Filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl produced propaganda films that glorified Adolf Hitler’s brutal Third Reich. Jiang Qing‚ who fought bitterly to advance her own political powers during China’s Cultural Revolution‚ caused great suffering. Some‚ such as Boudicca‚ who led a bloody rebellion against the Romans‚ were warriors. Others advocated peace: Bertha‚ baroness von Suttner‚ influenced the creation of the Nobel Peace Prize that would eventually be won by many women‚ including
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Both Washington‚ DC‚ and London are one of most influential English speaking capital cities of the world‚ and yet they offer hugely different experiences to their residents and visitors. Comparing and contrasting the two metropolitans based on their history‚ their culture‚ and their residents show how different and similar the two are. Both cities are abundant in the world and national history‚ though they developed on very different timelines. London‚ for example‚ has a history that dates back
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BANKSY Banksy is the most exciting artist to come out of the UK for more than a decade - or so many people on both sides of the Atlantic will tell you. But is he really much more than a prankster with a spray can? Hollywood‚ the New Yorker magazine‚ Sotheby ’s (which sells him)‚ Damien Hirst (who collects him) and Glastonbury (where he recreated Stonehenge with a group of portable toilets) all concur that Banksy is the artist of our time‚ the rising star‚ the news. A poll of 18- to 25-year-olds
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Imp:- Role of Women in Modern World Looking back at history pages of ancient times‚ we find that women were treated with respect in the Indian society. In the Vedic age women were educated. However‚ as society became orthodox‚ there was change in their status. They were confined to the four walls of kitchen and occupied in rearing children. Men became bread earners. The roles of men and women were thus separated. But now the social scene has considerably changed. Women all over the world are
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The Roman Empire was an absolute dominant power of the entire ancient European peninsula‚ with its colonies ranging from Britain to East Persia and then encompassing the entire Northern Africa. It represents the famous achievement of the Roman rule‚ highlighting the physical superiority held through the skill and size of their army‚ and their architectural and engineering inventions that are still in use today. However‚ the Roman society also questioned the behaviour of mankind‚ signifying their
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References: 4. Sarah Arnold‚ Boudicca Fox-Leonard‚ Exposed: How the fashion industry rejected anorexic Inga as ’too big ’"‚ The Mirror‚ Jan. 31‚ 2010.
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Causes and Failures of the Philippine Revolts Against Spanish Rule During the Spanish colonization of the Philippines‚ several revolts against Spain were undertaken for various reasons. However‚ it can be agreed upon that the common underlying cause of these revolts were the generally repressive policies of the Spanish colonial government against the native Filipinos. Many of these revolts though have failed. The specific underlying causes of these revolts have distinct circumstances that need
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PHILIPPINE HISTORY UNIT III A. EARLY FILIPINO REVOLTS More than three hundred years of oppression‚ the early Filipinos attempted to regain several freedoms taken from them. WHY FILIPINO REVOLTED AGAINST SPANISH AUTHORITIES? Religious Oppression and Forced conversion to Christianity Refusal to recognize/accept Spanish rule Land Problems Unjust or Oppressive Taxation Forced Labor Monopoly I. Lakandula and Sulayman Revolt (1574) In the same year that the Chinese pirate Limahong attacked Manila‚ Manila
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Peasant’s revolts DBQ In 1517‚ Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on a Church in Germany and began a change Europe. Many people second guessed how the Catholic Church was practicing religious teachings and this grew in Germany. After years of battling for religious reforms‚ a new religion was formed named Lutheranism. Between 1524 and 1526‚ German peasants began to revolt the Holy Roman Empire. The peasant revolts were caused by greed and wanting to get rid of serfdom and corrupt leaders in the
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Lesson – 3 THE FIRST WAR OF INDIAN INDEPENDENCE (GREAT REVOLT OF 1857) — END OF EAST INDIA COMPANY’S RULE Learning Objectives 1. Pupil gets an idea about the early revolts against the English rule. 2. Pupil gains knowledge about the political‚ administrative‚ economic‚ social‚ religious and military causes for the outbreak of the Revolt of 1857. 3. Pupil understands the causes for the failure of the revolt and the results of the revolt. 4. Pupil recognises the significance of Queen Victoria’s
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