to do: to lead her country to power and stability. And she did this even at the price of beheading her cousin‚ Mary Queen of Scots‚ depriving her not only of her life and throne but also of her aristocratic immunities. She proved to be not only a ruthless person but a very strong one. She ruled alone for nearly half a century‚ providing England of one of its most glorious periods in world history. She managed to defeat even her greatest enemies and her sense of duty was admirable‚ though it came at
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Stalin faced much opposition‚ his manipulating ways allowed him to bypass this through purges‚ control on media‚ and his use of propaganda. Stalin pushed the Soviet Union into world power‚ but with this power he forced his nation upon one of the most ruthless reigns in history. As Stalin gained power in Russia‚ his opposition grew within the Communist party. Initially Stalin was a mediator‚ between the two main factions‚ in the debate about when to replace the New Economic Policy‚ and what to replace
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experienced a small interruption with the second Zhou Dynasty (690-705) established by the only female monarch in Chinese history—Empress Wu. Empress Wu rose to power through ruthless tactics to move her from the emperor’s concubine‚ to the emperor’s consort‚ and eventually to the position of empress of China. Her significance as a Chinese ruler is exemplified through her use of the Chinese secret service‚ her influence over the civil service examination‚ her edicts to relieve the lower classes‚ and her lasting
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In document 4 it explains how they have not reach any religious achievements‚ so for their freedom they must give a large amount of money to buy their freedom. As for document 5 a pope explains how the peasants are more like salvages and act very ruthless during their revolt. All 3 of these documents are more than likely extremely biased since the nobility only wanted to better themselves and nobody else. Document 2 and 3 explained how the peasants felt during the revolt which they unlike the nobility
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came in the favorably regular floods that provided lush vegetation and ease for society support‚ where in contrast‚ Sumerians had to settle for ruthless and unpredictable floods that lead towards more destruction than aid to their settlement. Politically‚ both governments derived from a monarch. Mesopotamia and Egypt had a sole and absolute ruler who rained over their respective territories‚ usually for life and by heredity. However‚ the laws these two civilizations lived by with their people
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Research Paper: Measure for Measure Shakespeare ’s Measure for Measure centers around the fate of Claudio‚ who is arrested by Lord Angelo‚ the temporary leader of Vienna. Angelo is left in charge by the Duke‚ who pretends to leave town but instead dresses as a friar to observe the goings-on in his absence. Angelo is strict‚ moralistic‚ and unwavering in his decision-making; he decides that there is too much freedom in Vienna and takes it upon himself to rid the city of brothels and unlawful sexual
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Did the harsh rule of Qin Shi Huangdi possibly benefit the common people more than it harmed them? Of all the emperors in Chinese history‚ Qin Shi Huangdi‚ the self-proclaimed “First Emperor”‚ is probably known as the most ruthless and cold-blooded monarch. Under his rule‚ thousands of war innocents and intellectuals perished because they were “threats” to his control. However‚ despite his numerous wicked deeds‚ during the eleven years he ruled (221 BCE- 210 BCE)‚ he also created the most unified
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Chinese states. However‚ after centuries of fighting‚ seven major kingdoms emerged‚ the most important being the kingdom of Qin. It was within this kingdom that Wang Ying Chen unified China after years of ruthless fighting. Under this king‚ China was‚ for the first time ever‚ unified under one ruler. When Wang came into power‚ his title as king was not good enough‚ so he renamed himself Shih Huang Di‚ which means first emperor. Through his reign‚ he made China a greater power economically‚ politically
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believers are unclean and the city can only be pure if their existence is removed. This therefore suggests how the propaganda of the era promoted crusades on religious grounds. Resulting in many supporters and followers. Character Nur al din as a ruthless character had a significant impact‚ as it meant that enemies were crushed and the muslim attack was effective. . Nur al din was viewed by his followers as ‘fighter of jihad’. 5This portrayed him as a warrior fighting in the name of god. However his
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He was born to shake the nation’s‚ scourge the lands‚ and terrify all of mankind. Though ruthless from birth could he really conquer the entire Roman Empire? His legacy remains‚ leaving behind blood‚ bones‚ and tens of thousands of victims. He was known Attila‚ the scourge of God Attila was raised for war. He was born year 400‚ into a nomadic tribe known as the Huns. Born into a family of Kings‚ Attila and his brother were raised by their two uncles‚ who at the time were leaders of the clan.At
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