Thor’s lost his hammer Everyday Thor goes out to go kill giants with his hammer but‚ one day Thor couldn’t find his hammer. He looked in every place he could think off. He looked in the skies he searched the ground he even searched underground. After days of looking he was stumped. He assumed that a giant had stolen it for themselves. Even though this was just an assumption Thor told all the other gods and asked for their help in finding his hammer. All the gods united and went on a giant killing
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Stalin was a dictator but with his leadership he developed Russia from a backward country to a world superpower. Stalin had many triumphs during his leadership and brought both good and bad long lasting effects to Russia. Joseph Stalin’s aims were to make Russia an industrial and military superpower‚ and this was a time of clarity and strength for his followers. Therefore‚ he was also responsible for 20 million deaths and was an unfathomable toll that overshadowed many of his other accomplishments. Stalin
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In the year 218 BCE‚ Hannibal and his military travelled across the Alps‚ leading his greatest weapon – war elephants‚ something no one else had accomplished. Hannibal had overcome the impossible‚ training elephants who have sensitive hearing‚ to become powerful weapons during battle. Hearing the plans of Gaius Flaminius‚ Hannibal a followed‚ eventually overtaking the Roman troops. After Hannibal and his army‚ who he lead through the extensive Alps‚ earned victory during the ’Battle of Trebia’; the
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This policy was mirrored by the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. In the early years of his regime‚ Khrushchev slowly amassed power from the collective leadership that was in place after Stalin’s death. In 1956‚ he shocked the entire world with a leaked speech where he criticized Stalin’s cult of personality and the various crimes that were committed under his leadership. This report caused domestic upheaval within the USSR and lead Stalin’s supporters to quickly lose favor and influence within the
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MURPHY MODERN HISTORY !1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction………………………………………………………………………… page 3 2.0 Comparative Uses of Power ………………….……………………………………. page 4 2.1 Struggle for Power………………………………………………………….. page 3 2.2 Uses of Power………………………………………………………………. page 4 2.2.1 Stalin’s Uses of Power…………………………………………….. page 4 2.2.2 Gorbachev’s Uses of Power………………………………………. page 4 2.3 End of the USSR..………………………………………………………….. page 5 2.4 Foreign Perspectives……………………………………………………
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Casey’s power over his fans is above all others. Casey’s fans will listen to just about anything he says without hesitation. When Casey struck his first out‚ his fans were furious over the fact and yet all he had to do was raise one hand to settle them down. I quote‚"And it’s likely they’d have killed him had not Casey raised his hand‚" and because of this one line‚ you can see that Casey’s power over his fans can stop a whole crowd from ridiculing innocent people. Fans of Casey will absolutely
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III. Napoleon throughout his reign in France went from being a well respected commander and president to being someone constantly disrespected and undermined. He was treated based on the actions he took while under power. He went from making all the right moves to move into power to making mistake after mistake which eventually cost him his seat as emporer. He was a ruler who helped reshape France as whole as well and cause it many many problems. Louis-Napoleon came to power by being elected by a direct
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How and why did Mussolini come to power in 1922? The tumultuous era preceding Mussolini’s rise to power was marked by post-war grievances and prolonged economic instability; both of these factors resulted in popular dissatisfaction with liberalism and created an opportune atmosphere for his accession to power. The years following Italy’s unification in 1871 were blighted by poverty‚ a lack of nationalism and most devastatingly involvement in the First World War‚ resulting in national humiliation
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legitimacy‚ authority‚ and power to achieve his success. First‚ he used divine right‚ elitist‚ and winning coalition to earn legitimacy. Philip also used elitist and winning coalition for power‚ but used coercion as well for power. His authority was never successfully challenged. Although‚ he went to wars several times he still attained legitimacy. Which is one of the most important ways to attain success. In the years of Philip’s ruling‚ he successfully maintained legitimacy. He did this through winning
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How important was his opposition at court in causing Wolsey’s fall from power in 1529? (24 marks) Wolsey had always caused resentment from the nobility‚ and this only grew as he became more dominant in Henry VIII’s government. Not only did nobles dislike him due to his low birth contrasted with his high positions‚ such as becoming Lord Chancellor in 1515‚ but resentment was also caused by his lavish lifestyle. Although opposition against him had got stronger throughout his career‚ this in itself
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