When Edward VI died in 1483‚ there was debate as to who was most suited to take up his position on the throne. It has been argued that Richard‚ Duke of Gloucester had himself set on usurping the throne from the rightful heir Edward V‚ as soon as his brother died. Others argue that it was never the case that his immediate wishes were to seize the throne; actions after his brother’s death led him to this decision. There is evidence for and against to support the principal statement. It is suggested
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Jackson did say that all of these reasons accumulated to a French loss. However‚ Jackson states that the invasion in 1940 was primarily a military defeat. The German tactics‚ based on the notion of blitzkrieg‚ were much superior to the French’s doctrine of defense and slow‚ methodical movement on the battlefield. They found themselves utterly confounded by the speed of German maneuvers‚ while their men were shocked by the German air attack and armored penetrations. “The main charge is that the French
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Topic: English is the natural choice for a world language. To what extend do you agree with this statement? In recent years‚ it is widely acknowledge that English has become the universal language occupying prominent position in the world. However‚ a debate has arisen over whether English is the natural choice for global language and continues to remain its permanent position. Although it might claim that there are some other languages have potential to replace English as a world language‚ English
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The Conservative Party which was leaded by Winston Churchill (1951-55) and Anthony Eden (1955-57) and Harold Macmillan (1957-63) between the years 1951-59 wanted‚ according to their manifesto in 1951‚ to stop all further nationalisation. The Iron and Steel Act will be repealed and the Steel industry allowed resuming its achievements of the war and post-war years. To supervise prices and development we shall revive‚ if necessary with added powers‚ the former Iron and Steel Board representing the State
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Mussolini rise to power through the use of violence is widely evident as it is summed up in this Mussolini himself ‘for my part‚ I prefer 50 000 votes to 5000 votes’. Alternatively‚ there are also many other factors that shows Mussolini did not depend on violence but however considered it a useful tool. This could be from his foreign policy‚ effort with socialist trade unionist and his effort in gaining political power legally. As Fascism began as a radical socialist movement‚ it was only inevitable
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Many sociologists (e.g. Goran Therborn) argue that the typical nuclear family has disintegrated due to many different reasons‚ for example‚ the rise in feminism and women gaining more independence; higher diversity of relationships for example higher divorce rates‚ higher number of families co-habiting. his is because families aren’t like what they used to be. In the nuclear families today‚ the roles of the mother and father are no longer segregated conjugal roles. In the nuclear family today roles
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Many believed that Thatcher offered an alternative to the Labour government‚ a change‚ so after Callaghan’s government was destroyed by economic crises‚ rising unemployment‚ hostile trade unions and political misjudgements the Conservatives had a landslide victory with 43.9% of the vote. Before the Conservative rise to power with Thatcher‚ the Labour party had experience many troubles during their time in government‚ perhaps this is why the Conservatives won the General election. However was this
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The Internet has always been an outlet for people to find out more about the world around them‚ and they often do so through Internet chat rooms. Unfortunately‚ many of these people have fallen victim to sex crimes. It is frightening to think that perhaps the majority of Internet chat room users are looking for young and naïve teenagers to satisfy their sick desires. However‚ all is not lost. I believe that Internet chat rooms can still be an outlet for socializing with other people‚ but only to
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It is those who leave their homeland who struggle the most in Interpreter of Maladies. Do you agree? Though Jhumpa Lahiri is a London born writer who grew up in Rhode Island in the United States of America and is now currently living in New York; she is able to craftily expose the fragility of immigrants while settling in a new environment in her debut novel – Interpreter of Maladies. Although Lahiri’s parents’ ultimately adjusted to living in America‚ they must have had frequent longings of their
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Monopolies can be national (royal mail)‚ regional (water companies) or local (petrol station). Unlike a perfect competition situation were firms are ’price takers ’ and only respond to consumer demand‚ a monopoly finds itself in an imperfect competition market. In this type of market the firm is more of a ’price maker ’ and can therefore influence the market price. When comparing monopoly and perfect competition under the same conditions‚ we can find that the monopolist when in equilibrium produces
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