World War I was an event that caused almost 10 million deaths in Europe‚ therefore killing off almost a generation of Europeans. It ended empires in Russia‚ Germany‚ and Austria Hungary and caused Russia to turn to communism and become a totalitarian state with Stalin in power. It created more rights for women and changed the social perspective of life to gloomy and pessimistic. The Congress of Vienna of 1814‚ created a long-lasting peace in Europe completed with regular peace meeting which proposed
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Question: "The explosion of the U.S.S. Maine caused the United States to invade Cuba in 1898." Use the documents provided and your own knowledge to evaluate this statement. Do you agree with this explanation of the causes of the Spanish American War? Why or why not? Use and cite evidence from the documents to support your analysis of this statement. The statement‚ “The explosion of the U.S.S. Maine caused the United States to invade Cuba in 1898‚” is not agreeable because there were other causes
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also began writing lyric poems. After graduation in 1902 the twenty-year-old Joyce went to Paris‚ where he worked as a journalist‚ teacher and in other occupations under difficult financial conditions. He spent a year in France‚ returning when a telegram arrived saying his mother was dying. Not long after her death‚ Joyce was traveling again. He left Dublin in 1904 with Nora Barnacle‚ a chambermaid who he married in 1931. Joyce published Dubliners in 1914‚ A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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the story is a frenchman named Meursault who struggles throughout much of the story in a battle with the legal system of his society; this is person vs. society conflict that shows up often. In the exposition of the story‚ Meursault has received a telegram informing him of the death of his mother. However‚ Meursault doesn’t really care that his mother has died. In the rising action of the story‚ all of the events that take place in the rising action help lead up to the climax of the story. Events in
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is a Captain of Industry because of his great work ethic‚ how he created many jobs‚ and how he spent his money. The first reason of why he is a Captain of Industry is because of his great work ethic. Andrew first started out as a messenger for a telegram company and Andrew being the great kid he was‚ went the extra mile and did the job the best he possibly could. After getting experience from his first job he went ahead and started his own steel company. His company was a success but to keep it going
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Italian unification l Background l After Napoleon‚ the Italian states were controlled by France. l Effect: l 1. They experienced the unity under the rule of an efficient government. l 2. They felt that they disliked being ruled by foreign countries‚ therefore nationalist feeling was aroused. l After the Congress of Vienna in 1815-16‚ they were divided into 8 states and the northern part of Italy was controlled by Austria-Hungary. l Again‚ they disliked the alien rule and
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It also discredited pro-Nazi movements in parts of Europe and North America‚ leading to eventual decline of their support. After the Kristallnacht Salvador Allende‚ Gabriel González Videla among others from the “National congress of Chile” sent a telegram to Adolf Hitler denouncing the persecution of Jews. Can you believe that also in 1939‚ a composer named Michael Tippett created a musical play (oratorio‚ melodrama) called “A Child of Our Time” which is based on the
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The Response of an Hour “The Story of an Hour” is a two page short story written by Kate Chopin (born February 8‚ 1851 died August 22‚ 1904) (Larsson Donald‚ and Erskine Thomas 1)‚ but despite its small size‚ it is filled with conflicting emotions and symbolism. The amount of well-hidden symbolism can make it very confusing‚ but it also gives the story an unlimited amount of meaning. At first glance‚ many may not realize that the sky is a symbol‚ or understand a kind “of joy that kills” (Chopin
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indeed a bug. The fact that he is unwilling to open the door for his family states that Gregor and his family must not have a close emotional bond between them‚ for we see Gregor’s fear in exposing himself. Meursealt’s day begins with him receiving a telegram pronouncing his mother’s death. It is the first sentence‚ making it blunt. Meursealt’s lack of reaction to this statement shows that his ties with his family are little to nonexistent. Both characters are in a situation where they are dependent upon
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Does Paul Berlin Have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? Throughout the story‚ “Where Have You Gone‚ Charming Billy”‚ a brave soldier‚ Billy Boy‚ died from a heart attack of being frighten. After the incident‚ Paul Berlin started showing signs of a disorder called‚ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder is a mental disorder that can be developed after a person is affected to a disturbing event. There were several different types of signs in the story showing Paul Berlin’s
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