‘The artists should take the most credit for making the Renaissance possible.’ How far do you agree with the statement? Explain your answer. I agree with the statement. I believe that the artists should take the most credit for making the Renaissance possible because their works brought about a new world view towards humanity. However‚ other factors should also be considered besides the artists‚ but I feel that the artists should take the most credit for making the Renaissance possible. The
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How far do you agree with the opinion that the Boer war acted as a spur to much needed reform in Britain? The Boer war acted as a catalyst to reform in many ways. It had considerable impact politically and socially. Many changes were put in place‚ from improving the army to public health care. Initially what acted as a spur was the amount of deaths and the cost of the war‚ 22‚000 were killed costing £200 million therefore this led to a wake up call for the Army. However one may argue that it was
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the catalyst for this. Henry Ford Established the Ford Motor Company in the early 20th century and quickly started selling his famous Model-T motor car. Alongside Frederick Taylor‚ Ford perfected the assembly line and made mass production a reality. A Model-T could be produced in 90 minutes and as a result the price for one dropped from $825 to $575 in four years. Fundamentally‚ this meant that anyone could afford a car‚ including the working class‚ with a few months’ wages. This supported the economic
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The 19th century was a time of enlightenment where philosophical thought began and man’s concern for a greater psychological form developed. However‚ during this time of enlightenment and exploration‚ the values of religion and ethical thought challenged science and its moral reasoning. Frankenstein could be seen as an illustration of the fear of the power of science due to these social changes; however there is evidence within the text to support other aspects such as society and religion being
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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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BP2014 Essay Issue Q12. How far‚ in your society‚ should unpopular views be open for discussion? In May 2013‚ Singapore’s media regulator‚ the Media Development Authority (MDA)‚ introduce a new licensing framework regulating online news sites operating in Singapore. The move came as a surprise to many and elicited a wide array of responses. The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC)‚ an industry association formed by eBay‚ Facebook‚ Google and Yahoo‚ argued that the new regulatory framework creates business
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Far From Heaven Todd Haynes’ "Far from Heaven" is identified as the best and bravest movie of 1957‚ which is described as a 50’s picket fence around love. It starts out in autumn of 1957 by the camera drifting through red and orange leaves through the perfect streets of Hartford. Cathy and Frank (Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid)‚ live in a perfect split-level house on a perfect street‚ however even though they seem to be the perfect couple outside their fancy house‚ in all reality they are
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Griffin Weiss Mr. Arroyo U.S. History II Advanced Placement 1 September 2013 Chapter 16 Outline: The Conquest of the Far West The Societies of the Far West (434-441) The Western Tribes * Indian tribes were the most important group before the Anglo-American migration in the Far West * Western tribes developed several forms of civilization * More than 300‚000 Indians lived along the pacific coast among them were Serrano‚ Chumash‚ Pomo‚ Maidu‚ Yurok‚ and Chinook * When the Spanish
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for citizens in Singapore. Issues ranging from foreign students topping the ‘O’ level chart thus reducing similar opportunities for local students‚ to the perception that foreigners are taking away jobs from Singaporeans. Therefore‚ this could be a drawback. I agree that the Singapore government has maintained strongly that having an open immigration policy helps to fill critical sectors in our economy‚ especially in the finance‚ technology and creative industries. In addition‚ the government believes
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How far do you agree that Sergei Witte’s policies were successful in modernising the Russian economy in the period of 1892-1904? At the end of the nineteenth century‚ Russia had been plunged into depression‚ because the government was forced to print more and more money which caused a rise in inflation. In addition‚ because Russia was at war with Turkey‚ over thirty per cent of the government’s expenditure was being spent on the armed forces‚ whilst another thirty per cent was being lost on debt
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