After World War I The Chinese felt betrayed. Anger and frustration erupted in demonstrations on May 4‚ 1919‚ in Beijing. Joined by workers and merchants‚ the movement spread to major cities. The Chinese representative at Versailles refused to endorse the peace treaty‚ but its provisions remained unchanged. Disillusioned with the West‚ many Chinese looked elsewhere for help. The May Fourth Movement‚ which grew out of the student uprising‚ attacked Confucianism‚ initiated a vernacular style of writing
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Lucy represents a 19th century ideal of femininity‚ whereas Mina embodies a more modern view of the role of women’. To what extent do you agree? Stoker’s presentation of the differences between Mina and Lucy provokes the debate about whether Lucy is intended to represent a traditional female role‚ with Mina being her modern counterpart. A typical depiction of life for a 19th century woman involved staying at home to look after their families; whereas‚ 20th century women secured greater independence
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still found in the North of Spain (the Iberia Peninsula). We don’t know much about these early people. We can learn something from there skeletons‚ their weapons. The Iberians used stone weapons and tools. During the period from the 6th to the 3rd century BC‚ a people called Celts‚ spread across Europe from the East to the West. During the iron age the Celtic tribes invaded Britain. Celtic tribes called the Picts and the Scots inhabited the north of the country. The Britons a powerful Celtic tribe
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Emma Allen To what extent are William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience a societal protest against the institutions of 18th century England? William Blake‚ born in the 18th century romantic period‚ was one of England’s most esteemed poets‚ as well as a recognised painter and printmaker. Two of Blake’s most famous collections are The Songs of Innocence and The Songs of Experience‚ many of his poems are written in pairs‚ one in each collection‚ offering similar themes yet differing perspectives
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doctors and GovWhat: harmful corruption of the air When: 14th century Where: Europe and Middle East Significance: Miasma led to the medicine technology in the 14th century Ex) fires (smoke kills airborne) -God brought plague into the air -Belief in contagion‚ scientific vs. religious belief Mercantilism Who: European government What: new economic system‚ central gov. hiorchy system When: After black death‚ 16th-18th century Where: Where Significance: Wealth was unchanging‚ wealth was
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In the 18th and 19th centuries many children worked in various jobs‚ most of which were dangerous and demanding. Nowadays laws have been put in place to stop this; however‚ it was not easy to change the laws surrounding children’s working conditions. One group felt strongly that the environment was too hazardous for children and yet the other disagreed. This lead to facts being exaggerated as to fit one side’s point of view and therefore sources can be biased or unreliable. It is hard to tell whether
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invented between the late 4th century BC and the early 5th century BC (Zhou dynasty). The process was created by melting pig iron. The blast furnace was used for smelting iron ore and coke (a high carbon fuel)‚ charcoal or anthracite (a type of coal). Limestone was used as a flux. Sand was used to create the castings. Innovators used this process to create tools‚ wheels‚ weapons and machinery. The iron plow‚ swords‚ spears and knives were developed around the 6th century BC (Han dynasty). Paper
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at Talagunda in Shirkaripur taluq of Shimoga district by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Bangalore Circle. While the copper plates‚ datable to the 12{+t}{+h}century CE‚ belong to the Kalachurya dynasty‚ the gold coins were issued by the Ganga rulers‚ who held sway in the State from the 4th century CE to the 12{+t}{+h}century CE. The coins belong to the “Ane Gadyana” variety‚ portraying elephants on the obverse and floral designs on the reverse. They weigh around four grams each. Ganga ruler
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LITERATURE. The great British philosopher-mathematician Alfred North Whitehead once commented that all philosophy is but a footnote to Plato . A similar point can be made regarding Greek literature as a whole. Over a period of more than ten centuries‚ the ancient Greeks created a literature of such brilliance that it has rarely been equaled and never surpassed. In poetry‚ tragedy‚ comedy‚ and history‚ Greek writers created masterpieces that have inspired‚ influenced‚ and challenged readers to
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INTRODUCTION Science (Latin‚ scientia‚ from scire‚ “to know”)‚ term used in its broadest sense to denote systematized knowledge in any field‚ but usually applied to the organization of objectively verifiable sense experience. The pursuit of knowledge in this context is known as pure science‚ to distinguish it from applied science‚ which is the search for practical uses of scientific knowledge‚ and from technology‚ through which applications are realized. For additional information‚ see separate
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