The Port Arthur historic site was the one place I knew I must visit when in Tasmania‚ Australia’s beautiful island state. From all the documentaries I’d seen and articles I’d read‚ I knew that I must not miss it. It is Australia’s most intact convict site. Historical Background The penal station was first established in 1830. Over time it developed into a punishment station to which serious repeat offenders were sent from other Australian colonies. By 1840 thousands of convicts as well as soldiers
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Arthurian Legends Compare & Contrast Mr. Finn The quality of merlin are a lot for example he is loyal men its why people like him he try to help the king author to not get kill in their missions it’s why king author likes him merlin Is loyal to him and he doesn’t treat people bad he really good servant and something good about merlin is that he do magic is he only does it to do good to his town he doesn’t do it for evil like for example he is wise men so when he kill the guy that made the
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Arthur Miller Background Study: In preparation for Death of a Salesman Miller’s Early Life ● Arthur Miller was born on Oct. 17‚ 1915‚ in New York City. ● His father ran a small coat-manufacturing business; during the Depression it failed. ● He was 17 before he read any serious literature and had poor grades in high school. (woo hoo – there’s hope!) The College Years ● Two years after high school graduation‚ he enrolled in the University of Michigan. ● Before graduating in 1938‚ he won two Avery
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LIEUTENANT--GENERAL SIR ARTHUR CURRIE (A brief account of the battle of Passchendaele) Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Currie was the most capable soldier that Canada has produced. Certainly‚ he did not look like the great soldier he had become. A very tall man‚ at six-foot-four‚ he was also somewhat overweight. Through his successes as the Commander of the Canadian Corps‚ he knew how to delegate authority and stand by the decisions of his subordinates. Currie‚ however‚ was not a professional
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In this response‚ I intend to discuss Arthur Streeton’s Fire’s On‚ a 183.8 x 122.5cm oil on canvas painting‚ produced in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales‚ Australia in 1891‚ after “nationalistic sentiment” had taken its toll with the centennial of the European settlement. Fire’s On depicts the steep “walls of rock” “crowned” with “bronze green” “gums” and the “crest mouth” that he encountered on his journey through the Blue Mountains. Streeton created this painting to justly portray the rough
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The underlying issue in both “The Captain of Köpenick” and Maximilian Harden’s “The Berger Trial” is the influence the police has in determining the outcome of these cases. In the movie Voigt was a man who the system had neglected‚ and that eventually obtains some form of retribution thanks to the humorous way his assault was perceived not only by the public‚ but more importantly by the police. In the case of Theodor Berger‚ his voice didn’t carry any weight‚ and he was detested by the public. Nevertheless
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In the play crucible written by; Arthur Miller there are many antagonist through out the story‚ there were many things people can learn. I learned about religion‚ education‚ family lives‚ and justice. Because the people in the Crucible did not do things as we do now‚ we also know they had different lifestyles. Like things we do now as people wouldn’t be compared and thought of what they’ve done in the crucible. By examining the characters Abigail Williams‚ John Proctor‚ and Elizabeth Proctor‚
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Happiness or Duty? Arthur Miller’s‚ An Enemy of the People‚ depicts an intriguing playwright in which the differences of opinions between two brothers leads to a town revolution and the expulsion of one brother from the community. One brother‚ Dr. Stockmann‚ believed the contamination of the water in the town’s health spa was sufficient reasoning to be shut down. The other brother‚ Peter Stockmann‚ took an opposing stance believing that the health spa was the towns only means to economic salvation
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Documents 1-2: How do the grievances noted by Arthur Young compare to those expressed in the Cahiers? The grievances noted by Arthur Young are focused more on the humanitarian needs of the French people during the late 1780’s. When looking at the document of September 2‚ 1788 Young mentions that there is an uproar over the high price of bread. There are many obstacles that a society can overcome‚ but when they are being starved and treated unjustly over humanitarian needs such as food‚ then
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Arthur Ashe Tennis Paper I wrote this paper on Arthur Ashe because I wanted to learn something about the history of tennis and how it has evolved over the years. I looked up tennis history online and found the best way to do this was by writing a paper concerning the life‚ career‚ and impact that one man‚ Arthur Ashe‚ has had on tennis. Ashe was a skinny African American kid who loved reading books and listening to music. He grew up in Richmond‚ Virginia with his parents. As a young boy
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