The Digital Revolution 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on questions 1-8 which are based on the Passage below. Wheel of Fortune: Emma Duncan discusses the potential effects on the entertainment industry of the digital revolution A Since moving pictures were invented a century ago‚ a new way of distributing entertainment to consumers has emerged about once every generation. Each such innovation has changed the industry irreversibly; each has been accompanied by a period of fear mixed with
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The March Revolution was a revolution led by the Russian society in respond to the Tsar’s irresponsibility of the royal throne’s purpose of serving and satisfying the community. Because of his lack of responsibility‚ a provisional government replaced his role as an absolute monarch. The cause of the March Revolution was the rule of a weak leader‚ the Industrial Revolutions social unrest‚ and his enter to WW1 to unite Russia. One of the causes of the March Revolution was the leadership of a weak
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St. Petersburg to war front and loses battle. March revolution -1917- protest spread through St. Petersburg and the royal palace is taken over. -Czar abdicates -Provisional government ( Duma ) takes control lead by Alexander keresnky. -Provisional gov unpopular after decision to stay in WWI October ( Bolshevik ) revolution- 1917 -Bolshevik are Marxist ( communists ) -Lead by VI Lenin " peace‚land‚and bread" -Won support of people ( especially peasants ) 1918 -1918 march the Bolshevik
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Notes on the French Revolution The French Revolution - or the French Revolution Wars (1789–1799) - refers to a period of radical social and political upheaval in French and European history. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years and French society underwent an epic transformation as feudal‚ aristocratic‚ and religious privileges were destroyed under a sustained assault from liberal political groups and the masses on the streets. Old ideas about hierarchy
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1. The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. They have greatly increased the life-expectancy of those of us who live in "advanced" countries‚ but they have destabilized society‚ have made life unfulfilling‚ have subjected human beings to indignities‚ have led to widespread psychological suffering (in the Third World to physical suffering as well) and have inflicted severe damage on the natural world. The continued development of technology will worsen
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The Conservative Revolution It seems to be the case that the American Revolution was a conservative revolution‚ or at least more conservative than revolutions in places such as France and Russia. There was no social class upheaval‚ no “terror” like the one in France‚ and no dramatic redistribution of wealth and land. In fact‚ the Revolution was a rather expected and natural event of human history. Part of this has to do with the enlightened age. Enlightened people were thinking of themselves
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Who did Mao blame for the faltering of the Chinese revolution? Mao blamed ruling elites within the communist party and government bureaucrats who were interested only in maintaining their power. What two steps were involved in Mao’s plan to tear down the old world? The two steps were to have the Red Guard attack the “Four Olds” and to eliminate the “Five Black Elements”. What evidence did British sociologist Peter Worsley offer to show that Mao’s effort at social change was successful? The
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Power is used as a theme in the book “Persepolis’ because it uses the definition of the word power as the capability of doing or accomplishing something. The word power fits in this book because Persepolis is mainly based on gender inequality and how the females are basically treated less than males. One of the major issues in Persepolis is how the views and expectations of women changed in revolutionary Iran as author Marjane Satrapi grew up there. At a young age‚ she wants to fix social inequalities
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The Glorious Revolution took place in 1688‚ when controversy between the kings position and the favored position of parliament‚ caused William of Orange to take the throne from King James II. The result of this act brought a permanent realignment of power within the English constitution. This revolution lasted for twenty-eight years from 1688-1689‚ although there had been previous struggles between parliament and the king before the actual revolution. This revolution is justified because the ends
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The Industrial‚ French and American Revolutions Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ mining‚ transport‚ and technology had a profound effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions starting in the United Kingdom‚ then subsequently spreading throughout Europe‚ North America‚ and eventually the world. Starting in the later part of the 18th century there began a transition in parts
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