on, France and Germany began an arms race and gradually formed their own alliances for the next war. The Triple Entente consisted of Britain, France and Russia. The Triple Alliance consisted of Germany, Italy, and Austria. As a result, these two alliances set up a European-wide war. The second cause was the Balkan conflict. The Ottoman Empire had controlled the Balkan region but since the empire was declining, there was a power vacuum in the Balkans, where it opens up for ambitious powers to replace the Ottoman Empire. Competition increases as conquering the Balkans were between Austria-Hungary and Serbia, which was a much smaller country than
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of American expansionists.By the 1890s, Russia controlled a large continental empire, traversing many different cultures and religions, as did the United States. The Russians viewed their czar as an instrument of God's will, and similarly, the Americans believed that a "manifest destiny" of supernatural power directed their conquests. From this time until 1917, the United States endeavoured to contain Russian expansion.In 1922, following the First World War, Russia and defeated Germany signed a treaty of co-operation. The Soviets' condemnation of religion and private property demonstrated to the Americans that Russian communism was a real threat, and a threat that was there to stay, unless
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politics or the fear of an expansive Soviet empire (for such allegations are nonsensical considering the state of the war-torn nation), but rather in the US' security in an economic market. Those who reiterate that the Soviet Union was greedy and expansive, a new fascist Germany on the rise, cannot present a firm case against the countries' intent at the post-war conferences, where all of the conflict in the Cold War surfaced.Even so, evidence that the USSR's policies triggered more dissention can be found in Salami Tactics (c.1945) wherein Soviet leader Stalin pressured all the eastern European countries into Communist governments. The Hungarian Communist Rakosi's idea made it possible for the
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empire spread eastward to the Russianfrontier and to Austria. Two of his brothers were kings. His 3 sisters all saton thrones in one sense or another. His first son was Viceroy of Italy. AndNapoleon himself was currently married to the great niece of MarieAntoninette, and their first child was immediately named King of Rome.Napoleon was on a roll.5 Given time, patience, and some luck, he might havebeen able to extend his empire to the East, and force those pesky British intoisolation, cutting them off from any matters in Europe and Asia. But thesedreams would go unresolved. Because of something Napoleon could notsee.6In June of 1812, in eastern Germany, Napoleon massed a force of368,000
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I mark new departures in the history of the twentieth century?• The needs of total war led to the expansion of government authority.• The destruction of life and property wrought by the war led to a widespread disillusionment among European intellectuals with their own civilization.• The political map of Europe was radically altered with the collapse of the German, Russian, and Austrian empires, creating space for new nations in Central Europe, including Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia, all of which were formed around an ideology of national self-determination.• In Russia, the strains of war triggered a vast revolutionary upheaval that launched world communism
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Spanish Civil War in 1937, the setting for For Whom the Bell Tolls. In 1928, Hemingway's father committed suicide. He did not reflect on this event in his writing until the thoughts of Robert Jordan, the main character in For Whom the Bell Tolls, in 1940. The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) followed the failure of a military rebellion to overthrow Spain's democratically elected government. The war divided Spain both geographically and ideologically and it brought to power General Francisco Franco who ruled Spain from the end of the war until his death in 1975. Following the Spanish American War (1898), Spain lost the remainder of its once great empire. This defeat greatly increased dissatisfaction
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significant role in the outbreak of the war due to the intricacies of the alliances.The foreign policies of Germany were a major part in their deserving the responsibility for the outbreak of the war, especially as they had a desire to actually engage in a war. First of all, Kaiser William II decided to enforce a new policy in 1897 called "Westpolitik", or "world policy", which endorsed the idea of creating a large German colonial empire, to greatly increase their navy to surpass Britain's own, and to enforce foreign policy that would increase the power of Germany's monarchy. The language in which these goals were presented was highly "bold and confrontational", leading to increased tensions in
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and subversion of the Roman Empire. Coincidentally, Eli knows that he is destined to die in this manner and asked his friend and confidant, Gabrielle, not to intercede but to allow his death to bring forth a better world. The cult of Eli then grows even stronger and his peaceful beliefs become the standard of the Xenaverse. Obviously, the similarities to the story of Jesus cannot be ignored or judged coincidental. The renaming of players in the story does show that the producers were not comfortable directly identifying the story of Jesus as mythology.All of the stories including those involving Jewish and Christian mythology are told with respect and sometimes with a hint of humor. Consider
