To what extent were the Purges caused by Stalin’s paranoia? Daniel Johnston Stromness Academy SCN: O62114657 Introduction J.Arch Getty says that “The Great Terror of the 1930s in the Soviet Union was one of the most horrible cases of political violence in modern history”[i] but was this political terror a result of Stalin’s own paranoia or a necessity to maintain control in Soviet Russia? Robert Service argues that “Nowadays‚ virtually all writers accept that he [Stalin] initiated the
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CHY 4U RESEARCH ESSAY October 10‚ 2012 Who was the better leader‚ Louis XIV or Peter the Great? ---A Better France Under the Rule of Sun King: Louis XIV Louis XIV and Peter the Great were two of the most famous absolutism monarchs in Europe. In my point of view Louis XIV did a better job as a leader. In the 17th century the Europe world entered the age of absolutism. After the religious wars‚ most European people put their attentions back from the wars and more focused on their own life. At
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Many places that were enlightened during around the Enlightened Age were actually absolute monarchs. The question here is where these monarchs lead by truly enlightened leaders or were they just using a scheme to promote themselves and to keep their positions. It is hard to tell which Catherine the Great is. To find out‚ you must look at her personality‚ situation‚ foreign policies‚ and economical‚ social‚ and political domestic policies. By looking at these‚ you can see she was‚ for the most part
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To what extent were the ideals and aims of the comprehensive school achieved? Introduction According to Hargreaves ‘the comprehensive system had a difficult birth’ (Ball‚ S. 1984). Comprehensive schools developed because there were many who believed that educating all local children in a single school‚ where they would have equal physical facilities and equal access to high quality teachers‚ would raise the academic standards of all children and teachers‚ bring about greater equality within
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And were they all for the better?There were many changes during 1750 to 1900‚ the majority of which were industrial and economic and not always for the better of then or the better of now. In this essay I will list two changes that I thought significant then I will list the negative short term effects‚ the negative long term effects‚ the positive short term effects and the positive long term effects. At the end of each change I will decide whether it was an overall positive or negative change.
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What were the aims of the Documentary Film Movement in Britain? The British Documentary Film Movement describes the group of film-makers‚ put together by John Grierson and they produced content‚ which engaged in social issues. There were several aims to it‚ including: trying to highlight and improve the living conditions of the working class‚ to show the ‘real society’ in comparison to Newsreels and to incorporate a poetic element into film. Before discussing the movement‚ the influences on
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DBQ – WHAT WERE THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF WWI? DBQ – WHAT WERE THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF WWI? STUDENT GUIDE SHEET DIRECTIONS: Over a four year period from 1914 to 1918 Europe was beset by one of the most terrible wars in human history. This DBQ asks WHY SUCH A CATASTROPHE TOOK PLACE. 1.Read the BACKGROUND ESSAY 2.SKIM the documents to get a sense of what they are about DBQ – WHAT WERE THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF WWI? STUDENT GUIDE SHEET 3.In the margin (on the side) of your paper‚ record the MAIN
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Jerad Williams Humans are very intelligent and understanding beings they are able to cope with many different obstacles and tasks. Each obstacle that has to be overcome requires a different quality. Three qualities to overcome major obstacles include humor‚ perseverance‚ and strength. Each quality is used every day by average people and there are many stories to back these qualities up. A few stories include “Darkness at Noon” by Harold Krents‚ “The Loophole of Retreat” by Harriet A. Jacobs‚ and
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1. What is the main difference between a virus and a Trojan? A computer virus attaches itself to a program or file enabling it to spread from one computer to another‚ leaving infections as it travels. Like a human virus‚ a computer virus can range in severity: some may cause only mildly annoying effects while others can damage your hardware‚ software or files. Almost all viruses are attached to an executable file‚ which means the virus may exist on your computer but it actually cannot infect your
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What makes advertising effective? [pic] (Advert from The Esquire magazine‚ Georg Lois‚ March 1965) MKT 251 Advertising and Media- Gordon Bowen Alexia Gil Sánchez (Word count: 2029) Table of contents 1. Executive summary.............................................................................................3 2. Introduction………………………………………………………………...…..4 3. Findings………...……………………………………………………………….5 3.1. General……………………………………………………………………...5
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