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Adolf Hitler Summary German Politician
Adolf Hitler (German: [? ad? lf ? h? tl? ] ( listen); 20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP), commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state (as Fuhrer und Reichskanzler) from 1934 to 1945. Hitler is most commonly associated with the rise offascism in Europe, World War…...
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1.1 part 1: epic poetry: gilgamesh
which detail from Gilgamesh best illustrates a challenging journey the 2 men travel a thousand miles at a time before they stop for the night which detail from Gilgamesh best illustrates a courageous hero gilgamesh standing at edge of the cedar forest, ready to battle humbaba which statement best describes the effect of gilgamesh's repeated dreams the repetition of the dreams creates rhythm, interest, and drama which statement best describes the epic feature used in this excerpt and its effect…...
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Part 1: Epic Poetry: Gilgamesh Quiz Complete
Read the excerpt from Gilgamesh: A New English Version. At four hundred miles they stopped to eat, at a thousand miles they pitched their camp. They had traveled for just three days and nights, a six weeks' journey for ordinary men. When the sun was setting, they dug a well, they filled their waterskins with fresh water, Gilgamesh climbed to the mountaintop, he poured out flour as an offering and said, "Mountain, bring me a favorable dream." a vast setting…...
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Chapter 3 Test Review
True The Romantic concept of imagination is that it refers to the synthetic action of the mind. t The Victorian Age is characterized by variety in thoughts and lifestyles. f The franchise remained an exclusive privilege of the aristocrats until 1867. Tennyson The Victorian whose poetry is characterized by ambivalence is love Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Sonnet 43" primarily expresses Wordsworth and Coleridge Which poets made up the first generation of Romantics? "In Memoriam" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson This poet was…...
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The Treaty of Vienna 1815
While the final hectic scenes of Napolean's escapades were still being played out, far broader issues were being discussed by the general diplomatic assembly which had congregated in Vienna. Never before had so many rulers and principal ministers met to hammer out a comprehensive peace settlement. Those men involved in the Congress of Vienna had a monumental task in front of them: that of piecing Europe together once more and of seeking to establish conditions which would give this work…...
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Western History Questions and Answers Civ 9
France The gothic style of architecture emerged and was perfected in bread the basic staple of the peasant diet was Yes and No Peter Abelard's most famous work was the wide use of classical columns on Greek models Gothic cathedrals seem to soar upward as light and airy constructions due to all of the following innovations except Flanders The center of the North Sea/Baltic trade route in northern Europe in the 1100s and 1200s and an important center of woolen…...
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Barons, Magna Carta and King John
Henry II, one of the most influential’s of England’s government created and improved the judicial system as the laws of the land needed applied. His government gave fair trials to all and granted judges to cross throughout the land to maintain the criminal justice system that he created. After Henry II death Richard his son had succeeded him and maintained that his fathers’ form of government was being followed. However, Richard was not always in England due to the Crusades…...
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‘McDonald’s stands for American cultural imperialism’
Consideration of the facts, statistics and the phenomenal growth of McDonalds- with a product that is closely associated with American culture- makes McDonalds a form of representation of 'American cultural imperialism' on rest of the world. The essay considers different perspectives about the issue; for example, McDonalds as a global organisation, its justification for the charges made by social activist and consumer's perception of the company image. The essay also integrates the consideration of adverse influences of McDonalds on different…...
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Humanities 202 Midterm
The term that most accurately describes Parimigianino's Madonna of the Long Neck is Mannerist The founding figure of the Society of Jesus was Layola One of the most influential Baroque artists was_, the designer of the piazza in front of St. Peter's Basilica Bernini Italian baroque churches are characterized by all of the following except Minimal ornamentation Which influential handbook reflected the mysticism and militancy of the Jesuit order Spiritual exercises Of Bernini's Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, it is correct…...
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Intro to Humanities
Which artist best depicts the urbane and somewhat melancholy revelries of the eighteenth-century European aristocracy? Antoine Watteau Which two artists are more closely associated with the rococo style in art? J-H. Fragonard and Antoine Watteau In what phenomenon did the Parisian Madame Geoffrin play an important role? the success of the salon as an intellectual and social occassion Francois Boucher's The Toilet of Venus most clearly illustrates what idea or topic? the luxurious self-indulgence of the Rococo style Which movement…...
