The companions are the source of much grief for Odysseus. How far do you agree with this statement? Odysseus‚ the strong‚ courageous‚ dedicated hero‚ travelled for miles on end to return to his home land of Ithica and to bring with him the twelve fleet ships carrying his loyal companions. However throughout this epic poem Odysseus’ companions have been the bearers of much grief for Odysseus‚ in many ways from questioning his leadership to simply dying in battle. And slowly during this epic poem
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There is a constant struggle for power in today’s society. There are citizens who are defending their rights‚ such as the freedom to protest‚ while authority figures try to reprimand them. The people are becoming more united and they are realizing that there is power in numbers‚ and that scares the government. The three branches have to keep innovating ways to have the people under control‚ and an effective method that is used is the “scare tactics” method. The government essentially uses guinea
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Being the only power‚ after the war‚ with a stable economy‚ Government and infrastructure‚ people saw the US as an investment. However‚ the economic boon was not only due to the First World War. The motor industry experienced rapid development‚ alongside the economy‚ in the 1920’s to keep up with the demand of the changing American population. But to what extent was the motor industry responsible for the economic boom? A critical factor in the motor manufacturing industry was the vast number of
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How far do you agree that the Hundred Flowers campaign was a trick designed by Mao to trap his opponents? The Hundred Flowers Campaign began in 1957 when Mao Zedong declared in a speech‚ “Let a hundred schools of thought contend‚” effectively encouraging criticism from members of the Chinese Communist Party. After members began pointing out where the party had made mistakes‚ however‚ Mao suddenly reversed this new policy and began the Anti-Rightist Movement‚ condemning the critics whose opinions
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Stalin and the Struggle for Power The Communist Party in the 1920’s‚ Stalin’s Rise to Power and the Defeat of His Rivals. When Lenin died he left no clear successor to lead the Communist Party. Lenin’s Testament criticised all the leading candidates e.g. he described Stalin as ‘not being able to use power with sufficient caution’ and Trotsky for ‘excessive self assurance’. A group of leaders emerged; a ‘collective leadership’. By 1929 one of these leaders‚ Stalin had become a dominant force
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How far do you agree with Nick’s view that Gatsby is “worth the whole damn bunch put together”? The title character of The Great Gatsby is a young man‚ around thirty years old‚ who rose from an impoverished childhood in rural North Dakota to become fabulously wealthy. Indeed‚ Gatsby has become famous around New York for the elaborate parties held every weekend at his mansion‚ ostentatious spectacles to which people long to be invited. And yet‚ Nick Carraway’s description of the protagonist asserts
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’The challenges of multiculturalism far outweigh the benefits.’ To what extent do you agree? (40 marks) Multiculturalism is complex in that it has numerous definitions and has a different meaning‚ whether positive or negative‚ depending on individual opinion and governmental ideologies. The main idea is that different ethnic‚ racial‚ religious or cultural groups coexist‚ not necessarily in harmony‚ alongside one another and a county’s system promotes ethnic diversity within its society. Multiculturalism
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1881 and 1914‚ however fundamentally I do not think either were completely transformed as the country was still under almost complete control of the Tsar and the majority of people had a very limited political voice‚ and also the economy remained a major issue with few problems solved. Considering that in 1881 Russia was incredibly underdeveloped and mainly based on agriculture‚ there were many changes made. The first finance minister of Alexander’s reign was Nikolai Bunge and he introduced laws
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"Pertelote is much more than a mere hen" how far do you agree with this? I feel that this comment is extremely justified. Chaucer with the use of a beast fable has helped to elevate what would be considered a conventionally boring set of animals‚ and turn them into portrayals of human beings. As a cock he may have came from the same batch of eggs as his hens‚ but as poultry it would not matter whether chauntecleer mates with his sisters. However some critics suggest the introduction of the human
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How far do you agree with the opinion that courtship and marriage are undermined and ridiculed in “The Taming of the Shrew”? Shakespeare’s drama “The Taming of the Shrew” is set in the Elizabethan era‚ and marriage and courtship was very different than how it is in the present. Back then it was the parents who picked suitors for their daughters. This choice would be final for the daughters but often women rebelled against the decision as they wanted to choose their own suitors. “Romeo and Juliet”
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