Napoleon had been working hard in building a powerful and great empire ever since the beginning of his rule as Emperor in 1804. Since before that time he had managed to expand French territory into Italy‚ he had annexed the Austrian Netherlands‚ The German States‚ the Batavian Republic‚ later on he annexed parts of Egypt‚ and Parts of Spain. It was because of this hugely successful foreign policy and France’s revolutionary background that the Nations of Europe‚ particularly Britain‚ Austria and Russia
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"Why was the civil war so long and so bloody?" In 1860 the average American believed that they were living the happiest and luckiest a person could be. They were generally living better than their fathers‚ and looked forward to their children prospering more than themselves. However‚ at the time America had developed into two very different societies between the North and the South. These changing societies were beginning to adjust to the start of the industrial revolution in separate ways. In
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allowed and sometimes even expected by their families to take more than one wife. These customs may allow the taking of more than one wife‚ but it does not hurt the women any less. Betrayal hurts weather its custom or not. Tradition seems to force Islamic women into roles they have to accept rather than what they want out of life. This tradition probably causes some kind of emotional issues. Tradition is important‚ but as the world modernizes so will the newer generations. The new more modern women
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in Hamlet Hamlet has to kill his own uncle‚ on a hunch that he killed his father. Now yes‚ Hamlets father did come to Hamlet‚ to say “The serpent that did sting thy father’s life Now wears the crown.” (I‚v‚44-45) but‚ can anyone truly believe Hamlet when he says‚ that his dead father came back and told him? What makes this all worse is the fact of‚ as Charles Alexander said‚ “You aren’t crazy... unless you don’t realize you are crazy.” This problem is more of a up front problem‚ he can’t kill someone
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Why does Hamlet delay taking action against Claudius? This is a question that everyone want to know. We all know that Hamlet want to kill his Uncle Claudius as soon as possible. But why does he wait so long to sweep to his revenge? I believe that there are more than one reason why Hamlet delays before he takes action. One reason why Hamlet delays to take action against Claudius is because he does not just want to kill him‚ but he wants to damn his spirit. He hates Claudius so much that he is willing
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Hamlet’s killing potential. For a moment it could be perceived that he is scared of what Hamlet may do to him in vengeance in his late father’s name. He is fearful of the backlash of karma he his about to receive for lying in his prayers and false repentance. He is fearful‚ but also jealous of this new found courage that Hamlet has to face him and kill him rather than the more cowardly approach he himself took. Is Hamlet provig how much bigger a ma he is rather than the king? I believe
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The use of comedy in Shakespeare’s Hamlet serves many purposes for the audience‚ while also serving a distinct purpose in the play. Hamlet is a tragedy about a son who avenges his father’s murder‚ but his madness and indecision take its toll on everyone. Shakespeare uses humor in this play as a device to temporarily distract the audience away from the almost relentless tragedy and dark plot turns that permeate the rest of the story. The humorous scenes in the play always come directly before or after
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Why Did Prohibition Last So Long? Prohibition of Alcohol in America was introduced in 1920 with the 18th amendment of the constitution and was finally revoked in 1933. Prohibition was always considered a failure‚ due to the way it was policed‚ the fact the American people at the time liked to drink and the fact that alcohol was very easily accessible. Therefore the fact it lasted thirteen years‚ despite it being obvious within the first five that things were not working‚ seems incomprehensible
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Why did WW1 last for so long? WW1 was thought to be a quick battle with hardly any resistance offered to the Germans. But something went wrong‚ very wrong for the fight that was thought to be over in 43 days on the western front ended up as a shoot out for four long years. There were many reasons for this‚ mainly the failure of the Schlieffen Plan Also new technology and barley any supplies on the front line. All these things lead to the stalemate that was formed and the main reason the war went
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foreign loans may explain why the economies of Germany‚ Argentina and Brazil have refused before the Great Depression began in the United States. Why the Great Depression lasted so long? The Great Depression lasted 10 years from 1929 to 1939. Many economists and researchers argue that lasted longer than it should have. After 1933‚ the world economy has increased production levels‚ stable liquidity and growing consumer demand Federal Reserve was more than its monetary base. So desite these positive factors
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