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    How successful was Henry VIII in achieving his aims as king in period from 1509 to 1529? When Henry VIII became king in 1509 he had a number of aims that he wished to achieve during this period of time. He wanted to be seen as a very different king to his father Henry VII. He wanted to get England noticed as a major power in Europe and also enrich his reputation‚ honour and prestige. But Henry’s first and biggest goal was to get a male heir. Some may say that Henry was largely successful in achieving

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    German states and King Henry VIII in England could not have been much more dissimilar than they were. However‚ their actions of bringing about reform likened them. Martin Luther was motivated to reform the church solely for religious reasons; mostly frustration with the corruption of the Catholic Church‚ while King Henry VIII was motivated by both his personal life and his personal gain. The whole idea to reform the church in England essentially started when King Henry VIII realized he would be unable

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    How far do these sources suggest that young Henry VIII was an impressive figure as a king? In the 16th century an impressive figure of a king would mean that he demonstrated power both physically and economically and a good education. However as source two suggests‚ Henry might be considered less than impressive as he shows insecurities. A stronger argument though is that Henry did demonstrate the features of an impressive king as he had all the attributes listed above which is clear from all three

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    King Henry VIII and his Six Wives The Elizabethan Era contained major events that remain documented in history. If the historical figures of the Elizabethan Era had not existed‚ history would have taken a dramatic turn. The full histories and personalities of each of Henry’s wives show how these women left their marks on the English throne and they changed the course of history. King Henry VIII was endowed with outstanding mental and physical gifts. He mastered Latin and French‚ understood Italian

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    English IV King Henry V During the Battle of Crispian‚ King Henry V gives a speech to his men to help calm them and ready them for war. Henry lead his French troops of around 10‚000 men from all class against somewhere around 30‚000 British. He says many great points and ideals in his speech such as‚ ¨ It yearns me not if men my garments wear; Such outward things dwell not in my desires”. This to me means that Henry does not care about things such as what class you come from or who you are‚ only

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    In the “Speech to the Virginia Convention” (1775) Patrick Henry convinced colonists to fight against Britain; he uses four main rhetorical devices‚ rhetorical questions‚ allusions‚ imagery‚ and parallelism. Through these devices he softens his tone to get his fiery messages across. With rhetorical questions he suggests the answer he wants the colonists to make. Likewise‚ as he uses imagery‚ colonists can better understand the whole picture. One device that he employs is asking a rhetorical question

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    Part B - Henry VIII broke from Rome because he wanted to increase his personal power. Explain why you agree or disagree with this view. (24 marks) The break with Rome was the end of papal rule in England. For several reasons‚ which I shall discuss in this study‚ Henry VIII decided to replace the Pope as Head of the Church in England and appoint himself as the Supreme Head of the Church. The points needed to be looked at in this study are the possible reasons as to why he would want to break with

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    Patrick Henry showed an amazing ability to coerce his audience into action in his famous speech‚ “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death”. Rallying a people to go from stagnate opinions to action is no easy task. Many political speakers of our modern society use the same tactics to motivate their audience. The uses of repetition‚ reiteration‚ and experience can all be used in writing an influential speech or even a single statement. This exact type of calling to action can be seen from the smallest of

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    they can be categorized in to two:  Cardinal utility theory:- it argues that a consumer has the capacity to measure the level of satisfaction that she derives from consumption of a given quantity of a commodity.  Ordinal utility theory:- it argues that a consumer cannot measure satisfaction numerically or subjectively instead she can rank the different baskets or bundles so as to choose the best basket. Difference between cardinal and ordinal utility The basic concept

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    An Introduction to Disaster Management for Class 8 Central Board of Secondary Education ‘Shiksha Kendra’‚ 2‚ Community Centre Preet Vihar‚ Delhi – 110092‚ India Tel : 91-011-22509252-57/59‚ Fax : 91-011-22515826 E-mail : cbsedli@nda.vsnl.net.in Website : www.cbse.nic.in TOGETHER‚ TOWARDS‚ A SAFER INDIA An Introduction to Disaster Management for Class 8 FIRST EDITION 2003  CBSE‚ DELHI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AUTHORS Dr. Kamala Menon‚ Principal‚ Mirambika School‚ New Delhi Ms. A. Venkatachalam

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