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    next level into the studies might’ve interested him‚ he did not go on to university‚ he instead married at the age of 18. No one knows exactly how his career in theater began‚ but he sure was suddenly important to one of the companies of theatrical productions. (“William Shakespeare’s Family.” Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.) Three main influences or inspirations to Shakespeare would have to

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    How far did Alexander III bring political and social change to Russia? When Alexander III took power in 1881‚ he introduced is manifesto in the April of that year stating all of his intention being the Tsar. With the assassination of his father by democrats‚ he did all in his power to avenge him by introducing laws‚ which went against democratic views. Russification: Being Tsar or the worlds biggest country‚ Alexander III had a big challenge ahead of him to keep the Empire together‚ so

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    Great kings and powerful warriors engage in heroic duels with each other to gain massive power‚ while a group of women take a vow of abstinence until a war has ended. Two different pictures of war are depicted in "The Iliad" by Homer and "Lysistrata" by Aristophanes. "The Iliad" is a poem which is believed to be a collection of stories handed down through many generations but not of just one man. It is a story of the Trojan War and the leaders of the two city-states. When "The Iliad" was finally

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    How far was Stalins personality responsive for the great purges? By researching Stalin we can see he had a very different personality. He started of life as the son of a poor family. He was strong willed and managed to weave his way to the top of the soviet government all because of his sneaky personality. But saying his personality was responsible for the great purges are a debatable question. Some historians believe he did it just because he thought it was the right action for power in soviet

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    When people grow they change‚ some for the better and some for the worst. People have changed all throughout history as they go and experience adventures or do something dramatic in their life. In the story Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ a young boy‚ named Huck transforms and changes into an adult. Twain shows how Huck’s morals change as he escapes from his Pap with a runaway slave named Jim. Likewise‚ because Huck’s father raised him with such little morals‚ he was able to learn much more about

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    would like to model myself after‚ it is him. He changed the course of history with his new ideas‚ and he freed what would become billions of people. Without Gandhi‚ I would not be alive today. I want to inspire at least some small amount of people to change their way of thinking and free themselves of an abominable situation. He was truly a tremendous person and he is definitely a person one should aspire to be. Gandhi was a small person‚ and he was definitely not one who one would think is leading

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    blood would be spilled to stop this inhumanity‚ but the question lies what impact did this atrocity play in the United States and what lasting impact has it had on this country of the so called free. Although Americans

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    America in the 1920s is known as the Jazz Age‚ the Roaring Twenties‚ the Prohibition Era‚ and many more monikers. Society during the Twenties is viewed by most as consumeristic. “The nation’s total wealth more than doubled between 1920 and 1929” (“The Roaring Twenties”). Music‚ material goods‚ and even styles of dance became part of mainstream culture and trends. The older generation was uncomfortable with the new culture‚ but for the new generation‚ it was paradise. When people think of the Twenties

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    investigation will answer the question‚ “How did photography and images of the Great Depression impact effect how society viewed the Depression era?” This investigation is important because it provided insight into how American society was shaped by the art of photography during the era. The Great Depression was an intense time period‚ and understanding the effect to which photography changed the civic view can help further understanding about the greater question of how art affects perception of history

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    The Wonderous Colosseum The Colosseum is so important to society today‚ because not only is it a major accomplishment for architecture‚ with the styles and techniques that were used‚ It also had a major effect on our athletics that we have today. The Colosseum was such a huge achievement for not only Rome but also other countries like our very own United States of America‚ because it had an everlasting impact on our society today. The Colosseum was so important to Rome in terms of entertainment

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