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    Emilia‚ and after Othello revealed his belief that Desdemona was lying‚ Emilia claims ‘Then she was even more an angel‚ and you’re an even blacker devil!’ She continues as the truth is revealed about Iago’s treachery‚ delivering ‘O murderous coxcomb! What should such a fool do with so good a wife?’. Othello is still continually referred to as ‘the moor’‚ rather than Othello‚ with the aim of promoting their view of Othello’s mediocrity due to his race. This view appeals to a modern audience as we can

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    controversial topic which doesn’t have an answer. No way to prove‚ or disprove the concept that there is someone or something else that has created the universe we live in. But what is the definition of God? The definition of God is that He is omniscient (all knowing)‚ omnipotent (all powerful)‚ and omnibenevolent (morally perfect and all loving). This definition is most used in Philosophy of Religion and is most people known definition of who/what God is. But some of these characteristic seem to contradict

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    DBQ 5: Absolutism In a rule using suppression‚ backed up by the claim to divine authority‚ an absolute monarchy embodies the omnipotent government reign. Such power was given solely to the head of the state without any constituted restraints. During the Reformation up to the seventeenth century‚ Europe’s social system started to have conflict as to whether absolute power should be appointed to the king. The king’s subjects‚ mostly nobles‚ supported their kings right to absolute power because they

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    To what extent is the Constitution of the United States a ‘repressive’ Document? The Constitution of the United States of America was the solution to fix the weaknesses that Articles of Confederation had caused the United States. The Constitution not only helped the United States gain more power but it also unified the states and creates a sense of nationalism. The Constitution eradicated any justification that the United States was weak and inferior. However‚ there are some constituents of the

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    To what extent did weakness in the Weimar Republic account for the growth and rise to power of the Nazi party in 1933? The WR began after WWII the Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans and forced to have a democracy rather than a monarchy. The Government from the start was full of problems with its economy‚ social and political areas‚ what made it worse was the Great Depression in 1929. The WR was vulnerable to a number of attacks from many different areas including the Nazi party and

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    To what extent did the Great War caused the revolution in Russia of 1917? First of all there are different opinions how much the Great War had an effect of the revolution in Russia of 1917. The Great War was from 1914 to 1918 and the revolution in Russia (also known as the February and October Revolutions) starts at the 23rd of February and culminates about the 26th of October (after the Julian calendar). In my opinion‚ the Great War was a basic cause for the revolution in 1917‚ but I think it

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    To what extent can Alexander II be credited with the label ‘Tsar Liberator’? Alexander II succeeded his Father‚ Nicholas I after his death in 1855. As Alexander was at the mature age of 36‚ he was viewed as a very experienced statesman with a broad and thorough education which had reared him from the throne. Alexander II’s reign did not start as promising as one would have hoped‚ with his inheritance of the bloody and draining Crimean War‚ which eventually ended in 1856 with the Treaty of Paris‚

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    To what extent did industrial development under Witte make Russia a more stable and prosperous country? Even thought there were problems with Witte’s approach to development is not to deny that Russia needed major reform. Its defeat by Western powers in the Crimean War (1853-1856)‚ lack of industrial development‚ poor infrastructure‚ left it much weaker than its competitors in Europe. As finance minister‚ Witte pushed for greater exports‚ ambitious industrialisation and to get large foreign loans

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    To What Extent Did The Civil War Constitute A Revolution In American Society? Whether or not the Civil War constituted a revolution in American society has long been debated by historians. But if you take a look at history‚ you can clearly see that in fact‚ the civil war did constitute a revolution in American society by three big things: Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural‚ Blacks being allowed to fight in the Union army‚ and the Emancipation Proclamation. Abraham Lincoln was the profound leader

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    Before Europe came to America‚ Asia and Africa there were not hospitals‚ schools‚ roads‚ railways or ports. European imperialism had a positive effect on the modern world by bringing improved living conditions‚ the spread of culture‚ and infrastructure to America‚ Asia and Africa. Europe also constructed hospitals and schools therefore improving health and education. Christianity‚ European language was taught to the people spreading culture throughout the continents. Europe also built one of the

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