1947 is a red letter day for India because it was on this day that it achieved Independence from British rule. The Britishers had ruled our country for 150 years. In fact‚ they came to India as ordinary traders but became its rulers. Our internal disunity offered them good scope to establish their foothold on our sacred soil. On 15th August 1947‚ Pt. Jawahar Lai Nehru‚ the first Prime Minister of j India unfurled the National Flag for the first time on the ramparts of Red Fort. Since then this day
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DBQ #1 During the 17th century‚ many colonies were founded on the North American continent. The most significant colonies were created by Englishmen who left Europe for several reasons. Even though most colonies were founded by fellow Englishmen‚ there were two regions that evolved into two distinct societies. There were many factors to why these two regions evolved so differently‚ but the biggest factor were the motives of each colonist. The motives of each Englishmen caused certain people to
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her memories and dreams‚ the life of a "dutiful wife ... blooming in du season ... in a sweet perpetual place." The juxtaposition of these two metaphors accentuate the painful distinctions between Alexander’s realized life‚ one of brokenness and disunity and her imagined life‚ one of happiness and peace. But ‚ she soon points out that even this "good" life is "filled with ghosts" for it would have meant not having freedom; it would have been a "choke held." Thus‚ these metaphors and the diction that
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were granted eternal salvation for all of their earthly sins. Regretfully‚ Christian success during the First Crusade only began the process of uniting Muslims in order to expel the Christian infidels‚ and identified continued political and social disunity within the Christian west. That said the Third Crusade was very important to western and the eastern combatants.
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Ingrid Betancourt was a Columbian politician and presidential candidate until she was kidnapped and held hostage by FARC guerrillas for six years before getting rescue by the Columbian military. Her story is full of horror and bravery as she held out against her abductors for years and never gave up the hope that she will be rescued one day. If Mrs. Betancourt were a soldier in the United States Army‚ the articles of the Code of Conduct that she kept faith with would be Articles II‚ III‚ and IV
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First‚ France was struggling internally. It has internal disunity on this country. This is a very first and strong reason why French failure in early battle in this war. It happens between estates general and it make territorial divisions becomes deeper. Also‚ England was became a centralized monarchy since early
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Chua‚ Marc Anthony L. PS1033 Critic paper The paper discussed the many variations of political parties‚ there are so many descriptions of the political parties of the west. Some of the classification of political parties includes wide membership and some are restricted to a certain class in society for example those people who are in the working class tends to join the labor party or a revolutionary party who advocates the violent overthrow of the government. Some political party also advocates
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To what extent was the course of Germany 1900-1914 dictated by the personality of the Kaiser? During the years 1900 and 1914 the position of the Kaiser as the head of the German state was clear. However his power and authority was challenged due to heavy influence from the Chancellor. In addition to a range of demands for social reform from the growth of socialist parties and pressure groups. Wilhelm’s believe that ‘There is only one man in charge of the Reich and I will not tolerate another’ is
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of tension caused by encroaching white settlers. The chief of the Wampanoags‚ King Philip lead the natives. The war ended Indian resistance in New England and left a hatred of whites. Tuscaroras and Yamasees: Two opposing Indians tribes whose disunity lead both to destruction. The Tuscaroran people were defeated by the colonists with the help of the Yamasees in 1713‚ and the Yamasees were themselves defeated around 1715. Both tribes were scattered and soon disappeared. praying towns: Towns
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’’Party system is based upon a paradoxical ideology. It breeds factional elements of disunity‚ sowing the seeds of diversity while at the same time it strengthens and consolidates the nation. It proves almost a blessing to a nation when it checks the government from becoming tyrannical and autocratic but in its prostituted spirit‚ it tears a nation into clashing groups leading the country to the worst form of demoralization". —Bryce The origin‚ of party-system in its actual sense and spirit is
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