To what extent was Bismarck responsible for the unification of Germany in 1871 and account for the effect this had on the balance of power in Europe‚ any threats faced due to this imbalance and how Bismarck countered these threats. Otto von Bismarck‚ a charismatic diplomat and first chancellor of Germany‚ was one of the main driving forces behind the unification of the pre-German states. By opposing socialism and...... into the German Empire. His actions and results would usurp the balance of
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A Deceitful and Untrustworthy Beast Within “The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions‚ but by iron and blood” Otto Von Bismarck once advocated. This quote generalizes this Iron-chancellor’s attitude towards change. He highlights the importance of wars depicted by Iron which symbolizes Artillery and weaponry‚ and blood which symbolizes patriotic death. His perception of change was strongly reinforced by the necessity for strong arms and military
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Paris Basin: - Tertiary Activities Account for the development of tertiary activities in one non-Irish region of your choice. Tourism * Capital city - naturally draws tourists ranging from sight-seers to historical enthusiasts. * Home to monuments and buildings and areas of interest. * Eiffel tower - daily tours to the top with a restaurant at the top - iconic monument designed by Gustave Eiffel overlooks the city + Rvr Seine on which are numerous daily cruises * Sacre Coeur
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Source: A. Stein & Company‚ Postcard Paris Garters No Sox Appeal Collectable Advertising Memorabilia‚ 1928 Source: Roy S. Durstine‚ “Making Advertisements: And Making Them Pay‚” 1920. Source: The Butterick Publishing Co.‚ “Butterick Good Will Advertisements‚” 1922. Source: Will Rogers‚ “The Twenties In Contemporary Comment ary‚” 1929-1931. "Advertising in the 1920s‚" EyeWitness to History‚ www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2000). Source: Jakle‚ J.A.‚ City Lights: Illuminating the American Night
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Pen Portraits-The Pearl Juana- Juana is a very young lady and she has just had her first child. In the starting of the book‚ she is very calm and does not speak much. Towards the end of the book she is a lot more aggressive and speaks more than she used to. Her attitude changes and she stays by Kino whatever happens. An example is when Kino has killed a man; she helps him hide the dead body instead of telling anyone of the crime. Steinbeck also writes that when she carries out her way of curing
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Stress‚ as classified by Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ is the tension or worry caused by problems in your life (Webster‚ I. 2003). It was once used as survival mechanism long ago‚ but now a burden to our lives and killer to our bodies. In today’s age‚ stress is the cause of 60% of all human illnesses and can be recognized as one of the top killer diseases (Stress is Killing You 2012). Pages 334 and 335 in our textbook talks about the two different kinds of stress‚ distress and eustress. Distress
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a favour by allowing him to leave the upper deck of the submarine‚ in order that he might await the motor launch in some sort of privacy; why should he ask for more? Undeterred by my silence‚ he continued: "I have a great friend‚ Lieutenant-zu-See Von Schenk‚ who brought U.122 over last week; he has lost a diary‚ quite private‚ he left it in error; can he have it?" I deliberated‚ felt a certain pity‚ then remembered the Belgian Prince and other things‚ and so‚ looking
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Portrait of a Priestess By: Joan Breton Connelly The historical figure referred to as the “Oracle of Delphi‚” in ancient writings by Aeschylus‚ Aristotle‚ Diogenes‚ Euripides‚ Herodotus‚ Plato‚ Plutarch‚ and Sophocles‚ was the “Pythia‚” or “Priestess” of the temple of Apollo at Delphi; located in a cave on mount Parnassus‚ beneath the caspian Spring. The Pythia was a respectable position for a women among the ancient greeks. Several women were selected to succeed the position of Pythia over the
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man tells the story of Stephen Dedalus‚ a boy growing up in Ireland at the end of the nineteenth century‚ as he gradually decides to cast off all his social‚ familial‚ and religious constraints to live a life devoted to the art of writing. Right at the beginning of the novel is the epigraphy Et ignotas animum dimittit in artes. This loosely translates into “he sent his soul into unknown arts.” This epigraphy is the bases of the novel; how Stephen explores is body
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Gustave Callebotte‚ Paris Street; Rainy Day‚ The World Essay Gustave Callebotte was the first impressionist that painted realistic‚ photo paintings. Callebotte was born in 1848‚ he was a French painter that was really influenced by impressionism. Mostly all of Callebotte’s work was‚ oil on canvas style. He painted Paris Street; Rainy Day in 1877. Callebotte was one of the less known impressionist painter during his time and this time. He had to compete with such painters such as; Edgar Degas‚ Claude
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