History Extended Essay 20th Century Stalinist Architecture How did the creation of Stalin’s ‘Seven Sisters’ transform Moscow into a contemporary city while simultaneously presenting Soviet Communism to the world 1947-1957? May 2013 Word Count: 3438 Table of Contents Abstract ………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………… 4 Background Information ………………………………………………………………… 6 Influences of Stalinist Architecture …………………………………………………....... 9 Relevance
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NAME: AKSHAYE WADHWA MAY 2013 CANDIDATE NUMBER: 002062-047 WORD COUNT: 3789 HISTORY EXTENDED ESSAY EFFECT OF THE COLD WAR ON INDIA AND PAKISTAN "To what extent did events and policies during the Cold War involving India and Pakistan determine their growth till 1991?" ABSTRACT (WORD COUNT: 327) This essay attempts to shed some light on the question: "To what extent can the Cold War be looked upon as the main event in shaping the political‚ economic and military schemes in India and Pakistan
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History of Basketball The first game similar to basketball may have been played by the early people of ancient Mexico as early as 500’s. The Mayan people used the decapitated skulls of their enemies as the ball. They also made sacrifices if you did not win the game. James Naismith was a man born on In 1861‚ James Naismith invented basketball. The idea of basketball came from Naismith’s early school education. He used to play a game known as duck-on-a-rock. The idea was to knock a "duck"
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medieval people? What is Manchester’s assessment of this? Why does the Renaissance spring from medieval times‚ according to Manchester? Is this a viable assessment of the times‚ in your opinion? Why or why not? In the book A World Lit Only by Fire‚ William Manchester dealt with the lives of medieval man and the causes of Renaissance. Although medieval man had more ego than we do‚unlike us‚ they did not enjoy the same sense of individualism and freedom of thought; the core factor that determined all
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History Essay There were few valid reasons for the start of WW1. The reasons I am about to explain to you are IMPERIALISM‚ MILITARISM and ALLIANCES. WW1 started because the greed of other countries. Imperialism started to be a big factor in 1848 because a new‚ very big and very strong country called Germany was made. It was made up of Prussia‚ Oldenburg‚ Schaunburg-Lippe‚ Mecklenburg-sterhitz‚ Hessen‚ Hohenzollern and Waldeck. A few days after they became Germany‚ they attacked France
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whether a source is relevant and a good source to cite. William Robertson’s book titled‚ “The History of America” volume III book v‚ will be used to further convey validity of scholarly works‚ and demonstrate how a source merits value for a historian. This book was written at the end of the 1700’s; therefore‚ historians
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My sport is soccer‚ and this essay is a description of how the game is played‚ the history of soccer equipments‚ and how they improved based on Newton’s Laws. The equipments used in the game of soccer are uniforms/jersey‚ sock‚ shin guards‚ cleats‚ ball‚ field and goal. Soccer‚ more commonly known as fútbol‚ is a sport played between 2 teams and 11 players with a spherical ball. There are four positions in the game. these are goalkeeper‚ defenders‚ midfielders and forwards. The keeper is the only
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Personal History Essay In my childhood‚ an old blueprint with a lingering ammonia smell was a doodling sheet for me. I have always been familiar with the world of architecture as my father is an architect. Although I have wandered quite a lot‚ I have till now developed my architectural philosophy and talent in my own way by getting experiences from school through a construction company to an architectural designer’s office. I entered the department of architecture on a scholarship in 1996. But
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ESSAY: ANALYSIS OF THE STATUTES OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR. 1066 1. Introduction a)Nature of the text This is a juridical text in which the main decrees and laws that English people had to follow and accept after the conquest of England in 1066 are exposed. b). Location The text can be located in England‚ year 1066‚ after the Norman Victory in The Battle of Hastings. c) Author The author’s of the Statutes of William the Conqueror are William I and his princes‚ that is to say
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College of New Zealand‚ William Tyndale College (Farmington Hills‚ Michigan)‚ and Tyndale Theological Seminary (Shreveport‚ Louisiana‚ and Fort Worth‚ Texas)‚ the independent Tyndale Theological Seminary in Badhoevedorp‚ near Amsterdam‚ The Netherlands‚ Tyndale Christian School in South Australia and Tyndale Park Christian School in New Zealand. An American Christian publishing house‚ also called Tyndale House‚ was named after Tyndale. A life sized bronze statue of a seated William Tyndale at work on
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