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    In what ways do the texts you have studied highlight the changing values of dreams and desires? “How do I love thee‚ let me count the ways” or I could write you a novel and tell you about my love for you. Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s sonnets from the Portuguese portrays a very pure view of love and desire whereas Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby highlights a loss of spiritual value in the superficial jazz age. When comparing these two texts‚ it is made apparent what impact a change of contexts and

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    Sonnet 43‚ also known as "How Do I Love Thee" is a literary classic written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning in 1850. This poem follows a Petrarch sonnet structure‚ even though she lived closer to Shakespear’s time. This poem explores all the ways the author loves someone‚ it even goes through almost all stages of life. Her love is talked about on an everyday level‚ as well as on a spiritual level. Her love‚ she says‚ will even continue on after death. This sonnet uses a wide range of figurative devices

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    To what extent was finance the major problem facing Elizabeth I on her succession in 1558? Upon her succession in 1558‚ Elizabeth I faced financial problems as well as many other major problems. One such problem was Elizabeth’s gender. In 1558‚ England had only experience the rule of one female monarch‚ Mary I‚ who had fuelled England’s belief that females could not be sufficient rulers of countries. Mary had fuelled this belief by being £300‚000 in debt by the end of her reign‚ being in a war

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    particular‚ economics‚ society‚ and foreign policy. Two monarchs who show their strengths and weaknesses in these categories are Elizabeth I of England and Catherine the Great of Russia. Though similar in some methods of their rule‚ Catherine and Elizabeth held very different foreign policies. These differences are what shaped their unique legacies. Catherine the Great and Elizabeth I had economic policies which were comparable in some aspects but different in others. Czarina Catherine’s entire economic

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    and stomach of a king..." - Fierce words from Queen Elizabeth as she addresses her troops with an encouraging speech. As she and her soldiers await the upcoming battles‚ she gives a confident speech to motivate their fire. Daringly‚ the Queen stands in a position that delivers assurance to her troops‚ convincing them of a future victory against their foes. Her intonation: fierce. Her purpose: motivation. Her inspiration: England. Queen Elizabeth first approaches her soldiers in a passionate manner

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    Under Armour In the early 1990s all athletes that wore undershirts were made of cotton and caused the players to be hot and sweaty during and after the game. In 1996 the special team’s captain on the university of Maryland football team got an idea. Kevin plank thought to himself “there has to be a better idea” After he graduated‚ he was determined to figure out something better. He wanted a shirt that stayed light and dry no matter how hot it was. After searching all around New York’s famous garment

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    father had passed away from drugs. August used music to comfort his soul and separate him from everything else in the world that had a negative impact on him. He had big dreams and so much hidden talent. Artist such as Lauren Hill‚ Musiq Soulchild‚ & Lyfe Jennings inspired him to take his singing to the next level. August soon began posting his videos on you tube to share his musical talents to the world. With millions of views‚ August was becoming more serious about his music. However‚ after his best friend

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    When Elizabeth I took the crown in 1558 she was faced with many dilemmas - England was a country in religious turmoil; not only had it just been ruled by three monarchs in under a decade‚ but it had been ruled by different religions. After the death of Henry VII‚ who had created the Act of Supremacy declaring the Monarch the sole Head of the Church of England and therefore undermining the power of the Pope‚ Edward VI took the crown and England was converted into a Protestant country. There were rebellions

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    Watson‚ was able to answer questions by detecting keywords in the question‚ checking with its vast data base‚ and giving the most probable answer to the questions asked. Watson competed with previous winners of the game show‚ Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings. The overall score was divided into two different games in which Watson soundly beat the two competitors to win the first prize of $1 million. In 2011‚ Stanley Fish wrote “What Did Watson the Computer Do?” to address the actual abilities of Watson

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    By 1571‚ Elizabeth I had solved most of her internal and external problems that she had faced at the beginning of her reign? Assess the validity of this view In 1558 Elizabeth inherited a throne encumbered with various internal and external problems‚ due to the actions in previous reigns of the ‘little Tudors’. Internal problems referred to predicaments occurring in England and personal issues with the monarch‚ e.g. the religious settlement of Catholicism in Mary Tudors reign and rebellions posed

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