Assignment #1: "IT Doesn’t Matter" by Nicholas Carr Nicholas Carr wrote an article entitled IT Doesn’t Matter at first; it reads controversial and needs full of interpretations for the readers. As we read the entire story‚ the author might have a different interpretation of IT and probably points out that we really don’t need IT too much‚ the companies should not spend too much on IT and not more for strategic advantage. Carr said that having IT may delivered the business at risk; instead of
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mThe general goes zapping Charlie Cong‚ Nicholas Tomalin (1966) 1. Use the introduction to identify the genre of the text and explain how the genre differs from a “normal” news article or reportage (journalistic style account of a past event) The article is written in a journalistic genre called New Journalism. This genre depicts real events but borrows from the world of fiction as it uses a number of literary devices as e.g. interior monologue‚ flashbacks and the invention of imaginary characters
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appreciation he truly deserved. He has earned numerous awards and honors. He received a letter of gratitude from Ezer Weizman‚ the president of the State of Israel. In 1993‚ Nicholas was awarded with the Member of the
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Tsar Nicholas II ruled over Russia during 1894 until 1914‚ and within two years after he stepped down as Tsar he and his family were murdered in July of 1918 (BBC). Before he became Tsar over Russia his father‚ Alexander III‚ was ruled over Russia from 1881 to 1894 where he died from kidney inflation in November of that year (Britannica). During his rule over Russia‚ he was known as Alexander III the Peacemaker. This is because he did not partake in any major war‚ and because Russia was flourishing
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problems facing the Tsar‚ Nicholas II from 1894-1905? Alongside the other serious problems the Tsar encountered‚ one main concerning battle was with himself‚ which many concurred with by the end of 1905. Nicholas II fell into the notion that the throne was reserved for him by the will of god‚ thus thought he didn’t have to take measures to politically modernise‚ and establish Russia in general. This deluded perception brought about many serious problems itself. Nicholas II‚ given Tsardom from 1894(-1918)
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In the reign of Nicholas II the autocracy‚ which ruled Russia‚ allowed him to have complete power over the country with no one to limit any extremes he may take. It was impossible for Nicholas to govern the whole Russian empire by himself‚ so he created civil servants to assist him in the affairs. Nicholas did not allow people to question or undermine his authority and to make sure this didn’t happen he created the Okhrana or secret police. The Russian Orthodox Church also assisted the Tsar in maintaining
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What Factors influenced Tsar Nicholas II Abdication? On March 15th Tsar Nicholas Romanov II Abdicated from the throne for both himself and for his son Aleksey and his brother didn’t want the throne so he had to abdicate for all three of them‚ but why did he abdicate and what factors influenced abdication. The Romanovs had been ruling for over 300 years with every leader ruling a little bit differently‚ but Tsar Nicholas wasn’t the best leader and was weak at leading which led to revolutions as the
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information‚ for a research project in the past could take days of reading books and journals. Reading books has become almost obsolete. The attention span of a person reading a book is that of a goldfish‚ two seconds. “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” author Nicholas Carr said “Immersing myself in a book used to be easy. Now my concentration often starts to drift after two or three pages”(Carr‚ n.pag). Reading short stories‚ headlines‚ and blogs on the Internet has changed the way we read. When on the Internet
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Assess the role of Nicholas II in bringing about the downfall of the Romanov Dynasty in March 1917. Undeniably‚ Nicholas II had an enormous role in bringing about the downfall of the Romanov Dynasty in March 1917. Whilst many historians argue the fall of the Tsarist regime to be the direct response and product of World War I‚ it is quite evident that it was Nicholas’ inefficient and fatal autocratic ruling which led to the March Revolution of 1917. The effects of Russia’s involvement in numerous
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Farmer Jones to the real-life Czar Nicholas II of Russia who was also overthrown by those he controlled. Nicholas II was the last czar of Russia. He was born on the 6th of May 1868 and this day‚ ominously‚ turned out to be the Orthodox feast day of St. Job the Sufferer. This seemed to foretell the dangerous and troublesome life that Nicholas had ahead of him (“Czar”). Unlike his father Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov‚ a giant and intimidating leader‚ Nicholas was merely 5’6” and had a gentle personality
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