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    Global 2 Imperialism in China and Japan In the 19th century European countries were asserting their power by adopting a new form of imperialism‚ and colonizing many areas. Asia‚ in particular‚ China and Japan‚ became very enticing areas to colonize. While China and Japan were both isolated‚ feudal states‚ they reacted differently such as Japan accepting imperialism and becoming a world power and China rejecting Western ways and being used by Europe. A few Chinese welcomed Western ideas but

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    things like the people‚ money‚ trade‚ war and more. They made their people pay taxes on things they shouldn’t have been taxed‚ along with this the higher powers of Britain controlled everything and didn’t care who it affected. Parliament put taxes on many different things‚ Britain went into a large amount of debt. The people of Great Britain were the ones that had to pay for the debt‚ they paid it because of these taxes that got put on items that everyone needed. This wasn’t fair to the people because

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    Both the great depression of 1929 and the great recession of 2009 presented hard times for the economy. The great depression had many people lose their jobs‚ homes‚ and money for a decade until the economy stabilized after 1939. The great recession in 2009 originally started in 2007 with the mortgage crisis‚ and it lasted for three years which left the economy broken with the loss of many jobs and homes. The great depression happened because of the stock market crash while the great recession happened

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    Impact of Ww1 on Britain

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    IMPACT OF WW1 ON BRITAIN The effect that World War I had upon civilians was devastating. WWI was a war that affected civilians on an unprecedented scale. Civilians became a military target. The economic impact of WWI meant that there were shortages of all produce‚ most importantly food. Consequently‚ rationing of bread‚ tea‚ sugar and meat was introduced in 1918. This was widely welcomed by the British public‚ as a voluntary rationing system had been introduced a year before‚ and people were

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    | Final Theatre Paper | Compare and Contrast between Hair and RENT | | [Type the author name] | 5/1/2012 | Theatre Final Essay Theatre has been a prevalent form of entertainment for centuries. As time has progressed‚ the meaning behind theater has shifted to adapt with society appropriately. Different genres of theater have been emerging all throughout history and continue to emerge even today. There are so many different genres of theatre that any individual can relate to it. One

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    Shogunate Japan Changes

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    Shogunate Japan During the Shogunate period (794-1867) of Japan a number of important changes took place in the areas of social structure‚ military and religion. Shogunate Japan was a time of war and warriors in the early 794CE till 1867CE. Japan was once joint to the main land by 2 land bridges but after the last ice age they became under water and Japan is now made up of small island is to the off scores of China towards the east. These listed changes affected and impacted Shogunate Japan and if it

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    In the summer of 1922‚ Nick‚ a Yale graduate‚ moves from his hometown‚ Minnesota and rents a house in West Egg‚ a long island suburb located directly across a bay from East Egg. West Egg is the least fashionable of the two as East Egg has a higher social position. Both districts are similar in a way‚ because they are both fairly wealthy‚ but the way they get their money is different as West Egg earns their money (new money) and East Egg inherits their money from their older family members (old

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    identity in modern britain

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    In Britain today Social Class does not have as much impact as it once did on individuals ’identity ’ Discuss Within this essay I will explain different types of social class and how social identity is important in modern Britain today. Identity may be defined as distinctive characteristics belonging to any given individual‚or shared by all members of a particular social category or group.(Rummers.J) According to Copper the term social class may be defined as a group of people with

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    Is Britain an elective dictatorship? Lord Hailsham suggested the phrase elective dictatorship in his academic paper written in 1976. Elective dictatorship refers to the fusion of powers of the executive and the legislature; where the legislature is drawn from the executive therefore resulting in dominance of the executive over the legislature. ������ Firstly the executive�s majority in the House of Commons reinforces the executives dominance. Elective dictatorship occurs in conjunction with this

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    social class and gender in explaining the level of educational attainment in Britain. “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to to fish and you feed him for a life time.” This ancient proverb illuminates the importance of education in our daily lives. Education teaches students the basic norms and values of society‚ assisting them to develop their individual identity and knowledge. In Britain‚ formal schooling is seen as a necessity‚ however it is the quality and fulfillment

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