The Second Industrial Revolution brought unity and prosperity to the once uneconomical Europe. Products such as railroads‚ coal‚ iron‚ and textiles‚ as well as the discovery of electricity‚ and use of chemicals‚ petroleum‚ and steel‚ are all contributes to what is referred to as the Second Industrial Revolution. These products brought improvement and advancement to all social classes. The Middle Class was profited greatly due to the Revolution. Some were even starting to merge with upper class
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During Second Sino-Japanese War‚ mass murder and mass rape by Japanese troops against the residents of Nanjing. Over a period of six weeks over 300‚000 innocent citizens were killed. The diaries of John Reba on one hand showed the life’s he saved but on the other it also
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other in many different ways. There are many themes within existentialism that can be directly applied to the themes of feminism‚ and that ultimately explain why feminism has been so prevalent throughout recent history. Simone De Beauvoir‚ in The Second Sex‚ describes many themes in existentialism and confronts them using a feminist perspective. Iris Marion Young‚ in On Female Body Experience‚ seeks to fill the gap between feminist theory and existentialist views‚ and explain why women and men exist
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anyone (universalizability principle). Continuing‚ he states that since the laws of nature are defined to be universal‚ we can also express the categorical imperative as if our will of our rational actions would be a universal law of nature. Kant’s second imperative deals with free will and humanity‚ it is derived from his first categorical imperative. Kant states that if every rational action must be a universal principle it is also is a means to an end. Therefore‚ free will is a/the source to all
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World War II‚ there were certain milestones in Philippine history such as the Bataan Death March and other transgressions towards the local populus that are obscured to many people even today. Being a Filipino and having a grandfather who was deeply involved during the Japanese occupation in Zambales‚ Philippines during World War II‚ I felt compelled to investigate this period of Philippine History. I scrutinized a variety of sources to help better my understanding of Philippine World War II history
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Walton represent the Romantic ideal? Frankenstein is a prime example of a text influenced by its early romantic predecessors‚ representing the Romantic Movement through Walton’s letters of personal sentiments. This is especially prevalent within the second letter in which Walton discloses his inner desires to his sister where the desire for companionship and eagerness to explore the great unknown is expressed. “I greatly need a friend who would have sense enough not to despise me as romantic and affection
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“Set up as a top-secret biological and chemical weapons facility during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War Two‚ Unit 731 has been referred to as the Asian Auschwitz. Through the practice of lethal human experimentation‚ the unit is thought to have been responsible for the death of up to 200‚000 civilians and military personnel – the vast majority Chinese and Korean nationals‚ but also South East Asians‚ Pacific Islanders and Allied POWs. In the sprawling six kilometer-square complex in the
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like the ghost‚ the first actor‚ and Fortinbras. Hamlet character goes from indecisive but willing to go through with the revenge in the second soliloquy‚ but transforms into being decisive and willing to go through with the revenge in the fifth soliloquy‚ which it highlights his desire to uphold his honor even though all actions have consequences. The second soliloquy characterizes Hamlet as the more devoted to his revenge than the first actor. Imagery from the
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such as the poor conditions during the beginning of the twentieth century in the Republic of China and the Japanese War (1937 1945)‚ that led to the insufficiency and weakness of the GMD (Chinese Democratic Party) during the Civil War. Their leader‚ Chiang Kai-Shek‚ lost the support of the majority‚ mainly peasants and intellectuals‚ to the CCP‚ which contributed to their success in war. In addition to GMD’s actions‚ Mao Zedong‚ the communist leader was able to take over and declare the Peoples Republic
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identity. Most outsiders would classify both Japanese people and Chinese people as “yellow” and of similar physical traits‚ but according to Jenkins‚ “sometimes a changed or strange situation makes the difference” (3). This relates to the Second Sino-Japanese War‚ which affected the mindsets of both groups of people and created a set racial divide. This shows that high nationalism can create conflicts that result in an “us versus them” mentality‚ instead of an international harmony between the two
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