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The short story 'The Yellow Wall-Paper' written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a cry for freedom. This story is about a woman who fights for her right to express what she feels, and fights for her right to do what she wants to do. The narrator in this short story is a woman whose husband loves her very much, but oppresses her to the point where she cannot take it anymore. This story revolves around the main character, her oppressed life, and her search for freedom.There are many male influences in this woman's life and although they may mean no harm, push her over the edge. The main character's husband, John, and her brother are well-known physicians. They use their power to control the main
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Edgar Allen Poe's Symbolism of Death in 'The Fall of the House of Usher'Death is defined as, 'The termination or extinction of something' (American Heritage Dictionary). Edgar Allen Poe uses this description in 'The Fall of the House of Usher' in different ways. Poe's intention when writing 'The Fall of the House of Usher' was not to present a moral, lesson, or truth to the reader; he was simply trying to bring forth a sense of terror to the reader. Poe's mind works this way, and critics believe this statement, especially when related to this story.Edgar Allen Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. His life was filled with tragedies that started when he was ten months old and until he
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When one begins to analyze a military novel it is important to first look at the historical context in which the book was written. On the nights of February 13-14 in 1944 the city of Dresden, Germany was subjected to one of the worst air attacks in the history of man. By the end of the bombing 135,000 to 250,000 people had been killed by the combined forces of the United States and the United Kingdom. Dresden was different then Berlin or many of the other military targets which were attacked during World War II because it was never fortified or used for strategic purposes and, therefore, was not considered a military target. Because of it's apparent safety, thousands of refugees from all
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Psychoanalysis is a system of psychology originated by the Viennese physician Sigmund FREUD in the 1890's and then further developed by himself, his students, and other followers. It consists of three kinds of related activities: (1) a method for research into the human mind, especially inner experiences such as thoughts, feelings, emotions, fantasies, and dreams; (2) a systematic accumulation of a body of knowledge about the mind; and (3) a method for the treatment of psychological or emotional disorders.Psychoanalysis began with the discovery that HYSTERIA, an illness with physical symptoms that occurred in a completely healthy physical body--such as a numbness or paralysis of a limb or a
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It can be said that a certain degree of darkness lies within every person, but this darkness will not surface unless given the correct environment. The darkness, however, can emerge and ultimately destroy the person if not checked by reason. If one's inner darkness does surface, the victim then is given the opportunity to reach a point in personal growth, and to gain a sense of self-knowledge from it. That is, when one's darkness appears, one must learn from this experience how he or she can prevent similar results from occurring in the future. It is ultimately through self-knowledge that we gain the power to defeat our inner darkness, and all of its elements. Just as everyone has the
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The Odyssey is an epic about a Greek warrior in the Trojan War whose wanderings around his known world and his perilous encounters are the basis of the story. Odysseus' absence from his home is prolonged by the influences of the women whom he encounters.In this epic, several female characters had a profound effect on the plot. They wielded their influence through typically feminine skills and attributes: seduction, supernatural powers, intelligence, and beauty. Some of the women of The Odyssey influenced the actions of men, playing key roles in the epics, such as Calypso, the Sirens, Helen, or Circe; all of these women were responsible for the actions of the men.In The Odyssey, the females
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Aggressive and PassiveAggressive and Passive are two inverse attitudes to things, events or life. They cause different results. Offred and Ophelia are two women who have contrary destinies because of their different attitudes.Offred is a powerless woman in "the Handmaid's Tale". She's a handmaid of a commander in Gilead. She has no freedom. She belongs to him as a property. Her only duty is to have sex with the commander and give birth to a baby. Ophelia is also a weak woman in "Hamlet" play. She has no power over anybody. But their fates in the end are quite different. Offred succeeds in escaping from the dystopian socityGilead, while Ophelia dies of drown. Because Offred is affressive but
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Even though the books of Black Boy and Grapes of Wrath gave a vivid picture of the past American life to the readers regarding the socio-economic bigotry. Both books are similar in focusing the social and economic discrimination in the family setting. On Grapes of Wrath the California prejudice against the immigrants. Prejudice was a strong word, which leaves a bitter taste in the mouth. It is the prejudice against the migrant workers by the established financially Californians. Steinbeck provides four clear examples of prejudice; the man whose children died of starvation, the fishing story, the California police officer and the history of Californians. The best picture to describe was on
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Leprosy is very dangerous for your personal health. It can make you skin fall off. Leprosy slowly eats away at you body. It is deadly to all genders, all ages, all sizes and all races.Another name for leprosy is Hansen's Disease. Leprosy is caused by the organism mycobacterium leprae. The pathogen that carries it is bacteria. Throughout the years people have suspected that inhaling and touching the bacteria could spread leprosy.Symptoms of leprosy appear three to five years after contact. Symptoms include; redness or white patches of skin, lumps on several parts of the body, and fingers and toes may curl inward. The bacteria of leprosy can sometimes cause blindness. If leprosy is not treated
