Year 11 Modern History Assessment Task Lachlan Hunter David Lloyd George‚ dominating the later political scene of World War One as an energetic Prime Minister‚ from (1916-1922)‚ played a comprehensive role in establishing and laying the foundations of the modern welfare state. We may think David Lloyd George as Leader for the British nation‚ during the war‚ after H.H.Asquith’s stepped down as prime minister‚ (Due to his unpopularity‚ as the war was not going the way the leaders had originally
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Art Analysis Title- Saint George and the Dragon Year- 1506 Made up of- Oil paint Artist- Raphael St. George was an English knight‚ who went on the crusades to the “Holy Land”. As the legend states‚ he rescued a princess by killing the evil dragon who had captured her. Being grateful for her knight on a white horse and in shining armor‚ her village and kingdom all converted to Christianity. Saint George was the patron saint of England and also of that country’s
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November 2012 Thomas B. Allen‚ George Washington‚ Spymaster (Washington D.C: National Geographic‚ 2004) In Thomas B. Allen’s George Washington‚ Spymaster‚ George Washington quickly realized that he had to lead the American people to victory against King George even if it meant playing dirty. Having intelligence over the enemy was essential during the time of the revolutionary war‚ so both the Americans and the British were trying to get each other’s plans. George Washington started recruiting agents
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In the book‚ 1984 by George Orwell‚ Oceana is a place where everyone and everything is monitored in order for the government to keep control. There is an exception to this though‚ the lower class does not seem to have the power to overturn the government‚ therefore‚ they are not monitored. Everyone else is monitored by devices called telescreens. These devices can hear and see what people do on a daily basis. They can also be used as some kind of televisions‚ where announcements are made‚ mainly
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George Grosz George Grosz once said‚ “I thought the war would never end. And perhaps it never did‚ either.” Grosz took his feelings of the war and expressed them through his crude caricatures‚ illustrations‚ paintings‚ and poems. Grosz was an important member of the Dada movement. He engaged in touchy subjects during World War I such as: the deceitfulness of the government‚ prostitution‚ fat businessmen‚ sex crimes‚ Nazism‚ poverty‚ wounded soldiers‚ and other terror during the war. Grosz was
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“A Hanging” by George Orwell (Literary Analysis) “A Hanging” is a short story about the death of a prisoner who gets hanged. The writer‚ George Orwell was motivated by as a head police in Burma to write this story. Orwell utilizes a mixture of literary components‚ devices‚ and gadgets to pass on his disproval of the death penalty. He makes a dreary climate‚ in the first person perspective‚ and develops irony about the corrections officer’s state of mind toward the prisoner’s death‚ to show that everybody
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George Harrison was one of the four fabulous members of the Beatles. Not only was he a talented guitarist‚ songwriter‚ and vocalist‚ but it turns out he was quite intelligent as well. Here are some of his most inspiring bits of wisdom. Number Seven: “If you don’t know where you’re going‚ any road’ll take you there” This is quite an abstract quote‚ but it makes a lot of sense. People worry about what they should do with their lives‚ but even if they are uncertain‚ things have a way of falling into
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George Bush Speech George Bush addressed the people of America with powerful speech after the horrific terrorist attack of 9 11. George Bush used authoritative and military language to convey the tone of determination and leadership as we see by the way he says “called to defend freedom”. In his opening line deictic expression is used as he says “tonight we are a country awakened to danger…” out of context this line would make no sense‚ so we must have knowledge of what is occurring to understand
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Period 5 Constitutional Law George Washington Biography George Washington is a very well known American historical figure. He was‚ among other things‚ most notable for leading the troops American troops during the Revolution‚ becoming the First President of the United States‚ and signing the Constitution of the United States. George Washington was born on February 22‚ 1732 in Westmoreland County‚ Virginia to Augustine and Mary. From age seven to fifteen‚ Washington was homeschooled in the areas
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In George Orwell’s “Politics and the English Language‚” George easily demonstrates how politicians (and possibly other elected officials) use certain words and phrases to trick and deceive the population of factual events that is honest and truthful and he does this by providing us with five paragraphs. In this essay‚ George frequently tears down the walls of clichés and just about every other syntax of the modern language. Not only does this essay particularly pertain to the language of the late
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