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Christian Church in Europe during Middle Ages
False The early Christian church had very little power in Europe during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. True The Middle Ages span nearly one thousand years. False The art and literature of Ancient Greece and Rome was of little interest to artists and writers in the Renaissance. True Our understanding of the musical culture of ancient civilizations is limited by the few fragments of music that has survived. True Trade flourished in the later Middle Ages when a merchant…...
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Music Appreciation ch. 35-41
Which of the following choral genres was NOT developed during the Baroque? part song A musical setting of the Mass for the Dead is called: a Requiem Oratorios primarily drew their stories from: the Bible Mozart's Requiem was: his last work, incomplete at his death Who completed Mozart's Requiem? Süssmayr The Dies irae text from the Requiem Mass describes: Judgement Day Which of the following correctly describes the musical forces for Mozart's Requiem? winds, brass, strings, timpani, choir, and four…...
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Daffodils by William Wordsworth
I’d like to analyze a poem that was written by a famous English poet William Wordsworth “Daffodils”. William Wordsworth (1770 – 1850) was a Romantic poet and a major influence in bringing about the 18th centuries’ Romantic Age of Literature. An original poet for many different artistic qualities, his personality and emotional intelligence had made him the perfect forefather for a literary movement that would resound philosophically and poetically to this day. Romanticism, defined by it predisposition towards nature and…...
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Romantic Literature and Kubla Khan
1. in Romantic literature, belief in the innate goodness of one unexposed to the corrupt influence of civilization 2. Rime of the Ancient Mariner, "Kubla Khan," Biographia Literaria + 3. Hard Times, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities 4. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Don Juan 5. definition of poetry: "the spontaneous overflow of powerful emotions . . . recollected in tranquillity 6. Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre 7. Prometheus Unbound, "Ode to the West Wind," "Ozymandias" 8. Vanity Fair 9. "Ode…...
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English unit 4 study guide
Who wrote "On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer", "When I have Fears That I May Cease to Be", "Ode to a Nightingale", and "Ode on a Grecian Urn"? John Keats Who wrote "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey?", "The World is Too Much with Us", and "London, 1802"? William Wordsworth Who wrote "She walks in Beauty", "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage", and "Don Juan" George Gordon/ Lord Byron Who wrote "The Lamb", "the Tyger", "Infant Sorrow", and "The Chimney Sweeper"?…...
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Characteristics of Langston Hughes Poetry (SL)
Common Subject of Harlem Renaissance Poetry Sadness, isolation, loneliness, aspects of the African American experience, both historical & contemporary Common Themes Effects of oppression; Emotions of people who are oppressed; Racial identity; Pride; Resistance Two Dominant Styles Emulation of traditional poetic style (elevated and formal diction); Experimentation with new style, especially the African American vernacular Two Dominant Forms Use of traditional forms of romantic poetry, especially the sonnet; Experimentation with new forms and rhythms (jazz, bebop) and free verse Influences…...
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Gulliver’s Travels
First published in 1726, Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels swirls around much controversy and debate. Children throughout the generation are invariably pleased by the adventures of Gulliver, the gentle giant in the toy-town of Lilliput or of Gulliver in Brobdingnag, so shrunken that the larks are the size of sheep and a household cat is of dragon proportions. Every child who has read the novel would agree with Dr. Arbuthnot that "Gulliver is a happy man that at his age can…...
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War of Words: the Ability of Language to Tell a True War Story
The world of fiction is thought to be just that: fictional. It is supposed to be a time and place that a reader can escape with the closing of a book. There is, however, a fine line between fact and fiction in some literary works that cannot be avoided or ignored; especially in war stories. In Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, a compilation of short stories about the Vietnam War, the line between fantasy and reality is blurred. In…...
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English 10 A Unit 1 Pretest
Identify the subject and mood of the poem. Discuss how the poet's use of figurative language, imagery, and symbolism contribute to the reader's understanding. There's a resentful mood. There is personification, imagery, and figurative language. Her mother's house represents the attitude of her mother; the walls stood at attention, the air knew to hold its breath, the polished floor defied heel marks. Which excerpt best illustrates a contemplative mood? "Ah, when she moved, she moved more ways than one:" Each…...
