Animal Farm is a book that gave promise to the victims of the Holodomor Genocide to not lose hope of having their story heard and acknowledged. During 1932 to 1933‚ a devastating event called "Holodomor" occurs which is a man-made famine Stalin has created. He steals grain from families and working individuals and leave them to starve. His men even "destroyed chimneys‚ tore apart mattresses‚ and poked and penetrated every square meter of the peasants’ yards" (Chalupa‚ 2012‚ p.38) due to his order
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Date(s) Event Key Figures Describe Significance / Results Feb 1945 Yalta Conference Roosevelt Chruchill Stalin Talked about Germany and E Europe after war Divide G and Berlin – lack of details Free elections in E Europe Vague and general Try Nazi war criminals Reparations to be paid but no details Important – not as important as Potsdam General agreement War still going on and need to show united front Poland stiking point August 1945 Postdam Conference Truman Stalin
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The Cold War in 1980s – The Prone Seigneur Between the Two Superpowers Since Cold War began at the end of World War in the late 1940s‚ the two superpowers‚ the United States and the Soviet Union‚ were racing their power to get their dominance over another. Each side feared the other’s superior weapons‚ such as the United States had nuclear weapon and the USSR had their mighty Red Army. The Cold War spread through decades and seemed to be indefinite. Two superpowers with the race of weapon not only
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Introduction/ Thesis Statement In 1973 the Arab countries of Egypt and Syria‚ who were still upset over their humiliating defeat by in Israeli forces during the Six Day War in 1967 planned a military attack on Israel. While their intent was not to destroy the country of Israel‚ they did want to weaken Israel’s power and reclaim the lands that they had lost during the Six Days War. The lands that the Arabs wished to reclaim were the Suez Peninsula and Golan Heights. Israel had stated that they would
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“Nerds and geeks must stop being ashamed of who they are.” Leonid Fridman says this in his passage from “America Needs Its Nerds.” In this passage‚ Fridman uses a comparison of nerds to athletes‚ a comparison of America to other countries‚ and rhetorical devices to develop his argument that society is wrong for calling someone that is intellectually curious a nerd or geek. Fridman compares nerds to athletes to develop his argument. In the dictionary‚ a nerd is a “... street performer who shocks
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power the reactor. Leonid Toptunov controls the rods of the reactor which give it more power‚ but the power started to plummet which he was not expecting but he eventually solves the problem by increasing the power and thinks the reactor is stable at this point. Then‚ Boris‚ the man in charge of the water pumps‚ starts to add water but too much is being added too quickly‚ which means there is not enough steam to power the turbines and the turbines power the water pump. To help‚ Leonid increases the power
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Every artist has their own personal details they like to add onto each of their pieces. They might like their work to have a specific look or idea. For example most of Leonid Afremov paintings are colorful like the one that is shown above. This particular painting by him is known as Night Fantasy. A person can tell almost right away that even though it looks almost bleak and rainy in some spots like over on the top right side of the painting it is still meant to be taken as euphoric and amative
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America Needs Its Nerds Leonid Fridman’s general argument in his work "America Needs Its Nerds" is that the United States’ emphasis on social and physical prowess over academic achievement is wrong. Fridman uses connotative diction‚ a disappointed tone‚ and the use of a rhetorical questions to develop his argument. Fridman uses negative connotative diction as he discusses how the United States focuses more on social skills and physical abilities rather than academics. Fridman states‚ "In many
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Through Nixon and Brezhnev the US and Soviet Union were able to step into the detente‚ which was a period where Cold War tensions were relieved between the two nations. Both nations wanted nuclear arms restrictions and to reduce the nuclear threat‚ because they both had enough
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Key:- - Conferences Revolts Doctrines/plans Crises’/blockades other Key:- - Conferences Revolts Doctrines/plans Crises’/blockades other History Edexcel Cold war – 1943 to 1991 Unit One – How did the cold war develop? Tehran Conference: 1943 The Big three attended (Stalin‚ Roosevelt and Churchill) Things they agreed on: *
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