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In the play "Hamlet," Shakespeare's characters are confronted with the timeless question: How can one determine what is actually true from what only seems to be true? Throughout the play, the theme of appearance versus reality is constant. This theme is played out from the beginning, with Claudius' attempt to conceal his secret intentions; Gertrude and Ophelia masking their own truths, and finally Hamlet, who assumes the role of a madman in order to uncover the reality behind his appearance.Various characters try to cover their secret intentions with a veneer of a whole other person. One of the most obvious is Claudius. Claudius murdered his brother, the former King Hamlet, in order to
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Among the places where I have traveled, I especially like Fort Lauderdale very much. It fills me with beautiful memories. It reminds me of the days when I lived in Vietnam where I was born, especially the coconut trees, the hot and humid weather are like Vietnam. Fort Lauderdale has almost all the tropical fruits like jack fruit, durian, and longan. All these fruits are not grown in California.I usually come to Fort Lauderdale for a vacation. I leave behind all the problems at work. I feel free of the stresses after I spend my days at the beach. Anyone who comes to Fort Lauderdale and does not take a swim really missed out on all the fun. The water is very warm in Fort Lauderdale, unlike the
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Rachel ZimmerProf. GraffMilton: ENGL 420June 10, 2002Mockery and Superiority in Canzone:Supported by AreopagiticaMockery, as well as a sense of pride and/or superiority comes out in many of Milton's works and he exemplifies this by writing in ways that seems to humble himself, charm the subject of the poem, and yet scoff at him/her at the same time as well as prove his high intellect. Milton's often-circular logic exemplifies his cunning as well as his superciliousness.He first charms his subject (which also happens to be his reader/audience in many poems-Canzone, Areopagitica, Of Education, The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates…) with words of praise while humbling
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TrichotillomaniaTrichotillomania is a term coined by a French dermatologist in 1889 to describe the compulsive or irresistible urge that he saw in patients to pluck their hair out. The word trichotillomania is a Greek work meaning hair to pull, pluck, mania, frenzy, and madness. This is somewhat misleading as trichotillomania is referred to in psychiatry as an impulse disorder not a "madness" at all.Impulse control disorders are characterized by the inability to control or resist the impulse to do something harmful to oneself or to someone else. A sufferer sometimes experiences a sense of pressure or tension before performing the behavior and can feel a release of tension afterwards
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Romeo and Juliet is an awesome play written by William Shakespeare in the 15th century. This play is based upon two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who in just a short period of three days meet, marry, make love, and die. Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet. These two families have gone by many generations with hate towards one-another. Neither family can forgive and forget whatever argument had been started many decades ago. Although the two families despise one another, young Juliet still proclaims, "My only love sprung from my only hate! / Too early seen unknown, and known too late! / Prodigious birth of love it is to me, / That I must love a loath'ed enemy (1.5.137-140)", to Romeo, her
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In Jean Rhys's compelling novel about racial tension amidst confusion and anxiety, the author addresses this subtext in such a way as to portray Antoinette as a product of an intolerant society. While more of an underlying theme, the character's racial inner struggles in Wide Sargasso Sea represent a significance to the story's overall flavor and intensity, being that Antoinette is torn the entire time between calling herself black or white. Who is she really, and why is she having such a difficult time coming to terms with her true identity?In Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea, Antoinette is perpetually faced with having to deal with her racial obscurity. Not only does she lack a distinct perception
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J. K. RowlingC/O Scholastic Inc.555 BroadwayNew York NY 10012Dear Mrs. J. Rowling,I have read all four of your adventures, mystery series, Harry Potter. Most amazing out ofthe four is, Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban. Through out the series I could not live toput the book down and had to watch harry out wit every person who thwarted him. In effect hisenemies became more vengeful."Malfoy was furious about Buckbeak. He was convinced that Hagrid had found a way ofsmuggling the hippogriff to safety, and seemed outraged that he and his father had been outwittedby a gamekeeper."That is what kept me reading. You kept putting Harry in to these near impossiblesituations and through friend
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The Argument from Design - Fact, Fantasy or Wishful Thinking ?Tell me why the stars do shine,Tell me why the ivy twines,Tell me why the sky's so blue.Then I will tell you just why I love you.Because God made the stars to shine,Because God made the ivy twine,Because God made the sky so blue.Because God made you, that's why I love you.1Tell Me WhyIn Darwin's Dangerous Idea Daniel Dennett wistfully recalls this simple melody from his youth, but does not lament the demise of its literal meaning at the hands of the hero of his book. No thinking adult could still cling to the myth of the loving God who fashions each of us from earth and breathes life into us. There is no future in myths, no matter
