2009 Question 11 — Elective 2: History and Memory (20 marks) Analyse the ways history and memory generate compelling and unexpected insights. In your response‚ make detailed reference to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing. History and memory both provide adequate insights into the past‚ but it is through the consideration and combination of the two that compelling and unexpected insights are generated. After having analysed and studied a selection
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The pledge of allegiance has been recited for years by generations of students. It’s a tradition that we have all grown up with and know all too well. “I pledge allegiance...” those few words have been a topic of discussion ever since they were first said in October of 1892. Today many still believe in the pledge and the message that comes with it while others do not‚ it is an oath that has been and still is very controversial. Many people still believe in the power of the pledge. Believing we
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There are many important periods in Japanese history. But‚ if I were to narrow it down to the three most important periods‚ it would be the Yayoi period‚ the Heian period‚ and the Edo period... IN MY OPINION Yayoi The Yayoi period lasted from about 400 or 300 BC until 250 AD. This period followed the Jōmon period. This period is named after Yayoi town‚ the subsection of Bunkyō‚ Tōkyō‚ where archaeological investigations uncovered its first recognized traces. The culture of the Yayoi Era is characterized
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Researching National Cultures: a comparison of Japanese and Australian national cultures Introduction In an increasingly global world‚ people will inevitably find themselves working within and across cultures. The national culture in which a person identifies with and is immersed in‚ has been proven to have a profound impact on an individual’s values and behaviours‚ this in-turn impacts on understanding of other . An ability to discern and understand potential variances in culture‚ without adopting
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age that started with the rule of Augustus. He turned the republic in to an absolute monarchy. The Romans spread stability over a large part of the world. It lasted for 200 years. Laws of the twelve tables: the plebeians said that they wouldn’t know what the laws were unless they were written down. So they displayed laws on 12 tablets in the market place. Aqueducts: bridge-like stone structures that carried water from the hills to the cities. The Roman Empire started in 509 BC after driving out
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In August 1947‚ Pakistan was faced with a number of problems‚ some immediate but others long term. The most important of these concerns was the role played by Islam. Was Pakistan to be a secular state serving as a homeland for Muslims of the subcontinent‚ or was it to be an Islamic state governed by the sharia‚ in which non-Muslims would be second-class citizens? The second question concerned the distribution of power between the center and the provincial governments‚ a question that eventually led
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The Spirit of Nationalism in Australian Literature with Special Reference to A.B.Paterson’s poem‚ ’A Man from Snowy River’ Anjay.P.Kumar 14-PEL-24 Abstract: Australia is a very heterogeneous demographical society due to colonisation and further immigration of people from different parts of the world who later chose to remain and intermingle with the aboriginal population of the country
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Due to grow awareness globally in importance of asset protection and coverage to minimize losses or impacts on firms‚ War & Political Risk was formed. It consists of four cost centers which are Kidnap & Ransom‚ Political Risk‚ Product Recall and Trade Credit. Each of the cost centers has different coverage‚ exposure‚ business interest‚ task processing and etcetera depending on client base and needs. We as support team understand this situation and work closely with our London colleagues especially
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History notes Yalta Conference February 1945 Relations between Churchill and Stalin were frosty Greatest source of conflict was over Poland Soviets have established a communist government in Poland Allies did not want communist in Poland and hope for free election Potsdam Conference July 1945 Potsdam= Berlin Suburb Stalin occupied most of Eastern Europe: (Albania‚ Romania‚ Bulgaria‚ Hungary‚ Czech‚ Poland‚ Finland.) America had a new President – Truman Truman was more anti communist
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War. What is it good for? It is within human nature to fight in order to try and make a gain and become more influential. This is demonstrated by the thousands of years that humans have fought in wars. Surprisingly what humans fight for now remains much the same as what was the common motive in prehistoric times; self-defence‚ re-capturing lost possessions and punishing people for what they have done wrong. Most of the time war is tried to be justified yet on many occasions there are examples where
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