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    Oliver Cromwell was born in Huntingdon‚ England in 1599. He was the 5th of 10 children and was “the only surviving son of Robert and Elizabeth Cromwell” sited (www.biography.com/people/oliver-cromwell-9261909) . Also‚ he was known as a “radical” puritan‚ “ oliver was elected to short and long parliaments of 1640” sited (www.biography.com/people/oliver-cromwell-9261909) . Oliver‚ AKA Mr. cromwell‚ served as “lord of protector” of england‚ wales‚ scotland‚ and ireland. “he studied at sidney sussex

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    Oliver Cromwell – Hero or Villain? Oliver Cromwell was born on April 25th 1599 in Huntington‚ England and died September 3 1658. He was an English military and political leader and later Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England‚ Scotland and Ireland. However‚ he was a controversial figure and in this essay I will determine whether Cromwell was a hero or villain. Oliver Cromwell was a strong character who was a great leader‚ rising from modest origins to lead the country. Cromwell was instrumental

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    Hero or villain? The first and only Lord Protector of England was Oliver Cromwell‚ a very controversial and unique figure in the history of England. He was credited with not only steering and protecting the protestant Church of England‚ but also in quelling many of the civil wars during that period‚ and contributing to the way England would be governed in future. However‚ he is also held responsible for creating religious tension and dividing the people of England due to his extreme Puritanical

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    “If they would rather die‚… they had better do it and decrease the surplus population”. -Charles Dickens Charles Dickens often portrays the rich as cruel and uncaring towards the lower classes. Some of the common themes in Charles Dickens books are‚ a higher class child placed in a lower class situation and the rich being disgusted by the poor. Dickens family situation was less than ideal‚ but his experiences only increased his pity for the poor. Did you know Dickens would walk ten to twenty miles

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    The leadership of Oliver Cromwell was the most important factor that led to the Parliamentarian’s victory in the Civil wars The English Civil war was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists‚ which were better known as Roundheads and Cavaliers. The war took place between the years 1642 to 1651. There were three wars‚ the first that was from the year 1642 to 1646; the second lasted from the year 1648 to 1649; and the third war‚ which was the

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    Jamie Oliver Jamie Oliver is a chef who has made a number of television programmes for Channel 4; in most of these programmes he is cooking and instructing the audience‚ although he is sometimes part of documentaries about food‚ for example in schools. His style of speech is very different to many of his contemporaries: he uses his distinctive style to present himself as a down to earth‚ friendly TV chef. Oliver is the only person talking in this transcript because he is cooking and explaining

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    Российский университет дружбы народов Институт иностранных языков Направление: лингвистика Stylistic analysis of Chapter II The Postumous papers of the Pickwick club Charles Dickens. Булатовой Анасиасии‚ 402ЛД Москва 2009 The passage is an extract from Dickens’ novel “The posthumous papers of the Pickwick club” from the chapter II which originally

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    Was Oliver Cromwell Good Or Evil After the Civil War‚ Oliver Cromwell took over as protector of England. There are many different interpretations of him for example‚ the Jews thought Cromwell was a hero however the evidence more strongly suggests that he was a villain. The poor believe he was a hero because he gave them the extra tax money that was increased on the rich. This shows he had no care for the people that help him in Parliament and in other areas of managing England‚ such as controlling

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    chapter 26 of Oliver Twist‚ a young girl named Rose begs her Aunt not to throw Oliver Twist in jail. She pleads with her aunt‚ telling her "’think how young he is‚ think that he may never have known a mother’s love‚ or the comfort of a home." Rose ultimately wins the argument and Oliver is saved from jail and taken in by Rose and her aunt. The subject of this rhetorical situation is‚ Oliver Twist’ innocence and why he shouldn’t be sent to jail. Rose mentions the fact that Oliver is a young boy

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    There have been a lot of heroic figures throughout the history of world. They contributed their lives to their own nations‚ and sacrificed themselves as victims in order to achieve better goodness. Oliver Cromwell is one of those heroic figures who contributed his entire life to take back the tradition of England‚ which was deteriorated by King Charles I. Cromwell however isn’t a typical hero- in actual facts many people wouldn’t even consider him to be a hero at all. Cromwell is a controversial

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