was one of the greatest Mongol rulers. As one of his many descendants‚ his grandson Kublai Khan (1215-1294) conquered one of mankind’s greatest civilizations‚ China‚ to become emperor of the Yuan dynasty (1272-1368). After the Song Dynasty and its ruling scholar-gentry class‚ Kublai turned out to be a very cosmopolitan ruler who introduced many different kinds of foreign people along with religions such as Buddhism‚ Islam‚ and Christianity into his court and consequently into China. Although he kept
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Creon’s Role Of King and His Responsibilities The role of the king in the time of Greek tragedies was simultaneously desired and dreaded because of the king’s responsibility to the people and because of the effects of the position on the king’s character. Creon reveals such ambivalent thoughts towards the kingship in his speech defending himself from Oedipus’s conspiracy accusation in Oedipus the King; these ambivalent thoughts reveal much about the nature of the kingship‚ especially in conjunction
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Yeats changes his treatment of Irish concerns throughout his life and these changes are reflected in his poetry. Three poems that reflect these changes are ’September 1913 ’‚ ’Easter 1916 ’ and ’Under Ben Bulben ’. These poems show a transpositions in political thought. In ’September 1913 ’ Yeats shows his aversion to democracy and capitalism‚ and expresses his belief in an aristocratic society preferably governed by elite Protestants‚ as they had supremacy over Catholics in his view (Chaudhry
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JB Hi Fi Ltd Company Analysis Report Executive Summary The impact of a company’s financial statement depends mainly on the company’s business strategy; both transactional and operational‚ its industry profile and the nature of its competitive environment. This report analyses 15 ratios of JB Hi-Fi’s financial performance and suggests a recommendation for investors. JB Hi-Fi Limited (JBH) is a specialty discount retailer of branded home entertainment products. The group’s
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reforms he imposed during his reign as Tsar of Russia. The emancipation‚ along with the reform of the military‚ the installation of a judicial system‚ an educational reform‚ combined with his other “smaller” reforms‚ are all reforms which created a more democratic Russia; liberal to a further extent‚ if you will. Alexander II was however the head of an autocracy in which he had absolute power which leads one to ponder as to what his incentives for these reforms were and how successful he was in imposing
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Christensen 16 July 2012 One of the over-arching themes in Franklin ’s Autobiography is that of self-improvement. Franklin intends for his own experience to serve as a model for others. Discuss key ways that Franklin presents his story as an illustration of self-improvement. Is he successful in the attempt? What motivates him toward this attempt? Does he strike you as a self-promoter or a genuinely benevolent man desirous of helping others? In your answer‚ use specific examples from the book to illustrate
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geographical hurdles. Man sustains his own survival in ways no other life forms can. The sophisticated ways in which Man maintains his existence remain uncontested by any other life forms. Clearly‚ humans set themselves apart from the other species because the human body is gifted with impeccable intellectual abilities. At a glance at all the achievements man had single handedly accomplished over the time‚ one must think what mortal hand or eye could challenge man for his position. But one may want to
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Relationship With His Father and How It Changed When you and your family are all forced into a death camp‚ separated‚ and treated as subhuman‚ you tend to protect the only ones you love enough to risk your life for. In the camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau‚ one teenager and his father find themselves in exactly that dilemma‚ starving and with only each other to rely on. Elie Wiesel‚ a child thrown into these camps with his father‚ miraculously survived and went on to write about his experiences and struggles
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Scholder and His Art Art takes many forms. You can see it in the form of a movie‚ a painting‚ a photo‚ or even hear it in the form of music. The world of art is vast and diverse so it is impossible to see it all. An artist that commonly slides under the radar of many current young Americans is Fritz Scholder‚ and that is a shame due to his amazing ability to create beautiful pieces of art by painting stereotypes of Native Americans. Scholder accomplished an insane amount of achievements in his life time
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Reference………………………………………………………………………………...13 “You say I started out with practically nothing‚ but that isn’t correct. We all start with all there is. It’s how we use it that makes things possible” Introduction Innovators change things. They take new ideas‚ sometimes their own‚ sometimes other people’s‚ and develop and promote those ideas until they become an accepted part of daily life. Innovation requires self-confidence‚ a taste for taking risks‚ leadership ability and a vision of what the future should
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