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    * In Vienna‚ 10 000 factory workers were recently laid off. * The young students were influenced by revolutionary thinking‚ they wanted democracy and liberty. The unemployed workers joined them. * On March 12‚ when the crowd was campaigning‚ they were fired. This caused immediate reactions by the crowd. The crowd set up barricades. * Local guards joined the side of the rebellion. Even the State Council and police decided to voice against the government. * The revolutionaries went

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    language traditions‚ or vernacular‚ greatly characterize the sentiment of Angelou’s works. In particular‚ her piece “Still I Rise” is especially influenced by the African American vernacular. This premise can be corroborated through comparing “Still I Rise” to works from other works from specific vernaculars. For starters‚ “Still I Rise” embodies characteristics

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    Dawson 1 China Dawson Dr. Geraldine Seay ENC 1102 16 October 2012 Still I Rise In the poem “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou‚ Angelou uses strong words to describe how she feels. She uses words like sassiness‚ haughtiness‚ and sexiness‚ to describe herself. She asks her enemy does her sassiness‚ haughtiness‚ and sexiness upset or offends them. Angelou is speaking to her audience of oppressors about how she had overcome racism‚ criticism‚ sexism‚ and personal obstacles in her life with pride

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    Lesson 8.02: World War I: Causes and Alliances WWI Timeline: How did the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and the rise of Nationalism combine to spark WWI? The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and the rise of Nationalism combined to spark WW1 because Austria- Hungary‚ where he was from‚ declared war with Serbia‚ which are the people who killed him. I thought this was expected from Austria-Hungary. Especially back then if someone important was killed they would start a huge war over it‚

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    What were the Underlying Causes of World War I "War...is  as  much  a  punishment  to  the  punisher  as  to  the  sufferer."  ­Thomas  Jefferson.  World  War  I  was  no  different.  All  throughout  Europe‚  World  War  I  severely  punished  both  powerful  and  small  countries  alike.  Ten  million  lives  were  lost  from  four  long  years  of  World  War  1.  This  devastating  war  provoked  people  to examine the underlying causes of  World War I.  With  all  the  European  countries’  quest 

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    One cause of World War I was Militarism. Germany had an industrialized military and spent millions of dollars trying improve and prepare them for war. Many other countries seen this newfound competition and started to try and rebuild their armies and navy so they could keep up. With Germany’s new and improved army‚ they started to gain confidence and were convinced that they could win a war. Germany was very focused on utilizing their army. As soon as the war declared‚ Germany without a doubt didn’t

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    air‚ I’ll rise” (Angelou 1-4) this is a quote from “Still I Rise” that expresses Maya Angelou’s true feelings‚ that you may hurt her and give Maya Angelou dirty looks‚ yet she will be the bigger person. Maya Angelou uses figurative language to hook her readers with the points she tries to express. Maya Angelou grew up in the 1930’s‚living in a country plagued with bigotry‚ particularly towards women and people of color. Thesis: In “Still I Rise”‚ Maya Angelou uses strong figurative language such

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    World War I was the result of the development of military strength and national pride. Imperialism‚ the policy of extending one’s power over other nations by use of military force‚ was a very powerful force during the 19th century. During this time‚ countries were very determined to increase the size of their empires‚ and imperialism was prominent because many countries regarded it as a very effective method of acquiring more territory. French diplomat Eugene-Melchior de Vogue observed in 1903 that

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    I`m divorcing you‚ Lilian!" Geraldine heard Philip scream. "You`re killing me‚ Philip‚" Lilian responded. "I`m marrying Geraldine without your permission‚" Philip said. Geraldine sat in a armchair on the porch and overheard the whole argument from the open window. She was pleased to hear Philip`s confrontation and saw how they made lively gestures behind the curtain. Then Benjamin walked out on the porch with his usual pessimistic look on his aging face. "Geraldine‚ meet me at the water garden

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    Poison Gas There were many small things that eventually caused World War I. The spark that started the First World War was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914 (Duffy). The killing was blamed on the Serbians‚ making the Austrian-Hungarians declare war on them. Russia was bound to a treaty with Serbia so it made Russia have to step in. Because Russia stepped in‚ more and more countries had to get involved due to

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