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    Modernism takes place near the early 20th century and is the celebration of inner strength. It is a world where god is not in control and man’s own destiny is defined by itself. Social and political views are strong and truth relies in science and the views of the people. I believe The Great Gatsby falls into modernism for many different reasons. The book displays many instances of social platforms‚ materialism‚ 20th century struggles‚ increases in wealth and city life as well as taking

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    was a commentary on the way on the way society saw and treated women in the early 20th century. Lena did not have an opinion of her own‚ she did not know how to make decisions on her own; she was told what to think‚ where to work‚ what to do with her money‚ her free time and her future; her life was designed by someone else because she was a women and unable to make decisions for herself. In the early 20th century society treated women as though they were not important‚ their duties were to have

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    for feminism during the 20th Century because of the novels she wrote. The definition of a feminist would be “the doctrine advocating social‚ political‚ and all other rights of women equal to those of men” (Dictionary). The novel was her discovering what her purpose was as an individual‚ but considering how she achieved her “awakening”‚ by expressing who she was‚ it may have come off to others as feminism‚ because it was unlikely for women to do that during the 20th Century. Although most believe the

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    architectural psychology and environmental psychology. The psychology of art is a complex topic and this designation serves only as an acquaintance to a ‘developing’ area of study. The psychology of art starts to develop in the early decade of the twentieth century. Psychology forms the basis of many directions in life and art or lyricism of art in any form and especially through sculpture and painting is also based on psychological theories and understanding. The association between psychology and art is

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    Wilfred Laurier‚ at the beginning of the twentieth century‚ predicted that “The next hundred years would belong to Canada.” I believe Wilfred was correct; the twentieth century did indeed belong to Canada. The Canadians and the Canadian/British allied forces had many victories‚ Canadian born people who grew up to change the world and many other events prove that Canada owned the twentieth century. Many consider the victory at Vimy Ridge in 1917 a defining moment for Canada. Although it

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    display unit rather than doing the same under the blue sky while feeling the breeze through the greens brushing across his face‚ the importance of sports on the field can hardly be exaggerated. The limitations of classroom teaching were felt in the 20th century by Tagore when he decided that true learning could take place in the shade of the trees rather than the suffocating surroundings of the claustrophobic classrooms. Perhaps the same idea echoed the minds of the Vedic rishis when the upanishadic pattern

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    came about. What I would like to ask ‘is this trend something new or has the world just begun to open its eyes. Dating back to the 13th century‚ India experienced a novel sensation in having a woman upon the throne at Delhi. Razia Sultan was everything one wants from a leader today. She was wise‚ just‚ shrewd and on a whole an exemplary leader. A couple of centuries later another person of similar calibre became one of the most influential women of India in that period. Ask any historian and he’ll

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    Graded Assignment Unit Test‚ Part 2: A New Century Complete this teacher-scored portion of the Unit Test and submit it to your teacher by the due date for full credit. (20 points) |Score | | | 1. Yale University professor William Graham Sumner was an advocate of social Darwinism. Sumner said‚ “The aggregation of large fortunes is not at all a thing to be regretted‚ on the contrary‚ it is a necessary condition of many forms of social advance…. Millionaires

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    ’s Environment The 20th century‚ especially in the second half‚ has been one of rapid change in the Earth ’s environment. The impact of humans on the physical form and functioning of the Earth have reached levels that are global in character‚ and have done so at an increasingly mounting speed. 20 years ago the environment was seen as posing a threat to the future of humanity as death rates from natural hazards had increased dramatically since the turn of the century. The Earth though has always

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    ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMMES MAY – 2013 APPENDIX – I Examination Centres CENTRE CODE CENTRE NAME CENTRE CODE CENTRE NAME CENTRE CODE CENTRE NAME KERALA KANNUR KASARCODE KOTTAYAM NILESHWAR THIRUVANANTHAPURAM TAMILNADU 001 002 003 137 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 031 032 033 034 138 035 036 037 038 141 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 ANNAMALAINAGAR ARAKKONAM ARIYALUR ATTUR BODINAYAKANUR

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