However was this win purely down to the conservatives and their policies or was it down to the failure of the Labour party. In 1978 Labour were met with‚ what could be‚ one of the most catastrophic events of their time in government; the Winter of Discontent. Source 7 expresses that “that winter enabled Thatcher to come to grips with Callaghan…Callaghan tried to downplay the crisis”‚ here Young is expressing that following this winter the conservatives were sure to win. On the 22nd January‚ around 1
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the farmers felt the oncoming of the Panic of 1893 start while the upper class men were making money. The discontent that effected the farmers was widespread. Throughout the 1880s-1900s‚ farmers were distraught by the many hardships of their lives which led to the downfalls throughout the era. The farmers thought that their way of life was being threatened‚ which caused great discontent‚ and they had a valid reason to complain. Each year‚ the economic situation for the farmers became more and
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“The Vietnamese catfish importers are enjoying the fruits of our work‚” This was the main discontent of the domestic (US) catfish industry. Undoubtedly‚ the catfish farmers had put a lot of effort in improving the aquaculture technology to raise the catfish with better quality; thus‚ raised the demand of domestic market. At the same time‚ they had invested about US$50 million in the industry’s marketing. When catfish became the third favorite seafood of the American‚ leading to a total consumption
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Revolution‚ Pt. 2 Growing discontent and Thomas Paine Following the enacting of the Townshend Acts‚ colonists began to feel more and more dissatisfied with the role that the British crown was playing in their lives. Aside from the high taxation on imported products‚ colonists began to feel that their rights were being infringed upon. The Quartering Act of 1765 was a clear example of this. Thomas Paine‚ a British immigrant to the colonies summed up the growing discontent in the colonies and the developing
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However‚ his attempt to assert control backfired as the deputies‚ led by Mirabeau‚ defiantly pledged to continue their meetings until a constitution was established. The monarch’s refusal to concede to the demands for reform only fueled the growing discontent among the populace. The dismissal of Necker‚ a popular figure seen as a beacon of hope for reform‚ sparked widespread outrage and unrest. The news of his dismissal sent shockwaves through Paris‚ leading to a market crash‚ the closure of the stock
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and die in it too. It is disheartening to try and fathom how in this situation kids just on the brink of starting their own lives take those of the kids who are‚ also. When in the end it was just a wild impulsive action fueled by their own inner discontent‚ that will more than likely be regretted forever. By then though it’s too late. I hope more is being done to prevent these kind of problems in our society and also just bring some sense of belonging to the kids who have the strong personalities
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inevitably leads unbalanced the political scene and the proof of this is the resurgence of the Whig opposition and the brief period of parliamentary reform associations between 1778 and 1782 were both largely attributable to discontent provoked by war. However although there was discontent due to the war probably because of the military defeat‚ there was no considerable increase in numbers‚ or power‚ of those seaking more liberties and democracy in Britain. The impact of the war on the economy threatened
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in the society. This group sees the state of Kenya as amoral phenomenon to be accepted in all its fundamental respects and only pursue or allow adjustments in terms of obvious points of inefficiency and in respect to the particular pressures of discontent. These politicians assume that the existing
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as he is drifting in age and will die‚ “And August gone‚ again gone by‚ not memorable.” (GONE‚ GONE AGAIN) Joy Other people’s joy – His daughter’s memory of her childhood‚ “She will remember‚ with that bitter scent.” (OLD MAN) Lack of joy – his discontent and lack of peace with his own existence. He
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skewed perspective of that Dream‚ a perspective shared by an increasingly large amount of Americans. Through his insatiable appetite for power‚ lust‚ and wealth‚ Happy Loman embodies the modern capitalist American Dream. And through his never-ending discontent and incessant feeling of unfulfillment‚ Happy also embodies the fallacy and shortcomings of that Dream. One could consider Happy Loman to be a success. He may not be the president of his company (in fact he is one of two assistants to an assistant
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