2009 Question 11 — Elective 2: History and Memory (20 marks) Analyse the ways history and memory generate compelling and unexpected insights. In your response‚ make detailed reference to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing. History and memory both provide adequate insights into the past‚ but it is through the consideration and combination of the two that compelling and unexpected insights are generated. After having analysed and studied a selection
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novel‚ The Holocaust: History and Memory. Black is a Professor of history with a Ph.D. from the University of Durham who teaches at Exeter University. In The Holocaust: History and Memory‚ Black investigates the Holocaust that took place during World War II and how it has been commemorated as well as disregarded from the public’s eye. Furthermore‚ he explores the idea of German awareness and knowledge of the Holocaust during the Third Reich. The Holocaust: History and Memory are separated into 7
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Churchill "Stalin is the Lenin of today‚" said a popular propaganda slogan of the thirties and the forties. The situation has changed drastically since that time; people ’s opinion of Stalin has changed in light of the new facts that came out during the course of history. One of such influencing factors was the "secret" speech given by Khrushchev during the Twentieth Congress of KPSS. This speech‚ however‚ does not give a real picture of either Stalin or Lenin: Khrushchev denounces the idolization
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what the world would be like if he had not been there. If Vladimir Lenin had not been born‚ there would be no Cold War‚ no Soviet Union and Russia might still be ruled by a Tsar. However‚ Lenin was not simply a catalyst in the many changes Russia faced; he was a most volatile reactant in the chemistry of Russian and world politics. Breaking the barrier between attaining both economic success and political achievement‚ Vladimir Lenin almost singlehandedly ended the Tsardom and brought the socialist
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Euthanasia- A Peaceful Goodbye By Serenna McIntyre In present day society‚ people fight for rights. The right to be equal‚ to be free‚ to vote‚ and the right to live; yet‚ we often forget about the right to die. Many people mistake euthanasia as murder. This could not be further from the truth. Murder is the intentional killing of a person who involuntarily has their life taken away. Euthanasia‚ however‚ is the assistance to release one imprisoned in their own body‚ to put family members at
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James Hilton’s novel Goodbye‚ Mr. Chips is the story of an English schoolmaster who dedicated his entire adult life teaching young boys. He was a somewhat shy person. Nevertheless he was a competent school teacher‚ professional and attractive in many different ways. Although his first teaching experience was not successful‚ he was determined to become a good schoolmaster. After coming to Brookfield‚ he began to warm up to his students. But more important he brought discipline to his school which
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Film Reflection Good Bye‚ Lenin! I had mixed feelings about the movie Good Bye‚ Lenin! While I enjoyed watching Alex run into new challenges and come up with new solutions in scene after scene I felt the movie became too long and repetitive. I do however think the movie succeeded as a comedy‚ and as a glimpse into the history of Germany. I liked how the Becker used comedy to tell a sad story because it made it easier for the audience to watch. There were also many funny characters that accentuated
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Lenin‚ a Red Tsar? It is widely accepted that Lenin was to be the next Tsar of the time‚ The Red Tsar in fact. With his views gradually growing more radical‚ this can be seen to be true in a lot of instances. Lenin was a key figure in European history. Lenin led the Bolsheviks to overthrow the Russian Tsar‚ and to bring socialism to Russia. Lenin introduced Communism to Russia. This changed the history for Russia as well as the rest of Europe‚ and to this day has had a huge effect on the Russian
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playwright‚ essayist‚ short story writer‚ children’s writer‚ and critic. The following entry presents an overview of Ngugi’s career through 2002. See also Ngugi wa Thiong’o Criticism. As a spokesman for his people and a chronicler of Kenya’s modern history‚ Ngugi is widely regarded as one of the most significant writers of East Africa. His first novel‚ Weep Not‚ Child (1964)‚ was the first English-language novel to be published by an East African‚ and his account of the Mau Mau Emergency in A Grain
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Lenin Lenin and his principals are the subject of a huge historiographical debate. The controversy surrounding Lenin’s pragmatism in the face of social‚ political and economic instability begs the question: did Lenin compromise his principals in the race for survival? It is astonishing that surrounded by the turmoil that was Russia in the early 20th century Lenin actually survived for so long. During the years of 1917-18 he encountered food shortages‚ war and a vast amount of strikes. In 1921
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