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    Which country was responsible for the outbreak of World War I? To be able to have a better understanding of who was responsible for the first World War you first need to know causes that led to it and how it happened. WWI began in The Balkans on late July 1914 but there also are several reasons for it. Among these causes there were economic‚ territorial and political conflicts between the great European power in the 40 years leading them up to the war. Militarism also was a one of the reasons‚ this

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    of Iago’s character. Was he a ‘skillful villain’? Or perhaps he was a ‘mysterious creature of unlimited cynicism’? Or was he simply a ‘wronged man’? More sinned against than sinning? What is your view of this complex character and how would a contemporary Shakespearean audience have responded to him? In Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’‚ the reader is introduced to the character Iago. There are many different interpretations of his character‚ was he a ‘skillful villain’? Or was he a ‘mysterious creature

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    Lincoln believed in the Greek meaning of Democracy. Lincoln was a lifelong Whig‚ anti-Jacksonian‚ and anti-proslavery democratic party. To Lincoln there was a difference in definitions. This would explains why Lincoln used the word fairly seldom. Wilentz clarifies Lincoln’s usage expounding‚ “Democracy and not democracy . . . ‘Allow ALL the governed an equal voice in the government’. . . “And that‚ and that only‚ is self-government’” (Wilentz 53). Here we see Lincoln using terms such as “self-government

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    Explain why the NEP was unpopular with many Communists in the 1920s USSR. The New Economic Policy‚ known as the NEP was an economic system used in the USSR 1921-1928. The NEP was introduced after war communism. This was because war communism involved kulaks and other peasants being forced to give up their crops in order to support the army‚ this in turn made them quite upset and angry which made them destroy crops. This meant that the growth of crops and food was falling back to 1913 standards and

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    Maycomb was a quiet little town‚ where things seemed monotonous‚ and when a sudden situation occurred‚ it would get out of hand. Atticus Finch was a single-father who took care of two children named‚ Scout and Jem Finch. When Jem and Scout were in distress‚ Atticus languorously elucidated why a certain event came across in a certain way the best in his abilities. Whenever Maycomb seemed to be in trouble morally and ethically‚ there was only one person that the society held in high regard‚ which was‚

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    ideals upon which our nation was founded. Lincolns words “government of the people‚ by the people‚ for the people” continues to speak for many today. At this time in the middle of the Civil War people were discouraged. Citizens needed something to believe in. In the Gettysburg Address Lincoln described the wonderful things the nation was fighting for. It was a new interpterion of American government and society. It was about preserving self-government. Before the Gettysburg Address the war was manly about

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    Appeasement was the policy followed by the British‚ and later by the French‚ of avoiding war with aggressive powers such as Japan‚ Italy and Germany‚ by giving way to their demands‚ provided they were not too unreasonable. My opinion is that the whole appeasement policy was wrong because it was applied to a wrong person. It might have worked with some German government‚ but with Hitler it was doomed to failure. During the period of the appeasement policy‚ Hitler was still exploring the terrain

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    HEARSAY EVIDENCE AND ITS ADMISSIBILITY CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Hearsay Evidence in different countries 3. Hearsay Evidence in different countries 4. ’Hearsay ’ Evidence : The Law 5. Hearsay Evidence Inadmissible 6. Hearsay Evidence: The concept Understood 7. Case Laws 8. Bibliography INTRODUCTION Hearsay is information gathered by one person from another person concerning some event‚ condition‚ or thing of which the first person had no direct experience

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    The Importance of Being On-Time The principal reason for this essay is since I did not follow out proper orders and was not at the right place of duty for PT/Accountability formation at the appropriate time. Though there was a miscommunication‚ granted on my half‚ there’s nonetheless no excuse for me to miss a formation. I desire to be a great soldier and I desire to excel inside military. The first step I need to put into action is often making sure I am at the appropriate place of duty

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