and punished. Sexual desires‚ according to the Puritans‚ are considered a sin and should be ignored. In The Crucible‚ sexual repression plays an important motivation that drives the main characters in their actions toward one another and the community of Salem. The actions of Abigail Williams‚ John Proctor‚ and Elizabeth Proctor are influenced by their sex and sexual repression toward each other. The main antagonist of the play‚ Abigail‚ is guided by her sexual urges toward John Proctor. The witch trials
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How important was Russia’s military failure in the First World War in causing the collapse of Tsarist authority in 1917? The Tsarist regime was put under severe pressure by the challenges imposed by the First World War. The stresses and strains evident in Russia before 1914 were deepened by the enormous demands placed on the country by its involvement. The start of the war saw a rallying of support for the Tsar but as the military defeats occurred and economic dislocation caused shortages in
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ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES introduction Enforced disappearances persist in many countries all over the world‚ having been a continuing feature of the second half of the twentieth century since they were committed on a gross scale in Nazi-occupied Europe. An enforced disappearance takes place when a person is arrested‚ detained or abducted by the state or agents acting for the state‚ who then deny that the person is being held or conceal their whereabouts‚ placing them outside the protection of
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I. Introduction The world of literature is a created world that often deals with the world of people and their everyday experiences. Most modern critics agree that whatever its apparent content‚ literature is finally to be regarded as a portrait or imitation of life (Pickering and Hoeper‚ 1981; 11-12). The portrait of people‚ their personalities and lives are portrayed through characters in the works of literature. In addition‚ portrait which has always played a central role in understanding
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revolution; it involved strikes and riots across the country after years of Tsarist rule and the loss of the Russo Japanese war. The Tsar had lost the backing of his people; this caused Russian people to want the Tsarist and Feudal system gone or reformed. It could be argued that growth of reformist groups after 1881 was the main cause; however there were other factors that must be considered‚ such as Political repression which caused extremist and reformist groups to oppose the Tsar ‚ economic and
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“Inis Beag” The fictious name Inis Beag refers to one of the islands located in the Irish Gaeltacht. During the 60’s‚ it was home to just 350 people‚ who were primarily farmers and fishers. John C Messenger‚ a cultural anthropologist‚ travelled to Inis Beag several times with his wife during the years 1961-1966‚ after an initial visit in the fifties. Messenger’s main goal with these visits was to document the technological‚ economnic‚ political‚ social‚ religious‚ esthetic‚ and recreational aspects
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The second epigraph in the book is “Never that which is shall die” – Euripides. Robert’s final act on earth captures his essence. All the characters who have a transcript in this novel remember Robert Ross in different ways‚ depending on their relativity of truth; some consider him a hero‚ and some a traitor. Although he is dead‚ the metaphorical footprint he leaves on the world in his final act‚ remains in the mind of all those who knew him. Robert Ross’ eventual demise at the end of the novel‚
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due to his past traumas in life such as his mother’s tragic death to scarlet fever. So‚ these manifestations of horrors and scary beings/situations are all part of the character’s mind and emotional dealings with what they have seen‚ such as the repression of guilt‚ worry and embarrassment that they are finding difficult to deal with
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As the father of psychoanalysis‚ Sigmund Freud ’s theories of the unconscious mind and the act of repression have helped shape psychology. Many of Freud ’s ideas best explain several of Prince Hamlet ’s actions and thoughts in Shakespeare ’s Hamlet Prince of Denmark. Long before psychologist Sigmund Freud wrote about the power of the unconscious mind‚ Shakespeare was suggesting that we are motivated by desires and aversions lurking beneath our consciousness. Sigmund Freud devoted his time to studying
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How far do you agree that the economy of Tsarist Russia was transformed in the years to 1914? It can be argued that there was there was a change in the economy of Tsarist Russia in the years to 1914‚ but there is some debate to the extent of the transformation of the economy. It is undeniable that there is evidence in which shows there was a degree of change within Russia; this is shown through the actions of Sergi Witte‚ Stolypin and the four Dumas from the years 1906 to 1914. Firstly‚
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