from 1642 to 1649. The war was a result of a split between King Charles I and Parliament. Neither side was willing to back down over the principles that they held and civil war was the only way this disagreement could be solved. The country split into those who supported the king and those who supported Parliament – the classic ingredients for a civil war. It has been argued that Charles I was the main reason that war broke out. I will be investigating whether this is a far accusation by looking at
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How far do you agree with the view that in the years 1933-39‚ Hitler was a ’weak dictator’? Hitler has been categorised as a weak and a strong dictator by structuralist and intentionalist historians respectively‚ intentionalist for the importance of Hitler‚ and structuralist for the importance of those around him. Timothy Mason‚ a British Marxist historian‚ is an example of a structuralist historian‚ believing that Hitler was heavily reliant on those around and supporting him. There is also Ian
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How far do you agree that family is at the centre of Jerusalem and Death of a Salesman? Compare and contrast the presentation of familial responsibility in both plays. The concept of family has changed since the 1950’s‚ compared to the present day. Back then‚ the old fashioned family value system was seen as the norm – the wife typically stays at home taking care of the domestic side of the household including looking after the children‚ cleaning and cooking. While the husband goes out and does
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Do you agree with the modernisation theorists’ assumption that development involves a process of modernisation? Modernisation theory is an understanding and explanation of the process of transformation from the traditional or so called “underdeveloped” societies to modern societies. From reading the theorists work surrounding the topic of modernisation it is believed that modernisation is the process change towards those types of social‚ economic and political systems that have been developed in
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’Antigone is a thoroughly admirable character.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Throughout the play‚ Antigone is presented as an audacious and unorthodox female character‚ whose actions depict her independence and confidence. She dismisses the rules which she believes are false‚ and honourably battles against her uncle’s rule to bring justice to her slaughtered brother; her original intentions suggest how important family relationships are to her. However‚ Antigone’s reckless behaviour
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First World War did not arise primarily as a result of planned German aggression” How far do you agree with this opinion? Explain your answer‚ using sources 1‚ 2 and 3 and your own knowledge of the issues related to this controversy. There has been some controversy as to what or who was to blame for the outbreak of the First World War. Some people have taken the opinion that the war arose as a result of “planned German aggression” such as sources two and three‚ whereas source one is of the opinion
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"How far do you agree with the idea that Hooper is entirely responsible for Kingshaw’s suicide?" “I’m the king of the Castle” is a dark novel‚ written by Susan Hill. The novel is based on two boys; Charles Kingshaw and Edmund Hooper‚ and their experience of psychological bullying and power. Due to the lack of love‚ isolation‚ frustration and confusion; all these feelings from Kingshaw were responsible for his suicide. I do not think that Hooper is entirely responsible for Kingshaw’s death at
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breadth of China during the 1950’s. The massive amount of support that he got where ever he went convinced him that he was in touch with the people. He took this opportunity to give some greater freedom of expression to his people and he encouraged constructive criticism of how he and his party were transforming china into a proletarian state. He also gave intellectuals a greater say in debate which was unusual as Mao hated them. It was quite possible that Mao was affected by the attack on Stalin
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How far do you agree with the view that the ending of The Road is unbearably pessimistic? It is arguable whether or not McCarthy has one set ending because there are many possible ends in The Road. There is the literal end which is when McCarthy finished writing but there is the end of the focalisers’ journey on the road when they reach the shore‚ which was their destination‚ or alternatively‚ there is the possible interpretation that the end of The Road is when the man dies as he is a focaliser
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How far do you agree that Much Ado About Nothing shows the truth of the claim that “good comedy is tragedy narrowly averted”? “Good comedy is tragedy narrowly averted”: these words were spoken by Jonathon Bate and Eric Rasmussen in their publishing of ‘William Shakespeare: Complete Works’. They show how many elements of comedy could be interpreted as almost tragic. The comedy in Much Ado About Nothing is often created when the audience can see that something could go horribly wrong‚ however it
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