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Although they use different terminology Susan Douglas, Ralph Ellison, and Walker Percy mention and emphasize the importance of control at several points throughout their essays. It can be concluded that all three authors believe that it is important for the individual to maintain control over their own self for to sacrifice control would be to lose the individuality that makes a person. The methods society uses to control the individual varies, according to each author.Douglas discusses the media and the immense power it wields over women and their "narcissistic" selves in her essay. She argues that the media contrives to deceive women into thinking that they are truly the ones in control
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Walker Percy's essay, "The Loss of Creature" maintains that we should "recover the creature" and learn to "extract the thing from the package." However, we can never exclusively recover the creature from the "symbolic package," for we are in a process of continuous discovery throughout our lives and we must see the symbolic complex for more than it appears to be. Percy's methods of perceiving the world are in fact impossible to put into effect for we could not go about placing ourselves into natural disasters and things of the like. Furthermore, that would be defeating the purpose, for once we set out to recover the lost creature, intentionally looking for "it", "it" is lost. However, that
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Aaron Shenassa5/6/01Mrs. WitheringtonWords: 391How Monkey Lost His Tail.It was a day just like any other, except for poor Monkey. It was a hot and windy morning in Mexico City, Mexico, and Monkey found himself on a wooden floor of a smoky bar. His arms were flaccidly dangling down over his legs and his upper body moving back and forth lifelessly, just like it usually does. But something was missing... HIS TAIL!!! Where had his tail gone? He poked his head around his back and it wasn't there, just a hairy stump. The first thing that came to his mind was, "How am I going to kick pests away, peel bananas, and on swing trees at the same time, and what about the Olympics??" You see, Monkey was a
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John GlennIn July 1957, while project officer of the F8U Crusader, he set a transcontinental speed record from Los Angeles to New York, spanning the country in 3 hours and 23 minutes. This was the first transcontinental flight to average supersonic speed. Glenn has nearly 9,000 hours of flying time, with approximately 3,000 hours in jet aircraft.NASA EXPERIENCE: Glenn was assigned to the NASA Space Task Group at Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, in April 1959 after his selection as a Project Mercury Astronaut. The Space Task Group was moved to Houston and became part of the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center in 1962. Glenn flew on Mercury-6 (February 20, 1962) and STS-95 (October 29 to
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The problem with guns is fairly straightforward: Guns make it easy to kill or injure a person. This weapon that so many people own has the power to take someone's life in a split second. In this speech I will be covering this and other topics such as the Brady Law, the Second Amendment and some of the percentages and death rates is the U.S.Gun control aims to keep high risk people away from guns while not putting much of a burden on law abiding citizens. Guns should not only be restricted from known felons because new felons are being arrested every day. Statistics show that only 29% of those arrested for murder are previously convicted felons. Also, a national survey found that 2% of all
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During World War II, the Franks and the Van Daans were hiding in a small area of two to three rooms, with a single window, in the attic of an office building in Amsterdam. In her diary, Anne refers to it as the "secret annex." For two years, these close quarters serve as a shelter and protection for the families against the Nazi enemy. While in hiding, problems and the characters' true natures evolved, revealing their differing personalities and value systems. Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl who writes a diary of her experiences during World War II, tells about the major characters in the play. The two characters that I chose to compare were Otto Frank, Anne's father and the only survivor of
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RALPH WALDO EMERSONRalph Waldo Emerson was a sensational poet. Throughout his life, he wrote poetry that bewilders a normal person. Emerson was a very optimistic and self-confident person. This was mainly due to the fact that he was raised in a humble manner. Emerson wrote his poems through his heart and embodied his very soul into his work. Ralph Waldo Emerson had a very distinctive style of writing.It has been said by many critics that many of Emerson's lines in his poetry seem flat and discontinuous. This is true, yet, this should be considered a bad. As most poetry flows evenly throughout, most of Emerson's works did not. He did this in order to develop a poem that was freer and had more
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Jacksonian DemocracyDuring the period of Jackson's presidency and several years after his presidency, the power which had once been centralized in rich southern planters and northern merchants now shifted down to the lower and middle class white males. The visual gap in appearance between the two extremes was also becoming less visible. These ideas of equality, however, were not spread universally among all people's residing in United States. The oppression of black slaves, Indians, and sometimes other whites such as immigrants still existed despite the growing ideas of equality. Jacksonian Democrats were one-sided in their ideas of political democracy, equal opportunity, and personal
