Killer Angels Killer Angels is a fictionalized account of the fall of the Confederacy and victory of the Union otherwise known as the Battle of Gettysburg. This battle that started on July 1st and lasted 3 days was the major turning point of the Civil War. The two sides were fighting for two very different reasons. The Southern rebellion states were fighting for their states rights‚ to keep slavery and their independence from the Union. The South‚ unlike the North‚ thought of slaves not
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Hell’s Angels Members of the Hell’s Angels Refer to themselves as “one presenters”. A half century old boast playing off the saying that one percent of trouble markers give a bad name to ninety-nine percent of respectable bikers. The Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang is known as a group of “outlaws”‚ bad boys making their own rules and doing what they want. This group has been around for a long time‚ starting trouble all over the United States and other countries. They have done everything from drug
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How far do you agree with the opinion that the Boer war acted as a spur to much needed reform in Britain? The Boer war acted as a catalyst to reform in many ways. It had considerable impact politically and socially. Many changes were put in place‚ from improving the army to public health care. Initially what acted as a spur was the amount of deaths and the cost of the war‚ 22‚000 were killed costing £200 million therefore this led to a wake up call for the Army. However one may argue that it was
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‘Hard Time’s as a novel of social realism is wholly unsuccessful. Do you agree? ‘Hard Times’ is a novel based on a short visit made by the author Charles Dickens to a town similar to ‘Coketown’ called Preston. He made this journey in an attempt to identify the social problem of the exploitation of factory workers. Dickens was sensitive to the social abuses which pervaded the Victorian society and so with an approach of a utilitarian denial of human imagination; he used the factories of the fictional
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conclusion of the Second World War came an advancement in arms‚ mortality rates in the millions‚ and a collective will of a long lasting peace. In virtue of this‚ it was a time of treaties and unions; with wounded nations ensuring support in case of future conflicts. Subsequently the seed of a new European union was planted in the Treaty of Brussels‚ a pledge of mutual defense of Britain‚ France and Benelux lest the Nazis ever return. As the dust settled it was clear that Germany was no longer a threat‚ but
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ABSTRACT East Asia within the Pacific Basin is one of the world most dynamic and diverse region in the 21st century. Fast becoming a power hub through the interconnectivity of economics‚ political and security processes‚ East Asia’s rise was firstly spearheaded by Japan‚ then the economies of Hong Kong‚ Singapore‚ South Korea and Taiwan and now in the 21st century China has become the momentum behind the region’s evolution. This paper addresses the topic of whether a Sino-centric regional order
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Angel Island Browsing history channel‚ I got to view a documentary about Angel Island. First I had no idea where or what this place was‚ but I found out that this place has so much history. I felt like we need to know about this place as an Asian American. Angel Island is in San Francisco‚ today it has a great state park and it’s a beautiful place to live in. It has not always been a beautiful place‚ between 1910 and 1940 this Island was once an Immigration Station. ‘It processed approximately
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’Antigone is a thoroughly admirable character.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Throughout the play‚ Antigone is presented as an audacious and unorthodox female character‚ whose actions depict her independence and confidence. She dismisses the rules which she believes are false‚ and honourably battles against her uncle’s rule to bring justice to her slaughtered brother; her original intentions suggest how important family relationships are to her. However‚ Antigone’s reckless behaviour
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How far do you agree that the Hundred Flowers campaign was a trick designed by Mao to trap his opponents? The Hundred Flowers Campaign began in 1957 when Mao Zedong declared in a speech‚ “Let a hundred schools of thought contend‚” effectively encouraging criticism from members of the Chinese Communist Party. After members began pointing out where the party had made mistakes‚ however‚ Mao suddenly reversed this new policy and began the Anti-Rightist Movement‚ condemning the critics whose opinions
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“No single nation or alliance could be held responsible for the outbreak of war” How far do you agree with this opinion? The question of whether no single alliance or nation could be held responsible for the outbreak of war is a hotly debated topic. Source 2 strongly agrees with the statement giving the view that no one nation could be held responsible. However‚ source 1 gives the opposite view that German aggression was primarily responsible‚ which is supported‚ to a large extent by source 3‚
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