What in your view was the short-term significance of Boudicca? Boudicca is a historical figure of undeniable significance‚ “one of those rare individuals from the past who have become folk heroes…” (Hingley‚ R & Unwin‚ C‚ 2005‚ 7). In Iron Age Britain‚ Boudicca was able to emerge as a Queen with unwavering passion‚ determination and the upmost of bravery in her rebellion against Roman rule. It therefore seems fitting to assess her significance and the impact she had in the years following her defeat
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important setting was the Cane-Fields because it represents the whole idea of the novel’s story. The Cane-field was described in the novel as “cane-fields are no fucking joke‚ and even the cleverest of adults can get mazed in their endlessness”. The cane-field is also where Oscar was said to be in the novel “He shrieked‚ but it didn’t stop the beating; he begged‚ and that didn’t stop it‚ either; he blacked out‚ but that was no relief”. This was also the last place where Oscar went since this was the place
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Boo Radley is essential to the book "To Kill a Mockingbird" because he is a catalyst for many other things to happen through out the book. For example he allows the reader to see what the mentality of some of the people in Maycomb. For example Miss. Stephanie Crawford‚ who demonises Boo as a monster and also a large proportion of the community who‚ for example‚ will not eat the nuts produced by the tree on the Radley’s property as they will be poisoned. "Miss. Stephanie Crawford said she woke up
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country‚ and the effect the ideology of liberty can be expected to have on the people. Catherine the great was a despot monarch‚ meaning she was all for enlightenment. She was married to grand duke peter but she realized how mentally unstable and cruel he was‚ she had him arrested and was announced ruler. She was against serfdom and slavery‚ she was against discrimination of religion. She was basically dedicated to making her state a better place for her people... but all that changed after she
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Essentially the main goal of the American Revolution was not to unite these thirteen colonies but in fact was to focus on many growing problems such as creating a limited democracy‚ assess the slavery situation‚ protection of the colonist’s individual rights‚ improve trade‚ and much more. The fact that every single colony had a common goal‚ independence and freedom‚ made what America is today. Throughout this rebellion many views changed; views concerning the unionization of the North‚ South‚ and
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The American Revolution began with Britain continuously mistreating and unfairly taxing its thirteen colonies. These colonies saw themselves as separate nations‚ with commercial ties to the same motherland‚ Britain‚ being the only common ground they shared. However‚ the Revolution united them together to fight for a common cause: independence. This unifying sentiment was demonstrated by the “Spirit of ‘76”‚ a common patriotic attitude that was present in America. Primarily focusing on a hope for
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and at that moment in the play‚ the audience would expect that a child of Eva’s age would be scared about leaving their family behind. The stage directions in this scene describe the emotion of Eva as being terrified and scared. This scene also shows what the Nazi supporters thought of the Jews as being scum as the officer takes Eva’s luggage and dumps it all on the train floor and draws a huge Star of David on her label. He also throws a sweet for Eva on the floor showing that he thinks he is of a
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Impact of the American Industrial Revolution The American Industrial Revolution was a period that is primarily applied to the political‚ social‚ and economic changes that highlight the transition from a stable agricultural and commercial society to a modern industrial society that relies on complex machinery rather than handmade objects that were used as tools. It is an historical period that took places from the middle of the 18th century to the beginning of the 19th century. This period was proved destructive
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The Perilous Journey Aboard the Mayflower In 1620 a group of English people who wanted to freely worship God‚ resolved to relocate to America. The group is now known as the Pilgrims. The boat they sailed on was called the Mayflower. During the trip a sneaky‚ surging storm erupted. The wildly hollering storm which would not subside for days‚ made the pilgrims stay below the deck. The deck quickly became over crowded‚ stinky‚ loud‚ and noisy with the cries of little ones. The cracks in the deck
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Henry Ford was the founder of the Ford Motor Company‚ but he was much more than a car manufacturer. He was a famous and popular role-model in business‚ a mechanical genius‚ one of the pioneers of mass production and he single-handedly started the enormous growth in car ownership. Ford’s ideas about mass production were copied across all of the USA‚ and this changed the face of American industry. He was the first person to develop the techniques of assembly-line production using conveyer belts
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