To what extent did Russia make social‚ economic and political progress in the period 1855-1906? Until the Industrial Revolution in Russia between the years 1890-1903‚ Russia was an extremely backwards country economically and socially. It was autocratic and very under-developed. Although there was no significant progress until the Industrial Revolution‚ after the Crimean War when Alexander II came to power in 1855 as the new Tsar‚ he brought in his own social‚ economic and political reforms which
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In the poetry of 1914 there is both crude propaganda and poems that are subtle and deeply moving if naïve. The poetry in 1914 had purpose for why they were written. Some were written with the intent of trying to enlist more men for the war because the authors believed that all men should fight for their country. While others were to show everyone that war is not so glorious and there is nothing sweet about fighting for their country. Either way‚ they all used naïve idealism or sometimes crude propaganda
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Liberal Education Liberal education means to empower an individual and prepare him to deal with diversity‚ complexity and change. Pakistan A TALE OF EVENTS Monday‚ August 01‚ 2011 Outline 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Introduction Definition Importance Sphere of liberal education Objectives (a) To produce informed citizens. (b) To develop creative thinking (c) To improve skills and competitiveness 6. 7. 8. (d) To inculcate communication skills Present style of education in Pakistan Prerequisites for liberal
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Why Be Concerned about Cyber-Security? Introduction Cyber security became ever more crucial for global business and modern society. We are living in a data-centric world in which information technology and associated communications ’ systems as well as networks that provide goods and services permeate every facet of our lives. This creates the safeguard of our digital assets and activities within cyberspace of critical importance‚ whether for individual life experience or a prosperous and sustainable
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aggression was responsible for the outbreak of a general European War in August 1914. How far do you agree with this judgement? For many Historians‚ the responsibility for the outbreak of a general European War in August 1914 has been an area of great debate. Historians such as Gordon Corrigan in Source 1 support other historians such as Fischer who hold the view that it was primarily German aggression which caused the outbreak of war. Yet others‚ such as James Joll in Source 3 believe it was not purely
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TECHNOLOGY AND NIGERIA’S NATIONAL SECURITY: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS INTRODUCTION 1. Human existence has been characterized with attempts by man to apply technology to control his environment with a view to improving his material existence. This has resulted in epoch making developments such as the discovery of gun powder and the invention of industrial machines both of which have had significant impact on the development of the society.[i] These technological innovations also had significant
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To what extent was Germany a parliamentary democracy in the years 1900-1914? A parliamentary democracy is the power in Germany being shared amongst everybody. The positions are democratically elected by the population of the country. The way Germany was run is based upon the Constitution the power lies between the Reichstag‚ the chancellor and the Kaiser. Germany was a parliamentary democracy based on the constitution that Germany was run by. The Bundesrat being part of the constitution consisted
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Strategic bombing was not an uncommon action from those on either side of World War II. Many cities in Europe were virtually destroyed by war efforts. Each bombing was accompanied by its own set of reasons. For the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima‚ Japan the reason was‚ according to President Truman to “completely destroy Japan’s power to make war” (“Primary Resources”). The bombing of Hamburg was motivated‚ at least in part‚ by desire to destroy the city’s important shipyard (“Hamburg”). However‚ the
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An analysis of the main reasons for the continued spread of HIV HIV‚ a virus only discovered in the late 1970s‚ has now become the most lethal virus around the world (UNAIDS‚ 2008). Scientifically HIV is a kind of virus which can destroy human’s immune system. Then‚ without defense of the body‚ other virus can easily infect body and ultimately results in death (WHO‚ 2013). Till the end of 2012‚ 35.3 millions of people live with HIV (WHO‚ 2013) and large quantities of family members suffer from the
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An education conducted in a spirit of free inquiry undertaken without concern for topical relevance or vocational utility. This kind of learning is not only one of the enrichments of existence; it is one of the achievements of civilization. It heightens students’ awareness of the human and natural worlds they inhabit. It makes them more reflective about their beliefs and choices‚ more self-conscious and criticising‚ speaking‚ critical and logical thinking. Law schools report that by the yardsticks
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