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Western Civilization Ch.3-5 Review
Greeks made contact with the _____ in the ninth century B.C.E. Phoenicians. The Greeks referred to some people with whom they came into contact as barbarians because they: did not speak Greek. Hubris is: excessive pride, which was punished by the gods. Homer's poetry describes a world in which: warrior aristocrats competed for status and power and reinforced social ties through hospitality and gift-giving. The social center and organizational hub of the Greek polis was: the agora. By the sixth…...
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Hunting and Gathering vs Sedentary Living
Gathering and There are many events in the past that changed the course of history. The Neolithic Agricultural Revolution marked the transition between gathering and hunting to sedentary lifestyles. There were benefits to this change that have lasted until societies today. As well as benefits, there were also costs that effected people’s lives. The role of men and women shifted and things were slowly started changing to a world that is much like society today. Moving from gathering and hunting…...
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Gentility and Social Acceptance in Jane Austen Novels.
publication of Jane Austen's novels Which event did not occur between 1750 and 1800? gentility In order to be socially acceptable, a family needed? increased because of lowered mortality rates from diseases Between 1760 and 1815, England's population? first public railways opened in England What was an important improvement in transportation during this time period? romantics valued emotion and imagination How does Romanticism differ from the Enlightenment? sensibility and imagination Early Romantic writers valued? all of these Robert Burns was?…...
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The doctrine of notice for purchasers of land today
This is a question about the doctrine of notice or, the purchaser known as 'equity's darling' (as they are sometimes referred to). In order to critically evaluate the validity of the view expressed by the writer in the question, it is will be necessary to: a) understand the doctrine of notice and its historical development and, b) determine whether the current position of the law and the applicability of the doctrine of notice is pertinent for purchasers of land today.…...
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‘Top girls’ By Caryl Churchill
Top Girls is a play based on social realism in the 1980's when it is set. The play is set around Marline a business woman who has sacrificed her child and love to reach the place in society she is now at the play looks at how she compares to woman in history. It looks at how her actions have affected the people around her namely Joyce her sister and her child. The play looks at the thatcherite philosophy and…...
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Heroes and Heroism in Renaissance Literature
The social climate of a time and the associated values and norms will determine how characters are presented as a hero and how others are not. This paper will analyses how heroes are portrayed and how heroism is defined in Renaissance literature. To do so, we will have to look back at two literary periods which influenced the Renaissance significantly, namely the classical epics and poems, and medieval literature. This is necessary as it is impossible to analyses a literary…...
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History of Carthage (Modern Tunisia)
The following sample essay on History of Carthage (Modern Tunisia) tells about the social relations, economy, religion and way of life of the Carthaginians. The key developments and forces that shaped the society can be accentuated through the study of historical and archaeological sources, focusing on he these aspects of its material culture: geographical context, social relationships, gender roles, economic aspects, military aspects, religion, death and burial, government, cultural life and people's lives. The capital city, Cartage, originally a Phoenician…...
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Keats: Selected Poems
'O solitude! If I must with thee dwell: key themes Presentation of nature The imagination The individual Solitude 'O solitude! If I must with thee dwell: key points and analysis Use of address: archaic feature of poetry (particularly Greek and Roman)- personifies solitude; thus solitude is more to Keats (e.g. imagination/state of mind) Juxtaposition of nature and urban: 'jumbled heap' and 'the steep'- vertical in nature thus ascension and therefore progression/ Use of Enjambment: 'steep/ Nature's observatory'- there is a…...
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Deir El Medina Role of Workers
The following sample essay on Deir El Medina Role of Workers Ancient History: Deir El-Medina The Role Of Workers Deir El-Medina is an ancient Egyptian village which was the home to the artisans that worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the 18th to 20th dynasties of the New Kingdom period (1550-1080 BCE). The villages ancient name was “Set Maat” which means “the place of truth”, the workmen who lived there were called “servants in the…...
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Romantic & Metaphysical Poetry
The writing of metaphysical poetry began during the - 1600s Of or relating to the transcendent or to a reality beyond what is perceptible/ abstract and theoretical reasoning Metaphysical To explore abstract concepts, the metaphysical poets use (2 things) Intellect and logic The central figure of the metaphysical movement John Donne Samuel Johnson criticized the metaphysical poets for - Showing off TS Eliot helped to restore their popularity during the - century 20th A type of extended metaphor comparing very…...
