T he 1920 era novel‚ The Great Gatsby ‚ reveals a story about events that led to a elegant man’s downfall. Jay Gatsby was a fashionable man‚ one who you can say was higher up in society‚ one who strongly pursued the American dream. However‚ corruption and greed runs in most individuals and after being gunned down by the antagonist‚ George Wilson‚ who can you really say was responsible for Gatsby’s death? A expeditious judge would be the man who murdered Gatsby‚ right? I mean he pulled the trigger
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Maybe‚ just an inference‚ if they just thought about their actions‚ the play may have had a different ending. Friar Laurence can be considered partially responsible for the outcome of the play. Although his main intentions were to help‚ he only worsen the
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How far was peaceful protest responsible for the successes of the civil rights movement in the years 1955 - 1964? Peaceful protest in the years 1955 to 1964 helped the civil rights movement little by little through the use of forcing the government to implement legal change. The laws that were passed mostly ended segregation in public places such as the law passed in 1956 that banned segregation of busses. This law was a result of the Browder vs. Gayle case that revolved around Aurelia Browder who
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When one attempts to answer the question of whether or not “Tsar Nicholas was fit to rule Russia” one must consider three main points‚ his character‚ his attitudes‚ the problems facing Russia at the time and how he dealt with them. Essentially‚ Tsar didn’t have the emotional stability and desire to rule‚ that a ruler should possess and his neglecting of his country‚ would prove to eventually see an end to the Romanov dynasty in 1918. To be a successful leader one must first posses the desire
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Fitzgerald is 1920s literature criticizing the "roaring twenties" by pointing out it was full of dishonesty‚ crime‚ alcoholism‚ wealth inequality‚ and partying. The book follows Nick Carraway‚ the Buchanans‚ and Jay Gatsby as they venture through the darker characteristics of the gilded 1920s. Unfortunately‚ Gatsby meets an early demise by receiving a gunshot to the torso by a man named George B. Wilson. Wilson was mad because Gatsby performed a hit and run on Wilson’s wife. While Wilson‚ ultimately
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Essay On Nicholas Romanov "Nicholas Romanov was an ignorant‚ incompetent and insensitive leader. His character was the decisive factor in bringing on the revolution" "The last Tsar of Russia was a tragic figure a classic case of being a leader in the wrong place at the wrong time. Nothing within his power could have prevented the forces of change from overtaking Tsarist Russia." To what extent do you agree with these explanations of the collapse of autocracy in Russia? Nicholas Romanov
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How far was the success of the War time Coalition due to Churchill’s Leadership On becoming Prime minister‚ Churchill’s first task was to form new government. Given the desperate situation unfolding across the whole of Europe this needed to be a Government of national Unitary and political alliances. To look at how far was the success of the wartime coalition due to Churchill’s leadership‚ we must first look at what success means‚ the favourable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavours
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not at all exempt from this and especially not Nicholas Romanov II‚ the last Tsar of Russia. Nicholas the Second made many mistakes but also had plenty of successes during his reign. His family life was brought heavily into light during his reign aswell due to their involvement in the political aspects of the country. Russia has been apart of a multitude of battles and even wars. Nicholas had many of them during his time as the Tsar as well. There was the Russo-Japanese War‚ Bloody
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he fought because he disciplined his men with strict rules. He did not tolerate any misbehavior among his ranks. When he came upon the responsibility of promoting men to officers‚ he guaranteed his men were being led well by following a strict list of criteria. In studying both the warlords of history and his enemies‚ Napoleon was able to make strategies and decide which one would be best against his enemies. Napoleon was a great strategic leader in all of his conquests because he paid attention
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How far was Britain’s policy of Appeasement the result of popular opinion? Britain’s policy of appeasement was partly due to popular opinion. The British people did not want to enter another war after losing 722‚000 lives and having 1‚676‚000 people wounded. There was a widespread feeling that death and destruction should never be allowed to happen on such a scale again. However public opinion was not the only reason Britain followed a policy of appeasement to Hitler. There were other factors such
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