towards the war effort. Tehran confrence Stalin‚ FDR‚ Chruchill meet in tehran Stalin pressures FDR and chruchill to attack france Begin to discuss defeat of Germany DDAY Allies enter france - by sea/greatest naval invaision in history - by air; paratroopers - allies break through german lines after loss of many men - Germans thought Normandy invasion was distraction -The bombing of Pearl Harbor starts war in pacific . -Japan thought it would weak our navy and have
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Discuss some of the ‘ends’ of art with relation to the course. Long associated with Arthur C. Danto‚ the ‘end of art’ as an aphorism has been popularised as a key trope within art history discussion. However‚ with a robust continuation of art the meaning of ‘end’ need not be interpreted in a literal physical sense but as in intersection between a hierarchical gallery structure and the mass consumption of art by the everyday viewer. Danto argues that Art has become an object for study and philosophical
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Hobsbawm‚ E.J. (EricJ.)‚ 1917The Age of Revolution‚ 1789-1898 / Eric Hobsbawm.—1st Vintage Books ed. p. cm. Originally published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson‚ 1962. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-679-77253-7 1. Europe—History—1789-1900. 2. Industrial revolution. I. Title. D299.H6 1996 940.2’7—dc20 96-7765 CIP Random House Web address: http://www.randomhouse.com/ Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 CONTENTS PREFACE INTRODUCTION PART I. I 2 3 4 5 6
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Francis Macomber notes on analysis The narrative voice The story is told through an omniscient narrator in third person‚ who is passively observing. Nothing is hidden to the reader‚ revealing this unpleasant atmosphere. Ex. from p. 9: Macomber stepped out of the curved opening at the side of the front seat‚ onto the step and down onto the ground. The lion still stood looking majestically and coolly toward this object that his eyes only showed in silhouette‚ bulking like some super-rhino
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Advanced Higher History Course notes * The Revolution from below. * The Ebert-Groener telephone pact. (2011) * The Spartacist revolt and its suppression. (2012) * The Preparation and Adoption of the Weimar Constitution. (2009) * Impact of hyperinflation in German life. * The Political Consequences of the crisis. (2008) * The Dawes Plan.(2010) * Stresemann’s motives and political development. (2008) * Political and Economical stabilisation. * Stresemann’s foreign policy:
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The Shoah In the 1993 film Schindler’s List directed by Stephen Spielberg the Czech man Oskar Shindler was trying to make a profit during World War II by hiring cheap Jewish laborers. The Shoah is considered the worst genocide to happen in history‚ because it was industrialized peoples bodies. The mass killings that occurred allowed for those bodies to be used for other means‚ which proves how inhumane these killings were. Shindler’s story shows us that one man can change the world and save
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Introduction San Fermín means the running of bull. [pic] 1. History of San Fermín 1.2. Medieval Period in the 19th century 1.3. Modern Times 2. Single Day Events 2.1. Chupinazo 2.2. The Riau-Riau 2.3. San Fermín Procession 2.4. Pobre de mí 3. Daily events 3.1. Running of the bulls 3.2. Giants and big-heads parade 3.3. Traditional sports 3.4. Bullfight 3.5. Fireworks History Of San Fermín [pic] The origin of the fiesta of San Fermín goes back to the middle
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Thailand The earliest inhabitants of what is now Thailand were hunter-gatherers. However about 4‚000 BC they began farming. They grew rice. At first the farmers used stone tools but about 3‚000 BC bronze was discovered. From about 500 BC the people of what is now Thailand used iron. At first what is now Thailand was divided into small states called Meuang. By 100 AD they were practicing Theravada Buddhism. However the ancestors of modern Thais are believed to have come from southern China. They
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E.M Forster – Howards End Howards End expresses a powerful critique on the conception of social class and social awareness in the early Edwardian Era. After the Victorian Era‚ values concerning class-awareness were altering. The story‚ set in the first decade of the 20th century‚ depicts this transformation and portrays two counter movements within the upper-middle class. The Wilcoxes and the Schlegels represent these opposite points of view in class-awareness. The Wilcoxes model for the capitalist
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Confederation 1. manifest destiny 2. the north south pull 3. legislative grid lock 4. rep by pop 5. the great coalition Why did Canada become a country? • Pressure from American and Britain • Political issues Manifest Destiny • 1830’s divine destiny • 1830’s manifest destiny • Fear that while pushing with detour North South Pull • Strong trading routes ran north-south‚ not east-west • Happened organically
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