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Siegfried Sassoon Presentation
The following example is an essay about a presentation by Siegfried Sassoon. Read the introduction, body and conclusion of the essay, scroll down. We are now going to talk about the theme and subject matter of the poem. This poem was influenced a lot over the past times of Siegfried Sassoon, during his childhood, and the time he spent in trenches of warfare. Siegfried was nicknamed as 'the most innocent of war poets', because of his childhood. Born as a Jew…...
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Leadership Analysis – Napoleon
But one of the retreat leaders who have marked Europe and a large part of the world Is Napoleon Bonaparte. To understand the Impact he had on the modern world you just have to look around, mainly in France. All the typical architecture of Paris was designed by the Baron Houseman originated by Napoleon himself and the main evidence of his legacy is the Napoleonic code which is still a fundamental text of the French law. Concerning his code Napoleon…...
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Why did the Weimar Republic fail
It is often difficult to analyse the Weimar Republic and decide whether it was doomed from the start due to constitutional defects, or if prevailing circumstances initiated its collapse. This has been a source of argument for many historians, as they all have different ideas as to why the Republic did not survive. Edgar Feuchtwanger fiercely argues that economic problems were the main reason for the Republic not succeeding, because people could no longer be supportive of the constitution in…...
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Soldiers During the First World War
The following sample essay on Soldiers during the First World War may have felt that their Generals and Commanders just ordered them around and never helped in the actual fighting and the battles of the First World War. They may have felt angry and frustrated because of this. However the General's job was to teach and order soldiers how to fight and why to fight for their country, and not to go to war and have the possibility of dieing.…...
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Progressivism: An Era of Reform
Progressivism was an era that desired movement toward reform; it was not single instance but based on a series of advancements. With a new urban-industrial American on deck came the socioeconomic challenges of every day life. Ata basic level, It was a response to the political and cultural changes that plagued the nation, the challenges as side effect of an Industrial society. Many people were Involved In Progressivism, especially the middle class. Even the Immigrant, slum dwellers, and hard laborers…...
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The Civil War: North vs. South
The following example essay on "The Civil War" reveals the war between the North and the South, which has gone down in history as the largest and bloodiest conflict in the Americas. America is often referred to as"the land of the free and the home of the brave", the first great democracy and a country where"These men are created equal" and they've the right to"life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness". This ideology was used by them for invading states…...
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‘Julius Caesar’- Shakespeare Essay
Julius Caesar, a Roman tragedy was written by William Shakespeare in 1599. It was one of the earliest of Shakespeare's three Roman history plays. The play is based in real events the assassination of Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator on 15th March 44BC. Although Julius Caesar is set in Rome over 2000 years ago it explore themes that have a contemporary relevance to the Elizabethans. Julius Caesar is murdered and has left no heir or successor. Queen Elizabeth of the…...
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Compare Shakespeare’s presentation of the characters Brutus and Mark Antony
Julius Caesar was written in 1599, a time in which the monarchy was in power in Britain. Shakespeare would have to be very careful what to put in his plays; he had to stay in favour of the royalty. If for example, Brutus was portrayed as the overall hero for procuring the safety of Rome through the assassination of someone who was going to rule Rome as a monarchist, Shakespeare would have been in trouble. Therefore, he had to ensure…...
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Play by William Shakespeare Julius Caesar
The following sample essay talks about William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. Read the introduction, body and conclusion of the essay, scroll down. This scene, the second half of the great double climax of the play, is almost entirely made up of the short speech of Brutus and the long speech of Antony. The speeches are often contrasted and it could be said that Brutus's speech appeals to reason, whereas Antony's appeals to emotion. Not only does Brutus's speech appeal to…...
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Night Analysis of Dehumanization
The following sample essay on Night Analysis of Dehumanization tells about Jewish people. Demutualization in Night Night by Lie Wishes is a memoir that documents the story of a young Jewish boy named Likelier who was born in Sighed, Transylvania during World War II. The story begins in his hometown, where life is normal and calm before the storm. It quickly transitions into Nazi occupation, persecution, segregation in the form of ghettos, and eventually deportation to camps. As the Jewish…...
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What made him write An Inspector Calls and why set it before World War One
"If men will not learn that lesson, they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish. " This is an extremely powerful quotation that the Inspector leaves us with. Without a doubt these words are very true. In 1914 World War One began and all this fire, blood and anguish became reality. Britain had entered a four-year war that would have an unimaginable effect on her people. Thousands of towns, cities, homes and businesses were destroyed. Millions of…...
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