political calm‚ economic development and social progress in the mid 1920s.” How far do you agree with this judgement? The Stresemann years of 1924-29 have often been portrayed as the “golden years” of Weimar Germany; however this idea has been challenged my many historians. During this period there was an element of political calm but it was mainly typified by political inaction and a failure of coalition governments to agree on any important issues. Economic development did occur but was minimal
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insatiable hunger for success and the unquenchable thirst for supremacy transform many of us into slaves of our desires‚ fuelled by greed and its associates. In more ways than one‚ greed is fast emerging to be the prime reason for every single thing we do‚ and it is not hard to see why. Living in today’s globalised world feels challenging‚ even confusing at times‚ with distance no longer a reliable indicator of our involvements in the world. Some of our closest business ties may be stretched out over
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The Study of history is important only because it helps pupils to become better citizens. How far do you agree with the statement? The Study of history goes beyond just making us becoming better citizens. The study of history inculcates in us the sense of loyalty‚ perseverance‚ tolerance which is essential values of becoming better citizens. For example through the learning of the heroic acts and selfless sacrifice of our War hero‚ Mr. Lim Bo Seng. Despite being tortured by the Japanese‚
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The characters in Aeschylus’ Agamemnon create only fear and no pity in each other and in the audience.’ How far do you agree with this statement? I agree with this statement to a certain extent‚ however‚ I think it does not represent the whole of the Agamemnon. I think that what invokes pity‚ are events‚ rather than characters‚ that have preceded the play. There are mixes of passive and fearsome characters in the Agamemnon. Clytemnestra and Aegisthus are an example of fearsome characters‚ when
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available could conceivably give the government increased power over citizens‚ power that could be used not just to monitor‚ but in some cases‚ to discriminate. (Give examples of how govt. abuse their power) A 2012 Pew Research survey found that 32 percent of people believed that the government’s anti-terrorism policies have gone too far in restricting the average person’s civil liberties. Later in a 2012 poll‚ the Pew found that 54 percent think it is not necessary to give up civil
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In Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye‚ the character Claudia struggles with the beauty standard that harms her sense of self-esteem. Claudia tries to make sense of why the beauty standard does not include black girls. The beauty standard determines that blonde-haired blue-eyed white girls are the image of beauty and therefore they are worthy of not only attention‚ but are considered valuable to American culture of the 1940s. Thus‚ learning she has no value or beauty as a black girl‚ Claudia destroys
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The Bluest Eye‚ by Toni Morrison‚ depicts characters desperately seeking to attain love through a predetermined standard of beauty established and substantiated by society. Morrison intertwines the histories of several characters portraying the delusions of the ‘perfect’ family and what motivates their quest for love and beauty. Ultimately‚ this pursuit for love and beauty has overwhelming effects on their relationships and their identity. Pecola Breedlove is young black girl who believes she
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There are a lot of investigations in science and medicine nonetheless on the other hand few people are still trying to create a kind of global arm. Here I will try to give some examples to clarify and support my point of view. Initially I would like to emphasize the vitality of progress in medical science. Hence without discovering some essential medicines and methods to defeat some specific diseases a lot of humankinds would not withstand their illnesses. Furthermore new technologies provided
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There were many changes made to the government and economy of Tsarist Russia between 1881 and 1914‚ however fundamentally I do not think either were completely transformed as the country was still under almost complete control of the Tsar and the majority of people had a very limited political voice‚ and also the economy remained a major issue with few problems solved. Considering that in 1881 Russia was incredibly underdeveloped and mainly based on agriculture‚ there were many changes made. The
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How far do you agree with the view that the Wall Street crash was responsible for the Great Depression of the early 1930s in America? The Wall Street crash occurred in 1929 and is regarded as being the most devastating stock market crash to have ever occurred in the history of the United States. The crash was cause due to a wide range of factors‚ which became uncontrollable during the 1920s when America was experiencing a period of ‘boom’ and many were benefiting from the prosperity. The events
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