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Men will rise from the dark depths of prejudice... What is prejudice? The Websters dictionary defines it as "a biased opinion based on emotion rather than reason." This is most certainly the case. Through out history groups of people of the same race, religion, color, etc. have had unspeakable acts committed against them by others who think with their "...emotions[s] rather than reason." Because one is a different color they think that that person is odd, or inferior. Or they see some one of a different religion as a person who is rejected by God. These are both examples of prejudice.Many people have seen the effects of prejudice and sought to put an end to it. one such person was Dr
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Cada persona debe conocer por lo menos un idioma además su nativo. Hay muchas razones para esto. Primero, nosotros tenemos que saber cómo comunicar con las personas. Nosotros pueden comunicar con nuestros vecinos sin problemas, ¿pero cuantás personas pueden comunicar con personas de un país diferente? No hay muchas personas que pueden comunicar con ellos.Si nosotros hablemos solamente un idioma, nos limitamos nuestra facultad de comunicar con otros. Ser efectivo en comunicar con números grandes de gente, nosotros primeros debemos comprenderles, y ellos deben comprendernos. No podemos hablar con otros si no comprenderles.Usted podría decir, 'Yo
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invasions of Northern Italy. When the Roman Empire expanded many of the Gaullish tribes fled, but some stayed and became Romanised, losing the Celtic language. Later a Germanic tribe, the Franks, invaded the area and settled. The Franks gave their name to the region but adopted the language and customs of the people. France is a Celtic people, speaking a Romance language in a country with a Germanic name.The Golden Age of the CeltsThe Celts were at their height during the 4th and 5th centuries BC. During this time they waged three great wars, which had great influence on the history of southern Europe.About 500 BC the Celts conquered Spain, wresting it from Carthage. Around 400 BC they took
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A touchy topic these days is whether or not the option should be open for adopted children to be able to locate their biological parents. There are some many circumstances for each different case that it is hard to know where exactly I stand on this topic. Over all, I do not think that you should locate your biological parents.There are many reasons for this. For one thing, learning information on the person who gave you up is a long drawn out process. It can be very emotionally painful, as well. For whatever reason you were given up for adoption; death, financial problems, to young, etc it¹s private information and should remain that way. The decision was made a long time ago because
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John Paul Stevens, the 101st Justice to serve on the supreme court of the United States, and the first appointed by President Gerald R. Ford. John Paul Stevens became a member of the high court in December of 1975. Stevens, a middle aged man, with a reputation as a sharp-minded, hardworking lawyer, and first rate judge was given the highest evaluation from the American Bar Association committee that examined his record. "A superb judicial craftsman" and a Judge¹s judge," are two of the praises that Stevens has received from the United States Court of Appeals.Stevens was voted into the supreme court with a vote of 98-0. In that time, Stevens was considered by the press, to be a moderate
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Stereotypes in SocietyDespite the overall acknowledgement that change needs to take place, society still identifies people according to constructed stereotypes. In the western culture we tend to associate people with being masculine or feminine and if we cross over the boundaries set up for our sex then we are going against the norm. We put pressures on each sex to identify with certain characteristics. It's as if someone set down one day and decided that in order to completely separate man from woman that two lists of characteristics would be made and they would fall under different sides of the spectrum and there was no compromise; man could not be woman and woman could not be man. Women
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Faces On The WallIn Charolette Perkins Gillman's short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" it is evident that good intentions do not always produce good results. I am making the assumption that because the time this story takes place is in an era in which such practices seen in this story were considered beneficial, that John's desire for his wife is for her to get well. Accordingly, he secludes her to a dreary room with only yellow wallpaper to look at that "is hideous enough, and unreliable enough, and infuriating enough, but the pattern is torturing." (209) Rather than help the narrator, the tactic used drives the woman to depression and insanity.Though she would rather stay in the much more
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against Brady Bill noneGold Finger:The License to Carry a GunOn an overcast Monday in March in 1981, six shots were fired from a Colt .22 caliber revolver, at an American president. Although after this attempt on a president's life, the immediate results were not as dramatic as in 1964, when President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot and killed. This time, the president survived the attack on his life. However, more controversy has spawned from this incident not from the side of the President, but fourteen years later from President Reagan's press secretary, James Brady.Brady was walking alongside the president, when John W. Hinkley Jr. shot at the president and Brady was hit in the head and
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