Not only was the weak leadership of Tsar Nicholas II the main cause of the 1917 February revolution‚ but it can also be seen as a factor leading to the 1905 revolution.The Tsar’s inadequate handling of this revolution failed to prevent another revolution and gives evidence to his poor leadership. Nicholas did not learn anything from the 1905 revolution and failed to realise his people would not sit by and suffer. In the early 1900s Russia was in turmoil. The country was stricken by poverty‚ food
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innocent female‚ a powerful male (usually the quintessential villain)‚ as well as themes to do with the supernatural as key features included in the novel. In this chapter‚ elements of the gothic begin in the very title of the book: the ‘bloody’ in ‘The Bloody Chamber’ associates the idea of death and gore‚ a more horrific element of the gothic genre; the ‘Chamber’ itself now sounds more claustrophobic and similar to a torture chamber‚ due to the link to blood. However‚ blood can be interpreted
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What Were the Main Problems that the Tsar Faced up to 1905? Russia was faced with a Revolution in 1905‚ through a chain of events leading up to it. With the economic instability‚ poor working conditions and the growing discontent of the people‚ the demand for reformation and revolution soon arose.. The ever rapidly increasing population of Russia outlined a new milestone for the empire. A population increase demands more from the economy and requires a higher effort to please the entire nation
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Was Mary Bloody or Misunderstood? Mary became Queen of England in 1553‚ after she executed Lady Jane Grey. Source A‚ in the textbook‚ says that “There were bonfires and tables in every street and wine and beer and ale”‚ this is an account from the diary of a Londoner at the time Mary became Queen‚ and so it is quite reliable. Mary mistook this celebration to mean that the people of England were glad they had a Catholic Queen on the throne. So she set about trying to turn the country into a Catholic
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Reading Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden‚ I cannot help but feel the poet now grown and becoming a parent himself‚ is reflecting. The poem does not talk of the authors present‚ but I can imagine that some life event has caused this revisiting of the past. The tone leaves one with a sense of regret‚ a longing to return to childhood‚ to revisit the unappreciated moments. The author seems to speak almost in a narrative‚ as if almost confessing to anyone who will listen. Thinking back to the
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The speaker in the poem‚ “Those Winter Sundays”‚ by Robert Hayden‚ reveals both his loving and regretful feelings about his father by using symbolization‚ diction‚ and a regretful‚ “if only” tone‚ which are all reflected by the “angry home”. Hayden uses symbolization to convey the child’s feelings for the father. The speaker would “rise and dress‚/ fearing the chronic angers of that house.” The reader can imagine a child nervously getting out of bed to see his or her father. The bed is a symbol
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The Russian revolution of 1905 (hereafter referred to as “the revolution”) was a protest against the Tsar’s refusal to make political concessions‚ and that once the concessions were given; the revolution was doomed to failure. The opposition was disorganized and not united in its objectives‚ and that generally the people of Russia still revered the Tsar‚ despite his faults. A notable feature of the revolution is how little a part the revolutionaries actually played. Hardly any of them were either
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Explain why in 1905 revolution broke out in Russia. (12 Mark) The 1905 revolution in Russia was the result of the unrest in the country created by an Autocratic Rule in Russia in the prior years. The emancipation and the reforms of Alexander II were followed by the repression by Alexander III; he refused to consider political reforms and was highly autocratic‚ meanwhile many groups demanded a further reform. The society of Russia wanted change to improve their living conditions however Alexander
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Reisz’s Saturday Night and Sunday Morning‚ the classic story of an angry young man‚ heralded a new kind of cinema for British audiences. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning is a classic social realist film of the British New Wave. Made in 1960‚ it was groundbreaking in both its portrayal of the industrial nightmare of working class factory life‚ and its unrepentant‚ cocky anti-hero Arthur Seaton. The British New Wave and La Nouvelle Vague Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) was Karel Reisz’s
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Children’s liturgy – The Most Holy Trinity (Year C) – Sunday 26 May 2013 Preparation of the worship space Colour: Green Props: Display a picture of the Trinity or three symbols of the Trinity to remind everyone of this special relationship. Coloured pens and pencils. Song suggestions: Father‚ we adore you (164‚ Celebration Hymnal for Everyone) Welcome: Today we hear about how Jesus will send the Holy Spirit to be with the disciples once Jesus has died and returned to heaven. Let’s find
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