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    A civil war doesn’t just happen‚ it must have tension between states to create such a terrible event. The biggest tension in the United States during the American Civil War was slavery. Many people benefited from slavery and would be greatly affected if it was outlawed‚ such as the South. Many believed that slavery was inhumane and gave other states an unfair advantage in the power they held‚ such as the North. There was an effort to create a compromise between these two arguments‚ though none would

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    Tensions between the US and the Soviet Union after World War II The United States and the Soviet Union were never in a completely stable relationship. World War II had both nations working together‚ but partly only because Germany was a common enemy of them both. Roosevelt did not agree with communism‚ but would work alongside Stalin in order to stop a bigger issue‚ the Nazis. By helping each other out‚ they became part of the Big Three along with Britain. However‚ even working together

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    Is there a tension between politics and sentimentalism in Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) Harriet Beecher Stowe. Stowe’s novel‚ Uncle Tom’s Cabin‚ on the surface is a very sentimental novel due to the prevalence of tragedy and sadness‚ evoking strong emotional responses from its readers. But‚ it is more than just a sentimental novel because it also holds important insights about the morality underlying the institution of slavery in 19th century America. The sentimental stories therefore draw attention

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    century. Not only does she describe the family’s experiences‚ she also explains events common to many African-Americans during this time. The book covers Isaac’s experience in the Great Migration. It also describes the Civil Rights movement‚ racial tension in America‚ and history from the late 1980’s through 2001. In studying this novel‚ the reader follows the experiences of many African Americans during the 1900s. The Great Migration was the movement of large numbers of African Americans from

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    Passing the thirteenth amendment enabled Abraham Lincoln to successfully save the Union and the republic. The primary tension regarding slavery grew from two different readings of the Constitution. The Confederacy believed slaves could be treated as property‚ whereas the Union believed in “‘we the people’‚ not we the white people” (347). Douglass explains how certain measures in the Constitution should have been disregarded after the slave trade was abolished. He writes‚ “The abolition of the slave

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    Priestley presents tension in various ways withing in the Birling family. At the beginning of the play‚ Priestley creates his tension by changing the colour of the lighting. The start is a ’low and intimate pink’ which could suggest a hidden tension within the family home. After the inspector arrives the lighting changes to a ’bright‚ harsh white light’ which makes the family look like they are in the spotlight of a police interrogation. This shows that there is tension at the heart of the Birling

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    “Dynamic Tension Through Compression and Expansion” - Interior Architecture MANIFESTATION OF THE THIRD DIMENSION THIRD DIMENSION * The quality of depth or thickness in an object or a space. “Dynamic Tension Through Compression and Expansion” (5th dimension) DYNAMIC * Continuous and productive activity or change TENSION * balance maintained in an artistic work between opposing forces or an elements COMPRESSION * reduce space occupied or space required EXPANSION

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    In the first chapter of In Cold Blood‚ Truman Capote uses many different techniques and types of languages in order to create tension in order to prepare and engage the reader. In this chapter‚ the way Capote writes creates a definitive sense of anticipation‚ leading the reader to read on and preparing them for events that will occur in the future. At the very beginning of this chapter‚ capote begins with a description of the town of Holcomb setting a scene in order to create a dramatic atmosphere

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    The Great War‚ was a monumental conflict that reshaped the world and significantly affected the nations involved. In Britain and its vast Empire‚ enthusiasm for the war effort was initially palpable‚ driven by a combination of patriotic fervor‚ the lingering sentiments of imperialism‚ and social dynamics of the time. This essay explores the multifaceted nature of that enthusiasm‚ examining how it manifested in different sectors of society and the eventual decline in morale as the war dragged on.

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    techniques to build up suspense such as stage directions‚ dialogue and actions. This assignment will look at how theses techniques are used to create such an emotionally moving play. It will focus mainly on Act 4. At the end of the preceding Act the tension has been built up steadily climaxing in John’s exclamation of ’God is dead’‚ Hale quits the court and Elizabeth the stronghold of truth lies to save her husbands name. Each of these events takes away a slither of the audience’s hope for Proctors freedom

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