The fact that colonial Americans held public executions to employ moral lessons to public intrigued me. Until now‚ I assumed that public executions during the colonial period were held only to entertain people. It is still disturbing to me‚ however‚ that colonial Americans tried to promote an execution to their own use. Such discriminations seemed to be common at that period of time. Despite their good intentions‚ it appears that the public attended to enjoy an "Entertaining DEATH." This concept
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motets normally used religious texts that were not used in the mass. Motets were often polyphonic‚ meaning that there were multiple vocal parts sung simultaneously. Motets started to be written during the medieval period and then developed throughout time and was most known throughout the Renaissance period. During this time‚ there were a list of schools and churches that had well known composers and pioneers of the motet. The Burgundian School was a group of composers in the 15th century in northern
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Critically assess the Political Philosophy of Socialism and it ’s evolution within the British labour party during the interwar period‚ 1919-1939 It was Karl Marx (1818-1883) who said: Socialism moves us to take a definite position against a structure of society in which the unjust division of wealth contradicts basic decency ’ . Marx‚ often founded as the father of modern day socialism‚ saw a huge injustice in the division of wealth between the proletariat (working class/ruled class)
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de-industrialising impact of colonial rule focused on the experience of India. Even though recent studies offer a different understanding of industrialisation and underdevelopment in India (Roy 2004: 233-34)‚ the belief that India suffered ‘de-industrialisation’ and that the experience can be extrapolated to other Asian countries‚ including Indonesia. There are several problems in any quantification of the production and consumption of cotton textiles during 1825-1940. Firstly‚ until the
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These models provide different lenses to see the intersection of multiple forms of oppression. Women are exposed to violence in home‚ sexual assault‚ sexual harassment and corporate violence. As a result‚ women experiences a wide range of health impacts as a consequence of violence including direct physical consequences of inquiry and sexual abuse‚ long term consequences of stress and mental and emotional abuse. So‚ steps needs to be taken to prevent violence against women by understanding the women’s
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Brecht’s Life of Galileo: socio-political considerations Together with Mother Courage‚ the Good Man of Sezuan and the Caucasian Circle‚ Brecht’s Life of Galileo is considered one of his most important dramatic works. For those not familiar with it‚ I would like to begin with a brief summary of the play in its best known and last version of 1955. The opening scenes show a middle-aged Galileo in Padua in the Republic of Venice‚ where his teaching obligations earn him a meager income and largely
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‘Germany experienced a period of political calm‚ economic development and social progress in the mid-1920s’ How far do you agree with this judgement. Political Calm Throughout the Streseman years‚ there was a failure to rectify the structural political defects of the Weimar state. In particular‚ proportional representation in the May 1924 election the Reichstag demonstrated that extremist groups made political gains at the expense of moderate parties. For example‚ the left wing KPD won 62 seats and
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Socio-Political Effects The emergence of capitalism had a deep impact on the existing social and political institutions in Europe. 1. Economic competition amongst the states of Europe resulted in Europe becoming the dominant global continent as a number of European countries industrialized and established colonies around the world. The needs of capitalist industrialization like the demand for assured sources of raw materials‚ the search for guaranteed markets and profitable investment outlets—spurred
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In the Colonial era‚ love and intimacy existed in a formal context‚ because these had to comply with the social order. The social order dictated conditions under which men and women could be intimate with each other‚ and these conditions restricted one’s choice of mate to someone of similar social status‚ who had a respectable position in society. In colonial America‚ there was little distinction between the public and private spheres. The public sphere provided the framework for ideal private life
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During the Classical period‚ Greek philosophy was developed and the human body became an artistic subject that was considered a self-governing‚ individual‚ intelligent being. There was a change from sculptures containing animals and animal worship to human form through artistic expression. In the past‚ other items‚ such as gods‚ animals‚ etc. were the subject of the artwork and now‚ humans became the focus or the subject. During this period of time‚ the study of man and artistic expressions of the
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