79-104 -- INTRODUCTION TO WORLD HISTORY – S10 SECOND LONG PAPER The 1876-1879 and 1896-1902 famines in India and China were some of the worst famines the world had ever seen up until that point in time (Rouse Lecture). In China and India from 1876-1882‚ the estimated mortality was between 31 and 61 million (Davis 2001: 7). If the British and the Chinese governments had made simple changes in their policies regarding India and China‚ the results of the famine would not have been so catastrophic
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Boxer quotes-animal farm Chapter 4 “the most terrifying spectacle of all was Boxer‚ rearing up on his hind legs and striking out with his great iron-shod hoofs like a stallion” Chap. 3 pg. 28 “I will work harder” Chapter 4‚ pg. 37 “I have no wish to take life‚ not even human life‚’ repeated Boxer‚ and his eyes were full of tears." Snowball and Boxer each receive medals with the inscription “Animal Hero‚ First Class.” Chapter 6 Boxer‚ in particular‚ commits himself to Animal Farm‚
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what was to come and followed blindly‚ leading to total destruction of the farm that had once been so free. Napoleon the pig was truly the one who slowly led the farm to destruction as Boxer the horse showed true virtue and
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Since the beginning‚ despite the fact that Boxer is very honest and hard-working‚ his intellectuality is not considered high due to the lack of education‚ resembling the working classes of Russia during the Russian Revolution. After Napoleon expels Snowball‚ there are obstacles to go over within the “Animal Farm”‚ in which Boxer convinces himself by saying‚ “If Comrade Napoleon says it‚ it must be right” (Orwell 56). Boxer has not earn much opportunity to receive proper education that his standard
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The Boxer In 1968 Paul Simon and Bruce Woodley wrote “The Boxer”‚ a modern rock ballad. This narrative poetry tells the story of a young man struggling financially to make ends meet in a down economy. Like all narrative poetry‚ it tells a story of true life emotions that people can relate to. At the time‚ the economy in the United States of America was weak and thus many Americans were struggling financially. During this economic crisis‚ this ballad was popularized by the famous Simon and Garfunkel
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bottom. There are many memorable characters‚ but one that sticks out is Boxer. Without him the farm would have never lasted as long as it did. He is such a dependable character because he has an immense amount of strength‚ loyalty‚ and bravery. Boxer has many characteristics‚ with one being his strength. For example‚ “Boxer was an enormous beast‚ nearly eighteen
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successful slave rebellion that occurred in Haiti. This rebellion led by Toussaint L’Ouverture was an inspiration for a Gaggle of rebellions in America in the nineteenth century‚ among them Denmark Vesey’s‚ Gabriel’s‚ the Louisiana slave revolt of 1811‚ and Nat Turner’s. These rebellions seemed to have the overall intention of freeing those they took with them‚ unfortunately while these revolts had many outcomes‚ few were anything there leaders would have liked. The Haitian rebellion of 1791 and the
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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is an interesting novel about the uprising of a man in the Igbo clan of Umuofia called Okonkwo. Throughout the novel you come to understand that Okonkwo lived his life with the fear of becoming like his father Unoka‚ therefore he strove to become one of the elite men in his clan. Unoka was viewed as a failure because he was a terrible farmer who was lazy‚ couldn’t provide for his wives and children‚ and was heavily in debt. The fear drove Okonkwo to become the
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Protests & Rebellions: Movements Creating Change. Intro: Many rebellions happen all around the world yearly‚ and the reasoning behind most of those rebellions are often related with people opposing to the decisions that an authority has made. As a result‚ this was also one of the main reasons why the Tunisian Revolution began. Also‚ rebellions are often used as a tool to preserve precious cultural values when an ethnicity or race feels that someone will take over what they possess; and this was
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Whiskey Rebellion The whiskey rebellion written by Thomas P. Slaughter thoroughly described the importance of the event in America’s history‚ not only that but it gives us the opportunity to really comprehend the background of the event and some of the biggest challenges. The book the Whiskey Rebellion frontier epilogue to the American Revolution captures the historical drama and the importance of the whiskey rebellion. The book is divided into three sections context‚ chronology and consequence
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