1914: • The assassination of Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo‚ or • The Schlieffen Plan? You must refer to both sources when explaining your answer. (10 marks) Assassination of Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo - 1914 • Direct cause (short term) - spark • Shot by Gavrilo Princip (a member of the Black Hand – A Serbian nationalist group) on 28th June 1914. • Thought to be because Bosnia had been taken over by Austria-Hungary and many Serbs were in Bosnia. • Archduke Franz Ferdinand and wife Sophie were
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Joseph Conrad’s The Heart of Darkness is essentially the story of Charles Marlow’s journey into the center of Africa. The first person narration‚ however‚ is not provided by Marlow; an unidentified fourth person traveling on the cruising yawl Nellie provides background information and infrequent commentary as the group of friends waits for the tides to turn so they may embark on a journey down the Thames to the sea. Marlow tells his story in the first person‚ describing the events that he witnessed
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therefore‚ the answer to such a simply-put‚ yet broad question usually doesn’t exceed a standard myth’s generalities. Most people will conclude that a myth is fiction and neglect to realize that the overall definition goes far beyond that. According to Joseph Campbell‚ neither a myth nor the hero’s story from within the myth is manufactured by its author; moreover‚ a myth is a collective and unconscious exploitation of the mind in which it dwells. It thrives off of representations and ideas from within
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In The Story of Joseph‚ we learn that Joseph has the ability to interpret dreams and for this reason‚ Pharaoh gives Joseph authority which elevates him above nearly everyone in Egypt. Joseph proves the accuracy of his interpretations on more than one occasion. First‚ Joseph interprets is own dream which indicates that one day Joseph’s brothers will bow to him. Later in the story‚ we find out that after Joseph was sold into slavery‚ he was later reunited with his family and his brothers bowed
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punctually and providing for his family) remain his main concerns‚ through which Gregor is manifested as honourable. He contemplates: “Once I’ve got together the money to pay off the parents’ debt … Then I’ll make the big break. In any case‚ right now I have to get up.” (Kafka 5). Gregor’s precision and meticulous approach to his obligations is indicative of an individual trapped by his inability to exercise change. We are made aware of Gregor’s reliability when he considers
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has become a human-sized pest is confusing in and of itself. What caused his transformation? Why is he a human-sized pest and not a regular sized pest? Instead of thinking about his current situation along with the complications it will bring (like I was)‚ Gregor starts to think about how much he dislikes the job he has. "Gregor’s first thought upon waking up as a creature are not even related to his new physical form‚ but to his state of affairs in his life" (Kafka‚ pg. 14). Moreover‚ the side-notes
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So Gregor family depended on him for their income before the metamorphosis right? Right‚ so that simple fact plays a huge role in why his family treats him the way that they do. I have been assigned to “get into the head” of Gregor’s family members to understand why they react differently than most people think that they should. Most people would say that the family should have shown love‚ compassion‚ understanding‚ and maybe even sympathy towards Gregor. But instead they react with anger‚ fear
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Franz Boas‚ ( 1858 – 1942 ) is a well-known‚ widely respected anthropologist and teacher often referred to as the Founder of American Anthropology. But there were other contri – butions by Boas‚ possibly not as well known‚ but in my opinion‚ equally important and deserving of recognition. Boas did not limit his outspoken opinions to just anthropology‚ he was equally outspoken regarding his opinions on human rights and equality‚ individual liberty and equal opportunity. And he did so
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Anna Ferguson The Metamorphosis: RRJ #1 Summary: Gregor Samsa‚ a traveling salesman wakes up‚ to find that he has been transformed into a giant insect. Gregor then notices his new body which includes an armor-hard back‚ multiple thin legs and a brown arched abdomen split into rigid sections. Gregors focus shifts to his room‚ and he notices a picture of a woman that he cut out of a magazine and he realizes how small the room seems. Gregor tries to go back to sleep‚ but has trouble when he realizes
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Joseph Griffith’s painting “The Surrender” could mean a lot of things. While many see a good side and a bad side fighting each other‚ I see a war ending‚ and two sides coming together as one. To me‚ Joseph Griffith’s painting is about different cultures and things coming together. After taking a long look at the painting‚ I noticed that unlike in war‚ many of the people didn’t look upset‚ or mad at the other. On the side of the American flag‚ many looked excited or shocked‚ while on the side of
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