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    The New Imperialism (1869-1914) Chapter 27 Outline I. The New Imperialism: Motives and Methods A. Political Motives -Powers of the 19 the century realized the great political importance of colonizationand the need to protect their overseas assets. Countries like Great Britain‚France‚ Portugal‚ and Belgium embraced the ideas of imperialism and colonizedareas not only to gain resources‚ but also to show political and military strengtharound the world. They would also settle areas around their vital

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    Northrop Frye in ‘The motive for metaphor’ compares science and art. The common element between the two seems to be imagination. In science it becomes the final element and in art the starting point. In Frye view‚ a scientist examines the world which we are given to live‚ scrutinises all the data and attempts at forming certain theories which would underlay the rules governing the world. I doing so‚ he moves from the known realm‚ tangible world towards the concepts in his mind‚ therefore a creation

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    you spirits; That tend on mortal thoughts‚ unsex me here…" In Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare writes this passage in order to tell us about the character of Lady Macbeth. Using only this line‚ we can almost determine Lady Macbeth’s personality and her motives. Up to the point where this quote leaves off‚ we have not heard much of Lady Macbeth. In the first line Lady Macbeth says‚ "Come‚ you spirits." Already we have a dark image of her conjuring up evil spirits. She does not seem a bit intimidated by

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    While analyzing the demand for holding money‚ it is found that there are different motives behind such demands. It shows as to why the community demands the money balances and how the amount of money balances for different motives is determined. Many economists; however‚ argue that such a classification for money is unnecessary and useless. It is argued that the demand for money should be considered as a complete whole instead of dividing the demand for money artificially into three parts. People

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    “Research for the motive of criminal behavior” Abstract The research for “scientific crime [started] on a cold‚ gray November morning in 1871‚ on the east coast of Italy. Cesare Lombroso‚ a psychiatrist and prison doctor at an asylum for the criminally insane‚ was performing a routine autopsy on an infamous Calabrian brigand named Giuseppe Villella. Lombroso found an unusual indentation at the base of Villella’s skull…the founding father of modern criminology” (Adrian Raine‚ April

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    suspect‚ his wife‚ Mrs. Wright. The County Attorney‚ Sheriff‚ and Mr. Hale thoroughly scour for evidence of a motive to prove Mrs. Wright’s guilt. But little did the men know that Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters had already uncovered the key evidence they were looking for. In Trifles‚ Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters discover what seems to be trivial evidence but when connected‚ reveals Mrs. Wright’s true motive for murder. To begin with‚ the symbol of the messy kitchen appears trivial‚ yet reveals Mrs. Wright was

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    Lady Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most famous female characters. Known for her manipulative characteristics‚ her motives are often questioned. Lady Macbeth uses her husband and his skills in an attempt to gain respect‚ power and control‚ yet her actions resulted in the opposite. Superstition played a part in Lady Macbeth’s ambition after she read what the witches predicted. However‚ her ambition is powered by greed‚ and though her love for her husband exists‚ it is not what motivated her. Lady

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    Imperialism Project Imperialism is when one bigger country dominating another smaller country. The four motives of imperialism are Nationalism- is pride in one’s country‚ Economic Competition- is trying to be the most wealthy‚ European Racism- Europeans believing they are better‚ and Missionary Impulse- trying to convert one’s religion. For imperialism to occur the country needs a purpose. Whether it be Racism or money or even trying to convert someone religion. Those are the things I will be talking

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    America‚ various Europeans which are Spanish‚ Portuguese‚ French‚ English and Dutch were dominating Native American. They were occupying the Western Hemisphere and imported African slaves to work them in plantations. To understand more about Europeans motive expansion to America‚ we need to observe their political‚ cultural and economical aspect‚ particularly Spanish‚ English and French. Spanish expansion was indicated by Christopher Columbus arrival in America. He was exploring the southern and western

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    The motives for Spanish‚ French and English explorers were all different‚ although in some ways‚ they were the same. They all wanted to find the Northwest Passage‚ which they believed was a direct and efficient route to the Orient - home of spices‚ silks and wealth. They also wanted to lay claim to new land to expand their empires. The Spanish explorers were in search of mineral wealth‚ looking for El Dorado (the City of Gold) and they aspired to spread Christianity. France also wanted to spread

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